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High Tension Minus One Edit
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Faneditor Name:
Original Movie/Show Title:
Genre:
Fanedit Type:
Original Release Date:
2003
Original Running Time:
91 minutes
Fanedit Release Date:
Fanedit Running Time:
71 minutes
Time Cut:
17 minutes
Additional Links:
Synopsis:
When the director of the original decided to include a plot twist towards the ending, not everyone agreed that it was a good move to make. This is what this movie looks like without it.
Intention:
High Tension in its original version is very tense. The director was obviously very ambitious about this project. The movie started as a slasher movie, which in its very cruelty can only be compared to Texas Chainsaw Massacre (although most people compare it to that one because of the motorized saw).
But that did not seem to be enough for the director, maybe because he is too French to just follow a superficial storyline. So he constructed a plot twist, turning our maiden hero to the killer, which was… shocking, because it did not make any sense at all (were there two cars, when did Marie start making things up, what about the video camera in the filling station, how could she be so strong, where did the weapons come from, what was real after all????). Our edition contains no plot twist. Marie isn’t the killer and of course you never ever suspect her to be one. She tries to save her girlfriend, goes after the killer, beats him to death and that was just too much for her to take, she ends up in hospital.
But that did not seem to be enough for the director, maybe because he is too French to just follow a superficial storyline. So he constructed a plot twist, turning our maiden hero to the killer, which was… shocking, because it did not make any sense at all (were there two cars, when did Marie start making things up, what about the video camera in the filling station, how could she be so strong, where did the weapons come from, what was real after all????). Our edition contains no plot twist. Marie isn’t the killer and of course you never ever suspect her to be one. She tries to save her girlfriend, goes after the killer, beats him to death and that was just too much for her to take, she ends up in hospital.
Release Information:
DVD
Special Features:
- Language: English, German, French
- English subtitles
- Trailer
- Trailershow
- 3 deleted scenes
- Animated menus
- Scene Selection Menus
- Cover and Disk Art
- English subtitles
- Trailer
- Trailershow
- 3 deleted scenes
- Animated menus
- Scene Selection Menus
- Cover and Disk Art
Cuts and Additions:
- removed beginning dream sequence and hospital scene
- added new starting credits
- removed the telephone call in the filling station with the police
- added the cut telephone wires scene from the house (mirrored, strectched and recoloured)
- removed the killer dropping the bullets scene
- removed the entire ending sequence starting after Marie beats the killer
- added the hospital scene from the beginning and part of the hospital scene from the end
- added new starting credits
- removed the telephone call in the filling station with the police
- added the cut telephone wires scene from the house (mirrored, strectched and recoloured)
- removed the killer dropping the bullets scene
- removed the entire ending sequence starting after Marie beats the killer
- added the hospital scene from the beginning and part of the hospital scene from the end
Faneditor Name:
Original Movie/Show Title:
Genre:
Fanedit Type:
Original Release Date:
2003
Original Running Time:
91 minutes
Fanedit Release Date:
Fanedit Running Time:
71 minutes
Time Cut:
17 minutes
Additional Links:
Synopsis:
When the director of the original decided to include a plot twist towards the ending, not everyone agreed that it was a good move to make. This is what this movie looks like without it.
Intention:
High Tension in its original version is very tense. The director was obviously very ambitious about this project. The movie started as a slasher movie, which in its very cruelty can only be compared to Texas Chainsaw Massacre (although most people compare it to that one because of the motorized saw).
But that did not seem to be enough for the director, maybe because he is too French to just follow a superficial storyline. So he constructed a plot twist, turning our maiden hero to the killer, which was… shocking, because it did not make any sense at all (were there two cars, when did Marie start making things up, what about the video camera in the filling station, how could she be so strong, where did the weapons come from, what was real after all????). Our edition contains no plot twist. Marie isn’t the killer and of course you never ever suspect her to be one. She tries to save her girlfriend, goes after the killer, beats him to death and that was just too much for her to take, she ends up in hospital.
But that did not seem to be enough for the director, maybe because he is too French to just follow a superficial storyline. So he constructed a plot twist, turning our maiden hero to the killer, which was… shocking, because it did not make any sense at all (were there two cars, when did Marie start making things up, what about the video camera in the filling station, how could she be so strong, where did the weapons come from, what was real after all????). Our edition contains no plot twist. Marie isn’t the killer and of course you never ever suspect her to be one. She tries to save her girlfriend, goes after the killer, beats him to death and that was just too much for her to take, she ends up in hospital.
