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Title:The Abyss
Publisher:  20th Century Fox
Country:UK
Format:DVD
Date:2001
Region Code:None
Classification:15
Barcode:5039036004121
Cat#:F1-SGB 01988DVD
Genre:Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
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2 Disc edition
Standard opaque DVD case with additional clip-in tray
12 pg booklet

The Abyss
Released1989
DirectorJames Cameron
WriterJames Cameron
Selected CastEd Harris as Virgil 'Bud' Brigman
 Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Lindsey Brigman
 Michael Biehn as Lt. Hiram Coffey
(Information from Cinema World)


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Magic Marmalade
12th Jan 2024
 Aha!

Have now added images to my new entry for one disc edition.

Turns out that the automatic resize and upload function is not available on this world, as it is in others, so I had to resize the image down to dimensions the world could accept.
 
 
Magic Marmalade
11th Jan 2024
 Thanks Cygnus,

Never realised that scene was cut from every UK version, I thought it was a recent thing to do with the 4K release...

(Strange that I have a memory of the scene with the rat - perhaps it is one of those "Psycho shower scene" things, where the editing suggests so strongly that you saw something when you didn't - the imagination having filled in the blanks :)

...I have added the one disc edition on site, but the bloomin' thing won't let me upload images at the moment for some reason.
 
 
CygnusX1
11th Jan 2024
 Yes, the UK theatrical version was cut to remove the shots of the rat in the water-filled cage, and the same cuts have persisted through every UK release since. The projected UK 4K Ultra HD has been withdrawn from sale, because the BBFC insisted on the same cut being made, and Lightstorm (the distributors) refused to make the edits.

Original cuts details from Melon Farmers HERE
BBFC cut/uncut comparison HERE
Difference between theatrical and special edition versions HERE
Cancellation of UK HD release HERE
 
 
Magic Marmalade
9th Jan 2024
 Seeing my copy in daylight reveals that it has both the theatrical version and the special edition cut on the same disc...

(As per disc one of this issue -which is a win for me, as I wanted both versions :)

Having now ripped both in handbrake, the theatrical version comes in at 2 hours 18 minutes, and the special edition version at 2 hours and 43 minutes, which squares with what you said (163 minutes -as stated on my copy also), but I couldn't say where the extra 8 minutes you have cones from... Maybe extra credits for restoration/mastering, for new version?

(That's still a big gap though).

I did see that someone said the scene where the navy seal demonstrates the breathing liquid with the rat was to be cut for the new 4k version, as modern sensibilities would not allow it to pass censors - animal rights issues, and that if this was to be so, Cameron would not allow the release in UK, or something of that nature...

(I may be way off about that, as it was mentioned in passing on a video I saw on YouTube)

... So maybe that issue has been resolved?
 
 
Quad5point1 ●
8th Jan 2024
 I think the one you have posted is a "Cut" version. I see that the runing time is 163mins, whereas the DISC I own is 171mins and it's the USA version. Really don't know anything about what has been cut as my disc is the only one I've ever watched.
 
 
Magic Marmalade
8th Jan 2024
 Can someone confirm a couple of things about this for me...

I found the "One-Disc Edition" of this in the charity shop the other day (It states that n the front, in a blue banner along the top), but doesn't seem to state it was the special edition (extended) of the movie on the cover, anywhere I can see, but the disc inside is the disc one you see on this page - should this disc be in my packaging, or has it been popped in there as a replacement?

The other thing, is that I perceive online form listings and chatter, that this is, if not rare exactly, then certainly sought after, due to no Blu-ray issue, although I see a new 4K release - some say that this 4k release has been cut for the sake of UK censors for some reason, and so this dvd retains a certain "sought after" status, as it has whatever was cut from the new one... or something like that.

Any idea what has been cut, and why?

In fact, the whole deal with this would be good to know.
 

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