Past it's prime

Rating: 1/10 (25 March 2004)

This is clearly a "popular" movie due to it's nostalgia value. Who has seen this movie lately? Who has been willing to sit through four hours of Peter O'Toole speaking stilted dialogue and trudging across miles of scenic desert? Well I have, and I'm not impressed. The story drags painfully. I am no plot hound or action junky, but lets speed things up shall we! Sweeping cinematography cannot carry a movie. I can't emphasize enough how lacking this movie is in story. We get exactly nowhere after two hours of following Peter O'Toole, and after that it gets worse! All of those who vote on movies without seeing them, please, I challenge you, have a look at this thing again and change your vote.
I believe this is the first time I've ever recommended a movie in order to prove how awful it is. It's time we took this one off the shelf. It's been sitting too long. And if you need proof, just have a quick sniff before you poor it down the drain. I guarantee you won't be able to stand it for more than a few minutes.
I would also suggest the IMDB people do the same. Times change, and good stories are what make good movies. On both counts it's time to let this one slide out of the top 250.