Once Upon A Time In The West (1968):

Not too long after I finished watching this, the John Wayne western El Dorado just happened to be showing on TV. It looked so pitiful by comparison.

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968):

I feel kind of bad for waiting until now to watch this, my viewing experience was somewhat tainted by years of hearing references to it throughout pop culture. I had already heard great things about the movie’s visual effects but never expected them to as good as they were (I was mostly just expecting them to be done with blue screen, which didn’t seem to be the case).

2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984):

I liked it.