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There may have been a thread on this ages ago, but I decided to start a new one.
This thread is dedicated to movies that when you first saw them, you did not care for them at all, or did not like them very much. But on later viewings, you ended up loving it, or enjoying more so as time went on.
This is not for movies that you liked first and then hated later. It is just for films that you once did not care for, now you like.
I will start out with three of them off the top of my head.
1. Matrix Reloaded/Revolutions
Originally I fell into the same boat with many others. I had been excited ever since I saw The Matrix in theaters for its sequels. I never contributed much but I remember reading thousands of pages of people's "predictions" on what would happen in the two sequels to The Matrix. Almost so so many got into their theroies, they almost became like religions on the forums. I remember the detail of some of these theroies, and some of them were pretty good.
Then in 2003 the sequels came out and everyone really reamed them and despised them including me. People just hollered and said they were not as good as the first (which I still say is true) but people were generally upset.
But as years went on I went without seeing The Matrix trilogy for some time. But, a while back some one got me The Matrix Ultimate Collection on Blu ray that contains all the movies including Animatrix. I watched all three of them together on blu, and I ended up loving the sequels. Now I have a unpopular belief to as why many hate the sequels (not everyone) but I think so many had in their hyped stage, their own theroies or ones on the internet that they liked, that they had really written their own sequels, then when the W. Bros did something different...everyone got pissed and spit on the movies. Which looking back I did, and I just don't see it that way now.
Now I love the two sequels, and the more I watch them I get more of what Larry and Andy were trying to say, some said they rushed it, and I beg to differ. Maybe as time goes on others will see it this way too, or the newer generations will since no hype will be involved.
Old Matrix Reloaded Score: 70%
Old Matrix Revolutions Score: 70%
New Matrix Reloaded Score: 90%
New Matrix Revolutions Score: 88%
2. The Mist
I remember when I first saw Frank's adaptation of King's The Mist I just did not like it, this is one of those times that I was in a bad mood when I saw it, and just was not looking at the film as a whole. I walked out and thought it was stupid.
But I got it on Blu-ray a few months ago, then when I re-watched it, it just clicked with me, now it was probably my favorite horror film of the decade. I just understood the themes and allegories much more, and loved the ending.
Old The Mist Score: 65%
New The Mist Score: 91%
3. Quantum of Solace
I have always been a Bond fan, and when I saw Casino Roayle I jumped with glee, it was one of my favorite films of this decade, and was a great new and fresh approach to my favorite British Spy. But when the highly anticipated sequel of Casino Roayle was released, I was very disappointed. It was not a horrible film, but I just remember thinking it had plot holes, it seemed oddly paced, it seemed to have no arc for characters or story.
But during this summer a friend of mine bought me Casino Roayle Collectors Edition and Quantum of Solace on blu ray. With it though, he sent me a link to a review by a blu ray site on Quantum of Solace. In this review the guy said that he thought Quantum of Solace has received undeserved bashing by critics.
This critic said that QoS was more like the real ending of Casino Royale, like an Expansion Set for video games. And my friend told me he understood why I was confused and just unhappy with QoS is because I had not seen CR in a long time when I had seen QoS in theaters. He told me to watch it side by side with Casino Roayle, like LOTR, he said if you started with TTT you would be confused, he said same applies with QoS.
So I re-watched QoS with CR right before it, and now I love QoS. To me it truly is just a part of CR. A flaw of the film is it cannot stand on its own like TDK, but regardless if you watch QoS with CR right before it, the character arc is beautiful and everything in QoS seems natural and just well done. The camera work even mimicing the anger in Bond, CR did leave on a cliff hanger of a man that just lost the woman he loved, and QoS finishes it and truly makes a perfect arch to brining about the Bond we all know and love. And CR and QoS together really is just a full package of the young Bond starting out. I reccomend to view it this way. (not saying everyone will feel the same)
Old Quantum of Solace Score: 65%
New Quantum of Solace Score: 90%
Now people can go ahead and post what movies were like this for you.
This thread is dedicated to movies that when you first saw them, you did not care for them at all, or did not like them very much. But on later viewings, you ended up loving it, or enjoying more so as time went on.
This is not for movies that you liked first and then hated later. It is just for films that you once did not care for, now you like.
I will start out with three of them off the top of my head.
1. Matrix Reloaded/Revolutions
Originally I fell into the same boat with many others. I had been excited ever since I saw The Matrix in theaters for its sequels. I never contributed much but I remember reading thousands of pages of people's "predictions" on what would happen in the two sequels to The Matrix. Almost so so many got into their theroies, they almost became like religions on the forums. I remember the detail of some of these theroies, and some of them were pretty good.
Then in 2003 the sequels came out and everyone really reamed them and despised them including me. People just hollered and said they were not as good as the first (which I still say is true) but people were generally upset.
But as years went on I went without seeing The Matrix trilogy for some time. But, a while back some one got me The Matrix Ultimate Collection on Blu ray that contains all the movies including Animatrix. I watched all three of them together on blu, and I ended up loving the sequels. Now I have a unpopular belief to as why many hate the sequels (not everyone) but I think so many had in their hyped stage, their own theroies or ones on the internet that they liked, that they had really written their own sequels, then when the W. Bros did something different...everyone got pissed and spit on the movies. Which looking back I did, and I just don't see it that way now.
Now I love the two sequels, and the more I watch them I get more of what Larry and Andy were trying to say, some said they rushed it, and I beg to differ. Maybe as time goes on others will see it this way too, or the newer generations will since no hype will be involved.
Old Matrix Reloaded Score: 70%
Old Matrix Revolutions Score: 70%
New Matrix Reloaded Score: 90%
New Matrix Revolutions Score: 88%
2. The Mist
I remember when I first saw Frank's adaptation of King's The Mist I just did not like it, this is one of those times that I was in a bad mood when I saw it, and just was not looking at the film as a whole. I walked out and thought it was stupid.
But I got it on Blu-ray a few months ago, then when I re-watched it, it just clicked with me, now it was probably my favorite horror film of the decade. I just understood the themes and allegories much more, and loved the ending.
Old The Mist Score: 65%
New The Mist Score: 91%
3. Quantum of Solace
I have always been a Bond fan, and when I saw Casino Roayle I jumped with glee, it was one of my favorite films of this decade, and was a great new and fresh approach to my favorite British Spy. But when the highly anticipated sequel of Casino Roayle was released, I was very disappointed. It was not a horrible film, but I just remember thinking it had plot holes, it seemed oddly paced, it seemed to have no arc for characters or story.
But during this summer a friend of mine bought me Casino Roayle Collectors Edition and Quantum of Solace on blu ray. With it though, he sent me a link to a review by a blu ray site on Quantum of Solace. In this review the guy said that he thought Quantum of Solace has received undeserved bashing by critics.
This critic said that QoS was more like the real ending of Casino Royale, like an Expansion Set for video games. And my friend told me he understood why I was confused and just unhappy with QoS is because I had not seen CR in a long time when I had seen QoS in theaters. He told me to watch it side by side with Casino Roayle, like LOTR, he said if you started with TTT you would be confused, he said same applies with QoS.
So I re-watched QoS with CR right before it, and now I love QoS. To me it truly is just a part of CR. A flaw of the film is it cannot stand on its own like TDK, but regardless if you watch QoS with CR right before it, the character arc is beautiful and everything in QoS seems natural and just well done. The camera work even mimicing the anger in Bond, CR did leave on a cliff hanger of a man that just lost the woman he loved, and QoS finishes it and truly makes a perfect arch to brining about the Bond we all know and love. And CR and QoS together really is just a full package of the young Bond starting out. I reccomend to view it this way. (not saying everyone will feel the same)
Old Quantum of Solace Score: 65%
New Quantum of Solace Score: 90%
Now people can go ahead and post what movies were like this for you.
... poor guy. 
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