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[orochi91]

Good thing it's not a summer blockbuster.

Ah, you're right, just blockbuster then.

I'll edit my previous post.

 

[andrerobot]

🤔 equating a movie's length to it's value

Yeah, the girth is what really matters.

 

[inky]

I refuse to believe Orochi ain't just trollin.

He's trollin.

..right?

Nope.

I mean, he is, but he isn't, if you know what I mean.

 

[BronsonLee]

Well, he doesn't have to introduce anybody in the movie besides Valkyrie and Goldblum, ya? That certainly helps

 

[smisk]

I'm fine with this. Personally I think it's kinda indulgent that every movie seems to be 2-2.5 hours. Unless you're fucking Kubrick or something there's no need for it to be that long. Spider-Man: Homecoming isn't much longer than 90 minutes, and I thought it's length was fine.

 

[Bronx-Man]

What makes it even weirder is Taikia saying that something like 80% of the movie is all improv. That gives me some good vibes.

 

[Foggy]

Bless Taika. Most comic book movies should be south of 2 hours.

 

[platakul]

I'm fine with this. Personally I think it's kinda indulgent that every movie seems to be 2-2.5 hours. Unless you're fucking Kubrick or something there's no need for it to be that long. Spider-Man: Homecoming isn't much longer than 90 minutes, and I thought it's length was fine.

HoCo is 2h13

 

[Annubis]

Good. I'm tired of never-ending movies.
Nearly pissed myself at the last Lord of the Ring.

 

[smisk]

HoCo is 2h13

Hmm, you're right, for some reason I was thinking it was closer to 1.5 hours.

 

[orochi91]

Yeah, I prefer longer superhero movies.

That being said, I don't expect or need a 2 1/2 hour Thor movie. But there's no way the final cut is only an hour and 40 minutes.

Agreed.

I'm hoping for a Director's Cut or Extended Edition someday.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Agreed.

I'm hoping for a Director's Cut or Extended Edition someday.

Pretty sure the director's cut will be the theatrical cut.

 

[gutter_trash]

good, action pack it with minimal dead time

 

[bionic77]

I'm skipping it then.

Ticket prices are pretty high here, and I want value for my money.

For a blockbuster film, ~1.5 hours simply isn't acceptable.

There really is a defense force for everything on the internet.

I am tempted to create a thread about how bad child molestation is...

 

[quesalupa]

Worked for Dunkirk. That movie was a long ass hour and 47 minutes, in a good way.

 

[LotusHD]

It's obvious Marvel has little faith so they're trying to do the least amount of damage to audiences.

Do you ever get tired?

Is it weird that this is the Superhero film I'm the most excited for atm? These ultimate team ups are starting to feel bloated in comparison

At this point, no. Those trailers are hype af, and have inspired the most confidence out of all the other superhero trailers this year other than Black Panther.

 

[Subpar Spatula]

There really is a defense force for everything on the internet.

Well folks are defending this movie's run time so....

 

[VegiHam]

There really is a defense force for everything on the internet.

I am tempted to create a thread about how bad child molestation is...

Man there are people in this thread who are like "good I wanna pay the same and get less movie cus like I hate having money." It's you guys who are defending the choice to go shorter. Must be nice being rich.

 

[Buckle]

Seems really short for a movie this big with elements of both Planet Hulk elements and Ragnarok in them but eh, alright.

We'll see how it turns out.

 

[ReplacementPelican]

What makes it even weirder is Taikia saying that something like 80% of the movie is all improv. That gives me some good vibes.

That means it's only 20% script!

I hope they didn't pay the screenwriter too much.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

Man there are people in this thread who are like "good I wanna pay the same and get less movie cus like I hate having money." It's you guys who are defending the choice to go shorter. Must be nice being rich.

You know sometimes I really can't tell is posts are jokes or not.

 

[CopperPuppy]

I'm skipping it then.

Ticket prices are pretty high here, and I want value for my money.

For a blockbuster film, ~1.5 hours simply isn't acceptable.

You measure the value you get out of a movie by the number of minutes?

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

A little shorter than I would like but yeah I believe in Taika.

Yeah. They have a lot of story to pack in, but I trust in the director.

 

[SpaceWolf]

Man there are people in this thread who are like "good I wanna pay the same and get less movie cus like I hate having money." It's you guys who are defending the choice to go shorter. Must be nice being rich.

You talk about paying to see movies like they're value packs of cheddar or something.

 

[Subpar Spatula]

You measure the value you get out of a movie by the number of minutes?

You would pay whatever a ticket costs to watch a 2 minute movie?

Interesting.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

I'm skipping it then.

Ticket prices are pretty high here, and I want value for my money.

For a blockbuster film, ~1.5 hours simply isn't acceptable.

Um.... explain.

What do you think 1.5 hours will not allow?

 

[a916]

It's a full blown comedy ain't it... usually comedies are great in short runs.

But who the hell knows how long it takes to tell Thor Ragnarok, can't say until it's out in theatres.

A good movie is as long as it's supposed to be.

 

[orochi91]

You measure the value you get out of a movie by the number of minutes?

When paying $12.50 - $15 for a movie ticket, I'm compelled to consider value propositions.

:/

Taika doesn't do that.

Ah, I see.

 

[Staccat0]

Sounds good. Action movies are too damn long anymore. Hopefully shit trends the other way

 

[Messofanego]

Agreed.

I'm hoping for a Director's Cut or Extended Edition someday.

