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The Godfather | 11 | 55.00% | ||||
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The Godfather: Part II | 9 | 45.00% | ||||
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Schindler's List | 10 | 50.00% | ||||
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LOTR: Return of the King | 3 | 15.00% | ||||
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Green Mile | 11 | 55.00% | ||||
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Once Upon a Time in America | 4 | 20.00% | ||||
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Lawrence of Arabia | 3 | 15.00% | ||||
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Wolf of Wall Street | 6 | 30.00% | ||||
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The Deer Hunter | 7 | 35.00% | ||||
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Dances With Wolves | 4 | 20.00% | ||||
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Titanic | 9 | 45.00% | ||||
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Doctor Zhivago | 1 | 5.00% | ||||
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The Hateful Eight | 3 | 15.00% | ||||
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The Irishman | 3 | 15.00% | ||||
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Spartacus | 3 | 15.00% | ||||
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Other | 3 | 15.00% | ||||
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29-01-2023, 07:52 AM | #1 | |||
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All hail the Moyesiah
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I watched Doctor Zhivago for the first time last night. I quite enjoyed it but feel like they could have made the historical events going on a lot more interesting rather than them just being a bit of a sideshow. I don't think they really sold Zhivago and Lara's relationship as being that special either which made me think he was just a bit of a bastard for cheating on his wife.
Anyway it was 3 and a half hours I'll never get back which got me thinking about which other films of that sort of length are actually worth watching. For me: The first two Godfathers Lawrence of Arabia Wolf of Wall Street The Hateful Eight All justify their length. Will be interested to hear about any really good ones I haven't seen though as I do quite like watching long epics when I have a completely free evening On the other hand, films which didn't justify the length: The Irishman Once Upon a Time in America Poll coming |
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29-01-2023, 07:54 AM | #2 | |||
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All hail the Moyesiah
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Interestingly the third LOTR film is the only one which makes this cut off
Fellowship of the Ring is 2 minutes short and the Two Towers is 1 minute short |
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29-01-2023, 08:38 AM | #3 | |||
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If I'm loving the film and don't want to leave that "world" yet then I love it when they're long. I voted for Godfather 1&2, Green Mile, Wolf of Wall Street and Titanic.
I love Alexander (2004), so I'd have added that.
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29-01-2023, 10:30 AM | #4 | |||
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Green Mile is one I feel I should watch but haven't |
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29-01-2023, 10:49 AM | #5 | |||
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I know it's an unpopular opinion but damn I love Alexander. XD
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29-01-2023, 10:55 AM | #6 | |||
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The Godfather 5 71.43%
The Godfather: Part II 4 57.14% Schindler's List 3 42.86% LOTR: Return of the King 0 0% Green Mile 4 57.14% Once Upon a Time in America 1 14.29% Lawrence of Arabia 1 14.29% Wolf of Wall Street 3 42.86% The Deer Hunter 3 42.86% Dances With Wolves 1 14.29% Titanic 4 57.14% Doctor Zhivago 0 0% The Hateful Eight 1 14.29% The Irishman 2 28.57% Spartacus |
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29-01-2023, 12:45 PM | #7 | |||
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The Good, the bad and the Ugly and The Ten Commandments are two of the best films ever. Both must watch films.
Barry Lyndon is OK, it has one of my favourite movie scenes ever in it. The duel scene. Gone with the wind is worth a watch. Cleopatra is is OK. The first half before Caesar, played by Rex Harrison is killed, is great but the second half not as good. |
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29-01-2023, 01:09 PM | #8 | |||
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Godfather 1&2 win hands down for me. They have stood the test of time and there is no looking at your watch to see how long they have to go. Compare that to the LOR films and for me they are utterly boring now
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29-01-2023, 01:13 PM | #9 | |||
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I’d agree … I also loved Goodfellas and LA Confidential Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Last edited by Zizu; 29-01-2023 at 01:14 PM. |
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29-01-2023, 01:25 PM | #10 | |||
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In fact this game isn’t holding my attention.. I may try and watch LA Confidential before the Wrexham game
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03-02-2023, 08:54 PM | #11 | |||
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All hail the Moyesiah
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I watched Green Mile tonight. It was okay, quite a powerful film, but I don't think it justified it's length. It's a very simple and contained story
Think I will watch the Deer Hunter or the Ten Commandments for my next long film |
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03-02-2023, 10:22 PM | #12 | |||
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Ten Commandments (1956 version) is fantastic, it's the story of Moses. Last edited by Alf; 03-02-2023 at 10:22 PM. |
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03-02-2023, 10:35 PM | #13 | |||
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Go for deerhunter first. |
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03-02-2023, 10:52 PM | #14 | |||
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Jessica Meuse was robbed.
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The only one on the poll that I've watched is LOTR.
And tbh it's a great Film so it was likely to get my vote.
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03-02-2023, 10:55 PM | #15 | |||
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Jessica Meuse was robbed.
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There's nothing wrong with having an unpopular opinion.
It's like me with Berserk 2016 & Sonic Boom: Rise Of Lyric, I'll defend them as really fun entries till the cows come home.
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03-02-2023, 11:07 PM | #16 | |||
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You just have to watch Schindler's list.
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04-02-2023, 04:11 AM | #17 | |||
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The Italian Job
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I love The Godfather 1and 2.
The Deer Hunter is an amazing movie. I like Lord of the rings actually.
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04-02-2023, 04:48 AM | #18 | |||
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Jessica Meuse was robbed.
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I'll try to check it out over the next few days.
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24-03-2023, 08:54 PM | #19 | |||
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All hail the Moyesiah
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My long film this evening was Ben-Hur. Thought it was fantastic, amazing how well the production holds up over 60 years after it was made. The chariot scene was the highlight and my only criticism is that I think the film petered out a bit after that
I saw Ten Commandments a few weeks ago and that was good too but I think Ben Hur trumps it |
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24-03-2023, 08:55 PM | #20 | |||
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You know my methods
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youtube means i will never watch a long film again
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24-03-2023, 09:36 PM | #21 | |||
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Yul Brynner as Ramses is fantastic. And Charlton Heston is better than he is in Ben Hur. And there is the great Edward G Robinson as Dathan Cleopatra is another good one. The first half is great, The second half not so great. Rex Harrison is a superb Caesar. Sadly Caesar dies half way through. Bloody Brutus the backstabbing swine. Last edited by Alf; 24-03-2023 at 09:43 PM. |
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24-03-2023, 09:48 PM | #22 | |||
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A couple of plus three hour films from the 1990s. JFK and Malcolm X.
JFK is great. I haven't seen Malcolm X, but I want to and will hopefully do that some time. Last edited by Alf; 24-03-2023 at 09:48 PM. |
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24-03-2023, 09:54 PM | #23 | |||
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After you've finished your films over 3 hours adventure, come back to me and I'll set you up on an Alfred Hitchcock adventure. You can't be a real movie fan and not have tried some Hitchcock. I'll pick you out the must see's of his movies.
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24-03-2023, 10:09 PM | #24 | |||
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I Love my brick
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The Green mile Lord of the Rings - Return of the King Schlindlers list Would be my picks
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24-03-2023, 10:11 PM | #25 | |||
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I Love my brick
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I used to love Alfred Hitchcook Presents years ago, I think they were the creepiest but cleverest of the short, creepy story tv shows
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