Talk:Haute Tension
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[edit] Switchblade Romance
Are you sure that the UK version was called Switchblade Romance and the USA one High Tension? The reason i ask is switchblade's an Americanism not heard in the UK - it's called a flick-knife.
- Well I'm not sure about the UK but here in Ireland the DVD in the shops is definitely called Switchblade Romance and they generally have the same titles for the UK and Ireland. -- Lochaber 17:57, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Theatrical Version/Cuts Confusion
By sheer chance I happen to have the unrated DVD and the fullscreen R-rated DVD as well and both do contain what is called "The US theatrical cut" but the cuts are not as specified. The actual decapitation scene is shown when it occurs during the first half of the film but when it is shown in the flashback sequence at the end when the twist is revealed it is inexplicably cut for some reason. In all versions the scene where the killer uses the decapitated head of the woman to perform fellatio on himself is also not cut and is shown in the same detail on both DVD versions.
The R-rated DVD does feature other minimal cuts that are hard to notice by the blind eye, for an instance during the scene where the killer severs the hands of Alex's mother so she cannot use the phone in her dying moments, there is no reveal indicating that is what exactly happened (i.e. in the Unrated version you can see her severed hands on the floor, etc.).
This film definitely had a confusing transition to the US in DVD format, to say the least. 65.145.212.91 05:20, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Theatrical Version Cuts
I saw the movie in theaters here in the US and all the 'cut' scenes were intact. The fellatio scene, the decapitation, the huge spray of blood during the killing of Alex's mother. The severed hand was also present on the floor, the wound from the baseball bat was detailed, and the guy getting torn apart by the saw was very clear and at least 4 seconds long.
Also was this movie ever a book?
