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Why are Overture's still played in old films now
Posted on 1/3/19 at 7:35 pm
Posted on 1/3/19 at 7:35 pm
I know, I guess they're technically part of the film in its original form, but then again maybe not.
I just had to sit through 10 f-ing minutes of pointlessness before Ben Hur on TCM... Then they showed the MGM logo and began the movie. I simply don't get it.
Btw, what the hell was the point of an overture anyway on those old epics? It just made 3 HR movies even longer for no apparent reason but to keep people in the theater and buying more Coke and popcorn.
I just had to sit through 10 f-ing minutes of pointlessness before Ben Hur on TCM... Then they showed the MGM logo and began the movie. I simply don't get it.
Btw, what the hell was the point of an overture anyway on those old epics? It just made 3 HR movies even longer for no apparent reason but to keep people in the theater and buying more Coke and popcorn.
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Posted on 1/3/19 at 7:40 pm to Jack Ruby
Many older movies actually had intermissions.
Ben-hur originally had an intermission.
There was a break in the middle, so the extra 5 mins at the start was irrelevant.
Ben-hur originally had an intermission.
There was a break in the middle, so the extra 5 mins at the start was irrelevant.
This post was edited on 1/3/19 at 7:44 pm
Posted on 1/3/19 at 8:09 pm to Jack Ruby
quote:
Why are Overture's still played in old films now
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I just had to sit through 10 f-ing minutes of pointlessness before Ben Hur on TCM... Then they showed the MGM logo and began the movie.
Weeds out the fake movie fans who say they want uncut films but really want them edited to suit their needs.
Posted on 1/3/19 at 11:35 pm to Scruffy
quote:I think the most recent film I saw in the theaters with an intermission was Gettysburg (the extended version).
Many older movies actually had intermissions.
I could actually get into it under the right circumstances.
Posted on 1/4/19 at 2:53 am to Jack Ruby
Posted on 1/4/19 at 9:13 am to Dr RC
Overture, ah back in a time when you had great composers with original music.
Overture was used to set a theme of the movie like in:
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I do collect many of the sound tracks of these movies.
There are many great composers and the above is just a small example of their work.
Overture was used to set a theme of the movie like in:
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I do collect many of the sound tracks of these movies.
There are many great composers and the above is just a small example of their work.
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