>>By the time I saw the movie the third time, I didn't care. It was good on its own.
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>Sounds like Stockholm Syndrome :-/ I could only stomach the movie once, ISTR rating it about 2/10 at the time.

Not at all - first I saw it in the movie, but wasn't really impressed. Then, about six years later the kids rented a VHS tape, and then it looked a bit better than I remembered it. Six more years and I got it on DVD, and it looked much better. Ages well.