Films are like puzzle pieces; sometimes, one piece could make or break an entire film. So, here are 11 deleted movie scenes that should have made the cut and 11 that deserve an eternity in the recycle bin:
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RESTORE IT: In this deleted Star Wars: The Last Jedi scene, Luke Skywalker mourns his friend’s death.
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KEEP IT DELETED: The Batman teases our first look at the Joker with a full-length deleted scene that’s very…meh.
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RESTORE IT: In this deleted Mean Girls scene, Regina and Cady have a heart-to-heart.
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KEEP IT DELETED: In this deleted scene from Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos gives his daughter Gamora a trippy guilt trip.
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RESTORE IT: In Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part I, this deleted scene gives Dudley a very “Dudley” sendoff.
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KEEP IT DELETED: The Thing’s deleted ending undermines the famous final scene.
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RESTORE IT: In this deleted song from The Muppet Christmas Carol, Scrooge and Belle sing “When Love Is Gone” to pluck at the heart strings.
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KEEP IT DELETED: Jaws has this bizarre deleted, and pretty pointless, scene where Quint trolls a kid.
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RESTORE IT: I Am Legend has a deleted scene that offers a WAY better alternate ending.
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KEEP IT DELETED: Hook gives the lost boys a proper introduction in this deleted scene, but it misses the mark.
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RESTORE IT: We learn about the fate of Ripley’s daughter in this deleted scene from Aliens.
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KEEP IT DELETED: This impressive deleted scene from Titanic has Jack facing off against Lovejoy and becoming an action hero.
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RESTORE IT: In a great deleted scene from Spider-Man 2, J. Jonah Jameson wears the Spidey suit.
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KEEP IT DELETED: Superman Returns…to Krypton in a costly deleted scene.
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RESTORE IT: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers has a flashback deleted scene where we get more of Boromir/Faramir’s family dynamic.
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KEEP IT DELETED: In this Back to the Future deleted scene, Marty McFly is concerned the fallout of this whole time travel experience will make him gay.
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RESTORE IT: In this deleted scene for The Wolverine, the iconic Wolverine costume is finally shown on-screen.
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KEEP IT DELETED: The Wolfman‘s extended opening gives the main character a much-needed backstory, but this deleted scene of the Wolfman attacking townsfolk does nothing for the story.
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RESTORE IT: In this Silence of the Lambs deleted scene, Hannibal shows sympathy for Buffalo Bill.
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KEEP IT DELETED: This deleted scene from Bruce Almighty has Bruce find Bigfoot during a skydiving trip.
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RESTORE IT: In this Star Wars: Return of the Jedi deleted scene, the Emperor threatens to wipe out Luke Skywalker’s friends with the Death Star II.
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KEEP IT DELETED: And finally, another Return of the Jedi deleted scene has Yoda covering for Obi-Wan only to make himself seem worse.
Disagree with any? Are there deleted movie scenes you wish made the final cut? Comment below!
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/jeremyhayes/deleted-scenes-good-and-bad