Somebody requested this one. Unfortunately, the scene you really want to see has never appeared on any home video format other than a very poor VHS. I believe I have bought three different DVDs of this movie in pursuit of the lost scene – no luck. Since we are starting with a VHS tape, the AI enhancement will have to guess on the details. That said, the results were pretty good:
Here are three videos: the original VHS, the first pass by AI, and the second pass by AI, (I asked it to add contrast to the first pass. Only a small part of the second pass was useful, but that second-and-a-half came out quite good.)
You can see why the scene has never been issued in HD. It’s quite explicit. But the raw quality looks like this.
The AI examples follow:
The rest of the scene has been released in 1080hd, so it made for some much better enhancements.
Here is the original 1080hd video and some AI interpretations.
Here are some AI enhancements of the captures:
I had mixed feelings about this project. The AI enhancements of the 1080hd videos didn’t bring much to the table, but it seemed worthwhile to have AI reconstruct the deleted scene from VHS. Now I really wish I had that cam video of Charlize Theron’s deleted topless scene from The Cider House Rules. (It was shown at TIFF, then was never seen again.)
One problem I’ve consistently noticed with anything attempting a vaginal shot is AI very clearly makes its own, which is why they always look a little off. Reduced hair (or none) and fatter labia. So I’m wary of its results as of yet. Was really apparent with the community one you linked the other day. Sort of like how it tends to mess up faces, but not other body parts.
To clarify: wary of its results with vaginal shots, not in general.