Movies should be restricted to no more than 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Those that run 2 hours or more, I lose interest about 3/4 of the way through. As I watch, I think, ‘yeah, they could have cut that 5 minutes of nothingness out’ at several locations through the movie.
I recall one with Clooney (not one of my favorite actors, for sure, but I watched on DVD). Half of the movie was watching a vehile travel across the desert. Turn around and do the same. Again and again. I fast-forwarded and ended up with about 30 minutes of actual character engagement.
Mostly true, but like a lot of books there are some movies that i wish would play forever..
I have an internal clock when it comes to movies. Once I hit and hour and 50 minutes you best be in Gone With the Wind
territory. If not, you have 5 minutes to wrap things up before you lose me as a viewer.
#74 You just described Lord of the Rings.
Half the movie was them walking and walking or riding and riding.
A good director would have down a wipe and you are at the next scene.
Lawrence of Arabia and The Godfather sustained their running times.