Apparently King Kong‘s 3 hour running time has inspired director Uwe Boll to keep the film in one piece. Because, apparently, 3 hour movies haveneverbeendonebefore.
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Three hour movies
Three whole hours? Can you imagine how audiences would
have reacted to a three hour movie, say, way back before
they even had sound technology? Man, a three hour
silent film would have been from the start!
Titanic
As I recall, Titanic was the first. I remember being shocked at how many 3 hour long movies came out after that. Most didn’t deserve to be that long.
Re: Titanic
As I recall, Titanic was the first. I remember being shocked at how many 3 hour long movies came out after that. Most didn’t deserve to be that long.
Oh no, they go way back. As Fizko pointed out in his post, the 1912 ::ahem:: “epic” Birth of a Nation is 3 hours long. And more recently, Dances with Wolves runs 190 minutes. It’s nothing new at all, Uwe is just talking out of nether orifaces.
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1912
Oops, that’s 1915. My history teacher would be so ashamed.
Re: Titanic
As I recall, Titanic was the first. I remember being shocked at how many 3 hour long movies came out after that. Most didn’t deserve to be that long.
Even modern era, that’s wrong. People forget about The Deer Hunter @ 182 minutes. It even had an intermission.
Dave
Re: Titanic
As I recall, Titanic was the first. I remember being shocked at how many 3 hour long movies came out after that. Most didn’t deserve to be that long.
Even modern era, that’s wrong. People forget about The Deer Hunter @ 182 minutes. It even had an intermission.
Dave
Bringing back intermission looking better and better. All my 2:30+ classes in college take 10 minutes somewhere in the middle. Well, 2 didn’t. One guy would then let us out 15 minutes early. Dr. B, you still rock. The other would get distracted. Come to think of it… We would all pack put and start leaving, she would keep talking. “uh, Proffessor, class ended 5 minutes ago…”
Re: Titanic
As I recall, Titanic was the first. I remember being shocked at how many 3 hour long movies came out after that. Most didn’t deserve to be that long.
Even modern era, that’s wrong. People forget about The Deer Hunter @ 182 minutes. It even had an intermission.
Dave
Bringing back intermission looking better and better. All my 2:30+ classes in college take 10 minutes somewhere in the middle. Well, 2 didn’t. One guy would then let us out 15 minutes early. Dr. B, you still rock. The other would get distracted. Come to think of it… We would all pack put and start leaving, she would keep talking. “uh, Proffessor, class ended 5 minutes ago…”
Gettysburg (1993) was 259 minutes and did have an intermission. What a film…still watch it pretty regularly (being a bit of a Civil War buff helps).
Re: Titanic
Gettysburg (1993) was 259 minutes and did have an
intermission. What a film…still watch it pretty regularly
(being a bit of a Civil War buff helps).
Anything over (I think) 3:45 is legally required to have an
intermission. (I may have the exact length wrong, but
there is a limit.) Modern platter technology isn’t able to
hold films that are much larger.
If memory serves, The Cure for
Insomnia (1987) is still the longest movie ever made,
but that wasn’t really designed for entertainment value.
Re: Titanic
JFK as well, according to IMDB 189 minutes. I remember I went to go see this in college for some reason, I was shocked when they had an intermission.
Re: Titanic
Gone With the Wind was over 3 hours long. A lot of movies have done it.
Three hour movies
Three whole hours? Can you imagine how audiences would
have reacted to a three hour movie, say, way back before
they even had sound technology? Man, a three hour
silent film would have been from the start!
Titanic
As I recall, Titanic was the first. I remember being shocked at how many 3 hour long movies came out after that. Most didn’t deserve to be that long.
Re: Titanic
Oh no, they go way back. As Fizko pointed out in his post, the 1912 ::ahem:: “epic” Birth of a Nation is 3 hours long. And more recently, Dances with Wolves runs 190 minutes. It’s nothing new at all, Uwe is just talking out of nether orifaces.
Re: Titanic
Oops, that’s 1915. My history teacher would be so ashamed.
Re: Titanic
Even modern era, that’s wrong. People forget about The Deer Hunter @ 182 minutes. It even had an intermission.
Dave
Re: Titanic
Bringing back intermission looking better and better. All my 2:30+ classes in college take 10 minutes somewhere in the middle. Well, 2 didn’t. One guy would then let us out 15 minutes early. Dr. B, you still rock. The other would get distracted. Come to think of it… We would all pack put and start leaving, she would keep talking. “uh, Proffessor, class ended 5 minutes ago…”
Re: Titanic
Gettysburg (1993) was 259 minutes and did have an intermission. What a film…still watch it pretty regularly (being a bit of a Civil War buff helps).
Re: Titanic
Anything over (I think) 3:45 is legally required to have an
intermission. (I may have the exact length wrong, but
there is a limit.) Modern platter technology isn’t able to
hold films that are much larger.
If memory serves, The Cure for
Insomnia (1987) is still the longest movie ever made,
but that wasn’t really designed for entertainment value.
Re: Titanic
JFK as well, according to IMDB 189 minutes. I remember I went to go see this in college for some reason, I was shocked when they had an intermission.
Re: Titanic
Gone With the Wind was over 3 hours long. A lot of movies have done it.