While grocery shopping yesterday, I browsed the "discounted" DVD and Blu-Ray movies. I am always looking to add to my collection, especially if I can get two or more movies bundled for the same price ($7.50).
I found one that looks interesting:
"The Hatfields and McCoys". It stars Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton, so I got it.
When I opened the package at home, it had two discs.
They are labeled Part 1 and Part 2, and Part 3 and Special Features. Three parts? Then I checked the run time. This movie is 249 minutes!
The last time I watched a movie that long was about 20 years ago when I found a DVD set at a garage sale of the 1980 movie
"Shogun". That one was 547 minutes and took us a week to watch it. To its credit, the movie never got boring. It kept us engaged the whole time while our backs, legs, and bladders were cramping from sitting too long. If you get a chance, check it out. It is good.
My only hope is that "Hatfields & McCoys" is also good and keeps me engaged. I remember seeing "King Kong" in the theater because it was a new release. At three hours, I was begging for it to be over. It is a good movie, but they really could have trimmed it down a bit. I can't handle three hours of movie theater seats.
At least with this movie, I can watch it from the comfort of my recliner and pause it when I need to stretch to take a potty break. I'll let you know if the movie is any good, but I haven't seen a bad Kevin Costner movie yet.
