How about Hollywood / English movies? e.g. Arlington Road ... I didn't watch it in cinema last time.
Definitely Hollywood studios won't refilm a different ending just to please Malaysian censorship board. Remember Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List? When the board wanted to cut some parts (not really about the ending lah, sorry, off-topic), Spielberg pull it off Malaysian cinemas; he rather it was shown in full, or none at all.

This post has been edited by r2t2: Apr 28 2008, 09:46 AM

Well, I remember Arlington Road while watching it on rented VHS (gasp!) coz my sister didn't like the ending .. she said how can the bad guys get away with it, not fair lah .. hahah .. but I think it's a great movie to think about.

Yeap, alternate endings in order to be politically (or is it legally) correct and to please the authority kinda undermined the filmmakers' creativity. Alternate endings on DVDs due to director's and studio creative difference, that's ok lah.
Like that, The Bank Job sure won't be screened here lah, even if the 18-SX scenes were censored.

So far, it's like HK movies are the 'victims' - Y&D 1, IA 1, SPL, ...anymore? How about other triads movies, Election (was it shown in local cinemas?)? Jiang Hu leh? (The 'real' bad guys got away with it oso woh ... they should've made Andy & Jacky's characters 'recover' and co-operate with the police to bring down other tai lous, heheh).

I think China also require similar 'goody' endings; I watched Internal Affairs I on China XingKong channel before (Mandarin dubbed), and Andy's character was cuffed in the end too ... and yeah, 1st time I watched Young & Dangerous 1 was on local TV ... the ending was like, what the heck? So abrupt and got discontinuity.

Got double standard or not ah? Ocean Eleven/12/13 kind of Hollywood movies (feel good, not too realistic) can be shown in Malaysian cinemas without modification.

Nice topic, my friends and I often bring this up too when talking about these HK films during lim tehs.

Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comedy, Satire, etc. which don't alarm the board are ok kua. Anyway, if Star Wars movies are banned here, imagine the fans' reaction.

Yeap, yeap, a big difference. I was under the impression that TS wanna discuss about the films endings that were altered to suit certain countries e.g. Malaysia, China, due to moral values (like a social thingy vs art dilemma), and not the theatrical version vs. the extended / alternate / director's cut DVD version (akin to business vs art creative difference).

The former type of endings are normally done hastily, too abrupt, got discontinuity, not nice, bleh ... while the latter type is more understandable and is edited better; cinemas prefer shorter movies so that can run more screenings.

The changed endings so that bad guys are caught and justice is served are generally HK triads/underworld movies, are few in-between and are done to appease law authorities so that 'innocent' movie-goers won't be so easily influenced by the 'glamour' of criminal activities. Few of the movies listed so far under this category are Young & Dangerous (Post #4), Infernal Affairs (Post #3), SPL (Post #1) & Full-Time Killer (Post #14).
The directors' cut endings/versions are numerous due to the freedom of space granted by DVDs. Sometimes this can vastly improve the movie (the director's vision is superior!), while sometimes it dragged the movie unneccessarily (the studios/editors are right!). But usually, these are included in the DVD Extra Features -> Deleted Scenes. Example, for me, director's cut version of Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven is much much better than the theatrical version eventhough it runs at nearly 3 hours (extra 45+ minutes added).

Wah .. didn't know that .. must get the British version then .. that's the original director's version kua, since he's the director of Dog Soldiers, a British film also. Maybe the American distributors did a survey test audience, and changed the ending accordingly. This tends to happen, it's business for them - all studios wanted audience positive words of mouth, they care less about critics' reviews.

Heheheh ... same here; wasted talents. Both trying too much to be cool. Takeshi Sorimachi could've done better.


Hmmm ... will tell other friends about this. The scenes are included in the main feature or optional deleted scenes in the DVD extended version that you got? Is it the international version after it was released in the US?

Hahaha .. ... no need lah ... our censorship board tak peduli sama ada raksasa-raksasa di galaksi bima sakti ini will watch the movie and get the ideas to do a similar 'terrorist' attack ... somemore in Epal Besar.
Which reminds me, The Siege (Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis) was banned from Malaysian cinemas last time, rite?

Maybe the board is on rotation basis kua? The guideline isn't the end-all-be-all document, IINM, so it's up to the wisdom of the appointed moral upholders.
http://www.moha.gov.my/eng/system/print_de...t&contentid=588

I was kinda surprised Starship Troopers was passed with most if not all the 18-SG scenes uncensored (the 18-SX got cut lah) ... then I pondered,maybe the movie was a good advertisement vehicle for patriotic sentiment (Come join the Army!), good to get youngsters into cinemas to be blown-away by the actions..then maybe wanna experience 1st hand (not the KIA part lah).
300 movie oso like dat ...

Har har har ... Blue-eye-steel something hypnotized to assasinate President of Malaysia (who looked like a Vietnamese .. no offense ...).

IC .. ok, thx, will search 4 it.

They can't changed the BIG title as they did to Super Sapiens a.k.a Hellboy kua? (though now Hellboy 2 title should remain intact ... go figure).
The Departed has 'softer' happier ending compared to Infernal Affairs 1 ... Matt Damon's mole character's karma came around. Read somewhere they're thinking of doing a spin-off/sequel but focusing on Mark Wahlberg's wise-guy character ... anyone?

Ya lor, anymore movie-maniacs could care to share their cinematographic memories? Wat else is out there? (Preferably about those altered ending of movies such as Infernal Affairs, SPL, Y&D, FTK ....)

This post has been edited by r2t2: May 2 2008, 03:11 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Legend_%...lternate_ending

Here's one HK film not yet listed on this thread:-
A friend mentioned that God of Gamblers Returns (賭神2) starring Chow Yun-Fatt, not the one starring Andy Lau & Chow Sing Chi (賭俠), has an altered ending to please the authority as well. In the original HK ending, Chow YF's character kill the bad guy with a samurai sword. In some countries ending, Chow YF's character is caught by the police (maybe after killing the bad guy) and got some character giving advice something like, "Berjudi adalah salah di sisi undang-undang." ... my fren said according to the Malay subtitle ...

Anyone care to verify?

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Added on May 7, 2008, 1:06 amHere's an American film...classic wan lah..that underwent different ending operation to please their censors during their time ...
1951's "A Streetcar Named Desire"

Excerpt of its reviews :-

In early 1950s' society, "Streetcar" was considered way too risque - even downright sordid - to be presented to moviegoing audiences without severe censorship, which Williams and Kazan were only partly able to fight. One of the most substantial changes made in the adaptation was that at the end of the movie Stanley is punished for his brutality towards Blanche, whereas in the play's cynical original ending he is the only character experiencing no loss at all; indeed seeing his world restored after Blanche's exit. Since Kazan's suggestion to produce two alternate versions (one to please the censors, one in conformity with Williams's play) was rejected, even the 1993 "Original Director's Version" retains its altered, censorship-induced ending. Therefore, the play will forever constitute the last word on Williams's intentions. But even in its censored version this movie was a deserved quadruple Oscar- and multiple other award-winner (albeit undeservedly not for Brando). It has long-since become a true classic: a cinematic gem of first-rate direction and superlative performances throughout.

This post has been edited by r2t2: May 7 2008, 01:06 AM