My first theatrical R was Matrix Reloaded. First R I remember watching was Misery, which my older sister had me watch when I was like 6. It was not appreciated, lol.
Not even the ending spectacle of AWE? Like this scene:
Knightley's "FI-RAH!!", slow-mo, exploding staircases, flames, wooden shards of death all around, swelling score. Fucking epic.
That DMC cliffhanger ending came off so desperate. Like Disney just screaming out of the screen "BUY YOUR TICKETS TO PIRATES 3 NOW, OUT IN A FEW MONTHS!!!!"
The first two are relics of their time, much like B89 and the first Superman. They were good/groundbreaking at release, but the passing time has given them a rather archaic vibe.
Spy will finish ahead of it, pushing it down to 8. Pixels, Minions, MI5, and Ant Man will def beat it. MMXXL, Terminator, and F4 are likely to beat it. That would already push it down to 16. Not considering if Trainwreck and/or Vacation beat it, which is possible too.
I will say that at least I remember most of MoS. Can't say that for any of the other Superman films I've seen. I may as well have never seen Returns. I remember nothing at this point.
Alien is definitely better than Aliens. As fun as the latter is, you can't beat the nuanced genre perfection of the first. That movie engulfs me in its atmospheric ambiance every time.
The re-release of JP a few years ago was glorious. One of the best theater going experiences I had that year. Definitely says something that a 20 year old blockbuster easily topped most of the current ones I saw that year.
Jurassic Park: Days of Future Past. Both a sequel/prequel where they time travel between the present and the actual Jurassic era. Plot twist: InGen are the ones who created dinos all along. They only got to the Jurassic era through our time travel meddling.
Not entirely true. While that is at least the media "ideal", plenty of people have their own taste as to what they're attracted to. Eye of the beholder.