Movies that you loved growing up, but later learned weren’t as fondly viewed?

[The_Liquid_Laser]

I loved Transformers (1986) and I still do to this day!  It's far better than the Michael Bay films, but I don't think it is taken seriously, because it's a cartoon.  (To be fair, the Michael Bay films are also not taken seriously.)

They slaughtered most of my heroes from the TV series in the first third of the film.  I loved it!  I've never seen anything like it before or since.  To get the full effect I think you have to watch all the TV episodes released before the film to get properly attached to the characters.  In the DVD commentary, they said they were just making a story to explain where the new toys came from.  They had no idea that from a story telling perspective they were creating a risky masterpiece.

Imagine if Nintendo made a movie where they brutally murder Mario, Link and Pikachu, plus most supporting characters from these franchises, and then it's up to Olimar, Little Mac and a bunch of brand new characters to save the day.  They would never, ever do that.  I guess the closest thing would be Infinity War, but even then they kept the core 6 Avengers for the sequel.  (And we all knew they were going to bring back Spider-Man, the Guardians and all of the other really beloved characters.)

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