Thor 2 Dark World news, speculation and pictures possible Spoilers - - - - - - - - - Part 18

[hitmanyr2k]

I saw the runtime yesterday when looking for marathon showings in my local theaters and thought nothing of it. I'm not getting the overreaction here. An hour and 45 minutes (minus credits) isn't long enough to tell a story these days?

 

[ctsketch]

Is this runtime THE Official one?

Not really. I've seen 3 different run times already

 

[warriorking]

My local theatre has the runtime at 2hrs, so its still all over the place...
Those seeing it tomorrow night will give us the official word...

 

[ctsketch]

I see 120 minutes as well

 

[MahvelBaby!]

It is, but it could also not be, I think alot of it has to do with all the rumors of issues going on behind the scenes, whether they were true or not. It is still worrying, but again...we will see

 

[Marvolo]

BBC rating board is rarelybif ever wrong. If they say its 111 minutes it is 111 minutes.

 

[Silvermoon]

My theater, when I bought my tickets a couple weeks ago, initially had a runtime of 130 min. listed. I just checked it a few minutes ago and they've bumped the runtime down to 112min.

 

[Marvolo]

Im not gonna be able to wrap my head around this till after I've seen the film. How is it that this film can look so much bigger than the first in terms of scope and plot but be shorter? The first film was set in two locations ( three if you count the short time on the frost giant world) and spent most in a small town in new mexico and on the outskirts of said town. This film literally transverses realms and involves what look like large scale battles! Like how the frick is that even possible? I feel like the marketing and Marvel may have trolled us.

 

[SoNicRaDiATioN]

After the reports about the disputes over the runtime, I'm sure we all expected this thing to finish somwhere in the 140 minutes range. That would be resonable for a film we expected to be so much more epic in scale then it's predecessor. But 1 hr and 50 minutes is an absolute joke. First they lose a great composer in Carter Burwell and then the film is edited down to something just over an hour and a half. This whole thing reeks of meddling to me, warranted or not. Or is the 110 m runtime the ultimate salvage job? Whatever the case, the optics look crummy. When die hard Thor fans are saying they are bummed that pretty much says it all.

 

[ctsketch]

Im not gonna be able to wrap my head around this till after I've seen the film. How is it that this film can look so much bigger than the first in terms of scope and plot but be shorter? The first film was set in two locations and spent most in a small town in new mexico and on the outskirts of said town. This film literally transverses realms and involves large scale battles! Like how the frick is that even possible? I feel like the marketing and Marvel may have trolled us.

Because the first film actually dragged on in many parts. They could have used more in some areas but also less in others. They did very little with the time they had

 

[04nbod]

BBC rating board is rarelybif ever wrong. If they say its 111 minutes it is 111 minutes.

BBFC you mean? If it is 111 minutes there, only 111 will show in the UK. That is what they have classified

 

[ctsketch]

After the reports about the disputes over the runtime, I'm sure we all expected this thing to finish somwhere in the 140 minutes range. That would be resonable for a film we expected to be so much more epic in scale then it's predecessor. But 1 hr and 50 minutes is an absolute joke. First they lose a great composer in Carter Burwell and then the film is edited down to something just over an hour and a half. This whole thing reeks of meddling to me, warranted or not. Or is the 110 m runtime the ultimate salvage job? Whatever the case, the optics look crummy. When die hard Thor fans are saying they are bummed that pretty much says it all.

Epic = Long ?????????

 

[Marvolo]

Because the first film actually dragged on in many parts. They could have used more in some areas but also less in others. They did very little with the time they had

So the solution is to increase the scale of the sequel five or ten fold in a shorter runtime?

 

[MahvelBaby!]

I feel the same way as you guys, I just don't have a good feeling AT ALL about this.

 

[Son of Coul]

I don't see how "runtime" = "epic". I can't sit through some "epic" movies because they're just too bloody long.

But the Transformers movies are so epic !! they're like 2 1/2 hours omg such big so epic SCOPE scale etc. etc.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

We know of three battles (vannaheim (sp), asgard, london), we know it has to deal with loki (his imprisonment and his escape), they have to travel the realms, deal with jane in asgsrd, conversations between odin and thor, history of the dark elves, the warriors three and much more. Yep, all that can perrrrfectly fit in an hour and forty minutes. Hell, they shoulda just montaged the whole dang thing and opened with some text explaining the whole plot then marvel could have gotten more showings in one day. Massive profits! Who needs proper pacing and development when there is money to be made!

Get a grip.

 

[BoredGuy]

^I disagree, pretty much completely
the earth scenes did drag at times, but that was because they just weren't that cool

if the runtime is this 111 minutes, that would be a huge blow to the confidence many of us had in the movie.
it could very well be the first time I'd have to send Marvel Stuidos a giant "f*** you"

I guess we'll have to just wait and see

 

[Marvolo]

Epic = Long ?????????

2 hrs and 10 minutes isn't long.

And yes in cinema since the fifties epic is generally synonymous with films that run longer than your average film. Cecille B Demille made it pretty much an art form.

Also:
Rushed=****!!!!!

 

[TeeKay]

Everybody calm down. We're all good friends here.

 

[ctsketch]

2 hrs and 10 minutes isn't long.

And yes in cinema since the fifties epic is generally synonymous with films that run longer than your average film. Cecille B Demille made it pretty much an art form.

Also:
Rushed=****!!!!!

Okay, let me rephrase for those without comprehension

Longer = More Epic?

We don't know if it's rushed yet. we haven't seen it. let's see it with whatever runtime it is then we can ***** about it being rushed or not

 

[Marvolo]

Get a grip.

You know its not far off tho. Anyone who has scene enough films knows full well what happens when you cram too much plot into an hour and forty minute film.

 

[ctsketch]

An epic film is an epic genre that emphasizes human drama on a grand scale. Epics are more ambitious in scope than other film genres, and their ambitious nature helps to differentiate them from similar genres such as the period piece or adventure film. Epic historical films often take a historical or imagined event, or a mythic, legendary, or heroic figure and add an extravagant, spectacular setting and lavish costumes, accompanied by a sweeping musical score, and an ensemble cast of bankable stars, making them among the most expensive of films to produce. Some of the most common subjects of epics are royalty, superheroes, great military leaders, or leading personalities or figures from various periods in world history. Epics tend to focus on events that will affect the lives of many people, such as cataclysmic events, natural disasters, war, or political upheaval.[1]

 

[ctsketch]

You know its not far off tho. Anyone who has scene enough films knows full well what happens when you cram too much plot into an hour and forty minute film.

hahaha...get it? scene?!

 

[Whiskey Tango]

You know its not far off tho. Anyone who has scene enough films knows full well what happens when you cram too much plot into an hour and forty minute film.

They also know what happens when a film drags and overstays it's welcome.

Neither one can be determined at this point in time so the wailing and doomsaying is ridiculous and irrational.

In other words, business as usual around here.

 

[BoredGuy]

ep·ic [ep-ik]-
1. noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style
2. resembling or suggesting such poetry
3. heroic; majestic; impressively great
4. of unusually great size or extent

I feel it bears noting, in this day and age of it's overuse
two of the definitions refer to length

So yes, to be "epic", s***t's gotta be longer than 1h50m!!
Rabble Rabble Rabble!