10 Movies That Didn't Know When To End

4. Pearl Harbour

Michael Bay's 183-minute Pearl Harbour is in no way a good film, but it would have been a whole lot more tolerable if it wasn't so damn long. Frequently compared to James Cameron's Titanic (which I'll get to in a few moments), Bay's epic is proof just how hard it is to skilfully craft a film as well-assembled as Cameron's, as aside from its thrilling action sequences, Pearl Harbour is an inane bore.

Trying to replicate the Titanic formula, Bay wastes an hour of screen-time trying to get us invested in a love triangle between Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett and Kate Beckinsale, but it's so melodramatic and unintentionally hilarious that it's nigh-on impossible to give a damn. Thus, by the time it actually gets to the good stuff - the 'splosions - half the audience has already nodded off or left the room/cinema.

We don't need a !*$% love story for every significant historical event; how about a more simple depiction of Pearl Harbour that runs in at around 2 hours? Also, ditch all those goofy comic relief moments ("It's the J-J-J-Japs!") and you probably save another 10 or 15 minutes as well.