Release Information:
DVD
Special Features:
- Language: English, German, French
- English subtitles
- Trailer
- Trailershow
- 3 deleted scenes
- Animated menus
- Scene Selection Menus
- Cover and Disk Art
- English subtitles
- Trailer
- Trailershow
- 3 deleted scenes
- Animated menus
- Scene Selection Menus
- Cover and Disk Art
Cuts and Additions:
- removed beginning dream sequence and hospital scene
- added new starting credits
- removed the telephone call in the filling station with the police
- added the cut telephone wires scene from the house (mirrored, strectched and recoloured)
- removed the killer dropping the bullets scene
- removed the entire ending sequence starting after Marie beats the killer
- added the hospital scene from the beginning and part of the hospital scene from the end
- added new starting credits
- removed the telephone call in the filling station with the police
- added the cut telephone wires scene from the house (mirrored, strectched and recoloured)
- removed the killer dropping the bullets scene
- removed the entire ending sequence starting after Marie beats the killer
- added the hospital scene from the beginning and part of the hospital scene from the end
Cover art by CBB (DOWNLOAD HERE)
Cover art by Castor & Troy (DOWNLOAD HERE)
Cover art by Klokwerk (DOWNLOAD HERE)
Cover art by Rikter (DOWNLOAD HERE)
Cover art by iCoty (DOWNLOAD HERE)
Cover art by Castor & Troy (DOWNLOAD HERE)
Cover art by Klokwerk (DOWNLOAD HERE)
Cover art by Rikter (DOWNLOAD HERE)
Cover art by iCoty (DOWNLOAD HERE)
Trusted Reviewer review
1 review
Overall rating
9.0
Audio/Video Quality
9.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
8.0
Narrative
9.0
Enjoyment
10.0
This was a very enjoyable edit. Changing the ending completely fixed it for me.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
User reviews
5 reviews
Overall rating
8.8
Audio/Video Quality
N/A(0)
Audio Editing
N/A(0)
Visual Editing
N/A(0)
Narrative
N/A(0)
Enjoyment
8.8(5)
(Updated: September 14, 2012)
Overall rating
9.0
Audio/Video Quality
N/A
Audio Editing
N/A
Visual Editing
N/A
Narrative
N/A
Enjoyment
9.0
January 13, 2010
This was a very nice and enjoyable edit.
It was a little bit slow to start, compared to the original, but of course this edit makes alot more sense and therefore more enjoyable.
There was one slight technical problem though. Near the end, at the 1:08:35 mark, the audio changed to French on the English audio track.
It’s only one or two lines of dialogue though, but I did have the subtitles on, so no biggie.
9/10
This was a very nice and enjoyable edit.
It was a little bit slow to start, compared to the original, but of course this edit makes alot more sense and therefore more enjoyable.
There was one slight technical problem though. Near the end, at the 1:08:35 mark, the audio changed to French on the English audio track.
It’s only one or two lines of dialogue though, but I did have the subtitles on, so no biggie.
9/10
(Updated: September 14, 2012)
Overall rating
9.0
Audio/Video Quality
N/A
Audio Editing
N/A
Visual Editing
N/A
Narrative
N/A
Enjoyment
9.0
December 17, 2009
*This rating was given before reviews were required*
*This rating was given before reviews were required*
(Updated: September 14, 2012)
Overall rating
8.0
Audio/Video Quality
N/A
Audio Editing
N/A
Visual Editing
N/A
Narrative
N/A
Enjoyment
8.0
December 15, 2009
*This rating was given before reviews were required*
*This rating was given before reviews were required*
(Updated: September 14, 2012)
Overall rating
9.0
Audio/Video Quality
N/A
Audio Editing
N/A
Visual Editing
N/A
Narrative
N/A
Enjoyment
9.0
November 27, 2009
The ending was a bit rushed, but removing the god-awful twist is a gift of the Gods. Thank you for this wonderful horror movie.
The ending was a bit rushed, but removing the god-awful twist is a gift of the Gods. Thank you for this wonderful horror movie.
(Updated: September 14, 2012)
Overall rating
9.0
Audio/Video Quality
N/A
Audio Editing
N/A
Visual Editing
N/A
Narrative
N/A
Enjoyment
9.0
May 24, 2009
*This rating was given before reviews were required*
*This rating was given before reviews were required*