chpr232

I'm an American studying in China. I went to a theater and saw the Chinese theatrical release not knowing that it was cut. It stuck me as odd that the beginning was replaced with a paragraph being read by a voice-over, and I was disappointed that Chow Yun-Fat only appeared a few times in the movie. I think cutting that section was a mistake on the Chinese government's part. The beginning shows Yun-fat's character as a leader of his men and escaping an surprise ambush by British soldiers. They delete this and yet, leave the part where he attacks Elizabeth. Without the beginning Yun-fat's character is just a cowardly, blundering thug. But luckily I was able to borrow a copy from a friend and watch the beginning anyway, just as many Chinese will. :-)