A colleague of mine said that they cut the film by 15 minutes because they're trying to show it every 3 hours here, and the movie is 3 hours long in itself. So they needed some transition time to get people out of the theater, clean it up and get the new people seated for the next showing. So they cut some out of the film.
That sounds reaosnable to me, but I do think that they should be required to advertise that they are showing a cut/trimmed version. That way, consumers can make an informed choice about whether to spend the QR 55 to see it here or wait until they're back in their home country and see it in all its uncut glory.
But I won't hold my breath...Qatar doesn't have a great track record when it comes to transparency...
"If you're looking for sympathy, you'll find it between sh*t and syphilis in the dictionary."
- David Sedaris
A colleague of mine said that they cut the film by 15 minutes because they're trying to show it every 3 hours here, and the movie is 3 hours long in itself. So they needed some transition time to get people out of the theater, clean it up and get the new people seated for the next showing. So they cut some out of the film.
That sounds reaosnable to me, but I do think that they should be required to advertise that they are showing a cut/trimmed version. That way, consumers can make an informed choice about whether to spend the QR 55 to see it here or wait until they're back in their home country and see it in all its uncut glory.
But I won't hold my breath...Qatar doesn't have a great track record when it comes to transparency...
"If you're looking for sympathy, you'll find it between sh*t and syphilis in the dictionary."
- David Sedaris