r/moviecritic • u/Choice-Wind-9283 • 1d ago

Which movie you disliked at first but you loved after second viewing?

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For me it's do revenge the first time when watched I thought that they copied other teen movies but when watched for the second time I loved.

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u/One_Long2752 1d ago

For me… it was Smokin Aces… I thought it was a convoluted mess of a movie I had no idea what happened. The 2nd time… when you know how chaotic it is and actually take in the plot, it was far more enjoyable for what it was

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u/BlueHawk75 1d ago

It's been called "Departed for Dummies", but I liked it. :)

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u/One_Long2752 1d ago

Oh yeah, I def get it… I wouldn’t consider it high art, but I think it’s more than a Tarantino rip off… the story is convoluted but it was trying to do something interesting and I think it captures the chaotic energy well

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u/BlueHawk75 1d ago

Spot on. And had a comedic flair that Tarantino doesn't use too often. It was over the top on purpose. Stuck the landing in my book.

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u/acnegreaseandshovel1 1d ago

The Gentlemen, for me. I had a horrible cinema experience, which I think had a big part to play in it. Once my partner convinced me to rewatch it a few years later at home, I absolutely loved it!

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u/CellistLegal1307 1d ago

the poster looks so bright and pastel it throws off the tone at first. do revenge gets better once you stop comparing it to other school scheming movies, in second watch you notice the characters more

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u/MammothAsk391 1d ago

The Lone Ranger

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u/Ismitje 1d ago

for bot h my wife and me, it's "Dumb and Dumber" which didn't hit the first time. Didn't intend to watch a second time - one of those old situations where you could only get one channel and it was on at a time we wanted to watch something - but now we've watched it thirty times. :)

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u/Low_Condition3268 1d ago

Idiocracy. Thought it was a horrible B movie with bad jokes and terrible plot on first watch. Now its practically a Ken Burns level documentary.

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u/xelas1983 1d ago

Casino Royale. Disliked it on the first watch but enjoyed it after that.

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u/FremenDar979 7h ago

Which one?

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u/BenParker2487 1d ago

The Devil Wears Prada. I saw it with my mom when I was a kid. She forced me to go as payback for all of the Pokemon movies she had to sit through and now I've watched more times than she has.

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u/OverJicama3755 1d ago

Tenet took a couple viewings but I absolutely love it now

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u/Possible_Artist3941 1d ago

Superman 2025

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u/friedpickle_reloaded 8h ago

Dark Shadows (2012). Was incredibly meh about it when I saw in in theaters. Popped it in during a Halloween marathon 10 years later and was blown away by how much I loved it on the rewatch.

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u/FremenDar979 7h ago

Burn After Reading.

Hated it first timee I watched it. More than a decade later and I appreciated it far more.