Running Time


I read that originally, this movie was going to be 6 hours!! Then Sion Sono, the director, edited it down to 2 hours since the producers said that it would be unreleasable, but it was incomprehensible, so he edited it up to 4 hours...man, wonder what the 6 hour cut would be like...=P

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He talked about this in NYAFF.

I would love to see the 6 hour version. Got to see it at 237 min in NYC. LOVED IT!!!

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I would loved to have seen the original six hour cut of the movie myself. Who knows maybe there will be a special edition DVD in the future of that particular version.

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"The one with the most DVDs when you die, wins."

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There is an interview with Sion Sono on the german DVD and he said there will never be a 6 hours cut on dvd.

He even thinks the 4 hours cut is too long. (I can't agree with this)


One of my favorite movies of all time.

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He even thinks the 4 hours cut is too long. (I can't agree with this)
Nor can I. It's just the right length.

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4 hours is too long when the film mixes many great scenes with others that are too plodding or silly.

Personally I think it could be three hours, with the four hour cut reserved for a special edition release.

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Personally I think movies should follow the 7th rule of Fight Club:

7. Fights will go on as long as they have to.

Substituting "fights" with "movies", of course.

I also think the run time was great.

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