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First Reviews are Mixed. 61% on Rotten Tomatoes

posted 7 months ago by Creamofdacrop884 (869)
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Probably will hurt it's performance at the box office a bit.

Is this another movie that's over 3 Hours?? This seems like the new normal now when making movies is if it's under 3 Hours, it's no good??

[–] Creamofdacrop884 (869) 7 months ago

2hr 38minutes so close

[–] LanceDance (1122) 7 months ago

That’s just the critic score, and they haven’t mattered in years. The audience score and word-of-mouth is what affects the box office.

[–] pjl69 (2526) 7 months ago

What hurts the box office numbers is knowledge that there's a four hour cut possibly coming later on. Why bother with just the highlights when you can watch the entire movie a bit later.

[–] Creamofdacrop884 (869) 7 months ago

Longer doesn't always mean better.

[–] pjl69 (2526) 7 months ago

No, but usually it does. I have only few movies where considerably shorter version is more to my liking (Apocalypse Now, Lifeforce, Kubrick's The Shining...) Also the word is out that this 4 hour cut of Napoleon is really good.

[–] olioz (3388) 7 months ago

It's rising, 68% now.

[–] liscarkat (17080) 7 months ago

Lucky for me I don't give a rat's ass what critics think.

[–] Anotherday (8434) 7 months ago

It's a Ridley Scott movie. It will be shot well. The acting will be fine. But, he has a disconnect from the audience that causes a rift between viewers and the content. That's why his recent films aren't as well appreciated as his earlier films. I still think the Duelist is his best historical film.