John Wick Chapter 2 CENSORED by 23 seconds

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John Wick Chapter 2 is out this Friday in cinemas and I didn’t even check to look whether this might be censored as the first one wasn’t and so I wasn’t expecting it here, either, especially since the violence is mostly cartoon-style.

Hence, rather than allow us an uncut 18-certificate, distributors Warner Bros have sanctioned a 15-cert version that cuts out a whacking 23 seconds, the contents of which are as yet unaccounted for.

Keanu Reeves returns as the man who shoots those who wronged his dog last time, and he shoots them in the face, with lots of great CGI blood splatter, but who was to blame for this latest hit of censorship and when is John Wick free to track them down?

The following is the description of why this particular version has attained a 15-certificate, but it doesn’t state what was cut. Either way, I’ll wrap a spoiler band around it for those who don’t want too much revealed:

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Violence: Characters are stabbed and shot during fight scenes, causing large spurts and sprays of blood. In one scene a character uses a pencil to stab several others in the eye, ear or back of the head, resulting in blood sprays and aftermath sight of the bloody pencil, but no clear wound detail. There are also multiple sequences of martial arts style fighting, featuring heavy kicks and punches. Suicide: There is a scene of suicide that features bloody images. Language: There is occasional strong language (‘f**k’), as well as milder terms including ‘shit’. There is also use of the rude ‘middle finger’ gesture. Other issues include a scene in which a character briefly grabs a man’s crotch while patting him down for weapons.

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I’ll still be going to see John Wick Chapter 2 in the cinema as I can’t wait to watch it, but that doesn’t mean I’m sanctioning the censorship. And I’m disgusted at Warner Bros for allowing this and not even making an uncut 18-cert version available. Whatever next? John Wick Chapter 3 as a 12A??!

John Wick Chapter 2 is released this Friday, and more films out this weekend can be seen here.

Check out the trailer below and click on the poster for the full-size image:

Dom Robinson

Reviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor from the same year. Running DVDfever.co.uk since 2000. Nobel Peace Prize winner 2021.

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