Ultra long movies
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Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Isn't shoah something like 24 hours? E2a 9 hours long 
TopCat
Putin fanboy
Is that a religious thing?Isn't shoah something like 24 hours? E2a 9 hours long
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Holocaust documentary
JimW
支那暗杀团
I know the person who did the subs for this classic: Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (2002) 
8.2 | Documentary
8.2 | Documentary
tony.c
Well-Known Member
I saw it yesterday morning. A bit confusing at the beginning, but once I got into it I found it engrossing and the three and a half hours went quickly. Worth seeing.
TopCat
Putin fanboy
Thanks for engaging. I don’t want to go with big love and get bored and leave or fidget
Steel Icarus
we move
That's a fantastic film; watched it over three sessionsI know the person who did the subs for this classic: Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (2002)
imposs1904
Thread Killa'
I'll blanche at the idea of watching a movie that's more than two hours long but I won't think twice about binge watching a series over 7-8 hours. I think I need help.
Bus Honeygun
This week the score draws are plentiful
I baulked at Toni Erdmann's two and three-quarters hours before it started, but I wasn't bored for a second. Even weirder when the premise is basically 'an eccentric bloke is estranged from his grown-up daughter'.
Sweet FA
✪ Three rounds Lord, in my .44 ✪
Posted on the 'underwhelming' film thread (it wasn't).
I agree re: long films. Though I loved The Irishman first time round; less so on repeated viewings.
Kermode talks about this on his Killers of the Flower Moon review. Basically there's a cinematic length and a 4 part series length; films are getting caught between the 2 - basically what's your story and how long do you need to tell it?
Fwiw, I saw Killers of the Flower Moon on Saturday and loved that too, though I love Scorsese/De Niro/DiCaprio so was always going to be biased. I didn't mind the running time but others in our party had to make a run for it at the 2.5 hour mark.
Kermode saying what Sue said from 7:12 onwards:
Fez909
toilet expert
I watched this a week or so ago. You're right, it's very entertaining, without a lot happening. Really enjoyed it
Steel Icarus
we move
Have been unsuccessful in finding a copy of Wang Bing's Crude Oil, five hours longer than West of the Tracks at 14 hours
I am Mark Kermode and I claim my five pounds.
(Won't watch that ^ till I've seen the film.)
krtek a houby
Anger is Hi-NRG
Off to see KotFM later today. The book is amazing, love Scorsese films, love lengthy films.
Longest film watched to date was the weird Love Exposure (4 hours).
Longest film watched to date was the weird Love Exposure (4 hours).
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
Try 10+ hours
Not just long, emulsionally draining too
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The Godfather I is 3 hours and never seemed too long. Arguably the best film ever made.
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
No CGI either - all done in-camera with matte
Sounds good, I’ll see if it’s on Prime
krtek a houby
Anger is Hi-NRG
Actually, I tell a lie. Watched the 1963 Cleopatra a few months ago, clocking in at around 4 hours 20 minutes.
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
I thought it was pretty good, at least up until the point they showed the shark
Haven't seen his latest one, but looking at his filmography, he hasn't made a good film since the 90s. And quite a few in the 2000s I've really, really hated. Dunno, maybe he needs to hang up his camera.
It's not very good either.
krtek a houby
Anger is Hi-NRG
Haven't seen his latest one, but looking at his filmography, he hasn't made a good film since the 90s. And quite a few in the 2000s I've really, really hated. Dunno, maybe he needs to hang up his camera.
For me, Goodfellas was his peak.
That said, he's made plenty of good films since. Just not at that level.
