Favorite 3 hour + movies

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » August 18, 2003, 7:25 pm

1. Braveheart
2. Amadeus
3. Dances with Wolves
4. Lord of the Rings II: Two Towers
5. Gladiator
6.
7. Titanic
8. Schindler's List
9. Green Mile (is this 3 hours?)
15. Dune (Extended Edition)

I'm forgetting the classics so fill me in on some of the great 3 hour movies of the past.

The classics:

Gone with the wind
Spartacus
Cleopatra
Godfather I and II
Ben hur
The Seven Samurai

Mawafu · Post by **Mawafu** » August 18, 2003, 8:10 pm

Not quite sure if these were all 3+ hours, but damn close:

Godfather I and II
Ben hur
The Right Stuff

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » August 18, 2003, 10:52 pm

Pretty much all of the above. Does "The Stand" count?

Shanter · Post by **Shanter** » August 19, 2003, 12:01 am

Apocalypse Now

Also some of the others mentioned

Ennia · Post by **Ennia** » August 19, 2003, 12:33 am

Gone with the wind
Spartacus
Titanic ( *shrug* I liked it, don't send any hate mail)
Cleopatra

Shindler's List is long, I have yet to see it though

Abelard · Post by **Abelard** » August 19, 2003, 12:34 am

you liked spartacus?
oh my.

Ennia · Post by **Ennia** » August 19, 2003, 12:45 am

Yeah I like a lot of old movies
I liked Ben Hur too, that's another 3+ hour one

I like the whole ancient greek/roman/persian/chinese/japanese era
It's probably the whole mythical aspect to it, that and half naked men lol

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » August 19, 2003, 1:22 am

Ennia wrote: Titanic ( *shrug* I liked it, don't send any hate mail)

I liked Titanic. I'll add it to my top list.

Drolgin Steingrinder · August 19, 2003, 1:52 am

Ben Hur is like 8 hours...god that movie bores me!

Rivera Bladestrike · Post by **Rivera Bladestrike** » August 19, 2003, 2:18 am

The Green Mile

Pahreyia · Post by **Pahreyia** » August 19, 2003, 4:25 am

The Seven Samurai
Natural Born Killers (if not 3 hours, close) EDIT: 182 minutes
Meet Joe Black

probably will edit in a few more as I think of them.

Several of the ones already mentioned would make my list as well..

Akaran_D · Post by **Akaran_D** » August 19, 2003, 9:08 am

Gangs of new york was just shy of 3hrs.
LoTR, LOTR2

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » August 19, 2003, 9:18 am

Probably doesn't quite fit, but Band of Brothers.

Kilmoll the Sexy · Post by **Kilmoll the Sexy** » August 19, 2003, 11:20 am

Dances with Wolves

Lexien · Post by **Lexien** » August 19, 2003, 11:57 am

It...

Rivera Bladestrike · Post by **Rivera Bladestrike** » August 19, 2003, 2:10 pm

"IT" was hilarious.

laneela · Post by **laneela** » August 19, 2003, 2:19 pm

The only movie I can think of that hasn't been mentioned here is Dune (extended version)...

Abelard · Post by **Abelard** » August 19, 2003, 2:33 pm

the movie IT was more pretentious than a 14 year olds livejournal..arg they all float down here!!

first time i viewed it was at a horror movie fest with some friends..we all wanted to turn it off but the plot was just interesting enough to keep it running..It sucked

Post by **Sylvus** » August 19, 2003, 3:18 pm

IT was one of the scariest goddamn books I ever read. It was just too long and too graphic to make it that great on the small screen, but I still was entertained by it.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » August 19, 2003, 3:23 pm

Kilmoll the Sexy wrote:Dances with Wolves

Ack. I meant to include that originally. Thanks. I'll add that one to list. I think Keven Costner is a pretty dull actor but I enjoyed Dances with Wolves.l

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As for Dune (extended version and all other extended versions of movies...im not sure they qualify..im thinking of 3 hour movies that were in theaters)

Post by **Sylvus** » August 19, 2003, 4:37 pm

Screw you, Winnow. The Dino DeLaurentis version of Dune was in theaters and fetures a score by Toto, iirc. It is one of the greatest movies of all times and it more than qualifies!

Pahreyia · Post by **Pahreyia** » August 19, 2003, 7:58 pm

Sylvus wrote:Screw you, Winnow. The Dino DeLaurentis version of Dune was in theaters and fetures a score by Toto, iirc. It is one of the greatest movies of all times and it more than qualifies!

It wasn't 3+ hours tho.

However, it was a good movie. I haven't seen it in probably 3 years, and in that time I've watched the Sci-Fi channel's remakes. As of now, I'd have to side with the Sci-Fi channel in terms of telling the best story, however, the inner monologues of the Dd'L version were the pwn.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » August 19, 2003, 10:25 pm

Sylvus wrote:Screw you, Winnow. The Dino DeLaurentis version of Dune was in theaters and fetures a score by Toto, iirc. It is one of the greatest movies of all times and it more than qualifies!

I've seen Dune/Extended Dune like 10 times. It's a great movie IMO.

Extended version is 190 mins....ok I'll add it!

Post by **Sylvus** » August 20, 2003, 1:23 am

Thanks. That's all I was asking for. =)

Canelek · Post by **Canelek** » August 20, 2003, 1:27 am

I would say IT and The Stand both qualify. Albeit, not epic on the screen, both attempts were very well done foe the media(TV).

Gonna go with Dregor on Band of Brothers--that was just fucking unreal. I want to buy then set eventually. $$$ but worth it!

Kluden · Post by **Kluden** » August 20, 2003, 9:18 am

Just shy of three hours: Saving Private Ryan

Siji · Post by **Siji** » August 22, 2003, 2:55 pm

IT was one of the scariest goddamn books I ever read. It was just too long and too graphic to make it that great on the small screen, but I still was entertained by it.

Agree 100%. Talk about a book ya can't put down.

Wait until they try to adapt the Gunslinger series into movies.. Assuming he lives long enough to finish them. *sigh*

Gangbangs of New York = teh suck.