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Zithers 12/25/20 10:24:30 PM #1: |
I'm convinced movies these days are so long is because studios want them to soak up as many screens in theaters as possible and kill off the competition on opening weekend.
Nothing to do with artistic merit and simply another way to make more money than the other studios. Of course this backfired since the movie isn't in theaters now and everyone I know says it's horrible. Also most other blockbusters this long are bad. Just no reason for movies to be this long. 100 minutes is a fine length. Make something like that. Don't need to do a prologue that lasts 3-5 scenes before the movie *really* begins or do an epilogue that's ten minutes long after the movie *really* ended. Honestly they should put me in charge of Hollywood. I would fix everything. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MuayThai85 12/25/20 10:26:09 PM #2: |
The first half was a boring romcom. Second half was solid though.
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R1masher 12/25/20 10:27:12 PM #3: |
This is the biggest big if true conspiracy to put all other conspiracies to shame
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Smashingpmkns 12/25/20 10:27:16 PM #4: |
Zithers posted...
Don't need to do a prologue that lasts 3-5 scenes before the movie *really* begins or do an epilogue that's ten minutes long after the movie *really* ended. Smiles Irishmanly --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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sktgamer_13dude 12/25/20 10:27:59 PM #5: |
Zithers posted...
Honestly they should put me in charge of Hollywood. I would fix everything. How can a welcher fix anything --- https://imgur.com/jWVrg9U https://imgur.com/g2efUtT https://imgur.com/5dOwhaP https://imgur.com/LVdqu8J Go Cougs and M's #DI4B ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Zithers 12/25/20 10:29:54 PM #6: |
Smashingpmkns posted...
Smiles Irishmanly That movie is more or less perfect, so no. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Smashingpmkns 12/25/20 10:32:03 PM #7: |
Zithers posted...
That movie is more or less perfect, so no. I loved the movie and it definitely was not perfect lol which is fine. But it did fit your description. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CaptainMarvel95 12/25/20 10:32:06 PM #8: |
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Zithers 12/25/20 10:34:22 PM #9: |
Smashingpmkns posted...
I loved the movie and it definitely was not perfect lol which is fine. But it did fit your description. Except it didn't fit the description... ? --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Smashingpmkns 12/25/20 10:35:33 PM #10: |
It exactly fit the part of your post I quoted. Except you're looking at it in a negative light.
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Zithers 12/25/20 10:36:50 PM #11: |
The movie didn't have an epilogue or prologue with nothing interesting happening though.
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Smashingpmkns 12/25/20 10:37:43 PM #12: |
You didn't say 'nothing interesting happening' in what I quoted.
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MacDaMurderer 12/25/20 10:39:09 PM #13: |
Beverly Hills cop is a 90 minute movie. Short and to the point.
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Zithers 12/25/20 10:48:49 PM #14: |
MacDaMurderer posted...
Beverly Hills cop is a 90 minute movie. Short and to the point. Big fan of movies from the 1930s that are 65-80 minutes. That's the good shit. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Tyranthraxus 12/25/20 10:54:12 PM #15: |
Zithers posted...
Big fan of movies from the 1930s that are 65-80 minutes. That's the good shit. Wasn't birth of a Nation like 5 hours or some shit? Older movies were really long and had intermissions. The whole theater assembly line where you constantly shuffle people in and out of a theater complex is a more modern invention. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Zithers 12/25/20 10:59:41 PM #16: |
Tyranthraxus posted...
Wasn't birth of a Nation like 5 hours or some shit? The Birth of a Nation is 3 hours and from 1915, not the 1930s. Also yes there were obviously long movies back in the day too but they weren't as prevalent as they are now. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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slmcknett 12/25/20 11:07:18 PM #17: |
MuayThai85 posted...
The first half was a boring romcom. Second half was solid though.The opposite is true for me. The first half actually fleshed out their characters and had good moments, while the second half was like they didn't know how to wrap up any of the story arcs. --- Watch "Final Fantasy XV Abridged" and "Kingdom Hearts Abridged" right here! https://www.youtube.com/user/mcknett3 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Tyranthraxus 12/25/20 11:12:52 PM #18: |
Zithers posted...
The Birth of a Nation is 3 hours and from 1915, not the 1930s. I really feel like it's only these superhero flicks and other "epic movies" that have absurd running length. If I look up something more recent, Sonic the Hedgehog for example, it's got a runtime of 99 minutes. Dumb and Dumber To is 109 minutes. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Zithers 12/25/20 11:16:00 PM #19: |
Tyranthraxus posted...
I really feel like it's only these superhero flicks and other "epic movies" that have absurd running length. Sure, but those are what makes money and therefore every studio will try to replicate that so they can also make money. Also it is stunning that the two examples you came up with are Sonic the Hedgehog and Dumb and Dumber To. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CADE FOSTER 12/25/20 11:18:24 PM #20: |
151 mins of gal gadot shit acting on screen just have her stand there naked for 151mins
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Tyranthraxus 12/25/20 11:19:08 PM #21: |
slmcknett posted...
