The theatrical cut trimmed the gore to secure an R-rating. The version restores the footage that makes the film genuinely uncomfortable to watch.
: Realistic depictions of a character's tongue being snipped off with scissors and another having a hook driven through her jaw. Castration and Mutilation
for its sheer visceral intensity, though it lacks the philosophical weight of the New French Extremity. Survival vs. Sacrifice
. While it was originally conceived as a remake of the 1980 Jamie Lee Curtis slasher Terror Train