"Empire of the Sun" -- versions??

Rating: 10/10 (31 May 2005)

I saw this when it first came out... and then again not long after... Seems it was edited somewhat between the opening day and when I saw it later. Most especially recall the scene in the original when Malkovitch gives little Bale the Hershey bar wrapper... but it wasn't there when I saw it again. Anyone got a comment? It is a great movie and I hope it gets a lot of attention now that Bale is getting big-screen block-buster coverage now. Empire of the Sun unfortunately came out at about the same time as Bertolucci's The Last Emperor. Both being set in China, I bet there was some confusion on the part of movie-goers and neither epic got all it deserved in $ & attendance. Thoughts anyone? John Morrow Spokane, WA