Why are movies getting so long?

[Archae]

Average movie nowadays is 2 and a half to 3 hours long. (Or more!)

And they get so boring!

Even "action" movies are getting just too damn long.

[Skittles]

1. I am just tired of the Marvel super-hero crap

it's just OVERKILL

[panader0]

21. It seems odd to me that comic book stuff is so loved by adults.

Yeah, I had Batman and Superman comics in the 50's, but when I matured I wanted
something more than kid stuff.
Batman - many movies
Superman "
Wolverine
Hulk
Spiderman
etc, etc, etc.
Americans need to grow up and out of fantasyland.

[Skittles]

22. I think it is bizarre

I listened to a couple of coworkers going on about some of those movies and they sounded very childish indeed.

[Cattledog]

2. Books are too long as well!

[Mike Nelson]

3. Yeah...

... they used to be ten minuets! Two reels was an epic... the trend just keeps getting longer. Maybe one day we will have dinner and beds in the Cinemas?

[snowybirdie]

4. Movie? What's a mivie?

Been years since I've been to one. Pandemic plus all the dumb special effect and fantasy stories makes going out and spending too much at a theater not worth it.

[Archae]

16. I haven't been to a movie theater since 1994.

Saw "The Mask."

I wait for the DVD's to come out.

[Demovictory9]

5. agreed. I have a 90 minute attention span

[FSogol]

6. Ask a friend if TikTok videos are right for you!

[Maraya1969]

7. That's why I mostly watch sitcoms. My attention span is short.

[Old Crank]

8. Some data about historical length

Long article explaining how they got their numbers for the graph at the end of it.

https://towardsdatascience.com/are-new-movies-longer-than-they-were-10hh20-50-year-ago-a35356b2ca5b

I seem to remember some movies having an intermission.

[3Hotdogs]

10. lI think "Gone With The Wind" was the first with an intermission. Followed, about 15 years later,

by "The 10 Commandments." I don't recall many after that.

I am surprised there aren't more. Increased opportunity to sell popcorn.

[Old Crank]

11. I saw the Exorcist

In a Greek movie theater and they had an intermission. Don't think they did that in the US. Saw Gone With the Wind with no intermission for the first time at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Theater had love seats and drink service.

[Emile]

14. I saw Oklahoma in a theater in Malta and they had an intermission.

[targetpractice]

15. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang...

Comes at the "cliffhanger" (pun intended). And the intermission is included in the Apple Movie version I bought years ago.

I remember Mary Poppins having an intermission when I saw that as a child.

[mopinko]

19. i believe lawrence of arabia has an intermission.

[FailureToCommunicate]

9. I'll chime in once we're willing to sit in a crowded theatre mostly unmasked. (Gotta eat pop-

corn or it isn't "the movies&quot

Movies at home are no issue cause you can press pause to go to the bathroom...or replenish your popcorn bowl!

[pressbox69]

12. Long Movies Don't Bother Me

as much as the fact that so few short movies are being made. Horror, mysteries, comedy, Sifi and action, all start to fade out after 1:30 min.

[whopis01]

13. Personally, I enjoy longer movies

To me a 90 minute movie seems too short. Kind of like a slightly longer TV show episode.

If it is boring and not very good, 60 minutes is way too long. If it is good and engaging, 120 to 140 minutes works well for me.

[Skittles]

24. it's like Kevn Costner replied to a mean tweet

it's a movie, where are you going?

[brooklynite]

17. Never went to see LAWRENCE OF ARABIA?

[Auggie]

18. Well, don't see Drive My Car then ...

clocks in at over 3 hours. Watching it is torturous.

Drive My Car is one of ten best picture nominees of 2021.

Producer/Director/Actor ego is my guess.

[panader0]

20. What about those who "binge watch" a series? It can take all weekend.

And nobody mentioned 'Ben Hur' yet......

[milestogo]

23. Netflix has a section called 90 minute movies.

[Hotler]

25. Are you talking the true length of the movie or the time it takes to air on a network?

The networks have added twice the commercials of the a few years ago. It now takes 3-hrs to watch a 90-minute movie on cable. Not counting HBO etc.

[Archae]

26. True length.

I haven't been to a movie theater since 1994, saw "The Mask."

Costs too much, snacks are shit, and if I need to go to the bathroom, I miss parts.

[sky_masterson]

27. At least bring back the intermission

Still haven't seen The new Batman movie. Part of the reason is that I'm sick of the constant telling and retelling and recasting Batman movies. Plus, Sparkly Vampire as Batman.. Give me a break. Mr. Mom will always be my favorite and the best Batman