Taika doesn't do that.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

What makes it even weirder is Taikia saying that something like 80% of the movie is all improv. That gives me some good vibes.

I'm happy about this because Taika didn't actually write the screenplay, according to Wikipedia, so he's still putting his type of dialogue in there.

 

[Fhtagn]

It's obvious Marvel has little faith so they're trying to do the least amount of damage to audiences.

How is it possible that your take is the absolute worst possible one every time? You never break character so I'm assuming this isn't a joke? The trailers they've put out ooze confidence.

Well folks are defending this movie's run time so....

100 minutes is a reasonable length for a movie, and despite how it's phrased in the title of the thread, this isn't the final cut yet.

So, reacting like this is great news or terrible news is ridiculous. It's a little surprising considering the grandeur on display, but the director is someone with a proven track record at that duration.

Personally, I hope it ends up closer to 2 hours, but if the pacing is right, 100 sounds fine.

 

[LosDaddie]

Seems short, but I'll take any Hulk on the screen that I can get.

 

[Beer Monkey]

Man there are people in this thread who are like "good I wanna pay the same and get less movie cus like I hate having money." It's you guys who are defending the choice to go shorter. Must be nice being rich.

It is pretty cool being rich. If I go to a movie that's a half hour shorter than usual, I bide the missed time by immediately spending the next 30 minutes snorting coke off a hooker's ass. Makes the effective cost of the film quite high!

 

[neorej]

Well, he doesn't have to introduce anybody in the movie besides Valkyrie and Goldblum, ya? That certainly helps

Hela, Surtur, Korg, whoever Sam Neill plays, Skurge and Topaz.

 

[CopperPuppy]

Man there are people in this thread who are like "good I wanna pay the same and get less movie cus like I hate having money." It's you guys who are defending the choice to go shorter. Must be nice being rich.

You would pay whatever a ticket costs to watch a 2 minute movie?

Interesting.

I can no longer tell real posts from joke posts.

 

[Bronx-Man]

This is a weird ass thread.

 

[BronsonLee]

Hela, Surtur, Korg, whoever Sam Neill plays, Skurge and Topaz.

Did you make half of those names up

This is a weird ass thread.

I didn't do it!

 

[Pai Pai Master]

That's nowhere near enough Jeff Goldblum

 

[Messofanego]

One of the best films of this year is 66 minutes, btw.

 

[BFIB]

It's gonna feel great walking out of a movie without my ass falling asleep.

 

[iFirez]

90-100mins is the sweet spot for a lot of movies on my eyes. As an editor I'd love to chop of up some recent blockbusters, especially the 120min+ ones, they start plodding along a little too slowly at times.

 

[Diprosalic]

how long was spiderman? that felt insanely short, break came after like 20 minutes.

oh wow that was 133 minutes?!

One of the best films of this year is 66 minutes, btw.

last year

 

[Toothless]

This is great news. Shorter blockbusters are the best blockbusters (see Dunkirk, Gravity). The longer they are the more likely they feel bloated. Sure you get the bad short one here and there, but those are butchered by the studio, not planned out like this one is.

 

[Fhtagn]

I would like to point out that the greatest action movie of all time is 101 minutes: The Raid.

Which I saw in the theater and thought was well worth the money.

The sequel is 150 minutes. I like it fine but plenty of people gripe about it being so damn long.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

When paying $12.50 - $15 for a movie ticket, I'm compelled to consider value propositions.

Does the quality of the film not enter into this equasion at any time?

Why is length the primary factor in your decisionmaking.

 

[Muffin1611]

Man there are people in this thread who are like "good I wanna pay the same and get less movie cus like I hate having money." It's you guys who are defending the choice to go shorter. Must be nice being rich.

Are you also one of those on gaming side who say that games that are only a few hours long are a waste of money?

 

[VegiHam]

You know sometimes I really can't tell is posts are jokes or not.

You talk about paying to see movies like they're value packs of cheddar or something.

I'm not entirely serious, I'm still really interested in this movie and just a little bit disappointed. But I'm coming at this with passion cus we've had this fight on gaming side and I'm sick of snobs insisting it's terrible to judge a games worth based on how long you'll be playing it for when for some people $60 is a lot of money and the difference between 10 and 100 hours is pretty significant. I don't think the argument is as intrinsically terrible as some gaffers seem too. It's much less of an issue with movies but yes, since I only get to see a film in cinema every few months I do feel a little cheated if it's over quickly and isn't amazing. Get me thinking what else I could do with the money.

Like I want to not think about it and judge things only on true artistic merit. That'd be great. But I'm just not financially secure enough to do that.

Are you also one of those on gaming side who say that games that are only a few hours long are a waste of money?

No, but I'm one of those who won't pay $60 for them

 

[Eppy Thatcher]

Man there are people in this thread who are like "good I wanna pay the same and get less movie cus like I hate having money." It's you guys who are defending the choice to go shorter. Must be nice being rich.

LoL fuckin wut?

This is just the silliest thing ever. Like you rate movies on how long they go? Why even go to the movies? Just go to IMDB and look up the longest run times, nod your head approvingly at whatever garbage 4hour+ movie you decide has the best box art and call it day! No need to even watch it! :-D

You're all jokes. I don't care if you say you're serious. You be jokes.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

how long was spiderman? that felt insanely short, break came after like 20 minutes.

oh wow that was 133 minutes?!




last year

Man I thought Homecoming was long as hell. So much downtime.