Movies that start slow, but then . . .

[Warren01]

I like watching movies and watch a lot of them. I usually give the movie 15-20 minutes, and if it doesn't grab me by then, I'm usually turning it off or start doing something else. (like posting a question on TDPRI while watching Eraserhead).

Am I missing some classics because of this¿ Are there movies that start slow and then morph into something great? What's your suggestions?

Thanks

 

[Manual Slim]

Audition

 

[David Barnett]

Let's try this from a different angle - list some of the movies you bailed on, then we can tell you whether or not you gave up too soon.

 

[Dostradamas]

How can you know if it is good or not without actually watching?

You are not watching if you are also online phone in hand.

Film is to be engaged, focused upon and given all your attention.

Don't watch 2001 a space odyssey or Barry Lyndon for that matter.

 

[The Angle]

Seems like you're describing most movies made before the late 20th Century. The explosive opening is a relatively new thing. Nowadays, just try to find a movie that doesn't begin in the midst of the action or a crisis, then cut to a 45-minute flashback showing how things got to that point. That's probably the most overused movie trope of the last ten years.

 

[BigDaddyLH]

2001?

 

[Warren01]

I saw Audition. I liked it.

Well, for starters Eraserhead. Sat thru The Conversation with Gene Hackman and was bored along with A most Wanted Spy. Lots of hype about Skinamarink. That was Gawd Awful. And these were in the last few days.

(By the way, Black Book from 2006 was awesome)

 

[Gaylord Amsterdam]

Frantic with Harrison Ford starts slow but builds to an amazing climax.

 

[schmee]

Some take longer than 20 minutes, but some never get there for sure.

I recently watched " everything everywhere all at once" because it got a bunch of awards. I never did get it. ... at all... I say rename it: "Nothing, Nowhere, Never happening"

I watched "Bansees of Inisheerin" last night. Very well acted, but very dark throughout and a bit ridiculous really. And I like a good tragedy usually.

 

[WRHB]

My wife watches a ton of low budget movies and she stays on till the bitter end. I once asked why. She said “all these people took the time to make the movie, it’s not hurting me to see the whole thing. Hopefully it gets better at some point.” I just strum my guitar while the crappy movies play on.

 

[Short on cash]

Spinal Tap

 

[Alex W]

The Conversation is a slow burn of a movie. It's the movie Francis Ford Coppola made between Godfather I and Godfather II. Stars Gene Hackman as an audio surveillance specialist.

 

[IowaTeleGuy]

Miracle Mile

 

[Jim622]

Tommy - definitely a slow burn. Due to some psychedelics and ignorance of the whole album, I thought I was in a disturbingly wrong movie for the 15 minutes or so.

 

[Knows3Chords]

Tommy - definitely a slow burn. Due to some psychedelics and ignorance of the whole album, I thought I was in a disturbingly wrong movie for the 15 minutes or so.

I always thought the movie Quadrophenia was a much better film than Tommy.

 

[Jim622]

I always thought the movie Quadrophenia was a much better film than Tommy.

Definetly - better album and movie. That is my favorite Who album, I would probably say my favorite album overall.

 

[Ed Driscoll]

The Conversation is a slow burn of a movie. It's the movie Francis Ford Coppola made between Godfather I and Godfather II. Stars Gene Hackman as an audio surveillance specialist.

Between The Conversation, Apocalypse Now, and the two Godfather movies, Coppola had an incredible streak in the 1970s. I've never seen One From the Heart, his 1982 film, which Wikipedia describes as "a colossal critical and commercial flop." Tucker: The Man and His Dream is quite good, though.

 

[thunderbyrd]

I suggest you watch "Men" as soon as possible.

 

[unbridled]

Any Quentin Tarantino movie ...

 

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