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I'm with you on the Exorcist. The first time I saw it I saw "The Version You've Never Seen" and thought it was disappointing. The second time I saw it I thought it was better. Something possessed me (Maybe it was Pazuzu) to watch it for a third time and I loved it. I've seen it many times since and love it and now it's one of my favourite movies.

MST3K's Overdrawn At The Memory Bank was intolerable when I first saw it but years later I realized it was one of their best. I'd seen all of Raul Julia's best work multiple times so I decided to give his worst another shot.

The Thin Red Line. When I first saw it I'm not even sure if I finished it. I just found it boring and pointless. I was too young for it when it was released. I watched it again some years later and I was moved to tears by how amazing it was. It's now in my top ten and simply one of the greatest movies ever made.

2001 is such a total bombastic film, so cerebral. Just thinking of it gives me chills. It is still so relevant to today.

I love horror, and there are so many I watch that I give a high rating, only to re-watch and think , "how did I give it this rating?! the movie stunk!"

But the other way, I can think of two
Alien 1979
The Thing 1982

The SW prequels, Zoolander, Hulk, Joe Dirt

There's a few that come to my mind:
"Ouija"
"Hansel and Gretal"
"Scott Pilgrim Vs the World"
"The Wolverine."

I've seen several films like that...hated them the first time but loved them the second time. Sadly, I can't remember any of them. 😩

There are several films that have improved with age and repeated viewings for me. But the one that keeps coming to mind right now is The Fifth Element. I really did not like it at all at first. Now I ADORE it and watch it every chance I get!!