> I recently watched Dr. Zhivago for the first time the other day, and let me tell you, it is the greatest anti-war movie of our time!

:-D It is, you know.

> I know this movie is supposed to be a classic, but sorry, this one was too much.

If it's any consolation, it's often considered a "flawed" classic, and "overblown" is an adjective that has been applied to it before. I haven't seen it myself, but I taped a letterboxed version off PBS some time ago. I should watch it. But last night I had more important cinematic works to see: Ice Pirates.

Lawrence of Arabia is the one to see if you want to see a classic David Lean epic. Barring that, Bridge on the River Kwai.