Is not using real-time a bad idea?

Posted: Oct 06, 2007 10:29 pm

"MTV News in April 2006, the show's star Kiefer Sutherland announced that a script was in development and that the film would abandon the real-time format of the show, but instead would cover one 24-hour period." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_%28film%29#Feature_film

Do you think the producers are making a mistake by not using real-time?

Posted: Oct 06, 2007 10:30 pm

I don't this it's a bad idea because if the movie was in real-time, it would be too short to cover a 2-hour period, and not enough would happen to build up the storyline.

Posted: Oct 07, 2007 6:50 am

Yeah absolutly when i first heard there was gonna be a movie i hoped it would be real time, it just wouldnt work, they cant show enough of a storyline in 2 hours.

Posted: Oct 07, 2007 3:53 pm

There are examples of non-real time 24 stuff, like the Day 6 Debrief and the comic books and game, which all work amazingly and are worthy additions to the franchise.

Ticking clock in film? Yes!

Real time in film? No!

Posted: Dec 01, 2007 1:11 am

Imagine if the movie was actually 24 hours long. That would be the most awesome test of a true 24 fan, whether they could watch the entire movie! lol! I think if I did that I would have to buy the largest drink the theatre had, and not just for drinking either! lol. Of course, a 24 hour long movie would really just be like a regular season I guess.

Posted: Feb 12, 2008 5:29 pm

If the movie were 24 hours long, I'd probably wait till it came out on DVD, buy it, then watch a couple hours every day for a couple weeks. But that'd be the exact same as a full season Very Happy

Posted: Feb 12, 2008 5:32 pm

Yeah, I was thinking that. But then they could have it in theatres for the die hard fans! Lol... Tickets are expensive enough now...

Posted: Feb 12, 2008 6:51 pm

Posted: Feb 12, 2008 7:18 pm

No! I want to see 24 in theaters!

Posted: Feb 13, 2008 1:07 pm

Posted: Feb 13, 2008 6:39 pm

That would be crappy if it just went right to DVD, granted we could see it sooner, but still.

Posted: Feb 13, 2008 7:15 pm

Wait, there's a Family Guy movie?

The only way they can go is make it say, 3 hours long with the last 1 or 2 hours in real time.

But no matter how they do it, it's not going to be the same 24.

Posted: Feb 13, 2008 7:38 pm

3 hours would be fine. The third POTC movie was pretty close to 3 hours and I saw in theaters twice.

Posted: Feb 14, 2008 11:11 am

POTC 3 was a really good movie, the first POTC is still the best.

Posted: Feb 14, 2008 7:58 pm

Yeah, not many sequels are ever as good as the first ones, but if the 24 movie was about 3 hours long, I think it would toleratable.

Posted: Feb 16, 2008 9:39 am

I really see forward to the forth POTC

Posted: Apr 27, 2008 1:46 pm

Real time is what makes 24 so awesome. *tear*

Posted: Apr 27, 2008 2:00 pm

But you cant have a 24 movie, then it would just be another season.

Posted: Apr 27, 2008 3:22 pm

Why bother with the movie? XD

Posted: Apr 27, 2008 3:43 pm

Because then you can watch 24 in the THEATER!!!!

You get to hear things like "DAMMIT!" and "We are out of time!" in surround sound!!!

Posted: Apr 27, 2008 5:19 pm

Posted: Apr 27, 2008 5:35 pm

Yeah... me too...

Posted: May 03, 2008 2:09 pm

I already hear them in surround sound in my house Wink

Posted: May 03, 2008 2:18 pm

Posted: May 04, 2008 11:20 pm

DAMMIT! Lol.