That sucks, I like Yeoh (She has aged very well). I wonder what else they cut out of it, those scenes don't seem like they would add up to 40 minutes worth? Well, hopefully they will atleast be on the the DVD as deleted scenes.
Gaijin84 wrote: Never like to see her cut, but if it makes the movie better...
If it does it will be one of the very few times that a movie has been made better--opposed to more upbeat or less challenging--by editing it according to the whims of preview audiences.