Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows

A humorous scene was cut from the movie. As the Toa get ready to sleep outside the Great Temple, Matau's animal side begins to take over and he instinctively tries to build a nest, but he doesn't understand why. He also talks to Nokama (the female Toa) about their bestial "urges" and asks her if she has any urges that involve him. The scene then ends and we don't find out her answer. Since this scene was pointless and had a slight sexual undertone, it got cut, but it's included in the movie novelization. A later part of the movie also references this cut scene when the Toa discuss what they heard the night before. Nuju says he "found the sounds of the night fascinating," which shocks Matau and he quickly changes the subject. Presumably, Nuju accidentally overheard Matau behaving like an animal, much to Matau's embarrassment.

In basically all the shots with Visorak climbing on webs, their feet do not touch the webbing. In some cases, it is absolutely clear that the creatures are walking in space, as there is no webbing placed under them at all.

Spiderwebs run along the edges of the credits, with Visorak sitting on them, some snapping at the titles. At one point, two Visorak fight each other, with one shoving the other off the webbing, then clapping its pincers victoriously.

The German release was subjected to a total of 55 cuts, with the movie's running time being decreased by 9 minutes and 2 seconds, a seventh of the original running time. The reason for these alterations is that in Germany, the movie was targeted towards a younger audience (ages 6 and up). Unfortunately, almost all of the cut parts were integral to the plot and pacing, and without them the story makes very little sense. The deleted parts include the following:

• Vakama's hand rising out of the sea (this shot was however included in the trailer)
• the Toa ducking when some animals fly overhead
• the Toa getting struck down by the Visorak and falling on top of each other
• the Visorak screeching in the distance and approaching the fallen Toa, with the closeups of the Visorak jaws
• Sidorak looking over the captured Toa is shortened
• Roodaka demanding for the Toa's corpses
• two Visorak fighting on their webs, with one of them falling to its doom
• the transformation of the Toa into mutant Toa Hordika and bursting out of their cocoons
• the Muaka roaring at Vakama
• Vakama trying to fire back at the Visorak attacking him and his launcher getting hit by a blast
• some TV airings cut the scene of Roodaka convincing Vakama to join her by commanding a group of Visorak to commit suicide. This sequence is included in the regular German cut.
• Vakama stalking and attacking Norik in the Great Temple
• Sidorak's line "We do not welcome your kind here. We exterminate it." was cut down to "We do not welcome your kind here." Oddly, on the German DVD's English audio track, the line's other half got cut and Sidorak only says "We exterminate it."
• Vakama roaring at the assembled Visorak horde and the Visorak screeching back at him
• the rest of the Toa marching into the Coliseum to rescue Vakama
• the Visorak swarming into the Coliseum, encircling the Toa
• Vakama ordering the Visorak to open fire on the Toa
• Onewa lagging behind as the Toa fly up using their energy spinners
• the Visorak stalking the Toa on the statue they land on, then the Toa jumping down
• the door Roodaka and Sidorak walk through closing in, followed by the jumpscare of a Visorak lunging at Whenua
• Whenua defeating the Visorak by drilling out its teeth and punching it in the air
• the brainwashed Vakama blasting Matau with an energy spinner
• Nuju "hitching a ride" on the back of a Visorak is shortened, the closeups of the Visorak's head are cut
• Sidorak trying to hit Keetongu with an energy beam is shortened, he only shoots him once as opposed to making several failed attempts
• Keetongu falling to the floor after Roodaka successfully blasts him, causing a giant shockwave
• most of Vakama's duel with Matau is cut, including throwing him against a wall and blasting him with a spinner
• Vakama's moment of victory, thinking he has blasted Matau off the balcony is cut, as is Matau's hand rising over the edge. Instead, it looks like Matau immediately grabbed a hold of the balcony's edge.
• Nokama's and Whenua's brush with a few Visorak spiders is cut, as is Whenua giving Nokama a helping hand. Two separate shots of Nokama jumping are combined into one to bridge over the cuts.
• Keetongu smashing Sidorak
• Nokama hooking her weapon around the leg of a Visorak and getting dragged by it
• Onewa having a duel with a blue Visorak
• Vakama stepping on Matau's hand and calling him weak, with Matau reluctantly agreeing, however nor Vakama's response, nor him taking his foot off Matau's hand are removed
• Whenua smashing a Visorak on the head and another screeching at him
• the scene of Nuju running from some Visorak is shortened and the following shots of another Visorak throwing him near the rest of his fellows is cut, making it look like he suddenly teleported elsewhere
• a giant Rhotuka blast downing the Toa and the Rahaga is cut, so they simply appear lying on the ground without explanation
• Roodaka getting hit and energized by the Toa's powers
• Vakama's blast hitting Roodaka and Roodaka falling to the ground
• the Makuta awakening and his shadow-hand appearing out of Roodaka's heartstone to teleport her away

Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #34.7 (2005)