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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Intermission Violations: Apple, Paramount Crack Down on Handful of Theaters Breaking Agreement (variety.com)

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Martin Scorsese did not include an intermission in his 206-minute epic, “Killers of the Flower Moon.” But that hasn’t stopped a handful of movie theaters around the world from inserting one themselves, with intervals ranging from between six minutes and 15 minutes.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

While Scorsese has not directly addressed the intermission (or lack thereof), he defended the long runtime of “Killers of the Flower Moon” in an interview with the Hindustan Times, saying, “People say it’s three hours, but come on, you can sit in front of the TV and watch something for five hours.”

Yeah, because I can hit pause and get up to use the bathroom or grab a snack whenever I want, Marty. Don't want an intermission interrupting the flow of your movie? Then don't make a 3hr 26min movie ya crotchety bastard.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Scorsese is of a certain age himself, you'd think he'd understand that some people can't hold it for that long. Does he prefer people just walk out and miss 15 minutes of the story?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Maybe he wears a diaper, eliminating any need to get up

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Heh commented the same exact thing before I saw yours.

That’s way too long to sit through a movie without a break. I’m drinking and eating at the movies, I’m going to need to relieve myself.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah. This is one of the reasons I don't bother going to the theater anymore. Movies are getting very long across the board. Hell, it's so pervasive that entertainment media makes sure to mention it when Marvel releases something under 2.5hrs lol. I get that Paramount and Apple have a duty to enforce the terms of their contract with theaters but I also don't give a damn about their agreements or how Scorsese may prefer his film to be seen.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I’m not going to watch a movie that long. It’s one of the reasons I didn’t watch the newest avatar. Mainly it was lack of interest, but if it were 2 hours at most, I would have considered seeing it. Instead my wife and I decided to skip it.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

While Scorsese has not directly addressed the intermission (or lack thereof), he defended the long runtime of “Killers of the Flower Moon” in an interview with the Hindustan Times, saying, “People say it’s three hours, but come on, you can sit in front of the TV and watch something for five hours.”>

Sure, I can sit and binge for 5 hours. But you know what I’m doing while binging? Pausing what I’m watching to get up and use the restroom, or replenish my drink and snacks.

I’m not sitting through a movie that’s 3hrs and 26 mins without using the restroom. That’s insane.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That was precisely my thought as well. I thought the movie was great and was paced well enough that I was not bored throughout; but I certainly needed to pee with some urgency by the time the movie ended (and that was with me intentionally not drinking anything during the film).

Not peeing is certainly doable; but if you had a UTI or something I do not think it would be feasible. I guess in situations like that you should wait for it to become available to watch in your own home where the studios can't get huffy about taking a bathroom break.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I’m a drinker at the movies. I love a cold drink be it, water or a soda. When I was in my teens and twenty I could easily go that long without using the restroom during a movie (they also weren’t as long as they are now, though). In my 30s I find it very difficult to hold it in and I really don’t want to get a UTI or damage my bladder anymore. Hah.