Terminator Salvation Blu-ray Will Get R-rated Cut

The Blu-ray release of 'Terminator Salvation' hasn't been officially announced, but the latest bulletin of the Motion Pictures Association of America includes among the film it has rated a new version of 'Terminator Salvation', which is rated R "for some violence and brief nudity". When the movie was about to open theatrically, there was some controversy as to what was cut from the movie to achieve a PG-13 rating. In January 2009, McG boldly proclaimed, "we don't care about the rating". But in May, in an interview with Sci-fi Wire, McG admitted that he had shot an R movie, but he cut one shot "of the Marcus character stabbing a screwdriver through the shoulder of one of these thugs" to warrant a PG-13 rating, because "that would be ridiculous to make it tough for kids to go see this movie." There was also a topless scene of Moon Bloodgood that McG, even though he thought it was "beautiful", it was deemed gratuitous and hence dropped from the film. Obviously, not too gratuitous for home video.
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Al_The_Strange  » Aug 27, 2009
Nothing is too gratuitous for home video!

tru blu  » Aug 27, 2009
Fantastic. Day one purchase for me.

LeBougre  » Aug 27, 2009
Great news ! It's very nice to have the Director's Cut ! Day 1 for me ! Come on Warner, all we want now is the release date

Mr. Cinema  » Aug 27, 2009
I enjoyed this one and I'm glad to hear we're getting an R-rated cut as well. It was easy to guess where some of the cuts were made in the film. Parts of it definitely felt chopped up.

Space2099  » Aug 27, 2009

The fact that Blair Williams made love to Marcus Wright now explains why she helped him escape. That scene was so badly edited out that it felt like they just skipped part of the movie. The scene change was quite jarring. I don't understand how they can destroy a movie just so kids can see it. Sure they got the kids, but you drove away the adults in the process. This is the version we should have seen at the cinema. I am now looking forward to finaly seeing the complete movie on Blu-ray.

J.Seb  » Aug 27, 2009
Sounds like it will be released in November - at least in the UK. Had to watch this movie in the second row in this huge cinema, can't wait to watch it properly in my living room

stubiedoo  » Aug 27, 2009
I love the terminator films but i dont care what cut this gets it still sucks.

LeBougre  » Aug 27, 2009
Do we know if the blu-ray in Europe will have the Director's Cut too ? Thanks

Rainman208  » Aug 27, 2009
Glad to hear about the R rated cut but it's a rental at best for me.

Afrobean  » Aug 27, 2009	Show comment Hide comment
I don't mind them adding in a bit of extra gratuitous violence for home video, but I'm seriously pissed off that they would add gratuitous nudity. What sort of world is it where people desire to see that sort of thing in movies? You want nudity, go check out some porn... I'm sure it'll be a lot more appealing for what you're looking for.

Penitus  » Aug 27, 2009	Show comment Hide comment
Afrobean: Exactly. +1 for you.

mpstjohn  » Aug 27, 2009
Thank god.

kuliddar  » Aug 27, 2009
I hate this trend to cut a film to "lower a rating" so kids can enter. Hum....it's TERMINATOR for Christ Sakes...kids shouldn't go to that movie in the first place.

Robert Franklin  » Aug 27, 2009
I loved this movie!! Can't wait, when is the preorder coming up?

Bishop_99  » Aug 27, 2009
Finally some news about this movie. Day one purchase for me.

matte-merge  » Aug 27, 2009
Yeah please stop appealing to kids when it comes to the rating most of them goof off talk and don't even pay attention to the movie ruining the experiance for others! So sick of hearing director's do this, the rest of them are R-rated and did well, no good reason to change that!

bygberbrown  » Aug 27, 2009	Show comment Hide comment
I hate directors' cuts; what's the point of making a well-paced movie so we don't get bored at the cinema, then making it indulgent and sluggish for people seeing it for the first time on home video? Watchmen, for example, felt about 40 mins too long seeing it for first time in director's cut form.

Rustmonkey  » Aug 27, 2009
Oh lord! Gratuitious nudity? Seriously people, this is what's wrong with America... we're ashamed of sex (something people do every day... AND it's a natural part of life), but everyone's ok with copious amounts of violence? Seriously, lets get a grip here....

AikonEnt  » Aug 27, 2009
Yay, extra boobage Don't know if the US and UK releases will be different because US is Warner and UK is Sony.

photograph17  » Aug 27, 2009
Probably not enough to save this movie. Salvation was a disappointment and easily the worst of the four Terminator films.

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