ahh, A discerning man (diet coke!)! Very impressive! Me, I'm waiting til it comes out on DVD, then it won't matter if he's put an a piece suitable for a break LOL.

I remember going to Minneapolis to a huge curved screen to see a movie which had no intermission. The theater added one! The movie wasn't inordinately long as I recall but I was grateful for the break because it gave me a chance to see the also curved ladies room. That was quite impressive for a child. The theme had been carried to the concession stand as well. I don't think we had curved popcorn boxes, though.

I'm trying to recall movies with intermissions in the theatrical version. I'm pretty sure that "Dr. Zhivago" and "Fiddler on the Roof" had one; did "The Sound of Music"? I can't remember.

I'm pretty sure "Heaven's Gate" did. In the hoary old days of video discs, you could go for a rest stop when changing sides/ discs.

you could go for a rest stop when changing sides/ discs.

Exactly!

I think "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" had an intermission.

We did go see the movie this morning and I believe you made a good choice to wait it out. I got bored with the action on the island and at the end as it was so predictable. My hubby, however, enjoyed the special effects and the action scenes much more than I. He rated it a 4 star and I rated it a 2-1/2.

Jon, I think you're right...I do seem to remember that being the case, even when they showed it on TV (in the early days...now they won't give up the ad time).

Nancy, it's not like there's going to be any real surprises in this movie, right? I suppose that in this case, it's the journey, not the destination, that's the big draw. For those who are f/x and action fans, that might be enough, but as you astutely observe, not everyone falls into that category.