Name a movie you've seen...

that upon further review, was actually alot better or worse than you had originally thought the first time you saw it.

Two movies I watched this weekend fit the bill:

Avatar: Alot of it had to do with the splitting headache I got wearing those stupid 3D glasses, but I really didn't enjoy it that much when I saw it in the theatre. Having watched it again at home... boy was I ever wrong. Not saying it's the greatest movie ever made or anything like that, but you definitely appreciate it alot more when you're not writhing around in pain.

The Usual Suspects: Thought it was really clever the first time I saw it. Not so much this time. In fact, once you start breaking it down, you realize the entire movie is a cheat. Obviously can't give too much away, but it really doesn't hold up well the second time around.

How about you?

Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs.  The first time i watched them i thought they were okay at best. I popped them in last week for the hell of it and realized how bad these two are. I know i am probably in the minority when it comes to Pulp Fiction but i think it is horrible

I couldnt get thru Pulp Fiction bored as shit by it, shut it as she was OD'ing

as for this question

The Departed...didnt care for it when I saw it the 1st time. better in subsequent viewings although I still think Nicholson was awful in it

House of 1,000 Corpses... really an entertaining horror film just gets funnier and funnier the more you see it.  It is a true cult classic.

Goodfellas... one of my favorite gangster movies.  Excellent cast and fun stroy.  Whenever it is on I always drop everything and watch it.

Shawshank Redemption... same as above.  Love the story, cast and whenever it is on I always watch it.  I could never get sick of this movie.

Any suspense movie that has a twist at the end is never as good the second time around because the twist is known and yes that would include movies like:  Unusal Suspects, all Saw movies, Arlington Road, etc.

The Shining (Kubrick's) and The Hurt Locker

- I go back and forth on those two movies.  Brilliant or pieces of crap?

well Anant ill end your misery in your consideration of hurt locker. It fuckin sucks ass

And I thought I'd get shit from people who liked it!

Snatch

The first time I saw it in the theatre wasn't really into it. My girlfriend at the time wanted to leave mid movie so maybe that was part of the reason.

Now it is on my top 10 list

Really? Pulp fiction is horrible?

I guess not everyone can have good taste

I guess people arent allowed to have opinions without being mocked either

The Usual Suspects: Thought it was really clever the first time I saw it. Not so much this time. In fact, once you start breaking it down, you realize the entire movie is a cheat. Obviously can't give too much away, but it really doesn't hold up well the second time around.


but that's the point of the entire movie.....you don't realize the cops AND you are getting conned the entire time........of course the 2nd time around you'd see it differently, knowing 95% is bullshit

Observe and Report. I wasn't that impressed with it the first time I saw it, which may be becasue it wasn't at all what I was expecting. Then I saw it again and found myself cracking up at certain parts.

Good choice.  You are right.

Yea, I heard OBSERVE AND REPORT was pretty funny actually!

I've never been a big Pulp Fiction fan either (the Tarantino/Keitel big was truly bad), but the movie did reinvent how time can be used in narrative storytelling.  At least that's what Stanley Kubrick thought and I'd have to agree.

Thats where you're wrong. You can have your opinion. I can have mine. If I choose to mock your opinion so be it. Dont take it personally. hell, Ive been wrong a time or two in my life

You say you were bored with the movie and you should it off when she was ODing? That bored you huh? Guess you lead a re really exciting life then

not really but I thought that movie sucked

 
Its on my top 5 list   what a great fucking movie

Snatch

 

I feel this way about "The Devil's Rejects"

 

It's fucking amazing.  I always catch the twist, but Usual Suspects was just kinda out of nowhere. I still am not sure I've felt the same way about a movie before or after

Fargo ... I thought it was "OK"... even "good" the first time I saw it.

But on additional viewing, I have come to really appreciate it. But it's vastly overrated - to be on the AFI top 100 of all time????

felt the same way

The Matrix

Requiem for a Dream I've watched once, thought was brilliant, but haven't ever been able to watch it again

Never have I felt dirtier than after watching that movie......