Martin Scorsese's feature, which runs three hours and 26 minutes, has led to debate over appropriate film length, with one individual saying about the unauthorized break: "People were big fans of it."
As someone with a bladder over 40 yrs old now (ugh), I think intermissions ought to be mandatory in anything over 2.5 hrs.
If studios want cinema to survive (and at this point I’m not sure they do), they need to stop trying to cater exclusively to the 29-35 yr-old demo.
My parents used to go to movies often. Now they find it a daunting chore because of the online reserved seating. So they just don’t go anymore. I don’t imagine they’re alone in that.
Honestly, I’m not sure why all movies over 2 hours don’t have them, inserted by the theater so that they can sell more popcorn and candy.
As someone with a bladder over 40 yrs old now (ugh), I think intermissions ought to be mandatory in anything over 2.5 hrs.
If studios want cinema to survive (and at this point I’m not sure they do), they need to stop trying to cater exclusively to the 29-35 yr-old demo.
My parents used to go to movies often. Now they find it a daunting chore because of the online reserved seating. So they just don’t go anymore. I don’t imagine they’re alone in that.
I will recommend the RunPee app. Been using it for years now and never worry about getting up to pee.
Why do these things always need to be apps when they would work just as well as a webpage?
It includes a timer that you start when the film starts
Timers can easily be made in a web UI, so that’s no reason for an app over a website.
So they can sell your data
Websites can do that just as easily. The general truth is that native apps can be promoted more easily, and they can have smoother UIs.
When I was a kid, I remember that Space Jam was the last movie with an intermission and the movie is not even that long.
2 hours seems normal to me, but I could definitely see it as you get closer to three.
Hateful Eight had one and that was 2 hours 55 minutes.
I bet the internet has a list of movies with intermissions:
(looked, lots of lists, but not correlated with run times)
Cleopatra was almost 4 damn hours!
And the Hateful 8 road show was the last great cinematic experience that comes to my mind. Coincidence? Probably since I just hate theaters now.