...was pretty bad, but the extended version is a half decent movie. Wonder why they cut it. I mean it was only just over eighty minutes and extended is slightly over one and a half hours. Not a long movie even when you look at the extended version.
It wasnt me, it was the other three. Hang them!
No idea why those parts were edited from the theatrical version. It's definitely better with them included.
In the past I was unaware that those parts weren't in the original version, as they were included in every TV version I've seen back in the '70s and '80s. I rented the video back in the '90s and I was confused why they had been removed.
I've heard two different stories over the years, not sure if either is the truth.
In one version the studio wanted to cut 15 minutes from the film so theaters could fit in one more showing per day. The same was done with Conquest.
In the second version the studio wanted to save money on the cost of producing prints so the film was cut down.
Again, don't know if either version is true but in both cases the consideration seems to be money.
Money reasons sounds about right where the sequels are concerned
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