Revenge of the Sith Running Time

GoldenSaber · Joined: 07 Nov 2004 Posts: 34 Location: Louisiana

I just read on phatooine.com that the running time for Revenge of the Sith is 2 hours and 35 minutes. Can anyone confirm this? I thought there were quite a few scenes cut out from the movie.

ManaByte · Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 1:16 am Post subject:

No, that's the running time of the illustrated screenplay with all of the scenes that were cut out of the movie.

ObiTrice · Joined: 09 Nov 2004 Posts: 630

i thought that time came from some interview abou the latest cut. GL or rick maybe?

Vinceyoung · Joined: 01 Feb 2005 Posts: 82

Normally, I'm not a huge fan of super-long movies, but in this case, I think its acceptable because there is so much to cover.

I like losing some of the scenes better than others, but I thought they cut some stuff out of AOTC that they should have left in (and left in some that they should have cut).

danteky · Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 11

I can sit though the LOTR movies and they were 3+ hours, 2:35 won't be a problem.

QuakeDude · Joined: 14 Jan 2005 Posts: 8

Here is Australia Village is reporting it to be 140 minutes (2 hours 20 minutes).

http://www.villagecinemas.com.au/movie/movie_13941.htm

jpeters430 · Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Posts: 115 Location: Stevens Point, WI

In the Making of book, one of the first cuts is 2:33, and a few pages later Lucas says they have "to cut at least ten minutes, more really."

And this was at the beginning of the Final Chapter (the downloadable one). So probably around the end of February, or maybe earlier.

2:20 sound's about right to me.

CoGro · Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Posts: 1535 Location: Toronto, Canada

I see it being 2:20...

not that that means anything, but the 'Making Of' quotes Lucas as wanting a 2:15-20 picture.

I think where the most trouble he's had editing this film is trying to keep the pace fast in the middle section, but not lose the focus on Anakin. ie he wants to show the Kashyyyk and Utapau battles, but not have them take away from Anakin's seduction....that's a tough job...so I'm curious to see how they pull it off.

Stryke · Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Posts: 14 Location: Someplace

Current runntime is 2 hrs and 25 mintues according to AMC which started selling tickets today. That is without trailers.

Kez · Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 10 Location: Sydney

http://www.greaterunion.com.au/movies/movie.asp?movie=4112

mm, Greater Union has the runtime at 132 minutes...I guess we'll have to wait a little for an official runtime, these all seem to be estimates...

HateWork · Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 84 Location: Winnipeg, Canada

i figure it'll be about 135 minutes.

maybe its just me, but as long as a movie is well paced, i love long movies. one, i really feel like i got my moneys worth and second, in all likelyhood, i'm enjoying the movie a lot, so it flies by so fast anyway.

i remember TPM being a breeze when i first saw it. now i can only sit through the entire movie once, maybe twice a year.

Benovite · Joined: 31 Oct 2003 Posts: 1016

I'm concerned about the Anakin vs. Obi-Wan duel running too long. Unless they keep it totally edge of seat material, that shit could get boring, especially when it's supposedly going to be something like 10 minutes in length.

Kez · Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 10 Location: Sydney

Hmm, a little off topic, but has anyone noticed on the MPAA Ratings listing they have "Revenge of the Sith" AND "Return of the Sith"?

http://www.mpaa.org/movieratings/search/index.htm << Search for "Star Wars"

The AOTC Saber Battle seems awfully short-lived once you've watched it two or three times, hopefully ROTS will redeem that.

Devil Dodo · Joined: 03 May 2004 Posts: 404 Location: New Zealand

I reckon it'll be around 130-145 minutes...

GoldenSaber · Joined: 07 Nov 2004 Posts: 34 Location: Louisiana

RustyMuffler · Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 5:03 am Post subject:

Zéyann · Joined: 26 Mar 2005 Posts: 371 Location: Netherlands

Emperor's Prize · Joined: 24 Aug 2004 Posts: 186 Location: The Empire State

FYI

The source for the 2:35 report was the AMC Empire 25 theater in Times Square, quoted from their advance ticket sales phone #. Take that info however you want.

