Anybody else dislike long films?

[alec]

Depends on the movie, I guess, but I do understand the original poster's sentiments.

90 minutes is perfect for most movies. Just as 150 pages is perfect for most novels and 24 pages is perfect for most comics.

Also, I find that a lot of the long(er) movies contain scenes that could easily be deleted. 2001 is probably the best example of this: you can bring it to half its duration by cutting out the sleep inducing parts and the boring, uninspired esthetics: it's about Von Neumann probes, I get it, I get it, and I would get it even better without all the totally unnecessary spiritual crap that got tossed in.

Don't be afraid of the delete-button: a concise, succinct style is always better than an ornate one.

Keep it simple > rococo.

Well, I made this topic a while back and my opinions have changed... I found that the reason I felt in pain when watching long movies was due to the sofa I was sitting in and the position I was in. When I corrected this, I stopped having those problems...

lol

 

[mobucks]

Ted was too long I thought.
I could probably watch a 6 hour long Ronin without taking a piss.

"We got the ceas!"
*sick driving scene*
"They have the ceas!"
*explosions*
"Whats in the ceas!?"

 

[iridium_ionizer]

If long movies are bothering you this much then you guys should probably check out http://fanedit.org.

Basically a bunch of video editing hobbyists rip DVD/BR versions and reedit them (The Phantom Edit is the most famous example). The edits might have differing intentions such as changing the run time, deleting/adding subplots, combining sequels, tweaking the coloring, or even changing the story.

They strongly encourage users to own the original DVD or Blu-Ray - they even link each movie to the Amazon purchase page for the original. They do not usually have links to the download pages for the new edits (the website is mostly about documenting and reviewing the new edits), but once you start looking on the internet you probably can find it.

Anyway if a movie's length or some fatal flaw really bothers you, then you should check it out. Some edits make decent movies great and bad movies okay.

 

[UniversalWolf]

Saving Private Ryan could have had the first 15 minutes and the last 15 minutes by itself with the two hours in the middle removed. It would have been a better movie.

 

[Crni Vuk]

Depends on the movie, I guess, but I do understand the original poster's sentiments.

90 minutes is perfect for most movies. Just as 150 pages is perfect for most novels and 24 pages is perfect for most comics.

Also, I find that a lot of the long(er) movies contain scenes that could easily be deleted. 2001 is probably the best example of this: you can bring it to half its duration by cutting out the sleep inducing parts and the boring, uninspired esthetics: it's about Von Neumann probes, I get it, I get it, and I would get it even better without all the totally unnecessary spiritual crap that got tossed in.

Don't be afraid of the delete-button: a concise, succinct style is always better than an ornate one.

Keep it simple > rococo.

Yeah, the same with Pearl Harbor, it would have been a better movie without that "love relation ship" crap thrown in.