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submitted 5 months ago by AlicePraxis@hexbear.net to c/movies@hexbear.net

huh maybe it's called Beetlejuice Beetlejuice because it's twice as long as the original

for the love of god why does every movie have to be 2½ hours

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[-] Sickos@hexbear.net 12 points 5 months ago

TV shows are an hour long now so they have to distinguish movies by length

[-] HiImThomasPynchon@hexbear.net 11 points 5 months ago

why does every movie have to be 2½ hours

Same reason Hollywood produced epics in the past: It's hot and the people can't afford AC

[-] AlicePraxis@hexbear.net 8 points 5 months ago

good point, the only reason I saw Doctor Strange 2 in theaters was because there was a heat wave and there was nothing good out at the time

[-] HiImThomasPynchon@hexbear.net 7 points 5 months ago

I saw it because yim yum Sam Raimi slop

[-] AlicePraxis@hexbear.net 4 points 5 months ago

yeah Raimi is the other reason why I gave it a chance, but even a good director can't save these Marvel movies

he should go back to making horror slop instead of superhero slop

[-] BGDelirium@hexbear.net 3 points 5 months ago

This is why I saw Cruella in theaters 3 years ago. For the sweet sweet AC

[-] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 3 points 5 months ago

Goddamn, how are they going to fill that runtime?

[-] myster0n@feddit.nl 2 points 5 months ago

Maybe with some Boebert footage?

[-] peppersky@hexbear.net 3 points 5 months ago

why does every movie have to be 2½ hours

because then cinemas don't have the time to play anything other than the shit hollywood studios pull out of their asses

[-] delirious_owl@discuss.online 2 points 5 months ago

What? I prefer 3 hour movies. You can do so much more character development and twists with the time

[-] AlicePraxis@hexbear.net 2 points 5 months ago

it really depends on the type of movie. this is Beetlejuice were talking about, not some Scorsese crime epic

[-] delirious_owl@discuss.online 2 points 5 months ago

Why couldn't we have better character development in Beetlejuice?

[-] AlicePraxis@hexbear.net 2 points 5 months ago

I don't really think all movies need character development to be good, I mean it's definitely important in say, a character-driven drama film, but in a zany screwball comedy horror movie for kids? not so much.

Beetlejuice has a very silly premise which benefits from brevity, I think diving too deep into the characters would make the whole thing less fun and bog the movie down in terms of pacing. it's really important for a movie like that to maintain a sense of momentum, and that's very hard to do with a long runtime

this post was submitted on 24 Jun 2024
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