Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: 2012 running time

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Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 10-18-2009, 04:53 PM:

158 minutes???

Why??? Someone give these guys some digital scissors!

[thumbsdown]

Posted by Justin Hamaker (Member # 2165) on 10-18-2009, 07:24 PM:

Considering this is the same director as 10,000 BC and The Day After Tomorrow, I'm expecting this to be an excruciating 2½ hours. Count me out.

Sony's exhibitor relations site has 90 min. I sent an email to my rep just to confirm the correct time. But after several recent errors, I don't trust Sony's site much. You would think the studio could at least get the information correct on their own site.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 10-18-2009, 08:45 PM:

IME says 158 minutes too.

Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 10-18-2009, 09:09 PM:

quote: Justin Hamaker
I don't trust Sony's site much

No, but you can trust me...I'm a doctor.

Posted by Claude S. Ayakawa (Member # 1401) on 10-18-2009, 09:18 PM:

As long as it is is well made and entertaining,the running time of a film should not matter. Almost all of the classic films that were presented as Road Shows such as THE SOUND OF MUSIC, BEN HUR, TEN COMMANDMENTS, GIANT, DR. ZHIVAGO, CLEOPATRA and so many other were all over three hours long. Even, TITANIC, the highest grossing film in history was over three hours long.

-Claude

Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 10-18-2009, 09:31 PM:

2012 no doubt does not deserve to be in that list. Yes, even if it has Cleopatra in it.

A long running time doesn't make an epic film. It can give you one hellava numb bum though.

Posted by Ron Curran (Member # 3631) on 10-18-2009, 11:47 PM:

Is 2012 the finish time?

Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 10-18-2009, 11:53 PM:

Ron = FUNNY! [thumbsup]

Posted by Darryl Spicer (Member # 711) on 10-19-2009, 12:09 AM:

This is also the director who brought us our Independence Day!

quote: Ron Curran
Is 2012 the finish time?

No, that's just the year you will finish watching it.

Posted by Dominic Espinosa (Member # 2122) on 10-19-2009, 12:36 AM:

We have a big planet. It takes a while to destroy it apparently.

Posted by Geena Phillips (Member # 3726) on 10-20-2009, 09:38 PM:

Poor John Cusack. See what happens when Nicolas Cage turns off the ringer on his phone?