There are far too many movies out this season that are over 2 1/2 hours long. Between travel time, previews, and the actual movie, I lose close to 4 hours of my day. While I love movies, that seems a bit excessive. And what's worst, is that they feel that long. As a general rule of thumb, I think the ideal running time should be between 90 and 120 min. Anything shorter doesn't allow for any type of character development and only enough time for the conflict and resolution; even "Clueless" was 97 minutes long. Case and point: "Friday after Next"
Anything longer and I feel like there is always 20 minutes of filler that I want back in my life. In fact, I know the exact 20 minute segment I want to nix from the 165-minute "Dark Knight Rises." I'm not even remotely interested in seeing the director's cuts on those bad boys. So, please, stop making them sooo long now-- either turn them into 2 movies or cut some stuff out.
Thanks, the audience
Thanks, the audience
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