In my more pretentious, wannabe film nerd days, I saw Happiness and really liked it. I remember watching Welcome to the Dollhouse and liking it.

But it came on again a few years ago and it just seemed like the shock porn I couldn't admit it being when I watched it in college.

Also, I didn't get the Marvel hype at the beginning. I watched the first Iron Man and liked it. Then I saw Iron Man II and thought the MCU was overrated. Watching the first Thor later didn't help increase my interest in the movies.

But somehow I watched The Winter Soldier and I was sold. That chase scene was one of the better set pieces I've seen. Plus Sam Jackson as a badass, how could it go wrong? Feige and their team can't get enough credit for stringing together an amazing run of really high-quality movies.