Movie 7pt1: a new take on "credits"

[rtbthw_mom]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Beatrice23" <beatrice23 at ...> wrote:
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> While I agree that credits are "as long as a phone book and as interesting."  I do think that those involved deserve to be acknowledged, even if most viewers don't view/enjoy the credits.  
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> In my view, it isn't the credits that are really an issue to the "run time" of the film.  The run time of the film actually includes the 20-30 minutes of previews at the beginning of the film.  So if we are looking to make more room for more HP screen time, why not delete three to four of the tedious previews for films that nobody really wants to see.  Seriously, there were about 10 previews before HP7.1 (no I didn't count, so if you did feel free to correct me) and not one of those films were anything that I would consider spending an $11 admission on.  Or here's an idea if you have to have previews, why not run them in the half an hour before the film begins to give people who arrive early something to do other than find spelling errors on the "slide" adverts and trivia.  My husband and I found at least 6.
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My husband and I also enjoy the credits - not for the credits, although it is interesting when I find out that some star I'm aware of has played a minor role and I didn't catch it while watching the movie - but for the music!  However, I am extremely annoyed when the movie makers feel they will add just one last scene to the VERY end - coming after all those boring credits.  If they're going to put that in, just put it in at the end of the stinkin' movie: I don't want to watch all those credits every time I watch the movie at home!!  

Of course, I'm also annoyed by all the previews in home videos.  Can't they just put those in another category - "trailers" or "previews" or some such - and let me get right to the movie?  But then, they don't ask me.  I guess life's not supposed to be annoyance-free.

Just my two cents worth.  

~Pat