Movie length

[Tim]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "eggplant107" <eggplant107 at h...> 
wrote:
>
> > 
> But there is a way to slip another 10 minutes of story into a movie
> without making it any longer, just make the closing credits flash by
> in 20 seconds. True, at that speed you couldn't read anything, but
> nobody is watching anyway; by the time the credits stop most patrons
> have exited the theater, walked to their car, started the engine and
> are half way home. I mean, look at some old movies, even some very
> very good old movies, the closing credits aren't longer than 20
> seconds. Why was it necessary for things change? If you have a burning
> desire to know who the third assistant caterer for the second unit was
> you can always look it up on the web.
> 
> Eggplant
>

If you watch old movies, like I do, then you'll notice that most of the 
credits are actually at the beginning of the films.  I think Star Wars 
was one of the early films that got straight to the story and put all 
the credits at the end.  Films have been doing that now for the better 
part of 30 years.

Tim A