Yeah, the Set Text syndrome strikes again. I only ever enjoy the stuff they made you do at school after it's no longer part of a course. For example, Shakespeare is actually funny (I thought the teacher was lying).

If you like films, try to give it another viewing, just because it's worth it just to play spot the influence, so many films rip it off in one way or another watching the source is worth the effort. Bit like Python, not as funny as when they started, but mostly because we've seen it all in a more modern approach.