MatS
Screenwriter
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- Jan 24, 2000
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Unless KB somehow turns out to be Citizen Kane quality, but the decapitations might prevent it from being that.LOL.
Lord of the Rings was one movie chopped into 3 pieces, so you never got more then a third of a movie there.Yes, and it's a satisfying movie experience because the two movies so far had strong begining, middle, and endings. Structurally, they work within the conventions laid down for individual movies. They both adhere to the three act structure. Reloaded ends in mid-act and it's less satsifying. It's more artificial. If it instinctively feels artificial, then it will feel like you paid full price for a 2-and-half act movie. (Can't go to the moon on fractions!)
...The word I've gotten on the KB split is it's the equivalent of stopping "Fellowship" at the Council of Elrond. Probably internet BS, but I guess we'll see.
As for Kill Bill, holding out till I see it, but I do think saying people won't sit through a three hour movie just doesn't hold water, as the second highest grossing movies each of the last two years have been right at the three hour mark, and the current BO fav for this year may be as much as three and a half.And the number one films were 2 1/2 hours long - and were kids films.
Spliting the movie in half just seems like a cynical, cash in move rather than a carefully planned, artisic choice.Quentin did not split the film in two to "cash in" on more ticket sales. He WANTED to release just one 3 hour movie, but the studio wouldn't let him. They insisted that it be cut down to under 2 hours so they could have more showtimes in theaters. He wasn't willing to cut that much out of the film, so after much negotiating they agreed to release it in 2 parts so that he could show the full story as he originally intended. So I'd say what he did WAS for artistic reasons, not for money. It's the studio that was being greedy and selfish. They should have just let him release his 3 hour epic as he originally planned.