MannyOrtez · Joined: 01 Dec 2004 Posts: 411

As long as it doesn't play out like an abridged version of what was clearly designed to be a much longer movie, ie Attack of the Clones, I'm cool. Lucas arbitrary decision to make everyhting around 2 minutes is retarded, either make the movies longer, or cut a large chucnk of the story out and work with a much smaller story. Don't just take small pieces out of everything.

Zéyann · Joined: 26 Mar 2005 Posts: 371 Location: Netherlands

whatever the outcome, it'll beat every other sw movie lenghtwise, considering the amount of stuff that's going to happen.

Detour · Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 41

I think it all depends on how many scenes are cut last minute, but i've been hearing what everone else has said, roughly 2:20/2:30 or thereabouts.

Darko Darcturis · Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 34

Per MovieFone that the AMCs use here in the San Jose, CA area:

"To purchase tickets for Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, rated PG-13 with a run time of 2 hours and 35 minutes, press 1"

Der Graf · Joined: 06 Mar 2005 Posts: 100 Location: Germany

Since the first time I've seen the director's cut of ALIENS, including the amazing pre-attack Hadley's Hope and the sentry guns scenes, I almost always want my fantasy movies to contain as much information as possible.

Lost Twenty?
Yoda on Dagobah?
Bring it on!

TiniTinyTony · Joined: 31 Jul 2004 Posts: 451

I believe the 2 hr 35 m comment was made by Rick McCallum from the latest insider.

robbie_20002002 · Joined: 11 Oct 2004 Posts: 244 Location: Ecosse

My local cinema is quoting 140 mins. The film is yet to be rated in the UK, but as soon as it is the official length will be disclosed at www.bbfc.co.uk

Postman Pat · Joined: 31 Mar 2005 Posts: 14 Location: 0,0,0

notfabio · Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 8

So that is the number that Fox is officially giving the 133 or 135 RT is without credits.

Captain Morgan · Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2005 11:43 pm Post subject:

it's 135 to 140 minutes with the trailers.

ObiTrice · Joined: 09 Nov 2004 Posts: 630

nevermind it was a date

Hamish_Jinn · Joined: 03 Apr 2005 Posts: 25

If it's 2:28 without trailers (which would be 148 minutes), wouldn't that make it the longest SW flick.

Captain Morgan · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 12:42 am Post subject:

That it is.

ArisSlatr · Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Posts: 32 Location: Mo'ville, NY

Accoding to the MPAA site, which rates it at pg-13 btw, it is 2:20.

Just a lil head's up in case someone else didn't notice this.

http://mpaa.org/movieratings/search/index.htm and search "Star Wars"

obi-ben · Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Posts: 44 Location: Dallas, TX

The mpaa site doesn't give running times...

mattalgrand · Joined: 04 Apr 2005 Posts: 2

Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: George Lucas
Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi violence and some intense images
Running Time: 2 hrs., 21 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi/Action/Adventure

According to arclightcinemas.com

Blue Haired Goon · Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Posts: 8

imdb has the running time as 146 min.

imdb.com/title/tt0121766

Also for anyone who cares, it has a 12A rating in the UK.

Blue Haired Goon · Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Posts: 8

Norway · Joined: 26 Mar 2005 Posts: 12 Location: Oslo, Norway

At C3, Rick McCullum reported (during a Q&A session) that ROTS has a final running time of 2 hours 11 minutes.

I think this is excluding credits but I'm not sure. Rick joked that it had 54 minutes of credits.

Zéyann · Joined: 26 Mar 2005 Posts: 371 Location: Netherlands

hmm I dunno, IMDB's info is pretty much always very accurate. I guess we'll just have to wait and see, only 3 more weeks :heavymetal: