Ghost World. Just saw it for the first time, what am I missing?

[Master]

So, I just watched Ghost World. This movie apparently has a cult following so I'm clearly missing something.

I didn't find the movie funny or entertaining for 90% of the movie. I couldn't stand the main character, she was the angsty lame snot-nosed kid that everyone can't stand. I didn't relate to her at all. None of the plotlines went anywhere, and the would-be-funny jokes beat you over the head with their lameness (dissing on high-art, making fun of the video store for not knowing what 8 1/2 is). I kept feeling like the film needed to get over itself. I kept wanting Enid to get a damn job and shut up. She was clearly holding her friend back the whole time. So, what am I missing? Why did people not find it boring, pretentious and self-serving? It has like a 92% from the critics, and I see avatars and sigs with shots from the film here and there.


PS: Assume I know everything about the film that IMDB and wikipedia would tell me (based on a comic, etc. etc.).

[Rumpy]

I didn't get it either.

[Opaque]

Ghost World is boring and shitty.

I have no idea why anyone would want to watch it a second time.

[Dolemite]

I enjoyed it, despite the fact that Enid was a lazy slob. I have a major thing for Thora Birch, however.

[Josh]

This movie is geared towards the loser that doesn't fit in. If this is not you, you won't like it much.

[BerringerX]

I enjoyed it, despite the fact that Enid was a lazy slob. I have a major thing for Thora Birtch, however.

As do I.

[Rumpy]

I think I stuck through it because of Steve Buccemi.

[Gonzo]

I enjoyed it, despite the fact that Enid was a lazy slob. I have a major thing for Thora Birtch, however.

Guilty.

[Master]

This movie is geared towards the loser that doesn't fit in. If this is not you, you won't like it much.

Thank you Josh. [/thread]

[Regus]

When I first saw this movie I was a loser that could not fit in, and I still hated this overrated, pretentious piece of shit.