My wife and I saw this movie the the theater when it was new. We were very much absorbed by the experience (although we left with a few questions ~ such as, where the hell did Woody Harrellson's character come from?). All in all, we thought it was a good film, meriting its various awards, etc., because it had captured our full attention so successfully.

Just last night, it was on TV. On the small screen, in a well-lit room, it was much less impressive, and boring when being viewed for a second time. I suppose that our knowing the ending (or lack thereof), along with the overwhelming negativity of the entire enterprise, made it not worth seeing again.

I wonder, LH, if you'd have been more favorably impressed if you had first seen the film on the big screen in a nice dark auditorium, like I did ~ ??