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Post by Citizen Snips on Feb 17, 2013 14:10:14 GMT -5
I'll add Michael Cimino to the list, there's a reason why he fell from grace after The Deer Hunter (which I contend is lacking in the editing). The one hour long wedding scene at the beginning of The Deer Hunter is the most interminable thing I think I've ever sat through.
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Post by kidglov3s on Feb 17, 2013 14:20:08 GMT -5
I'll add Michael Cimino to the list, there's a reason why he fell from grace after The Deer Hunter (which I contend is lacking in the editing). The one hour long wedding scene at the beginning of The Deer Hunter is the most interminable thing I think I've ever sat through. No matter how much you appreciate amazing cinematography, if that's the case then you probably want to avoid Heaven's Gate.
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Post by Danimal on Feb 18, 2013 4:09:10 GMT -5
Which movies do you feel could have been edited down to make a better movie? The Dark Knight Rises (The first hour is pretty great, but some of the middle drags out. Every time I've seen this movie, I feel it could have been shorter by 20 minutes.) Hollywood Homicide (Should have got rid of the sub-plots with the two detectives second jobs. Some of it dragged out, when I think the movie would have been much quicker paced and better if they just focused on their murder investigation.) Zero Dark Thirty (Definitely too long and dragged out. Overrated movie in my opinion.) Inglourious Basterds (I still think this movie should have just focused on the Basterds group entirely. I couldn't stand the theater owners' side of the story. If they took it out, I would have liked it so much more. I like all of Tarantinos' other movies except for this one.) Miami Vice (If it was under 2 hours, it would have been better received I think. I still enjoyed it though, but not as much as I could have.) Funny People (Way too long for a comedy. I like it, but this movie could have easily been under 2 hours long.) Zodiac (Drags out at times to me.) Django Unchained (Felt it could have ended 20 minutes earlier than it did.) Agree about Basterds, I got flat-out bored. QT tends to be dialogue-driven in general, Pulp may be the most quotable movie ever, but this dialogue couldn't keep such a long ass movie going. Agree about the theatre-owner storyline, what could've been a good war movie got too wrapped-up in that. Loved Dogs and Pulp, since then QT has been hit-and miss for me. Brilliant guy but he can get too self-indulgent.
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Post by willywonka666 on Feb 18, 2013 7:11:02 GMT -5
Skyfall. f*** me
Kick Ass wasn't as long, but they could have cut 20 or 30 minutes of it.
Movie tickets are getting higher, but they are giving us moviegoers more footage, but it's not always a good tradeoff
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Post by thirteen3 on Feb 18, 2013 7:45:42 GMT -5
Any movie by Terrence Malick, but especially the new world. Good god that f***ing turd just refused to end.
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Post by Jiren on Feb 18, 2013 8:14:04 GMT -5
This is 40
2hrs+ and it felt it, Some funny moments but good god did it drag
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Feb 18, 2013 9:50:40 GMT -5
Any movie by Terrence Malick, but especially the new world. Good god that f***ing turd just refused to end. Come at me bros! Oh, man! The New World was like watching paint dry! Very beautiful paint, but still!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2013 10:20:56 GMT -5
I'm surprised to see all of these mentions of the Dark Knight Rises and not one for Batman Begins. Good lord, that movie felt like it was six hours long.
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Post by agent817 on Feb 18, 2013 10:23:12 GMT -5
This is 40 2hrs+ and it felt it, Some funny moments but good god did it drag Doesn't Judd Apatow have a tendency to make his movies longer than they need to be? I just hope that doesn't happen with "Anchorman: The Legend Continues." Also, doesn't Michael Bay have a tendency to make his movies a little too long? The shortest of his movies is the first "Bad Boys" and that was only two hours long. The others exceeded two hours. I will be honest, when I watched "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" recently, I know that it was close to the end when the soldiers got to Egypt with all the Autobots, but then I looked at the clock and it said about 30-40 minutes left and I was like "are you kidding me?" I even remember looking at my watch when I saw "Dark of the Moon" in theaters.
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on Feb 18, 2013 12:01:48 GMT -5
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
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Post by Urethra Franklin on Feb 18, 2013 12:04:20 GMT -5
Skyfall. f*** me Kick Ass wasn't as long, but they could have cut 20 or 30 minutes of it. Movie tickets are getting higher, but they are giving us moviegoers more footage, but it's not always a good tradeoff Agreed on Skyfall. I liked it a lot, but man did it hit wall in that final act.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Feb 18, 2013 16:50:12 GMT -5
I saw 40 Year Old Virgin at the cinema, thought it was too long, then bought the DVD and found it had 20 minutes added.
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Post by Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie on Feb 18, 2013 18:02:11 GMT -5
and i just saw KING KONG 2005 earlier .....and ABSOLUTELY LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT AND i blubbed at the end LOVED kong as a character, serkis did an awesome job
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Post by Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie on Feb 18, 2013 18:03:31 GMT -5
now about if a movie is too long or not .....most time i've watched a long movie and felt it WAS, was all down to perception, especially if it's for a first time
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Post by wildojinx on Feb 18, 2013 19:01:13 GMT -5
I'm surprised to see all of these mentions of the Dark Knight Rises and not one for Batman Begins. Good lord, that movie felt like it was six hours long. Definitely. At least the other two films have so much happening that you lose track of the time, but BB, though a decent flick, has a much slower pace.
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