Movies that haven't aged well
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That "flavor" (Billy Jack etc.) and all the biker 'sploitation movies are just awful. I'd disagree with the notion that they haven't aged well. I think that they sucked from the start. I'm including films like Mad Max, etc. that are considered apocalyptic cult icons. Those movies are trash. Even supposed period piece blockbusters, like Bonnie and Clyde from that era of film are blech...
Most film noir movies from the mid 40's, to late 50's, hackneyed as they COULD be, are better than most 60's/early 70's "art" film, IMO.
Back to your question though:
Most James Bond films.
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Casino (never thought much of it in the first place)
Dr. Strangelove
The original Superman
Everything that Kevin Smith made.
Most film noir movies from the mid 40's, to late 50's, hackneyed as they COULD be, are better than most 60's/early 70's "art" film, IMO.
Back to your question though:
Most James Bond films.
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Casino (never thought much of it in the first place)
Dr. Strangelove
The original Superman
Everything that Kevin Smith made.
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Just one word. Plastics... That and him standing on the bottom of the pool in that diving suit were the best moments of that movie. If you think about it though, it pretty much inspired every John Hughes movie ever made.
I'll push back on 80s horror. You mean all those schlocky, badly acted movies made for a VHS era for a nickel each didn't age well? Buddy, they were meant to be bad. I still love them but they were always bad. As a horror fan, I recognize it and enjoy them for what they are.
- Teen sex comedies like Porky's, Revenge of the Nerds, and American Pie because those films had predatory guys either stalking, trying to rape, or finding ways to stare at girls in their bedrooms, locker rooms, or showers and it was seen as lighthearted, funny, and normal.
- Breakfast at Tiffany's and Murder By Death included white men as Asians with big teeth and slanted eyes.
- Soul Man's entire plot was a white guy in black face and a wig. That was the movie.
- a few Slater joints...I love Pump Up the Volume but teens don't gather round radios anymore and no one gives a shit about the FCC now. The Wizard - just a commercial for Nintendo and the Power Glove with a scene of kids calling one of those gaming help lines. Untamed Heart - Slater's character breaks into a girl's bedroom and leaves a Christmas tree. He's somehow rewarded by getting the girl afterward.
- Teen sex comedies like Porky's, Revenge of the Nerds, and American Pie because those films had predatory guys either stalking, trying to rape, or finding ways to stare at girls in their bedrooms, locker rooms, or showers and it was seen as lighthearted, funny, and normal.
- Breakfast at Tiffany's and Murder By Death included white men as Asians with big teeth and slanted eyes.
- Soul Man's entire plot was a white guy in black face and a wig. That was the movie.
- a few Slater joints...I love Pump Up the Volume but teens don't gather round radios anymore and no one gives a shit about the FCC now. The Wizard - just a commercial for Nintendo and the Power Glove with a scene of kids calling one of those gaming help lines. Untamed Heart - Slater's character breaks into a girl's bedroom and leaves a Christmas tree. He's somehow rewarded by getting the girl afterward.
The Wizard stands up very well. I hustle people playing Double Dragon all the time. How else would I get anywhere?
Just as offensive as the themes of those movies, was the fact that they were not funny. AT ALL. Not even a little bit...
Elizabeth Warren connects deeply with Soul Man.
From Wikipedia's entry on 1984's Revenge of the Nerds:
"Three decades later"? That's some revisionist BS. My brother and I were both in our early teens when the film was in heavy rotation on HBO in the mid- to late-'80s, and concerning that rape scene in particular, our dad -- who'd pretty much let us watch anything -- was like "Guys, don't watch this ****."
Porky's was another rare off-limits movie, but I don't remember anything at all about it.
"Three decades later"? That's some revisionist BS. My brother and I were both in our early teens when the film was in heavy rotation on HBO in the mid- to late-'80s, and concerning that rape scene in particular, our dad -- who'd pretty much let us watch anything -- was like "Guys, don't watch this ****."
Porky's was another rare off-limits movie, but I don't remember anything at all about it.
Blazing saddles. Never be made today even though Pryor was a writer.
I’m firmly in the clowns realm, noir from mid 40s to late 50s are the bees knees to me. As well as most main stream westerns from that time.
Touch off with those B movie westerns. Trash
I’m firmly in the clowns realm, noir from mid 40s to late 50s are the bees knees to me. As well as most main stream westerns from that time.
Touch off with those B movie westerns. Trash
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