A must see - once

Rating: 8/10 (2 March 2003)

I loved this movie on the first viewing. Laughed unbelievably hard. Repeated some of the cooler lines walking out. Told everyone up and down how great it was. Decided it was my favorite movie ever.
Then a few weeks later I went back to the theatre and saw it again. Not as impressive. Sure, it was still good, but not nearly *as* good. I rather regretted having seen it a second time - and that's not a feeling you want to have for your favorite movie.
As I've thought about this over the years, and seen it again with the same lacking amazement, I've theorized why it fell so quickly for me. A lot of the movie's appeal is shock value. The whole design is laid out so you can't see what's coming, and all the characters are created so you don't know what they'll do next. That's the amazing, entertaining thing about this movie. And it's what repeat viewers will miss.
I wish I could forget it all so I could experience this great film for the first time again, but I can't. However, if you've gotten through life so far without having seen this movie, you really owe it to yourself to go rent it. I only gave the movie an '8' here, but I truly think it's a '10' for a first-time viewer.