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anomaly7
on Oct 15 2008, 4:32:08 PM writes:
IT ALL DEPENDS
A great script and director can make a long movie fantastic. I'm normally the person who likes getting director cuts, to get a more fleshed out story line and character development. But in the wrong hands, a long-run time can ruin the whole movie. It all depends on what is necessary to tell the story. |
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Dark Knight
on Oct 15 2008, 4:19:09 PM writes:
WELL ...
... JJ, don't worry: two hours is more than enough to f*** things up. And ,by the way, TDK is 152 minutes long ... |
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TBagNUrMom
on Oct 15 2008, 1:33:32 PM writes:
MISSE DERECTION
How cool would it be if all this talk about Shatner not being in this one with Abrams also confirming turns out to be a BIG PIECE OF DOO DOO with Shatner having a cameo, hair piece and all? Man that would kick balls! |
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dreamfall
on Oct 15 2008, 12:51:05 PM writes:
I don't get why people complain about about movie length! If you've been waiting for a movie to come out for sometime now, wouldn't you want it to be as long as possible since the next wont come out for another 3 years? And if you seriously cant find 2.5 hours out of your day to watch a movie, maybe you're working too much!
But as or Trek, I woudn't mind it being something like 2 hours and a few minutes over. But if it is only 1:30 or 1:45, thats way too short for something like that. |
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sparkholiday
on Oct 15 2008, 11:41:07 AM writes:
THANK GOD
I completely agree with Abrams here. It seems like too many directors, when they get their hands on a big franchise, get carried away trying to make "epic" movies. Nine times out of ten, they make boring movies, instead. Superman Returns, anyone? And why does everybody think he's talking about TDK? TDK isn't the only movie ever made for fuck's sake, it's quite possibly he's speaking of a general trend he's noticed with these sorts of projects. |
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 HoyleHaw
on Oct 15 2008, 9:38:40 AM writes:
There's truth to both arguments. The moment a film starts FEELING too long, guess what...Then there are movies that make use of every minute and still end up being the better side of three hours.
TDK wasn't terribly wasteful in time, but it is an intense ride made all the more that way because it is so long. Transformers, on the other hand, was needlessly long in my opinion. Not bad, but it lacked an even narrative. Iron Man, just over two hours, felt like every frame was used, even if it spent more time developing characters than showing action. |
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ColdZro
on Oct 15 2008, 9:25:19 AM writes:
First, Balboa is right on.
Second, I agree with Thembones, that Cloverfield was too short. If Abrams wants to worry about movie length, he should start worrying about their being too SHORT!
Cloverfield has a runtime of 1:25; ANY movie worth making is worth more than an hour and a half. Hell, it's not a MOVIE until it crosses the hour and a half mark!
And a movie like Star Trek absolutely MUST come in at, at LEAST (Hear that? AT LEAST), the two hour area. If Trek is NOT longer than two hours, it'll automatically feel thin; it won't have the epic feel that it really ought to have. |
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Balboa6
on Oct 15 2008, 4:40:18 AM writes:
I'm so sick to death of people whining about movie lengths. There's no such thing as "too long." Movies are as long as they need to be to effectively tell the story. Seriously, it's not that hard to just sit still, shut the fuck up, look at the Goddamn screen and pay attention. Most people these days have the attention span of a gnat. |
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 Sonny Corleone
on Oct 15 2008, 2:40:33 AM writes:
I don't give a rat's dick about Star Trek. |
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 Derrida
on Oct 15 2008, 1:57:45 AM writes:
WHEN WILL PEOPLE SEE THROUGH ABRAMS?
He is the pure definition of a one trick pony - sure he comes up with interesting premises but that's about it. "Alias" dragged on for too long and went up its own arse, same thing happened to "Lost". "Fringe" is already starting to suck. Simply put Abrams is the M Night Shyamalan of the TV industry. |
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