Movies that would be better if they were shorter - Blu-ray Forum

MifuneFan · 10-19-2013, 05:18 PM

I love Zodiac, but I feel some scenes could have been cut, or shortened. I know most probably won't agree with me there.

HyperRealist · 10-19-2013, 05:20 PM

All of them. I don't have the patience to even sit down for 1 1/2 hours anymore.

blu-ray_girl_fan · 10-19-2013, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by HyperRealist

All of them. I don't have the patience to even sit down for 1 1/2 hours anymore.

HyperRealist · 10-19-2013, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by blu-ray_girl_fan

I know. I'll trade them for a snowmobile.

bhampton · 10-19-2013, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by HyperRealist

I know. I'll trade them for a snowmobile.

One that looks like a jet ski with skis on the bottom? There's a few of those on sale in my neighborhood.

xander · 10-19-2013, 07:07 PM

Death Proof.

smoss469 · 10-19-2013, 07:24 PM

Heat
Public Enemies
The Dilemma
Seconds (Going to take flak for this one)
Master and Commander
Twilight's Last Gleaming

That's enough for now.

stvn1974 · 10-19-2013, 07:39 PM

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Death Proof.

I agree, once the second group of chicks started yapping on and on I wanted Stuntman Mike to kill me.

chris_sc77 · 10-19-2013, 08:14 PM

NONE.
There are movies where boring parts should be taken out and replaced with non boring scenes but nothing should be shorter.
That said there are about an hour's worth of insanely boring scenes of James Stewart driving in Vertigo.

remake · 10-19-2013, 08:15 PM

Cut off 90 minutes of Transformers 3 and it'll be decent.

LegacyCosts · 10-19-2013, 08:26 PM

Akira Kurosawa is a legend but letting a movie end wasn't one of his strong suits. Slice an hour off Ikiru, and you have a much better film.

PopcornBandit · 10-19-2013, 08:30 PM

“No good film is too long and no bad movie is short enough.” - Roger Ebert

vader4 · 10-20-2013, 05:38 AM

Kick-Ass 2 would be better if it was an hour and 43 minutes shorter.

In all seriousness I agree with the Ebert quote.

Bonzi · 10-20-2013, 08:16 AM

It'll probably end up being an unpopular opinion, but I say Vertigo. I think it would really benefit from omitting about 20 minutes from the first half of the movie. The second half is fine as it is, but the first one drags in comparison. The movie would become even better if the pace of the second half could be set from the beginning.

Rich65 · 10-20-2013, 10:01 AM

King Kong (2005), the first hour in New York could have seriously been cut down.

bluearth · 10-21-2013, 04:54 PM

Most Alfred Hitchcock films

And 7 Samurai was about an hour+ too long if you watch the full cut

JavaJulien · 10-21-2013, 08:51 PM

The Dark Knight Rises had some serious pacing issues. To be frank, Catwoman added nothing to the movie outside of being a plot device of leading Batman into a trap for Bane.

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Did the Karate Kid remake really need to be 140 minutes long?! It seemed like every other scene took place in another location for no other reason than as a "Tour Beautiful China!" reel.

In it's defense, it was an 80's teen movie, so it had to do the obligatory "New kid having a tough time fighting in with rich snobs at school" shtick.

Coqui2k · 10-20-2013, 02:18 PM

Pacific Rim

Blu_Ray_Addict · 10-20-2013, 06:36 PM

The Wolverine. I nearly fell asleep a couple of times watching this in the theatre but that's just me.

surfdude12 · 10-21-2013, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonzi

It'll probably end up being an unpopular opinion, but I say Vertigo. I think it would really benefit from omitting about 20 minutes from the first half of the movie. The second half is fine as it is, but the first one drags in comparison. The movie would become even better if the pace of the second half could be set from the beginning.

what would you take out? I agree that some of the scenes with his blonde painting friend are long and drawn out.

10-19-2013, 08:14 PM	#9
chris_sc77 Banned Member since:Feb 2012 Location:OH Blu-ray collection:1345 DVD collection:4285 Digital collection:144 Trading Score:777	NONE. There are movies where boring parts should be taken out and replaced with non boring scenes but nothing should be shorter. That said there are about an hour's worth of insanely boring scenes of James Stewart driving in Vertigo. Last edited by chris_sc77; 10-19-2013 at 08:28 PM.

10-19-2013, 05:18 PM	#1
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:28 Blu-ray collection:1145 Trading Score:69	I love Zodiac, but I feel some scenes could have been cut, or shortened. I know most probably won't agree with me there.

10-19-2013, 05:20 PM	#2
HyperRealist Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:PA Blu-ray collection:110 DVD collection:96 Trading Score:48	All of them. I don't have the patience to even sit down for 1 1/2 hours anymore.

10-19-2013, 07:07 PM	#6
xander Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Just Outside of the Alliance's Reach 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:720 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:4	Death Proof.

10-19-2013, 07:24 PM	#7
smoss469 Special Member Member since:Feb 2013 Location:WV Blu-ray collection:631 DVD collection:1405 Trading Score:4	Heat Public Enemies The Dilemma Seconds (Going to take flak for this one) Master and Commander Twilight's Last Gleaming That's enough for now.

10-19-2013, 08:15 PM	#10
remake Banned Member since:Aug 2011 Blu-ray collection:1 Trading Score:160	Cut off 90 minutes of Transformers 3 and it'll be decent.

10-19-2013, 08:26 PM	#11
LegacyCosts Blu-ray Knight Member since:Oct 2013 Location:Chicago 4K collection:177 Blu-ray collection:452 Trading Score:20	Akira Kurosawa is a legend but letting a movie end wasn't one of his strong suits. Slice an hour off Ikiru, and you have a much better film.

10-19-2013, 08:30 PM	#12
PopcornBandit Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2011 Location:SC 4K collection:139 Blu-ray collection:508 DVD collection:33 Trading Score:366	“No good film is too long and no bad movie is short enough.” - Roger Ebert

10-20-2013, 05:38 AM	#13
vader4 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Cloud City, Bespin 4K collection:65 Blu-ray collection:901 DVD collection:7 Blu-ray reviews:1	Kick-Ass 2 would be better if it was an hour and 43 minutes shorter. In all seriousness I agree with the Ebert quote.

10-20-2013, 08:16 AM	#14
Bonzi Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2011 4K collection:472 Blu-ray collection:2642 Digital collection:3 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:4	It'll probably end up being an unpopular opinion, but I say Vertigo. I think it would really benefit from omitting about 20 minutes from the first half of the movie. The second half is fine as it is, but the first one drags in comparison. The movie would become even better if the pace of the second half could be set from the beginning.

10-20-2013, 10:01 AM	#15
Rich65 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Feb 2011 4K collection:335 Blu-ray collection:1553 Trading Score:3	King Kong (2005), the first hour in New York could have seriously been cut down.

10-21-2013, 04:54 PM	#16
bluearth Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:92 Blu-ray reviews:2	Most Alfred Hitchcock films And 7 Samurai was about an hour+ too long if you watch the full cut

10-20-2013, 02:18 PM	#18
Coqui2k Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Camp Crystal Lake Blu-ray collection:602 DVD collection:6 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:124	Pacific Rim

10-20-2013, 06:36 PM	#19
Blu_Ray_Addict Special Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2011 Location:Valley of the Sun 4K collection:25 Blu-ray collection:1080 Trading Score:171	The Wolverine. I nearly fell asleep a couple of times watching this in the theatre but that's just me.

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