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Sep 22, 2024
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Ted Lasso
Believe.
As long as it takes to show a great story
Bad movies should be shorter.
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POLL: How long should a movie be?
scootsy
(Taylor’s Version)
Sep 22, 9:23pm
As long as it takes to show a great story
Ted Lasso
Sep 22, 9:24pm
So option 1 then.
scootsy
Sep 22, 9:24pm
Nope. LOTR are not too long.
Ted Lasso
Sep 22, 9:25pm
Yes, they absolutely are. It's too long if it can't reasonably be watched in one sitting.
scootsy
Sep 22, 9:25pm
Sorry you have the attention span of a 5 year old
ldssdl
Sep 22, 9:27pm
I usually watch the whole extended trilogy in one sitting.
KingDave
Sep 22, 9:29pm
Tell that to my 8 year old son who did a marathon last week
Ungoy
Sep 22, 10:53pm
The Extended versions are not long enough.
Tesla Coug
Sep 22, 9:28pm
Extended editions serve a very specific purpose. But the shire intro and the council of elrond absolutely would've
scootsy
Sep 22, 9:30pm
RE: Extended editions serve a very specific purpose. But the shire intro and the council of elrond absolutely would've
KingDave
Sep 22, 9:33pm
RE: Extended editions serve a very specific purpose. But the shire intro and the
Ungoy
Sep 22, 10:54pm
Depends on the story being told. Some need more time than others.
BYUtka
Sep 22, 9:24pm
Only if you have bad writers
scootsy
Sep 22, 9:24pm
RE: Only if you have bad writers
Tesla Coug
Sep 22, 9:27pm
So you would trim over 2 hours off Lawrence of Arabia?
rtNelson
Sep 22, 9:32pm
Everyone is bringing up epics as a counterpoint. Run of the mill comedies push 2 hours now. In fact it's hard to find
scootsy
Sep 22, 9:36pm
Then that should be part of your poll. Because I was thinking the same thing.
rtNelson
Sep 22, 9:38pm
Epics should be the exception, not the rule.
scootsy
Sep 22, 9:38pm
That clearly seems to be the general consensus here.
rtNelson
Sep 22, 9:40pm
95-120 minutes. But there at exceptions
cougarfann888
Sep 22, 9:26pm
Is it comedy, action, drama?
Great38
Sep 22, 9:36pm
“No good movie is too long and no bad movie is short enough.” - Roger Ebert
Gustav
Sep 22, 9:39pm
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