Original sentence: Contrary to popular belief, majority of the cut footage was that of various dramatic scenes, which many felt brought the pace to a screeching halt (this was possibly due to the botched editing)
Edited sentence: But strangely, the audience's reaction was much more positive than the uncut 156 minute version.Contrary to popular belief, majority of the cut footage was that of various dramatic scenes, which many felt brought the pace to a screeching halt (this was due to the botched editing).Though the controversy over the film's content drew large crowds, virtually none of the most excessive scenes were included in the R version