Big expectations + big praises = letdown

Rating: 4/10 (14 April 2004)

I heard so much about this movie. This movie was supposed to be one of the greatest movies of all time, ranking somewhere near the Godfather or Shawshank Redemption. My dad said he only saw it one time when he was a kid and didnt remember it, and that he would watch it again with me. What I saw was the biggest waste of over 3 hours of my life. I dont understand how this movie was such a big hit. It could have been an hour shorter and it still would have been too long. All the desert scenes were actually starting to make me thirsty. The camera tried to portray Peter O Toole as this Jesus-like character, but ended up making him look like some homosexual weakling. Dont believe me? Then watch how he walks. Or the look on his face when he killed that man. I kept thinking "Ok, maybe the good part's coming up," right up until the end. And then it struck me that this is the most overrated movie of all time. When the movie was over, my dad punched me on the arm, I was like what was that for, and he said "I would have rather seen paint dry." And I almost cried, not from the punch, but because I agreed with him. The only good part in the movie was when they whipped him. I wish they would have whipped me for watching it. Bigtime letdown