As usual, the runner-ups are better than the list itself.
Jon
GSV Plus they had a Logan's run reference! ;)
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November 28, 2002
NOTE FROM GREG:
New Sci-Fi Galactic Overlord Greg Preece
here...welcome to Top Five Sci Fi...Mark II.
Recently, The Motion Picture Association of
America (MPAA) wanted to give Steven
Soderbergh's "Solaris" an R rating based on a shot
of George Clooney's backside, or to have him cut
the scene altogether. Soderbergh argued and won --
the scene stayed in -- and the film is rated
PG-13. That got me to thinking... have they done
this before to Sci Fi movies, and if so, was it a
BAD thing?
The Top 7 Cuts We're Glad They Made From Science Fiction Films
7> In "Spider-Man," originally the webbing wasn't going to
shoot from his *wrists*, if you know what I mean....
6> The scene in which Frodo drops down to one knee and offers the
ring to the lucky bachelorette.
5> Holodeck scene where Dr. Crusher and Deanna Troi are walking
along the beach, and one says to the other, "Do you ever not
feel, well, fresh?"
4> Spock soaking his hands in Palmolive after every neck pinch.
3> "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" -- That whole pesky plot
thing.
2> The alternate ending of "Capricorn One" in which OJ Simpson
escapes from the government agents, gets home to his wife, and
kills her.
and the Number 1 Cut We're Glad They Made
From Science Fiction Films...
1> The scene in which E.T. teaches Eliot that he can "extend"
things too.
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Cuts We're Glad They Made From Science Fiction Films
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The zero-gravity bathroom scene from "2001: A Space Odyssey."
(Mike Sarno, Towanda, PA)
E.T. showing off his alien powers by turning the FBI agents' guns
into radios.
(Peter Heltzer, Wheeling, IL)
"Battlefield Earth" -- whatever they cut, it wasn't enough.
(RW Lipp, Lenexa, KS)
Harry Potter using his cloak of invisibility to spy on Hermione in
the shower room.
(Arthur Levesque, Laurel, MD)
Charleton Heston's sex scene in "Planet of the Apes": "Work those
filthy paws, you damn dirty ape!"
(Mike Sarno, Towanda, PA)
The scene where ET sticks his finger in his crotch to make it glow.
(Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC)
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Cuts We're Glad They Made From Science Fiction Films
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The food fight from "Soylent Green."
(Guy Payne, Birmingham, AL)
The synchronized swimming sequence in "Alien: Resurrection."
(Fran Fruit, Winnetka, IL)
Princess Leia and Chewbacca's make-out session in the South
passage.
(Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC)
Logan 5 having his life clock independently appraised on the black
market.
(Peter Heltzer, Wheeling, IL)
"I am your father." - Jar Jar Binks to Anakin Skywalker
(Arthur Levesque, Laurel, MD)
Though riveting, "Nemesis" probably benefitted by the removal of
the scene in which Dr. Crusher lances that painful boil on
Commander Riker's butt.
(Mary Ann McDonald, Sacramento, CA)
Captain Decker's hissy-fit when he finds out Kirk is taking over
the ship.
(Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC)
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