Obligatory Monty Python sketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrqW_BZu5Xk
You guys don't have intermissions?
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I had a buddy with a particular beef with one of the Hollywood studios. I can't remember which, but he swore that there'd be some huge water scene 3/4 of the way through when everyone was about to burst.
It was always great when he was right.
The app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie without missing the best scenes.
They used to have intermissions!
They still do, at least where i live (western europe). Source: went to the cinema last sunday
They did? Bring them back.
They did, but it was mostly to boost snack sales (the long-time moneymaker of theaters).
Let’s all go to the lobby, let’s all go to the lobby, let’s all go to the lobby to get ourselves a treat!
DON'T TALK! WATCH!
DON'T TALK! WATCH!
YOU CAME HERE, WATCH IT!
DON'T LIKE IT? WALK OUT!!
It was great. You could even get little pots of ice cream during them.
I remember when I was a wee lad, we went to see Titanic, and the movie was so long they showed it in two parts!
Wonder if the studios said they can't have them anymore. Would be cool if a theater brought them back. Probably have tons of people just leave when the movie is bad.
I have to assume it's studios -- movie theaters make most of their money selling concessions, and intermissions are great for that.
Musical theatre and opera still do!
And non-musical live theatre too!
I saw Kenneth Branagh's 1996 Hamlet in the theater. It's just over four hours long and you better believe they had an intermission.
We had this when I was a kid, the movie reel would run out , bathroom break and snack break while projectionist loaded the next half of the film
Can you imagine the line-ups there would be, if the movie paused to let the majority of viewers all head to the bathroom at once?
We have those!
Wouldn't work. Plenty would have to go before a break which would drive the counter down. I think you'd never reach the number.
A better idea IMO is to have some sort of light that tells you which parts of the movies are best to go to the bathroom. A red light or something of to the side of the screen.
Cause people gonna have to go, and if you haven't seen the movie you never know when you should go.
It’s literally a website
I'm aware, that doesn't make it nearly as convenient though.
Adult diapers yo!