The 2007 movie is a mess, a good one.

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Originally Posted by AquaParade

I think if we were to see the director's cut, with Baron's choice of music and maybe a little more "bite" to the action (I can't remember if this was one of the rumored changes to the movie - anyone?)

The apartment fight was trimmed down. Some of this can be found in the original UK cut, which includes an extra bit where April pulls the rug out from a foot soldier's feet. Other bits included Leo fighting down the stairs and Donnie fighting a Foot Soldier who keeps trying to spit one liners at him ("I'm gonna turn you into turtle soup.") But these were more likely cut for pacing reasons, not violence.

There was allegedly a blood splatter trimmed from Shredder's "death," but I cannot find the source for that.

Du Prez's score is said to have softened the film a lot. Although nothing I've heard about Malcolm McLaren's score has suggested it wouldn't have done the same.

The movie does seems to retain a lot of "bite." A foot soldier is electrocuted and Shinso is beaten harshly. Shinso's death was changed not by removing anything, but by adding "coughing" effects and ADR.