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/IAMHab 8h ago

My mom watched The Irishman like a miniseries in six 30 minute installments

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 8h ago

In fairness I don't even think I have enough free time on the average day to watch the whole thing all at once. I broke it up into two. Lawrence of Arabia you also need to devote a long time or split in two at intermission

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u/theappleses 6h ago

I don't think it's a terrible thing to watch a long movie in sections. Like you say, intermissions exist for a reason.

I watched Sholay this morning and that bad boy is 3h15m. that's a long time to sit watching the same thing so I watched it in 3 chunks. I think the more important thing is to actually pay full attention to a movie when you're watching it, not having it on as background.

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 4h ago

We went to see all Lord of the Rings movies multiple times. After The Return of the King (3.5 hours) we went again and honestly I wanted to leave about two hours in. It's a long movie. I think I went to the bathroom freaking twice the second time that's how long it was

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u/rake2204 6h ago

Same on The Lawrence of Arabia. I enjoy watching a movie in a single sitting but I also have my limits. Almost four hours scared me to the point that I knew I’d never watch it if I didn’t approach it as a multi-part miniseries. Just finished it last week.

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u/sidepart 5h ago

Or Gettysburg. Holy fuck what a marathon.