Midnight Cowboy

Wow, it sure took me long enough to finish this film.  At least five times I started it and had to turn it off because it was simply too upsetting.  Brilliant, but terrible, in exactly the same way Requiem for a Dream is.  I can't be the only one to draw that parallel.  Both movies use the medium of film in exactly the way it was meant to be used, playing with time and consciousness in ways that perfectly evoke the intended sensations without being obscure or obvious.  Nonetheless, I hated it, and I doubt you could pay me to watch it again.