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Films that I went to see with high expectations and I left disappointed because they stank: The Greatest Show on Earth and The Great Ziegfeld. Maybe it's the adjective Great in their titles... However, in later years, I've grown to admire aspects of both movies. Great, no; entertaining, yes.

On the cusp of adolescence I saw a double feature of An Affair to Remember and Snow White and the Three Stooges. Guess which film I wouldn't countenance watching now? Hint: it's not the inferior remake of 1939's Love Affair.

The Bridge on the River Kwai No, I did not see it when it came out (I was 7), but much later when I was probably around 15. I had a migraine and hated the film. Every single, agonizing minute of it. I couldn't understand how such a lauded film could be so awful (well, I'd already seen a gorgeous...

1969. I'm 19. College sophomore/junior. Counterculture. Easy Rider. Wow. Those gun-totin' bastards killing those freedom-loving long-haired riders. What a gut punch! I'm 70. Find the movie unwatchable and overrated. My 19 year-old ideas from college haven't changed though.