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dogstar · 07-06-2001, 06:16 PM

Okay, so I'm slow. I just got around to watching the DVD of Sixth Sense last night. When the DVD first came out there must have been criticisms about the deleted scenes supplements but I must have missed them.

Anyway, when I saw the movie in the theater all 4 of those scenes were in the movie; the tin soldiers, the old man and the diaries, even Bruce Willis saying goodbye to his wife on video tape. I know I saw them. I'm not crazy. I didn't see and advance screening or test screening. I saw it here in Austin 4 or 5 weeks after it had been playing.

On the DVD the director talks about how he cut all those scenes. Did he mean a director's cut for the DVD where he cut stuff out and the film on the DVD is shorter than the theatrical version? I thought director's cuts almost always mean longer versions with the xtra baggage thrown back in. Here it seems to be in reverse, where the DVD version is shortened. It sucks.

We all saw the extended version in the theater right? Right? I'm not losing it? Right? Right!!?

Forgive me if I'm beating a dead horse and this question was debated and answered long ago.

bigjon29 · 07-06-2001, 07:02 PM

Hi dogstar,
I live in the u.k. and the version i saw in the theater definitely did not have the deleted scenes in.
On the dvd Shyalman(god knows how you spell his name) is talking about cutting the scenes from the theatrical release of the film,anyway i`m not sure about whether the scenes were in the film in the rest of the U.S.

Jon

SolidSnakeASS · 07-06-2001, 08:15 PM

I am thinking you saw a test screening or something...

eideal6 · 07-06-2001, 09:55 PM

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Originally posted by bigjon29:

On the dvd Shyalman(god knows how you spell his name)

Jon

i know it starts shamanashamaylaymian, but after tt i dunno/

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dogstar · 07-06-2001, 11:28 PM

Austin has a lot of filmmakers here. Maybe the night I went to the theater M. Night Shamalashalocer was here and he had brought a copy of his longer version and was showing it for friends or something like that. I didn't notice any audience opinion cards when I left the theater. Odder things have happened. Or maybe I had a bi-polar seizure last night which cause me to think I had seen those deleted scenes before. Like when people see UFOs.

Dehrian · 07-07-2001, 02:34 AM

A lot of people swear they saw scenes in the theater that were never theatrically released. A big one for people my age are the early Biggs scenes on Tatooine from A New Hope. I still meet people who swear up and down that they saw those scenes in the theater back in '77, though they were never in any theatrical cut of the film: not even test screenings.

Ambushbug · 07-07-2001, 07:38 AM

I don't think dogstar's crazy, but I'd cast my vote for confused memory as well. Contrary to pop culture beliefs, memory is not set and can and often is changed over time by similar experiences. This is not to say dogstar *didn't* see a director's cut print. Just that it's more likely your memory's not giving you an accurate picture. In any case, it's not a basis for questioning you sanity.

Living in Texas on the hand . . .

Hope this helps
*steps off the psychology soapbox*

AB

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Simon Basso · 07-07-2001, 10:23 AM

You're not crazy dogstar. However, if the next time you watch the film and Bruce Willis turns to you and says "I want you to stop watching this movie. Go out and kill, kill, KILL!!!", then you are crazy. Of course, I am not a medical professional.

TheJeffy · 07-07-2001, 12:01 PM

This is another classic case of A.M.S. or Altered Memory Syndrome. It's just starting to get talked about...mostly on the Art Bell show. Folks are just sure they remember things differently than they are now known to be. For example, a number of people have memories of hearing that Nelson Mandela had died in prison...

In this case, I believe Disney went along with the director's wishes and was able to reprogram people's memories to think this original version had not been seen in theaters...for the most part, but as this thread clearly shows, their efforts are not 100% successful.

I'm not sure how it's done but I think it's similar to when someone with powers like Samantha on Bewitched is able to freeze everyone temporarily and change things.

