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re: Assassination of Jesse James by The Coward Robert Ford
Posted on 12/15/10 at 11:14 am to iwyLSUiwy
Posted on 12/15/10 at 11:14 am to iwyLSUiwy
iwy beat me to it. I love Once Upon a Time in America. Great movie. But I do think a lot of movies have a bloated runtime. Spiderman 3 was 140 minutes. Pirates of the Carribean (the last one) was 170 minutes. Are you kidding me? there was no need for that.
If you're making the Godftaher, by all means, take 150 minutes. but most movies can't justify that runtime. It's just bloat. It is possible for a film to have too many ideas.
I'm not saying all long movies are bad. Obviously not. but I think saying a long film drags and can't support its long runtime is a perfectly valid criticism (though to bring it back on point, I think Assassination can justify its runtime).
If you're making the Godftaher, by all means, take 150 minutes. but most movies can't justify that runtime. It's just bloat. It is possible for a film to have too many ideas.
I'm not saying all long movies are bad. Obviously not. but I think saying a long film drags and can't support its long runtime is a perfectly valid criticism (though to bring it back on point, I think Assassination can justify its runtime).
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Posted on 12/15/10 at 11:23 am to Baloo
I have a buddy that absolutely hates long films...I've always countered him with this great Simpsons Quote:
Homer: Wait, I'm confused about the movie ... so the cops knew Internal Affairs was setting them up?
Man: What are you talking about? There's nothing like that in there.
Homer: Well, you see when I get bored I make up my own movies. I have a very short attention span
Lady: But our point is very simple, you see when...
Homer: Oh look! A bird! Hee hee hee!
Homer: Wait, I'm confused about the movie ... so the cops knew Internal Affairs was setting them up?
Man: What are you talking about? There's nothing like that in there.
Homer: Well, you see when I get bored I make up my own movies. I have a very short attention span
Lady: But our point is very simple, you see when...
Homer: Oh look! A bird! Hee hee hee!
This post was edited on 12/15/10 at 11:24 am
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