1. Forrest Gump
2. The English Patient
Those are way above everything else for being overrated, I think.
[Elaine and Peterman are watching “The English Patient”. Elaine is about to freak out of boredom]
Elaine Benes: [quietly] No. I can’t do this any more. I can’t. It’s too long.
Elaine Benes: [yells] Quit telling your stupid story about the stupid desert, and just die already! DIE!
J. Peterman: [surprised] Elaine, you don’t like the movie?
Elaine Benes: [shouts] I hate it!
[the audience shushes Elaine]
Elaine Benes: [shouts back] Oh, go to hell!
I agree wholeheartedly.
I saw Forrest Gump once. That was enough.
Yet, I have seen Casablanca, All About Eve, The Wizard of Oz, The (original) Producers, The Blues Brothers, and many others so many times I can quote them word for word. They are like a favorite painting or Piece of music, that one can enjoy again and again. Perhaps that should be the standard for “Art”. How many times will you go back and experience it again?
I really LOVED Elaine’s reaction to “The English Patient” on Seinfeld. (IHATE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!)
LOL.