DerekG
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Wed May-16-07 01:48 PM
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WTF? The next PIRATES flick is gonna be almost 3 hours! |
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As if the first two weren't bloated enough...this one's just under three hours!
Keep in mind that two of the most acclaimed action/adventure films of 2005--Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins and George Lucas's Revenge of the Sith--clocked in somewhere around 2 hours and 10 minutes. Bruce finds his soul and spares Gotham its apocalypse...CREDIT ROLL! Anakin loses his soul and ushers one in...CREDIT ROLL! Now, I dig Jack Sparrow, but he isn't anywhere near as compelling, or iconic, as the Batman or Darth Vader. So why devote these absolutely numbing running times to a bloody pirate flick?
It seems editing is a lost art among genre filmmakers.
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electprogdems
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Wed May-16-07 04:26 PM
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1. maybe we will get lucky |
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and it will be a three hour film of Keith Richards reminiscing about the "old days" with Johnny Depp over beers.
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Wed May-16-07 04:29 PM
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2. with the flattest movie bar wench ever Keira Knightley providing the suds? |
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I'd watch three hours of that
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BarenakedLady
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Wed May-16-07 04:38 PM
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3. I'd watch Johnny for as long as it takes |
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Wed May-16-07 04:44 PM
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5. Oh yeah. I think he is totally hilarious in this role! |
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Even if the movie is a big, long mess like the last one, it will surely be fun!
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Wed May-16-07 04:41 PM
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4. It better be good . . . |
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I thought the last one sucked and was wayyyy tooo longggg. I'm only gonna see this next one if it gets really spectacular reviews.
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Omphaloskepsis
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Wed May-16-07 04:47 PM
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6. God damn, I hate long movies. |
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Edited on Wed May-16-07 04:48 PM by Omphaloskepsis
I say this as a former projectionist (3 years). Long movies are such a pain in the ass. They are hard to move, changing trailers is a bitch, if they have static problems you are fucked, and they fuck up start times (and naps)..
edit :: typo
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