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Perhaps someone can tell me the appeal of this movie...

posted 12 years ago by ggh7664
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When it was originally released, I was dragged to see it by a girl that I liked. She thought it was the best film she had ever seen and being a 16 year old boy, thought it was laughable.

Fast forward a number of years and I saw it again because my then fiancee - who is now my wife of 22 years - made me watch it with her, as it is her favorite movie. I didn't laugh at it like I had as a teenager, but I found it incredibly boring.

I just don't get it. Why does this movie have so many fans?

[–] AmeriGirl26 (14495) 4 years ago

I can't bring myself to watch it too often. It makes me cry.

My parents, on the other hand, love this movie, and apparently saw it in theaters while dating, and dad even uses the theme music from it for mom's ringtone.