QOTD – August 2nd, 2013

Greetings.

Today’s question comes from Nick Piers, he’s one of those biker rebel with a heart of gold, like Vanilla Ice in Cool As Ice.

Hey Calibre,

Here’s one for the doomers:

What
movies, books, TV shows, or games (or whatever other entertainment I’m
missing) do you think has not aged well over time? Aged very well?

Personally,
I don’t think Raimi’s Spider-Man films have aged well. I was never a
big fan of them in general, save for Spider-Man 2, but I don’t think
they’ve aged well. Toby McGuire just annoys me more with every re-watch
and I’ve ALWAYS hated Kirsten Dunst. The special effects aren’t holding
up very well to time, either, especially in light of newer and better
superhero movies with better CGI.

What has aged
well for me and seems to remain timeless? Back to the Future. Hell, all
of three of them. Even though there are moments that are still very
80s, like the product placement or occasional reference, the acting,
story, and special effects still hold up for me.

When The Amazing Spider-Man came out, I realized just how much better a
Spider-Man film could be than the Raimi ones. I still dig’em, but I
think Andrew is a better Parker, and as you said, Dunst was awful, and
the effects were lacking at times.

I completely agree with Back
to the Future. They just get better and better. I think one of the
important factors that kept it from aging, is the music. They chose rock
& roll. Not some synth-pop crap that the culture was drenched in
during that time, music that you hear and it just reeks of the decade,
but they went with Huey, and he always rocks. Man, do I love those
films. 

Some of the TV shows I grew up with that I dug, I revisit and think “How was this on for so many years?”. Family Matters is one of’em, and Alf, holy shit, Alf is God-awful.

How say you?

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