Shorter Movies = Cheaper Tickets?

[LilCerberus]

LH-C Wrote:
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> lilcerberus Wrote:
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> > Maybe they should bring back intermitions.
> Y'know,
> > for folks with a prostate, or, uh, well, you
> know.
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> > Normal is what people are until you get to
> know
> > them.
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> Hell yeah! I completely agree! You'd think with
> all of the crazy long running times for movies
> like LOTR and such, that they would. I don't think
> any movie has had an intermission since the late
> '60s - early '70s though, and even by then it was
> rare.
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> LH-C - my photography


The only time I've ever experienced one of these junctures known as an "intermission" was at a cinema in Houston back in'92 or '93, during a showing of La Belle Noiseuse. This was during my "anything w' T&A" phase, so I really didn't mind the four hour run time, but the intermission was a big help.

Here in Richmond, there's this "second run" theater called the Richmond Movie Palace, formorly known as the Byrde Theater. every Saturday night, they have this guy who plays the mighty Wurlitzer. It's a real experience.

Maybe in addition to intermisions, they oughta' bring back fancy decor, a little fanfare, and perhaps worthless swag.

[Andrew]

I have to say that I would pay the normal ticket price for a 60 to 80 minute movie so long as it was entertaining.  Now, agreed that I have some viewing habits that are not normal.

[BoyScoutKevin]

The last movie I saw that had an intermission was 1993's "Gettysburg." And was I glad that there was an intermission. Because I had to go to the restroom in the WORST way.

[Jim H]

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Maybe in addition to intermisions, they oughta' bring back fancy decor, a little fanfare, and perhaps worthless swag."

There's still a few.  The Tivoli and the fox theatre here in St Louis, or the even better Fox theatre in Detroit.  I saw Fairbank's Robin Hood in the Detroit Fox with a full live orchestra.  One of the best theatrical experiences of my life.