07-06-2001, 06:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
dogstar Actor Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: austin,tx,us	Am I Crazy? Sixth Sense question Okay, so I'm slow. I just got around to watching the DVD of Sixth Sense last night. When the DVD first came out there must have been criticisms about the deleted scenes supplements but I must have missed them. Anyway, when I saw the movie in the theater all 4 of those scenes were in the movie; the tin soldiers, the old man and the diaries, even Bruce Willis saying goodbye to his wife on video tape. I know I saw them. I'm not crazy. I didn't see and advance screening or test screening. I saw it here in Austin 4 or 5 weeks after it had been playing. On the DVD the director talks about how he cut all those scenes. Did he mean a director's cut for the DVD where he cut stuff out and the film on the DVD is shorter than the theatrical version? I thought director's cuts almost always mean longer versions with the xtra baggage thrown back in. Here it seems to be in reverse, where the DVD version is shortened. It sucks. We all saw the extended version in the theater right? Right? I'm not losing it? Right? Right!!? Forgive me if I'm beating a dead horse and this question was debated and answered long ago.

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07-06-2001, 07:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
bigjon29 Actor Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: u.k	Hi dogstar, I live in the u.k. and the version i saw in the theater definitely did not have the deleted scenes in. On the dvd Shyalman(god knows how you spell his name) is talking about cutting the scenes from the theatrical release of the film,anyway i`m not sure about whether the scenes were in the film in the rest of the U.S. Jon

07-06-2001, 08:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
SolidSnakeASS Actor Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Winterpeg, Manitobaugh, Canada	I am thinking you saw a test screening or something...

07-06-2001, 11:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
dogstar Actor Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: austin,tx,us	Austin has a lot of filmmakers here. Maybe the night I went to the theater M. Night Shamalashalocer was here and he had brought a copy of his longer version and was showing it for friends or something like that. I didn't notice any audience opinion cards when I left the theater. Odder things have happened. Or maybe I had a bi-polar seizure last night which cause me to think I had seen those deleted scenes before. Like when people see UFOs.

07-07-2001, 02:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
Dehrian Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: CA	A lot of people swear they saw scenes in the theater that were never theatrically released. A big one for people my age are the early Biggs scenes on Tatooine from A New Hope. I still meet people who swear up and down that they saw those scenes in the theater back in '77, though they were never in any theatrical cut of the film: not even test screenings.

07-07-2001, 07:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
Ambushbug Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: No Name City. Population: Nuts	I don't think dogstar's crazy, but I'd cast my vote for confused memory as well. Contrary to pop culture beliefs, memory is not set and can and often is changed over time by similar experiences. This is not to say dogstar didn't see a director's cut print. Just that it's more likely your memory's not giving you an accurate picture. In any case, it's not a basis for questioning you sanity. Living in Texas on the hand . . . Hope this helps steps off the psychology soapbox AB ------------------ "I'm not going to pay a lot for this muffler."

07-07-2001, 10:23 AM	#8 (permalink)
Simon Basso Supporting Actor Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: UK	You're not crazy dogstar. However, if the next time you watch the film and Bruce Willis turns to you and says "I want you to stop watching this movie. Go out and kill, kill, KILL!!!", then you are crazy. Of course, I am not a medical professional.

07-07-2001, 12:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
TheJeffy Banned Join Date: Dec 2000	This is another classic case of A.M.S. or Altered Memory Syndrome. It's just starting to get talked about...mostly on the Art Bell show. Folks are just sure they remember things differently than they are now known to be. For example, a number of people have memories of hearing that Nelson Mandela had died in prison... In this case, I believe Disney went along with the director's wishes and was able to reprogram people's memories to think this original version had not been seen in theaters...for the most part, but as this thread clearly shows, their efforts are not 100% successful. I'm not sure how it's done but I think it's similar to when someone with powers like Samantha on Bewitched is able to freeze everyone temporarily and change things.