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Posted by Bill Vermillion on 10/04/02 11:30
In article <436189b8$0$25852$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>,
The Man With No Name <none@none.com> wrote:
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>"Invid Fan" <invid@localnet.com> wrote in message
>news:271020050348545677%invid@localnet.com...
>> In article <p0g0m1p810ubtk195pu4n8tjl04fijag8i@4ax.com>, teem
>> <sturg57@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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>>> After putting up with all the unecessary crap on a
>>> dvd,spanish,french,languages,why can't the deleted scenes be placed in
>>> the movie? Stripes did this,& it was brilliant.While I like the Blues
>>> Brothers,their deleted scenes were slipped in,I forget where?.
>>
>> Often scenes are deleted for a reason, and the movie works best without
>> them.
> Depends what the reason is.
> In a lot 2+ hour movies, they're deleted because the movie
>is already too long to sit through in a theatre. But, on DVD,
>movies can be much longer without frustrating the viewer (just
>look at how quickly most people get through entire seasons of TV
>shows and miniseries on DVD.)
Often it's not too long to sit through but too long for the
theatre. If the movie is long there are fewer showing per day,
thus the lower box-office, which isn't that big, but a much larger
fall off in concessions as it's one theatre full of people who
aren't there to buy something.
And making $3+ from a tub of popcorn is a real money make
considering the cost. Same for the soft drinks.
The movie is just used to get people to come to buy overpriced
snacks :-).
Some movies moreso than others.
Bill
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Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com
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