OK, listing five movies I love and five I dislike, with they x/10 score I believe they contemporaneously received. 1) The Shawshank Redemption (10/10). Instantly recognized masterpiece. 2) Tommy Boy (8/10). Hysterical, even though retard jokes don't age well out of the 90s. 3) Children of Men (10/10). Cinematic marvel, thought-provoking sci-fi at some of its best. 4) Michael Clayton (9/10). Underrated thriller. 5) The Big Lebowski (10/10). They must have known this would be a cult classic. 6) Enough Said (4/10). I just remember wanting two hours back. 7) Wild (probably got 10/10). I disliked the movie almost as much as I disliked the first 50 pages of the book I read. 8) American Sniper (probably got an 8/10). I was distracted by the raw propaganda of this movie. I've been told that if I hated this movie, I should stay away from Michael Bay's 13 Hours. 9) Ex Machina (8/10). Twice I could not get more than halfway through this movie. 10) .... 2001 A Space Odyssey. (10/10). I know I will be called a stupid, unappreciative millennial. But I spent a month reading Anna Karenina everyday that went by faster than this movie. I can almost feel how wrong I am on this one, but I just can't force myself to like it. Alright, firing up Rotten Tomatoes. 1) The Shawshank Redemption (10/10). 91% 2) Tommy Boy (8/10). 44% (LOL) 3) Children of Men (10/10). 92% 4) Michael Clayton (9/10). 90% 5) The Big Lebowski (10/10). 81% 6) Enough Said (4/10). 96% (Holy Jesus what the fuck?!) 7) Wild (probably got 10/10). 90% 8) American Sniper (probably got an 8/10). 72% 9) Ex Machina (8/10). 93% 10) .... 2001 A Space Odyssey. (10/10). 94% Ok, so I wasn't totally off. I was generally within 10%, except for the times I wasn't. I don't know if my aim is good or not, or if I even want it to be good. But certainly there's an effect of priming: if a movie is rated poorly, I brace myself to enjoy it less, which is a wholly unnecessary waste of 12 bucks. I don't need to give that power away.