[FS]

I'm not sure whether it's that editors have become lazy since 3 hours became "acceptable" for movie length, or that directors are just obsessing over their material too much for the same reason. I rented Matrix:Reloaded the other day, and despite the fact that I still love the film, it badly needed some serious editing. They could've probably limited the movie to two hours just by trimming the fight scenes to acceptable length.

The only excuses I see for a movie being 3 hours is when it's really epic (which is rather a vague standard, I guess) or when it's just damn good. A captivating and exciting story warrants a 3 hour movie.