What do you think the runtime for Godzilla Vs. Kong will be?

sonictiger
MemberGiganMar-01-2021 1:27 PMYou guys should comment on this but for me, it's simple. For a monster movie with the scale and scope of Godzilla Vs. Kong, I think the runtime could run anywhere from 2 hours and 35 minutes to possibly 3 hours and 10 minutes. This movie has a lot to offer like the matchup itself, the Hollow Earth stuff, the mystery of Godzilla flipping sides, APEX, etc. I don't really believe the leaks that the movie will be under 2 hours, because that's baloney. Another possibility is that a leak said that the movie is two hours and 33 minutes. That's totally fair, but anyways it needs to be the longest MonsterVerse movie in order to jam all that story in...
Challenge accepted.
Godzilla: King Of The Monsters major plot points: Godzilla vs Ghidorah, MONARCH trying to stop the eco-terrorists from freeing the titans, Eco-Terrorists trying to unleash the Titans
Done.
sonictiger,
I didn't say there were no massive plot points. I said there were, "no more massive points/characters to juggle than most Blockbuster films."
You could make lists like that for a lot of moves that stay around 2 hours these days.
sonictiger,
You also forgot Mark getting roped into Monarch to find his family, Emma's wishy-washy arc, the introduction of Rodan and Mothra, the sub-plot of giving Godzilla a booster shot with nukes. (Which was stupid...)
The list probably goes on. You could literally do this with any movie.
Sure yeah but I only included the arcs that had any value whatsoever.
A 3 hour Monster Movie that is nothing but chaos and destruction as Titans beat it out and a third menacing force introduces itself? Omg I can only pray. 29 more days.
Yup.
Google actually says the movie runs for 2hrs and 52mins.
Google is unreliable as it just takes algorithms from any unverified source. At one point it said this:
The 2 hour and 52 minutes runtime was taken from an imdb post a fan made. It was removed from imdb 2 months ago. The 2 hour and 52 minute runtime is false.
AlloCine is a verified source, because it gets its information directly from studios.
The movie will not be 3 hours. I would prepare to be disappointed if you are hoping otherwise.
Major plot points can’t be resolved in less than 2 hours
As I've said repeatedly, most Blockbuster movies have just as many plot points, if not more, and are usually resolved in a rounded 2 hours.
Even if that weren't the case, studios like to keep movies within a 2 hour time frame so they can have more showings per day. The longer the movie, the less showings theaters can fit into their schedule and the less money it potentially makes.
The movie will not be close to 3 hours. It's bad for business.
There’s a reason why endgame was 3 hours
sonictiger,
Indeed. It was three hours because the studio had very reasonable faith and metrics in a movie that was the culmination of 21 films which had been major successes at the box office and pulled over $18 Billion overall.
Godzilla vs. Kong is only the culmination of three movies that have only pulled in around $1.5 Billion and the last movie flopped at the box office.
The studio won't risk maximizing its profits by making it a 3 hour movie. I don't understand why the 1 hour and 53 minute runtime is so hard to believe.
It feels too big for 1hr and 53mins.
Tell me why that runtime is reasonable...
I already have. Multiple times.
Ok, but I’m talking about the major plot points. How will it be resolved in less than two hours??
The same way most blockbusters resolve major plot points in less than two hours. Competent writing and pacing and delivering pertinent information in a timely manner.
None of which matters either way if the studio mandates a 2 hour runtime, because film is a business and they want it to make as much money as possible.
I think the problem is I'm worrying about how the DCEU crashed and burned due to that under 2 hours mandate for Justice League. It would be totally fine if Godzilla Vs Kong was only 2 hours and 20 minutes. Point is, I feel like the MonsterVerse has been trying to avoid the DCEU's mistakes.
sonictiger,
No it just makes completely new mistakes...
The thing is every movie has a mandate forced on it. Studios tell directors to whittle down the run times of almost every single movie that's released. This is normal and it's part of the business. I guarantee you there's not a movie you've seen where producers haven't ordered directors and editors to cut the runtime down. Even Godzilla: King of the Monsters was originally over 3 hours. There was no way the studio was going to ever allow that.
It's especially true of less powerful directors. Big directors like Christopher Nolan or James Cameron can get away with longer movies because they have more power and money.
Adam Wingard, however, is a small director. He's only done a few low budget movies before Godzilla vs. Kong and isn't very well known. So it's likely any creative decision he's made has been the will of a producer.
If they do make a 3-hour MonsterVerse movie, it won't be for a while since a DAM movie would need about 5-7 years of buildup.
They also need to be more successful in order to convince the studio a 3 hour movie could make enough money. Right now, they just don't make as much as Marvel. Not even close.
Frankly, I think this will be the last Monsterverse flick anyway. Which is fine.