While I had friends in town this weekend, we rented a few movies and vegetated. They hadn't seen The 40 Year-Old Virgin and I think it's hilarious and sweet so I talked them into seeing it. Much to my surprise, it's different from the US release. There are entire scenes that are not in the US version. Largely, the additional footage gives more time and development to the co-workers Mooj and Haziz. (There is a scene between Mooj and Jay in which they say some nasty things, but end it without a sense of personal injury and allude to the poker game that will happen that night. It makes the slurs thrown between them a bit more contextualized within their friendship.)
It's the first time I really noticed/experienced the difference in marketing. And Ben articulated the 80s-style feeling to some of the editing that I hadn't previously considered (I noticed the choices, but hadn't made the connection). If I cared more or had more time to indulge in the curiosity, I would watch them back-to-back to notice more differences and develop my theories of perceived social differences. I also would find out if the release in Ireland is the same as the UK version and/or other versions to further develop my theories.
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