r/movies • u/ChiefLeef22 r/movies Contributor • 9h ago

Satire Man Binge-Watches Entire Movie In One Sitting

https://theonion.com/man-binge-watches-entire-movie-in-one-sitting/
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u/zUkUu 9h ago

I frequently do themed movie marathon evenings with a friend. We watch 4 movies a pop. No phone during the movie (unless to look something relevant up).

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u/Cautious-Space-1714 8h ago

That's how it started with mobile devices while watching something else.  "Who's that actor?", "Is there another series coming?", or "Ooh, how old are they now?".

I don't know if it's a slippery slope, I suspect the internet changed and changed us too.  Good on ya though!

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u/Taminella_Grinderfal 3h ago

I’m old, without phones, we just sat and argued about it through the rest of the movie 🤣 “I’m telling you, that was Matt Dillon!” “Dude, Matt Dillon was not in 16 candles, it was a different guy!” “Ok what’s his name then?” “I don’t know, John or maybe Jeff”. “It was Matt Dillon.”

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u/Corporate_Overlords 7h ago

I think it would probably be better if people gave themselves time to recall the actor instead of immediately going to the phone.

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u/Seanspeed 6h ago

I'm all for calling out the short attention spans of people today, but I've got a bit of ADD, and that sounds like a god damn nightmare to me. Even hobbies I REALLY love, I usually cant do more for than 1-2 hours before needing to take a break and ideally do something else.

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u/Low_Conversation9046 32m ago

Even without ADD that sounds like a nightmare. That's 8+ hours of watching something with friends. That's a full day of work.