It was a case of artwork imitating “Stay.”
Uninterested in sitting by Tinseltown’s newest interminable monstrosity? To not fear: Netflix has devised a novel solution to appease viewers with fleeting consideration spans — by rolling out a “Brief-Ass Motion pictures” class that includes movies which can be 90 minutes or much less.
They had been impressed by final week’s “Saturday Evening Stay” sketch, appropriately titled “Brief-Ass Motion pictures.” In it, Pete Davidson, Chris Redd, musical visitor Gunna and actor Simon Rex rap about not wanting to look at films longer than an hour and a half.
“I heard ‘The Batman’ was nice, so I went to a theater and noticed it,” rapped Davidson, 28, referring to Matt Reeves’ practically 3-hour-long superhero epic. “I pissed my pants twice; that s–t was longer than ‘The Hobbit.'”
“Gimme that short-ass film, a 90-minute film,” the comic continued, earlier than rattling off the names of movies with 90-minute run occasions, from “Evil Useless” to “Eraserhead.”
Davidson and buddies had been lampooning the current pattern wherein films — particularly comedian e book flicks — paradoxically appear to be getting longer because the common human consideration span shortens worldwide.
The Netflix Is A Joke official Twitter account even retweeted a clip of the satirical hip-hop quantity with the caption: “good thought.” Additionally they included a hyperlink to their “short-ass” film part.
And, no, it’s not a belated April Idiot’s gag: Viewers who click on on the URL can be redirected to a number of flicks that final roughly 90 minutes. The “short-ass” titles embody “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Unique Film,” “Stand By Me,” the unique “A Nightmare on Elm Avenue” and “Zoolander.”
Blockbuster-beleaguered Netflix followers gave the impression to be on board with the choice, with one tweeting, “I’m all about that.”
“Not all heroes put on capes,” seconded Jägermeister USA’s official Twitter account.
“Netflix because of this we love you even tho you retain rising your costs,” quipped one other in reference to the streaming large not too long ago elevating its subscription prices within the US and Canada.
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