The Run Time Length Thread

[FaT_tONle]

IMDB as well as this site said that X3 was 120 or something and that all turned out well.

Just when I thought I was in.... you pull me right back out....

 

[CyclopsSummers]

Oh 1h58 if its true this runtime will make me very happy

 

[chaseter]

I love how people keep acting like we're claiming runtime alone makes a better movie when we're obviously not. It is so totally a not smarmy way of misrepresenting our position to make it look ridiculous.

Sarcasm aside, I would be satisfied with 118 minutes. Maybe this film will have a chance at good pacing and character development, unlike X3.

I again ask you to look at the top 10, even top 20 movies of all time and see how many are 90 minute flicks. Nearly all are over 2 hours. Most of those, along with box office success, are critical successes as well.

So yes, it seems movies over 2 hours are good movies and they do well. And if you think this is 118 minutes long you are living in a dream

 

[Downhere]

So yes, it seems movies over 2 hours are good movies and they do well. And if you think this is 118 minutes long you are living in a dream

To be fair, no one here knows with 100% certainty what the runtime will be. There's a strong chance it's well under 2 hours but the 118 minute runtime could turn out true, crazier things have happened.

 

[Deaths Head II]

I again ask you to look at the top 10, even top 20 movies of all time and see how many are 90 minute flicks. Nearly all are over 2 hours. Most of those, along with box office success, are critical successes as well.

So yes, it seems movies over 2 hours are good movies and they do well. And if you think this is 118 minutes long you are living in a dream

I would be pleasantly surprised if this was actually 118 minutes long. I'm still expecting somewhere around 90 until we get official word.

And being long doesn't necessarily mean it's good. Like I said, I'm worried about the pacing and character development. If they spend too much time on scenes similar to the ones in X3 like when Wolverine kicked that regenerating no-name mutant in the balls, the extra time isn't going to count for much.

 

[chaseter]

With Fox's record, the Donner clip, the amount of action...I bet this movie will be 105 minutes tops....and that is wishful thinking.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

^What Donner clip?

 

[chaseter]

I would be pleasantly surprised if this was actually 118 minutes long. I'm still expecting somewhere around 90 until we get official word.

And being long doesn't necessarily mean it's good. Like I said, I'm worried about the pacing and character development. If they spent too much time on scenes like in X3 where Wolverine kicked that dude in the balls, the extra time isn't going to count for much.

X3's run time killed it. Having Wolverine, Deadpool, Emma Frost, Cyclops, Wraith, Sabretooth, Blob, Beak, the list goes on and on...in an ORIGIN movie means that this will suffer the same fate or feel rushed if this movie is around 90 minutes.

I can't say being long means that it will be good 100% of the time but I would say it does about 90% of the time. So...naturally I am on the side with a larger percentage and it is natural to be pessimistic towards this movie from what I have seen, heard, and know concerning Fox.

 

[chaseter]

^What Donner clip?

Where she said this movie is and I quote "waaaaaaaayyyyyy under two hours."

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

X3's run time killed it. Having Wolverine, Deadpool, Emma Frost, Cyclops, Wraith, Sabretooth, Blob, Beak, the list goes on and on...in an ORIGIN movie means that this will suffer the same fate or feel rushed if this movie is around 90 minutes.

I can't say being long means that it will be good 100% of the time but I would say it does about 90% of the time. So...naturally I am on the side with a larger percentage and it is natural to be pessimistic towards this movie from what I have seen, heard, and know concerning Fox.

Sums up my feelings perfectly, so far they have ruined The Pheonix Saga and The Coming Of Galactus, 2 superb comic stories reduced to trashy movies with no character development and poor action scene's, cant see Wolverine surviving the same treatment.

Where she said this movie is and I quote "waaaaaaaayyyyyy under two hours."

Oh right, was thinking of Richard Donner for some reason!

 

[chaseter]

They are married Maybe Richard can slap some sense into that woman.

 

[EnDz0n3]

I still have not seen(?)/heard the clip but really what was she thinking saying that?

 

[Juggernaut33]

They are married Maybe Richard can slap some sense into that woman.

Fox is ontop of everything. She doesn't have access to the final cut. Donner should slap some sense into Tom Rothman, he is the real deal.

Oh and by the way BAD NEWS on imdb:

Runtime: 97 min (heavily cut)

Now THAT's f***ing alarming.

 

[chaseter]

Welp, party is over...97 minutes and heavily cut. Boycott this movie people.

