tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003758772971289930.post6833659421017110113..comments2024-03-27T12:35:33.631-04:00Comments on The Deadly Doll's House of Horror Nonsense: Don't Forget the WineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003758772971289930.post-10750033320656480212021-08-23T16:44:04.564-04:002021-08-23T16:44:04.564-04:00I think on the length, there really must be some s...I think on the length, there really must be some secret financial benefit to going over 110 minutes. It used to be that you'd want to maximize the number of showings you could have in a movie theater (so too long and you cut down on potential ticket sales) but that's clearly no longer in play. <br /><br />I used to get roasted for complaining about movies being too long, but I think the world is starting to agree with me! And as you said, there's absolutely NOTHING wrong with length if it's warranted. No great movie is too long or too short. But when a film wastes time (as every Marvel one does), it feels...intrusive? Rude, maybe?<br /><br />And UGH the "let's show a clip from 50 minutes into the movie as the prologue" thing. I feel like it started with High Tension. It's like using a narrator: it CAN work, but 90% of the time it damages your storytelling. It has to be done so specifically well (and in a way that's non-spoilering) and for a purpose. Funny because I'm right in the middle of Season 2 of Hannibal, which opens on a scene that comes towards the end as a teaser. It does "spoil" some of the storytelling, but because you're watching a show that already had a clear roadmap, it doesn't really feel like it's robbing you of a major reveal, and instead, keeps you excited wondering when it comes into play.<br /><br />But most filmmakers are sadly not Bryan Fuller!deadlydollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061028044836745499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003758772971289930.post-47564022513349934842021-08-23T16:30:45.447-04:002021-08-23T16:30:45.447-04:00I thoroughly agree re: horrors showing all the hor...I thoroughly agree re: horrors showing all the horror to come at the end, but at the very start. I hate it for the same reasons I hate watching trailers for films -- I don't want to see the most exciting parts now, it will just rob them of their power later on. <br /><br />Also, on the topic of crummy films being way too long these days: wtf is with this trend? Every Marvel movie is 2.5 hrs long and it drives me nuts. I just saw that the latest Mortal Kombat movie is almost 2 hrs too. MORTAL KOMBAT! What complex emotional, cerebral ideas is Mortal Kombat trying to communicate that require that kind of length? Shit, man. And let me just say, I watched the longest version of Das Boot and loved it. I actually enjoy good, long, slow burn, I just don't understand why the most mind-numbing of modern films are so dang long now. I bet there's a financial reason I'm unaware of.nancyhttp://crimsonhighway.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com