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== Automobiles ==

* The Daewoo Nubira was criticised at the time of launch (June 1997), but and by 2003 at launch it got a slightly better reception. Its replacement, the Lacetti/Nubira, in 2002, got a better reception but was still seen as inferior to the [[The Minnesota Fats|Opel Astra]]. Now its replacement, the Chevrolet Cruze (or the [[Market-Based Title|Daewoo Lacetti Premiere]] in Asia and Oceania) has been criticised for being somewhat anodyne, the vehicle appears to have been [[Vindicated By History]] to a degree. So much so it's become an unlikely [[Cool Car]].

* The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Safrane Renault Safrane], a luxurious hatchback with "edgy" styling. However, it's the originals (that is the Mk I, 1993-1996, and MkII, 1996-2000) which have now been seen as great, if underrated cars with excellent engineering. The latest Safrane, from 2008, is [[In Name Only|unrelated to this]], and a rebadged Renault Samsung SM5 / Renault Laguna.

* The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauxhall_Astra#Vauxhall_Astra_Mark_1 Vauxhall Astra MkI] sold well in its time, and got good reviews, but was seen as being rather anodyne (in looks terms, anyway, given its razor-edge looks). It was similar to, but did ''not'' have the same design as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Kadett#Kadett_D_.281979.E2.80.931984.29 the Opel Kadett D (Mk4)] with slightly different styling. It's odd that two similar vehicles with similar styling got radically different opinions by the then-contemporary motoring press. Needless to say, the car is a [[Long Runner]] in name terms, 31 years for the Astra name in Europe.

* ''[[Peeping Tom (Film)|Peeping Tom]]'' ruined the career of one of England's greatest directors, Michael Powell. It's now considered a masterpiece on par with ''Psycho'' in the serial-killer genre.

* John Huston's ''[[The Misfits]]'' has gained momentum after a disastrous initial run.

* ''[[Ride the High Country (Film)|Ride the High Country]]'', a failure on its release in 1962, has gained favor from modern critics as an exemplary western and a top-notch early work by [[Sam Peckinpah]].

* All the works of Jean-Luc Godard in the 60s are praised by lovers of European film, but there was a period in the early part of that decade when a handful of his movies (including ''Vivre Sa Vie'' and ''Contempt'') were initially bombs.

* [[Sergio Leone]]

** Leone's operatic western ''[[Once Upon a Time In The West]]'' was not received very well upon release in 1968. These days, you'd be hard-pressed to find a notable director who doesn't claim to have been influenced by it in some way, and it frequently ends up on Greatest Films lists.

* ''[[The Great Race]]'' was initially derided in cinemas for being too cartoony (which was said mostly because it came from an apparently unexpected source: Blake Edwards). Several years went by before it gained the popularity it truly deserved, to the point where it inspired the Hanna-Barbera primetime series ''[[Wacky Races]]'' and ''[[The Perils of Penelope Pitstop]]''.

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