Tim RichardsJul 13, 2023

A curious thought. The Oppenheimer biopic sounds interesting, but repeat viewings of it?
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"To take more, they will need to appeal outside their expected audiences - largely women, and couples on dates for Barbie; males, Nolan fans and art-house cinema buffs for Oppenheimer - and attract repeat viewings."

Can Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible, Margot Robbie in Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer really save cinemas?

#Movies #Movie #Cinema https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/will-mission-impossible-barbie-and-oppenheimer-save-cinemas-20230711-p5dndl.html

Will Mission: Impossible, Barbie and Oppenheimer save cinemas?

The Super Mario Bros Movie has been much more successful than anyone predicted – and has shown audiences are going to the movies for the right release.

The Sydney Morning Herald
Show threadTim Richards
Oh god I read the words "Christopher Nolan’s epic biopic" in that article, and with sinking heart I looked up Oppenheimer runtime: 3 hours. Just no. Will wait for it on streaming.
Jul 13, 2023 at 11:16pmWeb
Show threadDispatches from Floor 13Jul 13, 2023

@timrichards I thought that with the new Batman last year. I put off watching it for a long time due to a three hour runtime.

As it was the movie just flew past.

Show threadTim RichardsJul 13, 2023
@RetroSponge No doubt it could be good, but I don’t want to sit in a cinema for that long on the off-chance. Have seen too many bloated overlong movies recently.
Show threadDispatches from Floor 13Jul 13, 2023

@timrichards That's true. I haven't been to the cinema since the pandemic started because I'm immune compromised so I wait for streaming.

But even then I put Batman off for months. "Three hours? Urgh."

I love Christopher Nolan so I'm hoping it's worth the 3 hours. I'll find out once it's streaming.

Show threadJude🇵🇸Jul 13, 2023
@timrichards Ha!
Show threadTim RichardsJul 13, 2023
@sister_ratched Sick of bloated overlong movies by auteur directors that people won't say no to.
Show threadJude🇵🇸Jul 13, 2023
@timrichards Fair enough. I saw the shorts at the cinema this week and it looks pretty gruelling, despite the wonderful Cillian 💜 Murphy.
Show threadT. J. BombadilJul 13, 2023
@timrichards If they're going to do 3 hour movies in the theater, there needs to be a 20 minute intermission in there somewhere.
Show threadTim RichardsJul 13, 2023
@c_dan4th Yes! When I was a kid there were intermissions in the really long films.
Show threadT. J. BombadilJul 13, 2023
@timrichards And back then, the really long films were barely 2 hours! Watching the old classics now, I'm amazed at how short they are.
Show threadTim RichardsJul 13, 2023
@c_dan4th Short and sweet