Godzilla / Gojira (1954)
Some early model shots are laughable but when Godzilla finally showed halfway through, I thought the city wrecking FX shots were actually pretty cool. The post-Atomic fear adds a real dose of menace and the cast (Including the acclaimed Takashi Shimura) take it all very seriously, perhaps it's a bit too dry overall. The score is memorable and the soundFX are impressive too.
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
I rewatched this lesser known Francis Ford Coppola/Lucasfilm biopic of the Car entrepreneur Preston Tucker, via the new 30th Anniversary blu-ray. One of the most gorgeous looking films you are likely to see with a nice image upgrade over the old out-of-print DVD and the film is now in it's correct Theatrical aspect-ratio (lots more info left and right). A totally magical film celebrating the American Dream, with a hard dose of the reality too.
By the way, I like the Golden 1988 Lucasfilm logo more that the later incarnations:
Was this the first outing for that design? (I checked and it is the one the film had back in the day, not a replacement).