 

[BMM]

LOL. It actually says "heavily cut." Either way, I don't trust IMDB at all.

 

[JP]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha. I love how that IMDB update goes out of it's way to show how fake it is, yet some of you believe it.

 

[chaseter]

I didn't trust their 118 minutes but this sounds more like it and goes in with the Donner quote and how Fox handles things.

 

[JP]

Yes, this film will be a typical Fox 90 minute extravaganza, but "97 (heavily cut)" is fabrication.

 

[FaT_tONle]

Where did the 97 minutes come from??? **** man... why do I keep believing these pricks will change.... WWWWWHHHHHHHYYYYYYYY??? **** it... bootleg it is....

 

[Peter McCabe]

Welp, party is over...97 minutes and heavily cut. Boycott this movie people.

You think I would boycott this over a 97 minute running time???

Not a chance.

 

[chaseter]

97 minutes, BarakaDeadpool, and this being a Fox production...yup I am boycotting this. It seems like they will never learn and fans will keep paying no matter what so maybe we are the ones at fault but not me this time.

 

[Peter McCabe]

97 minutes, BarakaDeadpool, and this being a Fox production...yup I am boycotting this. It seems like they will never learn and fans will keep paying no matter what so maybe we are the ones at fault but not me this time.

the problem here isn't FOX or any of us Wolverine maniacs that love Wolverine.

The problem I think is that you are putting too much stock into very debatable negative aspects to this film:

#1: I could care less if Deadpool is turned into a human alligator.

this is X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

#2: MAD MAX (Jackman favorite), The Road Warrior (Jackman favorite) and First Blood were all 94 minutes.

Those films are amongst my top 20 all time favorite movies.

*two of them were also Australian productions as is this one.

#3: This grudge with FOX is truly a product of nitpicking.

I HATED Punisher: Warzone but does that mean LGF is completely incapable of financing a decent film?

No.

You should look at the pros of this film, which clearly outweigh the cons (even though as I've explained - your cons are trivial).

Example (pro):

 

[chaseter]

HAHA X3 looked amazing in its trailers so you posting screen caps doesn't prove anything. Look at how they have treated their super hero franchises, look at Babylon A.D., Kingdom of Heaven, and so many other films. There is a reason why directors say that they will never work for Fox again. There is a reason why critics pound Fox's movies. There is a reason why this film will be 90 minutes long. So yes...I have a grudge with Fox. If you want to keep paying for Tom Rothman to continue doing what he is doing, by all means support his ventures.

 

[Peter McCabe]

HAHA X3 looked amazing in its trailers so you posting screen caps doesn't prove anything. Look at how they have treated their super hero franchises, look at Babylon A.D., Kingdom of Heaven, and so many other films. There is a reason why directors say that they will never work for Fox again. There is a reason why critics pound Fox's movies. There is a reason why this film will be 90 minutes long. So yes...I have a grudge with Fox. If you want to keep paying for Tom Rothman to continue doing what he is doing, by all means support his ventures.

Once again.

You are approaching a fresh piece of meat with an agenda for a bad steak the restaurant gave you the last time you came to eat

I keep posting shots because I'm trying to emphacize how all your dealbreakers for this film are just notions of disgust for the studio and really nothing to tarnish the actual product at hand.

Look at those frames.

When you do, you'll notice Tom Rothman, your assumption of 90 minutes being the equivalent of a terrible movie and the reality of Deadpool's change from comic to screen WILL ALL dissappear.

Just take a breath and approach this film free of grudges and things you want to indicate the film is bad.

*While you're at it, watch MAD MAX and tell me how terrible it is at 93 minutes.

 

[chaseter]

Once again.

You are approaching a fresh piece of meat with an agenda for a bad steak the restaurant gave you the last time you came to eat

I keep posting shots because I'm trying to emphacize how all your dealbreakers for this film are just notions of disgust for the studio and really nothing to tarnish the actual product at hand.

Look at those frames.

When you do, you'll notice Tom Rothman, your assumption of 90 minutes being the equivalent of a terrible movie and the reality of Deadpool's change from comic to screen WILL ALL dissappear.

Just take a breath and approach this film free of grudges and things you want to indicate the film is bad.

*While you're at it, watch MAD MAX and tell me how terrible it is at 93 minutes.

Do you keep going back to a restaurant that continually serves bad food in hopes that they might go back to how they once were years ago

X3's trailer had amazing shots as well so posting screen shots from a trailer is moot as an indicator of quality. A short run time for an origin film stuffed with many characters is an indicator of quality.