I don't get it...

So, when I saw that Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was going to be on TV the other day, I hit record. I've somehow managed to never see it, and it's one of those films that everybody else has seen and references in books, TV shows, films, etc. so yeah, I thought I'd give it a go.

Oh, dear.

Maybe I missed something. Maybe I'm far and away from the target audience. Maybe it hasn't aged well. I have no idea what the problem is, but I don't get it.

Now, I'll admit I'm not a huge Western fan, but there are certain ones that I like. I watched Crossfire Trail because Christian Kane was in it but then ended up loving it in a more general sense after I actually saw it. I love The Magnificent Seven (the original one). The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., though as much comedy as anything else, was at least half Western and I dig it. Butch & Sundance? Sorry, no.

I always thought, from what I heard, that they were heroes or something, but they were train robbers and bank robbers. I don't deny they were good-looking and charismatic and all of that, but I didn't care a huge amount about what happened to them. Not only was it inevitable, but it was justice, wasn't it? Excuse me if I'm coming off too morally righteous, but they were the bad guys, so they got caught.

Don't get me wrong, there were entertaining moments in the film, but as a whole, I really don't think I get it. I wouldn't call it a classic and I wouldn't watch it again. But I probably will have 'Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head' stuck in my brain-pan for a week!! lol