I think an un-cut version with subs was released on DVD some time ago. I wasn't into it back then to begin with. (I have this thing about staying away from what is considered popular mainstream anime to the US general public/audience...Like DBZ, Naruto, One Piece, etc. Escaflowne sorta fell into that category for me back then.)

As of now, I haven't backtracked much on major series I passed up or missed from my HS days...