MIssing fight scene/move from THE PATRIOT

lee nicholson

lee nicholson

Well-Known Member
Has anyone else noticed the missing fight scene in THE PATRIOT?
Despite most films being cut post-preduction or added 'network scene filler' (especially SEAGAL's)
Whilst watching the trailer for THE PATRIOT, i noticed a brief scene of SEAGAL flipping over a military guy (this scene looks like it was filmed to follow SEAGAL, just after he'd jumped out of the window with his daughter, and just before his sidekick turns up in the truck?)
Has anyone else seen this scene (it's in the trailer) and i'd love to know more about why it was cut (given the lack of fight scenes in the movie!)

peace
 
Disciple

Disciple

come get some
This is interesting... one of many Seagal scenes that are in the movie trailers, but not in the movies themselves. Someday when I have time I'm going to catalogue all of them.

What it tells us is that there's a lot of spare footage either lying around that could go on a future DVD special edition, or (unlikely worse case scenario) destroyed.
 
yudansha

yudansha

TheGreatOne
Sos

I'll look into that. I have Region1 DVD of the Patriot, and the only scene that's missing from the movie as opposed to the trailer that I've noticed so far was the S.O.S. sign that one of the terrorists lays out after being too scared of the boss.
 
tora

tora

Funmaker
Hahahaha!They found it more ridiculous than those soldiers picking flowers!:D
No offense to the movie.I love The Patriot a lot.Great movie.
 
Mason

Mason

Well-Known Member
Yup i noticed the missing fightscene to in the trailer,as you say the movie has a lack of fightscenes and I dont see any reason for the scene to be cut!! :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
 
Disciple

Disciple

come get some
Scenes can be cut for a bunch of reasons, e.g. to keep running time down, keep the rating at a certain level (especially when it comes to trimming down violent/gory scenes).

But I don't get why they would cut out a few flips and martial arts moves...
 
Disciple

Disciple

come get some
Possibly it was SS himself shooting it but then changing his mind and deciding to tone down the violence in the film. I mean there is a message in the movie if you're willing to listen.

But who knows the reason, really?
 
Lotussan

Lotussan

I Belong To Steven
Is there a trailer since this was STV? If so where can I view it? I don't recall ever seeing one, but think I saw/heard and advertisement in German once, hmmmm...
 
Mason

Mason

Well-Known Member
But I don't get why they would cut out a few flips and martial arts moves...

Exactly.
 
S

steve

New Member
Fight scene

Well I doubt it was cut for rating reasons, especially as the 'R' didn't really matter since it was made for cable. Most trailers are made before films are finished hence the inclusion of stuff which didn't make it into the final cut. It could have been cut for a hundred different reasons, I doubt we'll ever know. It will no doubt linger alongside Marked For Death's throat chop as fight scenes which seem to be destined to lay forever on the cutting room floor.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top