Review of Lawrence of Arabia (1962) by Kevin M — 22 Jun 2012

I will say that it has great performances and great cinematography, but this movie's killer was the length. At just under four hours, it's the longest movie I've ever seen (by far) and it had me counting down the remaining minutes until it was over.

I've never had a movie feel more of a chore than Lawrence of Arabia did. Most of the scenes are just soldiers walking through deserts and really boring 60's dialogue. I don't mind when movies have a lot of dialogue, but come on.

Not only is the dialogue uninteresting, the premise is as well. A British officer is sent to Arabia to fight Turkish rebels. It's not even original. I understand when people say "it was good for it's time," but it really annoys me when they say "it still holds up today.

" No, it far from holds up, and in fact, it really shows its age: it looks old and it sounds old. Lawrence of Arabia is yet another overrated, overlong, "epic classic" that failed to stand the test of time.