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There was some time compression in the film (the Earth doesn't return until Life, The Universe and Everything, IIRC), but nothing that couldn't be fixed with a couple of sequels. Think of how Peter Jackson played fast and loose with the timelines in LOTR, not to mention characters.

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Golden Globes for best movie and best director - Brokeback Mountain.

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It's not an easy decision, but I'd say I would give it to Nolan and "Batman Begins"...

Oh, wait, were those the results or your nomination?

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I read an article in the New York Times last week about the bloated length of films recently, largely referring to Terrence Malick's The New World, which he has since taken and trimmed to about 2 hours and 14 minutes. The article also mentioned Brokeback Mountain as an egregious offender in this regard, stating that it spent way too much time on the pretty vistas and took forever to get going.

Yet this is what the Hollywood foreign Press (an organisation of dubious merit, in any event) chose as Best Picture, which goes to show what hype will buy.


In case anyone was wondering, yes, they did mention King Kong as another offender, as well as Munich.

Here's a link: Films in Need of a Little Nip and Tuck .

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I don't belive a movie's lenght has anything to do with it being a good film or not. I could easily watch a 5 hour movie, if it's enjoyable and I have the free time for it.
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Some people cant stand to sit through movies that long, though, Ric. My mother, for one.

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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Some people cant stand to sit through movies that long, though, Ric. My mother, for one.


I assume she doesn't go to Peter Jackson movies?
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Originally posted by: ricarleite
I don't belive a movie's lenght has anything to do with it being a good film or not. I could easily watch a 5 hour movie, if it's enjoyable and I have the free time for it.


And your last comment says it all. A lot of directors are getting to the point where final cut is all-important, and while I do agree that a director should have final say, I also believe that a responsible director will try to bring some objectivity to his work. In other words, he will ask his editor to be brutally honest, if necessary, and tell him which scenes advance the story and which are window dressing.

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Originally posted by: Adamwankenobi
Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Some people cant stand to sit through movies that long, though, Ric. My mother, for one.


I assume she doesn't go to Peter Jackson movies?


Any of his pre-LOTR movies would be fine.


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The only pre-LOTR Peter Jackson I've seen was The Frighteners (hideously underrated). Anything you would recommend?

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I'd recommend "Bad Taste" (his very first film), and "Dead Alive" ( a zombie flick, a lot of the locations were later used on The Frighteners). I've heard "Meet the Feebles" is good too, but I have yet to track that one down.

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Meet the Feebles is available on DVD in Canada here.

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i have never seen what is so wrong with window dressing in a movie?
i mean who's to say i want to watch a quick 2 hour movie? maybe i dont want to plot to unfold in such a manner of time that seems unrealistic....
if a movie needs that time or works well with that time then why bother trimming anything?

sure it maybe more convenient for the public, but if your not willing to spend that time to enjoy the film i say dont bother watching it at all...
i like to enjoy every last drop of a movie whether is 4 hours long or a just a quick 1 and a half hours....
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If I'm paying $10 bucks for a movie ticket these days, it damned well better be three hours long!
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2005

1 Batman Begins
2 Land of the Dead
3 Narnia
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narnia was a good kids film especially when so much junk is aimed their way
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Originally posted by: sybeman
If I'm paying $10 bucks for a movie ticket these days, it damned well better be three hours long!


I disagree. If I can see a good 90 minute film for $10, I'll take that any day over a bloated 3-hour "epic". The problem with Hollywood in terms of entertainment value is not quantity, but quality. People who have enjoyed King Kong have told me it was way too long.

We need to get out of the Wal-Mart/Costco mentality that large quantities at low prices=good. With some commodities, that is true, but not entertainment.

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Originally posted by: battlewars
dont insult the WALMART generation


...only Wal-Mart.
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Originally posted by: battlewars
dont insult the WALMART generation

No slight intended. What I'm saying is that, contrary to popular belief, the Wal-Mart model doesn't fit everything, entertainment being a shining example of something that doesn't fit.

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King Kong is a long movie, but it's generally entertaining enough that it never really feels like it's dragging.

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