Better make sure you stop by the bathroom on your way into “Avatar.”
According to Screen Rants, the upcoming movie from director James Cameron will have a running time of 156 minutes (just over two and a half hours).
That’s down a bit from initial reports that had the film’s running time at just over three hours (though you can probably expect we’ll see a lot of that footage on DVD and Blu Ray).
The mid-to-long runtime of the movie ensures that theaters can run the standard double showings in the evenings at around 7 and 10 p.m. in addition to the three daytime screening times.
Oh god!! Why cant directors nowadays edit there films!!
Remember how long the middle of True Lies felt. Geez..dont they give oscars out for editing. c'mon edit it down!
There was a time before fast food and ATMs that movies were epic in length. It wasn't uncommon for a movie to go 4 hours with an intermission. I personally wouldn't mid seeing some movies stretched out. All too often it feels like there is either too much crammed into a short 90-120 minute film or it leaves me feeling like I just never had time to really tell a story worth my money.
"Oh god!! Why cant directors nowadays edit there films!!"
Ha, from a person who can't even edit THEIR posts... Personally, run length doesn't matter to me. What matters is that a film is complete. I for one, am very excited about this film, and its run length.
The people who really hate epic movies are the theater owners. They can't charge more for a 3 hour movie than they charge for a 2 hour one, but a 3 hour epic means cutting at least one full screening a day from their schedules. Even if the screenings sell out, they often make less money on a megahit 3 hour epic than a moderately successful 2 hour movie.