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Post by bob on Feb 16, 2013 0:18:22 GMT -5
This begins and ends with all 3 LOTR for me.
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Post by Banecat on Feb 16, 2013 9:55:06 GMT -5
All of the "Once Upon A Time In China" movies. Normally HK action films clock in about ninety minutes. Due to the fast paced scenes ninety minutes is more then enough time to wrap up any narrative. These Once Upon A Time movies clock in at two hours plus but still keep the same ninety minute pacing leading to far too many scenes.
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Post by StuntGranny® on Feb 16, 2013 14:06:52 GMT -5
This begins and ends with all 3 LOTR for me. Yeah, I'd agree with this. I love those movies, but they do feel 'too long'. Fellowship of the Ring more so than the others. I'd also include The Hobbit and any of Nolan's Batman movies.
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Post by Jiren on Feb 16, 2013 14:11:06 GMT -5
- Django Unchained - The Hobbit
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Feb 16, 2013 16:29:30 GMT -5
Les Miserables
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Post by darbus alan on Feb 16, 2013 16:39:10 GMT -5
The Pirates of the Caribbean movies after the first.
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Post by Metalheadbanger Man on Feb 16, 2013 17:20:56 GMT -5
Hot Fuzz is way too long.
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Post by Joker on Feb 16, 2013 18:54:36 GMT -5
Jackson's King Kong ... way too long.
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Post by Eunös ✈ on Feb 16, 2013 19:07:33 GMT -5
I remember when I went to see the Watchman
After awhile I was just like "UGH, Just END already!!"
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Post by Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie on Feb 16, 2013 20:12:43 GMT -5
only one i can think of is DEATH PROOF (seperate version), would like to see the grindhouse cut though ..... might make it a better movie as well the ONLY movie that i saw over two nights was 1492, easily watch the LotR movies in one sitting, same with avatar, and i'll soon find out about king kong ..... as that's next on my watch list ;D
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2013 20:23:55 GMT -5
Gotta agree with Dark Knight Rises, but also The Dark Knight. The whole thing with them going to China and the Chinese money launderer was so superfluous. We didn't really need that to justify the mob calling in the Joker. Bats had been f***ing their business up for a while.
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Post by mysterydriver on Feb 16, 2013 20:36:39 GMT -5
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Just...daggone man. Turn into a baby already.
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Post by Goldenbane on Feb 16, 2013 21:34:55 GMT -5
It's not fair for me to say, as those movies were tailor made for a fantasy geek like I am, but I don't think Fellowship, Return, or Hobbit were too long at all. In fact, I would have happily sat through another hour of Hobbit. However, Two Towers did drag on and on and on forever. That's the one movie of the trilogy that I refuse to get on extended edition.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Feb 16, 2013 23:04:03 GMT -5
I don't think Fellowship and Two Towers were too long at all. For Return of the King, I'll just say I think the various epilogue's could've been told in a more streamlined and succinct manner.
The problem with Hobbit wasn't that it was too long as much as it was just really unfocused. For the first half of the movie it just kept jumping all over the place with scenes that I can only compare to cutaway scenes from Family Guy. Those really hurt the flow of the film. The second half was just a lot of overly indulgent CGI battles that made the whole thing feel more silly then exciting.
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Post by Danimal on Feb 17, 2013 4:06:36 GMT -5
Avatar. way too long for me I don't know what you are talking about. Dances With A Man Called Pocahontas In Space flew right by for me.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Feb 17, 2013 4:17:38 GMT -5
Hot Fuzz is way too long. I disagree, I could have watched like 6 more hours of that movie. I remember when I went to see the Watchman After awhile I was just like "UGH, Just END already!!" I didn't mind this either... but the biggest problem with this movie was there was still a lot of stuff cut from this movie that was pretty important to the story. Which is the one of the reasons it was considered un-filmable for years and would have been better served as an HBO mini-series or something.
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Post by SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman on Feb 17, 2013 4:18:17 GMT -5
As I said recently, V/H/S. The film lasts almost 2 hours and really doesn't need to. They could have cut the "Tuesday the 17th" or "Second Honeymoon" segments (or even better: both) and that alone would have improved the film.
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Post by Jeremy on Feb 17, 2013 4:36:29 GMT -5
This Is 40.
It was good but I thought it was about to end about 4 times before it actually did
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Post by Hurbster on Feb 17, 2013 5:22:56 GMT -5
The Lord of the Rings films were not really long enough. In my ideal world we would have had all the Tom Bombadil bits, the stuff with the new house and the Old Forest as well as the proper last chapter - the Scouring of the Shire.
The could have cut short the first half of the Avengers no problem, when I re-watch it I just tend to start it when they pile into a plane and head to NY anyway. The Star Wars prequels could have had about an hour of bulls*** lopped off each, would have still been crap, but at least they would have been shorter.
Hot Fuzz ? No way.
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Post by Drink Up Me Cider on Feb 17, 2013 13:45:59 GMT -5
The Dark Knight Rises for me, I've never felt so restless in a cinema.
As for a movie that I like that is too long it's probably Memento. One too many slow build up, walking around scenes that could of been cut, especially for a film about a guy that can't remember stuff over two-three minutes. I still love the film though.
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