HOLLYWOOD GET OUT THE SCISSORS. People are complaining about the Academy Awards being too long (they are) however lots of movies that are nominated seem to be too long as well. In fact movies have been getting longer since "Dances with Wolves" won Best Picture of the Year in 1990. The Average Movie in 1990 was 110 Minutes. The last I herd in 2005 the Average Movie was now 131 minutes. 2o minutes longer. In fact when a movie now is over 2 hours I double think about seeing it. Even when a movie like "Pirates of the Caribbean"
In the past 10 years the following movies should of been edited down.
"HANNIBAL"
"PRINCE OF THIEVES"
"PRINCE OF TIDES"
"THE MIRROR HAS 2 FACES"
"RENT" (love the movie but 10 minutes should of been cut)
"MAGNOLIA"
"MEET JOE BLACK"
"EYES WIDE SHUT"
"ARMAGEDDON"
"PATRIOT GAMES"
"SCENT OF A WOMAN"
"MRS DOUBTFIRE"
"PELICAN BRIEF"
"TRUE LIES"
"FORREST GUMP"
"THE PAPER"
"APOLLO 13"
"HEAT"
"INDEPENDENCE DAY"
"RUNAWAY BRIDE"
"HARRY POTTER"
"PEARL HARBOR"
"CATCH ME IF YOU CAN"
"Road to Perdition"
"War of the Worlds"
"King Kong"
"Wedding Crashers"
"The Da Vinci Code"
"Contact"
All of the listed movies I have watched at the movies. All of them could of been cut. Movies should not bore people. Directors seem to forget "No matter what if a scene does not advance the plot then the scene is not needed".
Most movies never need to be over 2 hours. IF a director wants a longer version of the movie then the studio should release that version on DVD.
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