The opposite is true for me. I swear it feels like the story of the second half changed mid production. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Tyranthraxus 12/25/20 11:20:08 PM #22: |
Zithers posted...
Sure, but those are what makes money and therefore every studio will try to replicate that so they can also make money. Turns out most of the movies I've watched lately have been the epic shit variety and those were the first two I could think of that weren't lol. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Zithers 12/25/20 11:25:24 PM #23: |
you should something good every now and then bruh
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Zithers 12/26/20 12:22:29 PM #24: |
saturday matinee bump
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CommonJoe 12/26/20 12:25:16 PM #25: |
I pitty your significant other if you think 151 minutes is too long to sit through something.
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Zithers 12/26/20 1:00:54 PM #26: |
CommonJoe posted...
I pitty your significant other if you think 151 minutes is too long to sit through something. ? --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Serious Cat 12/26/20 1:14:38 PM #27: |
They seem to dedicate the same number of screens to big releases regardless of length. Shorter movies allow for more screenings, so there's that to consider.
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Zithers 12/26/20 1:36:33 PM #28: |
Serious Cat posted...
They seem to dedicate the same number of screens to big releases regardless of length. Shorter movies allow for more screenings, so there's that to consider. Yeah, that's the only hole in my theory. It really is mind boggling though. Like, what epic tale are you trying to tell in WW1984 that requires 151 minutes? I mean, Raiders of the Lost Ark is 115 minutes and that is arguably the best "modern" blockbuster. Even some contenders for that title, Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back, are like 120-125 minutes. Why the fuck is there an extra half hour needed? For WW or any of these other newer superhero/action-adventure movies? I don't get it. There's no way you can't tell this story or, you know, a better one, in a shorter amount of time. I refuse to believe this is the only way. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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coh 12/26/20 1:38:57 PM #29: |
I can undserstand really long movies if it's an epic like LOTR or something
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CommonJoe 12/26/20 1:40:48 PM #30: |
Zithers posted...
?Watch Bohemian Rhapsody --- I dream of a society where I would be guillotined as a conservative. LightSnake's 261 Sin Count: 10 https://youtu.be/NkRkuI0ZgX0 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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E32005 12/26/20 1:41:08 PM #31: |
it shifted tone a lot. the opening scene made it seem goofy, almost like GotG, then it kept getting more serious.
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Payzmaykr 12/26/20 1:45:13 PM #32: |
Most movies are about 90 minutes. If they just filmed 30 more minutes of stuff, they could make it two movies. I wish they had done that for more of the Harry Potter movies.
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codey 12/26/20 1:49:15 PM #33: |
Plenty of movies from the 60s and 70s that I love are long as hell. Long movies isn't exactly a new thing.
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Zithers 12/26/20 2:08:10 PM #34: |
CommonJoe posted...
Watch Bohemian Rhapsody unfortunately, i already did. fucking abomination of a movie. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CommonJoe 12/26/20 2:09:25 PM #35: |
Zithers posted...
unfortunately, i already did. Then you should get the joke --- I dream of a society where I would be guillotined as a conservative. LightSnake's 261 Sin Count: 10 https://youtu.be/NkRkuI0ZgX0 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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AngelsNAirwav3s 12/26/20 2:16:47 PM #36: |
WW84 was way too long, and somehow they still had such a nonsensical, unexplained, lol worthy plot.
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Zithers 12/26/20 2:17:16 PM #37: |
CommonJoe posted...
no idea. none. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CommonJoe 12/26/20 2:28:33 PM #38: |
Zithers posted...
no idea. none. Watch Bohemian Rhapsody. They literally marketed the movie on that joke. --- I dream of a society where I would be guillotined as a conservative. LightSnake's 261 Sin Count: 10 https://youtu.be/NkRkuI0ZgX0 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MonkeyBones23 12/26/20 2:31:34 PM #39: |
I want movies to be longer. 90 minutes is too short for a movie. If you're movie feels "too long" at 2 hours long then they need to make a better movie in the first place.
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Jagr_68 12/26/20 2:33:28 PM #40: |
coh posted...
I can undserstand really long movies if it's an epic like LOTR or something Bingo. Least Hack Snyder was wise enough to turn his shit JL movie into a mini series. --- New York Rangers [2004-2008] https://media.giphy.com/media/WvQHBYW0q4TuxdAg61/giphy.gif https://psnprofiles.com/Jaromiroquai68 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Zithers 12/26/20 2:33:36 PM #41: |
CommonJoe posted...
Watch Bohemian Rhapsody. marketed the movie on what joke what is the joke what is going on --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Firewerx 12/26/20 2:37:42 PM #42: |
Did it feel like it was actually 1,984 minutes long?
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Zithers 12/27/20 1:05:27 PM #43: |
Sunday matinee bump
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