why was haif an hour cut out? - Rise (2007) Discussion

[–] Induna 17 years ago

The US audience typically have short attention spans. Like in a TV show when you get a reminder of what just happened before the break.

I guess some people were confused with the whole non-linear, flashback version so a more straight forward version to appease the US audience.

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[–] sevenlegends_4ever 17 years ago

You're hilarious, Induna. Yeah, all of us Americans are idiots who can't remember anything from just a few seconds ago. Kiss my... Wait, what was I saying?

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[–] Ramhoss 17 years ago

Yup, us dumb Americans cant understand non-linear movies. We just don't get em! And no American would dare MAKE one! Nope, never.

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[–] pinkskin 17 years ago

I can only hope that it was in order to avoid an x certification or something to that effect, because it contained too much gratuitous sex/nudity... I think I'll wait for the dvd.

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[–] msirich 17 years ago

My best guess is the Sci Fi Channel requested a 94 min. version so they could play it in a 2 hour slot with 26 min. of commercials. These days, the Sci Fi censors deal with nude scenes by blurring the offending boobs or buttocks. Follow the money!

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[–] CJ_076 17 years ago

Sci Fi did not make the film. They just showed it.

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[–] dpc69 17 years ago

I thought I had seen the wrong movie. I watched the scifi broadcast from start to finish and never saw Robert Forster once. Apart from that, I really enjoyed the cast. I think I need to see the whole movie. Would probably be a lot more cohesive.

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[–] modgirl-3 17 years ago

Um.....Robert Forester was in the very first scene...in the bar. He was picking up on Collette. ;-)

I'm watching it right now, on my DVR, from Sci-Fi.

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