Movies that start slow, but then . . .

[Engine Swap]

 

[ZackyDog]

 

[Flip G]

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.

"One From the Heart" isn't a good film, but had a least one great original song from Tom Waits in it.

 

[arlum]

For original movies I've always allowed for a slow start. Sometimes it's a requirement to allow for a build up into something greater or deeper. When it comes to sequels, etc. I don't like it. That was my issue with the second of the original Star Wars Movies. I know. Some claim it to be the best of all. For me, watching Luke darting around on whatever device he was using was a total bore. The first ended in a tremendous buzz and the second should have started in the same place.

 

[Engine Swap]

This one is pretty slow until you get to the car chase

 

[The Angle]

If you're looking for recommendations:

Rear Window
Psycho
Vertigo (notice a thread?)
Wind River
Blue Velvet
Shane
Let the Right One In
Winter's Bone
Taxi Driver
12 Angry Men
Chinatown
Out of the Past
Straw Dogs

A list like that could go on and on.

 

[kbold]

The Wicker Man
The Illustrated Man
American Psycho (more so the book than the movie)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

 

[feldkeen]

Saving Private Ryan

 

[buster poser]

Forrest Gump. Started slow and ended…

…about two hours too late.

 

[effzee]

Night of the living dead

 

[Tricone]

"The Outfit" and "Gucci". Bother are really good films though. Imho.

 

[Tricone]

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.

The new Elvis movie. Complete dog pile.

 

[CinPA]

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

“Quadrophenia” rules but “The Who by Numbers” (minus Squeeze Box) is a seriously close second!

 

[knopflerfan]

Old Henry

 

[BB]

I just strum my guitar while the crappy movies play on.

I found myself nodding in agreement to the whole thing! My lovely wife likes to watch, or get sucked into, some cheap holiday movie where boy meets girl, the keep running into each other. The relationship escalates...but then, one of them sees/hears/smells something out of context...they laugh, they fight, they wrangle through the night, but alas he/she packs bags and it's off to airport. Meanwhile mom, dad, uncle Buster, Mimi and/or Papa enter the room and tell the beloved fella it was all a mistake..she really does love him, so off to the airport he goes......on a 'borrowed' chopper from his neighbor.....you know the rest..

Anyway, with two minutes to go in the movie, she gets up and starts preparing for bed! AARRRGHHH!!!! At least finish the dang movie.

 

[Theorage]

Sloooooowww, but gloriously so.

 

[Timbresmith1]

“Quadrophenia” rules but “The Who by Numbers” (minus Squeeze Box) is a seriously close second!

I dunno…”Live At Leeds” hits pretty hard for me.

 

[telleutelleme]

Tree of Life was that way for me all the way to the credits at the end.

 

[NHFlyCaster]

We recently watched one like this. Seems like it's called Amsterdam.

 

[Cjteleforum]

You go out, get to the theater on time, buy the ticket(no refunds). You hear the faint whir of the projector, and Through A Glass Darkly starts. It's so slow, but you're there, you paid, you stick with it. The Swedish lulls you almost to sleep. And by the end you're terrified.

I don't think that could happen now. I would just hit pause and wander off.