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Extended Cut is surprisingly violent....SPOILERS

posted 15 years ago by moviewizguy
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I've seen so many people getting shot with bullets in PG-13 movies that I was taken by surprise as to see blood actually spurting out when someone gets shot in this film. It's really disturbing. The scene in the church where one of the popes gets burned is like borderline Saw territory. The bit with the eye in the beginning is really nasty as well. Overall, I think the film benefits from having more blood and violent images because it gives the film a much more mature viewing than most PG-13 action flicks.

[–] kurgan-10 15 years ago

So more gore FX makes a "more mature viewing"?

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[–] moviewizguy 15 years ago

Stop shoving words into my mouth. You obviously know what I mean. If you want me to spoon feed you, then I was saying that having blood adds to the realism rather than seeing no blood come out when someone gets shot.

[–] kurgan-10 15 years ago

Really, moviewizguy, keep those thoughts to yourself! Really!

I'm shocked.

Anyway, well within reason. Having no blood vs. having too much blood like some cheesy 70's horror movie.

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[–] luke_whitt_luke 15 years ago

"having too much blood like some cheesy 70's horror movie."

it doesn't make it look cheesy in the slightest, infact it does make it look more real. No its doesnt make the viewing better but atleast grounds it in a more realistic frame.

[–] kurgan-10 15 years ago

Movies rarely give us a realistic depiction of violence upon the human body. Either it's virtually sterile (nothing but clean bullet wounds, if that, for example), or it's over the top (geysers of blood, bright red stuff that looks like paint, etc).

A&D was gory, but if memory serves, the Da Vinci Code seemed a lot more violent and bloody to me (and I've seen both cuts of that awful film).

I'm not sure what in A&D you found particularly realistic. My main concern though was people who thought that if only you added a little more blood splatter to A&D it would have been a better movie.

I haven't seen any "extended cut" of A&D, however, only the standard DVD edition and the included deleted scenes.

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[–] luke_whitt_luke 14 years ago

(and I've seen both cuts of that awful film)

if its so terrible the first time around, then why did you bother watching the 3 hour extended cut?... hypocrite

[–] Ricochet84 14 years ago

Overall, I think the film benefits from having more blood and violent images because it gives the film a much more mature viewing than most PG-13 action flicks.

I disagree, in a way. It's the way the violence is presented that makes it mature.

You have movies like Kill Bill, where gallons of blood fly everywhere, making the violence more cartoony and over-the-top than disturbing.

Then there is Angels and Demons, where the blood is more grisly and realistic.

I was way more disturbed watching A&D than KB. But Since most people will say Kill Bill is the better movie, I guess mature isn't always better. (I personally disagree with most people on which film is better: I prefer A&D.

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[–] widios 14 years ago

I was surprised by the assassin's number of head shots in that church scene but it was in keeping with his incredible ruthlessness and efficiency.

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[–] Universalfan 13 years ago

Clearly you've never seen a Saw movie, this was pretty tame in comparison.

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[–] sillyspaghetti 10 years ago

I saw the 12A cut here in the UK. In my opinion there was too much violence for it to be given that rating and should've been a 15. Apparently the BluRay release is a 15 but is an extended cut. Sorry, but I don't think most 12 year olds should be seeing people graphically being burnt alive and rats eating people.

Extended Cut is surprisingly violent....*SPOILERS*

Extended Cut is surprisingly violent....SPOILERS