My first encounter with the actress Elizabeth Taylor was in Cleopatra (I was almost 21 at the time). I disliked her performance, as being insincere, affected and less than believable. It also influenced the way I judged the movie until this day.
I agree with Denises judgement of Harrison and Burton in that movie.
Who's afraid of Virginia Taylor has never been a favourite of mine either (although the Dutch stage version I watched back then was really excellent).