OVERALL: R3

The HK edition has the original version of the movie, a DTS soundtrack and many extras, but it isn't English friendly.

Concerning the other editions:
- The German edition has no DTS and many extras (no DTS), but again it isn't English friendly.
- The best English-friendly releases are the Australian, Russian, UK and US NC-17 editions.


The following versions of the movie are known:
- The original 'NC-17' version (~158min),
- The 'R-rated' version in which sex scenes have been trimmed (~158min),
- The heavily censored Chinese version (~147min) in which:
*One sex scene has been completely removed.
*The other sex scenes have been edited down to little more than shots of the actors' facial expressions.
*All nudity has been removed.
*A brutally violent scene of a man being killed has been abbreviated: the man is seen being stabbed in the stomach, and the rest of the scene is cut.
*A scene of sexual molestation within a car has been completely cut.

A comparison between the NC-17 and R-rated versions is available on Movie Censorship.

CUTS:

• R1 NC-17 America- Universal Pictures - No cuts - NC-17 version (158:05 NTSC).
• R1 R-rated America- Universal Pictures - Yes, R-rated version (~158min NTSC).
• R2 Germany- Universum Film - No cuts - NC-17 version (152:04 PAL).
• R2 Holland- A-Film - No cuts - presumably the NC-17 version (~152min PAL).
• R2 Scandinavia- Sandrew Metronome - No cuts - NC-17 version (151:46 PAL)
• R2 United Kingdom- Universal Pictures - No cuts - NC-17 version (151:48 PAL).
• R3 Hong Kong- Edko Films Ltd. - No cuts - NC-17 version.
• R4 Australia- Universal Pictures - No cuts - NC-17 version (151:48 PAL).
• R5 Russia- Paradise Digital - No cuts - NC-17 version.
• R6 Gold Edition China- CAV Warner Home Entertainment - Yes, Chinese version (141:09 PAL).
  
• R6 Silver Edition China- CAV Warner Home Entertainment - - Yes, Chinese version (141:09 PAL).

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Comparison added by Paul_Lewis on 29/04/08
Comparison last updated by Matthew_B_Harrah on 13/01/23

UPDATE LOG:

18/08/15: Slightly updated UK edition specificatons (running times, additional Spanish soundtrack and subtitles) and added DVD Beaver link, notes concerning the different versions of the movie and Movie Censorship link. Also added Dutch, German and Australian editions. Overall update.
13/01/23: Added Scandinavia.