I also like the long version of movies. It is kind of neaded now with fantasy or sci fi IMHO. Now that they do not have t cut out the special effects anymore they, cut out the acting instead to keap the runtime down to two hours. Think of the older movies. We would sit though hours of storie for a bit of special effects. To keap the storie and charature development as well as special effects, you almost nead more time.