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| Posted by: ryhog 03:49 pm EDT 10/11/21 | |
| In reply to: RUNNING TIME - TheHarveyBoy 08:56 am EDT 10/11/21 | |
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| I see three issues in what you raise, one (misinformation=bad) with universal agreement. Weak bladders can be solved by an intermission, but that exacerbates the issue for commuters who want to get home. We seem to have lost our most powerful advocate for shorter shows that make the life of commuters better. :-) | |
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| re: RUNNING TIME | |
| Posted by: jgerard 05:09 pm EDT 10/11/21 | |
| In reply to: re: RUNNING TIME - ryhog 03:49 pm EDT 10/11/21 | |
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| Yet isn't it odd that most people have no trouble sitting through a 2+-hour movie without needing the washroom? | |
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| re: RUNNING TIME | |
| Posted by: Kjisgroovy 06:57 pm EDT 10/11/21 | |
| In reply to: re: RUNNING TIME - jgerard 05:09 pm EDT 10/11/21 | |
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| Except that's not true. People leave the auditorium during a movie ALL the time. Thankfully , it's usually not disruptive to the other patrons and it's certainly not disruptive to the "performers." | |
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| re: RUNNING TIME | |
| Posted by: Quicheo 10:26 am EDT 10/12/21 | |
| In reply to: re: RUNNING TIME - Kjisgroovy 06:57 pm EDT 10/11/21 | |
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| You are exactly right. Movie theater industry data from before the pandemic showed that upwards of 20% of a movie audience left the theater at least once in a full-length feature. Re: Chicken and Biscuits--there seems to be a clear point an intermission could be put in--and might could help the show, actually. But apparently, the original plan of selling chicken and biscuits at this intermission was nixed by city officials, so they elected not to put in an intermission. Seriously, though, with the amount of coming and going in that theater, it is not really much of a disruption to nip out to the loo, as it were. Although, I very much agree that accurate running time--especially when the show starts at least 10 minutes after the appointed time--is a necessary change to the online materials. (I suspect without audience reaction, the show is 15 minutes shorter, but that is still longer than the stated time on official websites.) |
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