Child's Play 2 needed an extra ten minutes

[blah]

It moved by too fast. I wanted more Phil, Joanne and Grace.

[Spanky]

It's a fast movie, but I am not a fan of extending a movie just for the sake of making it longer. I am curious as to what exactly would an extra ten minutes be composed of. They could get most of those 10 minutes if they included the deleted scenes.

[blah]

I want Phil and Joanne fully fleshed out. Fundamentally, they are people that want children but can't have them, so they must adopt. You could really make a dramatic meal out of that. Hell, if I were writing CP2 I would've had Andy somehow reunited with his mom at the very end, so that they and Kyle could battle Chucky. What I would be saying, as a filmmaker, with that ending, is something sweet. Basically "temporary homes/parents are no comparison for the real deal".

[Spanky]

Meh, I guess. I mean it kind of wanted to keep the focus on Andy and Chucky, which I can respect.

[blah]

Nah, when you have Jenny Agutter as your second billed cast member, I want a LOT of her. She's a phenomenal character actress.

[Dragon Prime]

I tell you what... the deleted/alternate ending on the TV version is king. I was always used to the theater/VHS version that didn't have it.

When I first saw that it literally sent chills up my spine because the scene was so visually creepy despite it's bold colors or yellow, red, and blue machinery. The music made it happen too. Of course CP3 would have been an entirely different film based on that ending... but it's fun to think about the what if's.

[blah]

I dont' mean an extra ten minutes at the end. I mean an extra ten minutes at the beginning and body of the story. Centered on Phil, Joanne and Grace. We don't even see Phil or Joanne introducing themselves to Andy. Really? We just cut to the car ride? Ugh.

[Spanky]

One of the deleted scenes is like that. When Andy goes off to school, Phil is about to leave for work, he's talking to Joanne in the driveway. It's only about 30 seconds long, but still.

[sweetface]

I think the movie works the way it is. What we saw of Phil and Joanne was enough for me, we were told pretty much everything we needed to know about them.

Honestly I never realized how short the movie was until I saw someone point it out. The pace was fast but it worked.

[Metal Matt]

Yeah, I thought the length was fine. I was sort of that way with Bride, like, "wow, it's over already? I wanted more!" But I think that's the sign of a great movie. If it leaves you wanting more, they did their job, and they did it splendidly.

[Spanky]

Pretty much, it's one of those things where I don't notice how short it is until I actually see the run time.

[Dragon Prime]

I feel like a lot of films tend to be lengthy these days... which is fine as long as it tells a great story in the process. For as long as the Transformers movies are I never once felt like I had to fast forward through scenes.

[Spanky]

Agreed, sometimes I feel like movies are made long just for the sake of being long.

[Dragon Prime]

In some cases they are. Avatar felt like Roots. Lol.

Then sometimes it works... like in the case of The Dark Knight. Every moment counted in that film. Dragon Ball Evolution... well it felt like a shitty 1990's 90 minute superhero film like Steel. Lol.

I think CP2 or any of them are just fine for what they are. Granted the slow close up of Chili felt stretched in Curse.

[Spanky]

Indeed, I mean I am not a big fan of movies being under 90 minutes, but it was close enough.