Serge Leone’s “Once upon a time in America” is the SLOWEST moving film I have ever seen. It is a 222 minute film in length, and I have watched the first 35 minutes. In this time, “Noodles” (R D Niro) has walked across the road … and back. It should have been called “The film that the editor forgot to edit” … Don’t get me wrong … I love it, as indeed I loved “Once upon a time in The West” which had a (seemed like) 3 hour “beginning” where some guys are waiting on a deserted railway station for “Harmonica” (Charles Bronson) . They intend to kill him but … guess what … he kills them. I also liked “One Eyed Jacks” … directed by Marlon Brando. Apparently (I call him) Marlon went WAY over budget on his Directorial debut and was accused of being “Self indulgent”. He spent months waiting for “The right wave” in a beach scene. Even the title “Once upon a Time in America” takes 10 minutes to say so I will shorten it to “That long film about gangsters by Serge Leone, starring Robert De Niro and James Woods” … I am currently at the place where “Noodles” spots(through a peep-hole) his pin-up doing ballet … she knows he is looking so she strips and shows him her “Touche” (not sure of spelling), then he gropes a different “easy” girl in the toilet. Now … Before I die, I will watch the rest of this film. I have seen it before, and, when I have a whole day free, I will watch the rest in 48 minute sections. I can’t wait.  Ho Hum.