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Never realized how short the running time is!

posted 11 years ago by SeasonalAffective
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It's only 88 minutes!! That's crazy.

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[–] SeasonalAffective 11 years ago

Without the opening and closing credits, it's 88.

[–] scarlet_stream_engine 11 years ago

But since run time isn't measured that way, it's 92 minutes.

[–] SeasonalAffective 11 years ago

But since I'm not referring to run time, it's 88 minutes.

[–] Broncho_Knight 11 years ago

It's funny how movies that seemed long as a kid are actually not that long as adults.

[–] SeasonalAffective 11 years ago

You ain't kidding. I just saw, today, that "Look Who's Talking Too" is only 80 or so minutes. That's ridiculous!

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[–] tristandude14 11 years ago

When I was a kid, watching Beetlejuice felt like it took up the whole day, but now I'll write an essay for college while it's on in the background and I only get one paragraph done by the time the credits roll.

[–] NotAnUndercoverCop 10 years ago

If I had to guess off the top of my head I'd say it was 2 hours. An hour and half doesn't seem like enough time for such an epic movie to play out. I guess because I used to watch it over and over and over again all day long. It just felt like it was taking longer.

[–] GreenGoblinsOckVenom86 10 years ago

I know. Though it's not the only one. Most of the Friday the 13th movies are about the same length as this film.

"You want me to roll 6,000 of these!? What? Should I quit my job!?"George Costanza, Seinfeld

[–] sage2112 9 years ago

Oh wow you're right - when I watched it seemed to go on and on for like 4 hours.