OVERALL: Draw

R1 and R2/R4 UEs, for the new transfer, DTS, and extras. They are also now uncut (including all the previously cut BBFC footage).

Subtitle issues (source: "James Bond DVD Guide" by Richard Crowther - Zetaminor):
(UEs) Player-generated captions make their presence felt, with one exception. Immediately after the title sequence, the caption “HMS Devonshire” is retained in its blue, burnt-in state."

CUTS:

• R1 Special Edition America- MGM Home Entertainment - No Cuts.
• R1 Ultimate Edition America- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts
• R2 Special Edition Holland- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts
• R2 United Kingdom- MGM Home Entertainment - Yes. Below is a list detailing the substantial cuts made to "Tomorrow Never Dies" by the British Board of Film Classification. Some of the cuts were made at the “rough cut” stage as the film was being edited, as opposed to the normal industry practice of the film first being finished and then the final cut being handed over to the BBFC for classification. These cuts sadly apply to all versions, and to avoid confusion are not listed here:
  *When Bond breaks the arm of the man he throws into the printing press, the crunch sound has been reduced in volume.
  *In the chakra torture scene, the impact sounds have been greatly reduced in volume; so much in fact that we hardly hear them at all.
  *The volume of impact sounds in the bike shop fight with Wai Lin have been reduced in volume
  *In the sequence that begins with Wai Lin smiling at a guard as he opens a door in front of her, the subsequent high kicks have had their volume toned down greatly as has the sound effect of her jumping on the guard’s chest.
  *The shots of Wai Lin plucking a shuriken (throwing star) from her boot, throwing it at a second guard and the subsequent gory shot of it embedded in the guard’s neck (the star having cut his throat) have all been removed. All we see briefly is Wai Lin looking down at her shoe (it is more obvious in slow motion).
  *Just after Bond states he is going to stop the missile, the subsequent shots of him stamping on the semi-conscious prostrate guard’s head and cracking his skull have been removed, along with the loud crunch of bone. Now we just see the guard waking up, and Bond walking through a door, with no explanation of what happened to the guard.
  *In the final fight between Bond and Stamper, the violence has been reduced to tone down the impact sounds in volume. This was done in order to reduce the emphasis on infliction of pain and injury, and to increase the emphasis on suspense of Bond's hand manoeuvring into position to detonate the explosives:
  (This info compiled by Gavin Salkeld)
• R2 Special Edition United Kingdom- MGM Home Entertainment - Yes. Below is a list detailing the substantial cuts made to "Tomorrow Never Dies" by the British Board of Film Classification. Some of the cuts were made at the “rough cut” stage as the film was being edited, as opposed to the normal industry practice of the film first being finished and then the final cut being handed over to the BBFC for classification. These cuts sadly apply to all versions, and to avoid confusion are not listed here:
  *When Bond breaks the arm of the man he throws into the printing press, the crunch sound has been reduced in volume.
  *In the chakra torture scene, the impact sounds have been greatly reduced in volume; so much in fact that we hardly hear them at all.
  *The volume of impact sounds in the bike shop fight with Wai Lin have been reduced in volume
  *In the sequence that begins with Wai Lin smiling at a guard as he opens a door in front of her, the subsequent high kicks have had their volume toned down greatly as has the sound effect of her jumping on the guard’s chest.
  *The shots of Wai Lin plucking a shuriken (throwing star) from her boot, throwing it at a second guard and the subsequent gory shot of it embedded in the guard’s neck (the star having cut his throat) have all been removed. All we see briefly is Wai Lin looking down at her shoe (it is more obvious in slow motion).
  *Just after Bond states he is going to stop the missile, the subsequent shots of him stamping on the semi-conscious prostrate guard’s head and cracking his skull have been removed, along with the loud crunch of bone. Now we just see the guard waking up, and Bond walking through a door, with no explanation of what happened to the guard.
  *In the final fight between Bond and Stamper, the violence has been reduced to tone down the impact sounds in volume. This was done in order to reduce the emphasis on infliction of pain and injury, and to increase the emphasis on suspense of Bond's hand manoeuvring into position to detonate the explosives:
  (This info compiled by Gavin Salkeld)
• R2 Ultimate Edition United Kingdom- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts (114:18 min - PAL). All previous BBFC cuts waived.
• R4 Special Edition Australia- MGM Home Entertainment - Yes, the UK master was used. Below is a list detailing the substantial cuts made to "Tomorrow Never Dies" by the British Board of Film Classification. Some of the cuts were made at the “rough cut” stage as the film was being edited, as opposed to the normal industry practice of the film first being finished and then the final cut being handed over to the BBFC for classification. These cuts sadly apply to all versions, and to avoid confusion are not listed here:
  *When Bond breaks the arm of the man he throws into the printing press, the crunch sound has been reduced in volume.
  *In the chakra torture scene, the impact sounds have been greatly reduced in volume; so much in fact that we hardly hear them at all.
  *The volume of impact sounds in the bike shop fight with Wai Lin have been reduced in volume
  *In the sequence that begins with Wai Lin smiling at a guard as he opens a door in front of her, the subsequent high kicks have had their volume toned down greatly as has the sound effect of her jumping on the guard’s chest.
  *The shots of Wai Lin plucking a shuriken (throwing star) from her boot, throwing it at a second guard and the subsequent gory shot of it embedded in the guard’s neck (the star having cut his throat) have all been removed. All we see briefly is Wai Lin looking down at her shoe (it is more obvious in slow motion).
  *Just after Bond states he is going to stop the missile, the subsequent shots of him stamping on the semi-conscious prostrate guard’s head and cracking his skull have been removed, along with the loud crunch of bone. Now we just see the guard waking up, and Bond walking through a door, with no explanation of what happened to the guard.
  *In the final fight between Bond and Stamper, the violence has been reduced to tone down the impact sounds in volume. This was done in order to reduce the emphasis on infliction of pain and injury, and to increase the emphasis on suspense of Bond's hand manoeuvring into position to detonate the explosives:
  (This info compiled by Gavin Salkeld)
• R4 Ultimate Edition Australia- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts (114:18 min - PAL). All previous BBFC cuts waived.

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Comparison added by Craig on 14/10/01
Comparison last updated by Goran_Andersson on 28/12/06

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