A good job I saw it when it was originally released in the cinema.

Because it has never been worth watching since. I usually lose interest after the first party sequence.

At the time this was a groundbreaking film, with an excellent performance from Marlon Brando, it's easy to see why they paid him his astronomical fee despite his short time on screen, and it could well have been a momentous flop without him.

But this film definitely does not stand the test of time, unlike say 'Goodfellas' 'African Queen' Spartacus etc, very few films do.

How it got to number one is beyond comprehension, a very minor classic at best, which has since been done to death by the even more inferior clones, nowadays all very dreary and boring.

'Lawrence of Arabia' now there's a film really worthy of the number 1 spot.