Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: Hulk, 8 Reels?

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Posted by Adam Fraser (Member # 1074) on 06-04-2003, 12:37 PM:

Just read in Feature info and attachments Hulk is 8 reels, wouldn't that put it towards the 2hr 30min mark? Seems a bit long for an action/comic flick.

Posted by Scott D. Neff (Member # 185) on 06-04-2003, 12:56 PM:

I'm watching it tonight... they said it is 2h30m

Posted by Michael Harlow (Member # 1353) on 06-04-2003, 01:25 PM:

I've just booked it here in the UK and i was told it was around the 2h 25mins mark....

Posted by Mike Olpin (Member # 1115) on 06-04-2003, 02:13 PM:

[Eek!]

2:30 !?!? And here I thought "Daredevil" was too long.

Posted by Scott D. Neff (Member # 185) on 06-04-2003, 03:38 PM:

And here I thought that Daredevil was too stupid.

Posted by Michael Brown (Member # 890) on 06-04-2003, 04:17 PM:

Minority Report was 8 reels.

Posted by Per Hauberg (Member # 529) on 06-04-2003, 05:12 PM:

Minority Report was too long, and so are most films over two hrs.

p.

Posted by Ron Lacheur (Member # 1126) on 06-04-2003, 05:57 PM:

By the look of the trailer, this movie is going to horrid. 2 1/2 hour run time? That's going to be too much.

Daredevil all over again, bad CG, corny dialogue, and too long.

Posted by Brian Zeisler (Member # 1333) on 06-05-2003, 11:16 AM:

wasnt spiderman something like 2 1/2 hours??? and that was a great movie!!!

Posted by Michael Brown (Member # 890) on 06-05-2003, 12:01 PM:

Spiderman was around the 2 hour mark.

Posted by Dave Williams (Member # 299) on 06-05-2003, 03:56 PM:

I will second that any film over two hours starts to get tiring, no matter what it is.

The matrix got really yawny at the two hour mark, and RELOADED got much yawnier much earlier.

I didn't bother with daredevil.

Dave

Posted by Darryl Spicer (Member # 711) on 06-06-2003, 01:01 AM:

I was affraid of that that movie does not need to be that long. 2 hrs is plenty for that film. of course 15 minutes of it may be credits.

Posted by Steve Kraus (Member # 476) on 06-09-2003, 09:29 AM:

I have now been told it is 2:17.

[ 06-09-2003, 03:21 PM: Message edited by: Steve Kraus ]

Posted by Per Hauberg (Member # 529) on 06-09-2003, 03:26 PM:

The worst about Hulk, which - yes - looks terrible from the trailer, is that i'm going to celebrate my 30th aniversary, premiering that thing... Yak !!

p.

Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 06-12-2003, 08:55 AM:

Today's on-line Hollywood Reporter has a glowing review on page 8:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/threast/pdfs/thre0612.pdf

Posted by Claude S. Ayakawa (Member # 1401) on 06-12-2003, 03:09 PM:

If a film is good, it really does not matter how long it is. Some classic examples of great films that were over three hours long included "LAWRENCE OF ARABIA", "BEN-HUR", "GONE WITH THE WIND", "WAR & PEACE (Russian version), "GANDHI" and even "THE SOUND OF MUSIC" to name a few. If a film sucks, even a running time of an hour is like eternity. I am looking forward to "HULK" and pleased to learn it has received favorable reviews.

-Claude

Posted by Per Hauberg (Member # 529) on 06-12-2003, 06:15 PM:

Thanks a lot, Mr P.

You just made my day. This looks promising indeed.

p.