Movies with an intermission.
By marguicha
@marguicha (223720)
Chile
April 7, 2024 10:09pm CST
Ber Hur was way too long for my taste now. I started to think about other long movies that I have watched more than once and I think that I would prefer several others.
My truly favorite as long movies go is Gone with the wind. In that movie, in spite of the importance of the main characters, the true center is the Civil War of the US. I first went to see it to a cinema with my mother. It was already very old. And later I took my children and my eldest grandkids.
Another long movie I loved was the musical My Fair Lady. Not only the music but the actors were all perfect.
Which is your favorite long movie? And when I write this last sentence, Lawrence of Arabia also comes to my mind.
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
8 Apr
I loved the 2 first Godfathers. The third one was good but not so much. That has been the only movie that is as good as the book.
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@LadyDuck (471968)
• Switzerland
8 Apr
@marguicha I found the book better than the first movie.
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
8 Apr
@LadyDuck Me too. Al Pacino was very important to make Godfather 2 a wonderful film. I think that his change from the "good" boy of the family to the chief of the maffia is perfect.
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@thislittlepennyearns (62912)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
8 Apr
Had you never seen Ben Hur before?
We watched it in school
You know what movie is too long The Bible.
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
8 Apr
I saw Ben Hur when I was a child. A thousand years ago. And I have never watched The Bible.
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
8 Apr
@thislittlepennyearns I think that I did now see anything like that. But I did watch The 10 commandments. I liked Django Unchained as it was. It was probably the most violent movie that I have watched but it was good.
@thislittlepennyearns (62912)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
8 Apr
@marguicha it’s either the Bible or New Testament. But same general idea. It also has charlton Heston in it.
I thought titanic was rediculously long.
And Django Unchained
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
8 Apr
The Ten Commandments is much better than Ben Hur.
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@LadyDuck (471968)
• Switzerland
9 Apr
@marguicha I agree and both Charlton Eston and Yul Brynner were great in The Ten Commandments.
@just4him (317250)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Apr
My favorite long movie is hard to determine. I like many, including the ones you mentioned. I'm thinking about watching Gone with the Wind again. Definitely a favorite, but I don't know if it's THE favorite. I also like Titanic, another three-hour movie.
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
8 Apr
With shame I confess that I might be the only person in the world who hasn´t watched Titanic.
But I know the story and think that it is too sad.
But I know the story and think that it is too sad.1 person likes this
@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
8 Apr
@just4him I will watch it then. I can get it on TV.
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@just4him (317250)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Apr
@marguicha This one isn't as sad as most of them are. Oh, it has the sinking and all that goes with it, but it's what happens after that's different from most. The drama is spectacular. James Carmeron always does well with his movies. I believe it won a few Oscars.
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@Beestring (14671)
• Hong Kong
8 Apr
I also like My Fair Lady and Gone with the Wind.
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@moirai (2853)
• Philippines
23 May
Hmm... I'm not well-versed on old movies, and I think I haven't really seen many movies lately but...
How long are those movies with intermissions? Because some of the more recent (by recent I guess I mean last decade or two maybe...) can go for 3 or 4 hours or so... and I don't think they do intermissions anymore, do they?
I'm thinking they should certainly have intermissions on long movies. Have to be able to go to the bathroom without missing scenes now. 
@RebeccasFarm (90295)
• Arvada, Colorado
8 Apr
OH that was a fantastic movie and long yes.
I am not sure, there are so many good ones.
Maybe Gone With the Wind, though I am tired of that now..
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
8 Apr
They give it here once in a while. It hasn´t aged at all.
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@LindaOHio (181177)
• United States
8 Apr
My Fair Lady is definitely a favorite. Have a good week.
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