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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Quasqueton" data-source="post: 2872154" data-attributes="member: 3854">It is not true that good things come to those who wait. There is no guarantee of any kind of good things for waiting, regardless of how long you wait. Think of all the times you’ve waited for something, and found no good result or payoff for the patience.I’ll agree that patience is a virtue, but sitting through a bad movie in the hope that it will get better is not.And since we’re talking about Hollywood, here, it is quite probable that the movie will continue to be boring, and may even get worse. It’s a crap shoot. If after 20 minutes, I’m not entertained (the sole purpose of a Hollywood movie), there is no logical or historical proof that things are going to suddenly get better. Best to just cut my time loss and forget it.United 93. The first 45 minutes of this movie is completely mundane – seeing travelers, the air traffic controllers, etc. The pay off is huge, and well worth it. But this movie also has the benefit of everyone knowing what’s going to happen, so it can afford to be slow in the beginning to set up for the big event.But otherwise, it is quite possible to have a mundane beginning and not be boring or unentertaining. Many movies do this. Just as there are many movies that continue to be boring and unentertaining even past the 20 minute mark.Quasqueton</blockquote>