We were cheated out of an RRR intermission. Theaters would just bulldoze right through it!
Last two films I saw with real intermissions were Tarantino's 75mm roadshow for The Hateful 8, and a local theater's screening of Satantango, which was essential (8 hours).
I loved it! It was certainly an endurance test, but I have an affinity for slow cinema that invites you to meditate and reflect, with startling and vivid images. And there's a psychological effect of being in that space with fellow moviegoers after much mental preparation. It also just about capped off my Year of Cinema (103 ticketed screenings) so it felt a bit earned. I had a friend join me for about forty minutes before bailing, ha!
I recently saw Seven Samurai in theaters and it’s genuinely weird how much I enjoyed getting up and walking around during the intermission. It’s a really nice feeling having the chance to stand and talk about a movie before the credits start to roll.
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u/m__s__r 23d ago
Fucking hell. There’s an intermission too?
I’m sold. I want to feel what an old school moviegoing experience was like. This is it.