Film Runtime

[Shark_Blade]

87 minutes including credits?

So that'll be like... 77 minutes? ah, can't always get everything. But still good.

[Sabacooza]

77 minutes?! If that turns out to be true, that's terribly disappointing. There's too much to cover for it to only be 77 minutes.

[Taichi]

Originally Posted by fridaynightdestination

Wait, it isn't really 87 mins is it?

No, Liebesman said that it was just under 100 minutes.

I'm still not sure about that though, think I'm in denial about it, but since everything about this movie has been skewed, this might be the same thing. If it's true, hopefully the pacing is good. I'm leaning more towards 2 hours. I feel that's sufficient for this movie.

[The Stryker]

It's crazy how conditioned people are now to the 2 and a half hour bloated hero movie style.

Movies are able to be good and entertaining in an hour and a half!

[Taichi]

No, you're absolutely right. Buy ideally, 2 hours isn't bad. Hour and a half isn't bad either, I just prefer a 2 hour movie. Transformers is too long... way too long.

But hey, if this is true, so be it. I just don't want something rushed or oddly cut that's all. If they get the story to fit in just 100 minutes, I'll be a happy camper.

[Leo656]

The Transformers movies come off like they're trying to make the "Lord of the Rings" of Punching Robot movies.

Might actually work if every second that wasn't punching robots wasn't total agony.

[TigerClaw]

Originally Posted by Taichi

No, you're absolutely right. Buy ideally, 2 hours isn't bad. Hour and a half isn't bad either, I just prefer a 2 hour movie. Transformers is too long... way too long.

But hey, if this is true, so be it. I just don't want something rushed or oddly cut that's all. If they get the story to fit in just 100 minutes, I'll be a happy camper.

Yeah, I normally prefer 2 hours because, there is enough time for some quiet moments, for characters to relax after an action scene, it helps built character development. and it it also helps in the story.

[Taichi]

Yeah, exactly... agreed. For me, 2 hours is that sweet spot. It doesn't feel short, like you missed something, or bloated with too much exposition.

[snake]

Originally Posted by The Stryker

It's crazy how conditioned people are now to the 2 and a half hour bloated hero movie style.

Movies are able to be good and entertaining in an hour and a half!

Exactly, Godzilla was pretty short and that was good.

[The Stryker]

Originally Posted by snake

Exactly, Godzilla was pretty short and that was good.

.....sigh.....

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

Originally Posted by The Stryker

.....sigh.....

*pat on back*

[pdizzle]

Originally Posted by The Stryker

It's crazy how conditioned people are now to the 2 and a half hour bloated hero movie style.

Movies are able to be good and entertaining in an hour and a half!

I agree....but my thing is, my head keeps going back to tmnt and how rushed and full of plot holes tmnt was at 80 something minutes. Then I take into account all that has to be covered inthis movie without plot holes.....and it goes.....

the new tmnt orgin
april and her career
vern
eric sacs
shredder and his new orgin
the sense of the family bond that the turtles are supposed to have
the turtles being captured so raph can go solo to rescue them (wich worries me cuz id like to see a movie with equal screen time for all 4 turtles)......

its not that it needs to be 2 hrs its like someone already mentioned.....if they can tell a strong solid story in 87 min with all of that then I will be just as happy then if they had made it two hrs, my fear tho is its a lot to squeez in, in the time given and tmnt 07 is proof of that, or maybe it just had really bad writers....all the same im still excited for this movie its just the time frame seems so limited on the story they can tell, at least from my stand point....

[fridaynightdestination]

Originally Posted by The Stryker

.....sigh.....

I think Godzilla is the best movie of 2014 so far and I give it a 10/10. Also, I think it should of been 150-180 mins long. There, I said it. Sue me.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

Originally Posted by fridaynightdestination

I think Godzilla is the best movie of 2014 so far and I give it a 10/10. Also, I think it should of been 150-180 mins long. There, I said it. Sue me.

i think you Misunderstand the sigh


Stryker never said Godzilla was a bad movie...actually we both talked about this in another thread...but Godzilla could have Shaved maybe half an hour off of the Human story and not drag on and still be a good movie

for the little amount of Monster battle we get the timeframe kind of hurt it...even as much as i love it i remember sitting int theaters thinking to myself if the movie ever was going to end

it really did drag..the time between action wasn't thought out right....then again TMNT could be the opposite..to much action in a faced paced timeline that doesn't tell the story..it wont look bad but it could hurt the outline of the story and pacing

[Leolead]

Originally Posted by The Boston Ninja Turtle

i think you Misunderstand the sigh


Stryker never said Godzilla was a bad movie...actually we both talked about this in another thread...but Godzilla could have Shaved maybe half an hour off of the Human story and not drag on and still be a good movie

for the little amount of Monster battle we get the timeframe kind of hurt it...even as much as i love it i remember sitting int theaters thinking to myself if the movie ever was going to end

it really did drag..the time between action wasn't thought out right....then again TMNT could be the opposite..to much action in a faced paced timeline that doesn't tell the story..it wont look bad but it could hurt the outline of the story and pacing

I agree, i think it could've had a little more Godzilla in it, but overall, i loved it, i'm a huge Godzilla fan! after Gino aka Godzilla 1998, i thought we'd never see another American Godzilla film again, dat Beam in the final battle though!! i can't wait for the Blu ray!

[Warhorse]

Uh-oh. So which Turtle is going to get the shaft this time?

Probably either Donnie or Leo, judging by the trailers.

[Quasimod0]

Hopefully this film is successful enough to put the sequel on the fast track. The next will probably be longer.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

An hour and 20 minutes? From the trailers it seems like this'll be the plot: NYC opening, turtles' lair being destroyed, going to some snowy mountain, back in NYC to fight Shredder. It seems like it'll be a bit rushed with all that happening.

[Xiewin]

It's official, this movie is going to be a rushed pile of mess

[Warhorse]

Originally Posted by Xiewin

It's official, this movie is going to be a rushed pile of mess

Oh well. Better next time.

I wonder if they are making it so short because of the notion that the shorter a movie is, the more times it can play in the theater in a day.