# What movie has changed the most as you've aged and why? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 22, 2019, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-has-changed-the-most-as-youve-aged-and-why/832891 "2019-04-22T14:38:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-has-changed-the-most-as-youve-aged-and-why/832891/41 "2019-04-22T21:24:54Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > The “dead n\*\*\*er storage” scene from **Pulp Fiction** is unwatchable now. I remember thinking it was kinda odd back then, as it didn’t really add anything, (not like it was period appropriate for the character), but now? Yikes. Plus, I feel like Sam Jackson’s character would’ve at best called him out immediately upon hearing it, regardless of the nature of their relationship. Tarantinos entire film career is one giant excuse to say the n word and suck on some toes. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-has-changed-the-most-as-youve-aged-and-why/832891/42 "2019-04-22T21:30:45Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Wait, who is drunk and underage? Farmer Ted? Jake? Because I thought Farmer Ted was sober, which is why he was given the car to drive her home. When he wakes up he cant even remember quite right if they had sex. And regardless was still underage ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-has-changed-the-most-as-youve-aged-and-why/832891/43 "2019-04-22T22:17:51Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Literally, this is the answer. It’s not even possible to purchase the original versions of the original trilogy, and whenever original film reels surface, Lucasfilm purportedly shows up like the Men in Black and confiscates them. I predict that will change within 2 years. George no longer has any say in the matter, Disney’s purchase of Fox gives them clear distribution rights to all the movies, and Disney loves money. I foresee a 9 film box set just in time for the 2020 holiday shopping season, complete with remastered versions of the original trilogy, because Disney knows it will sell and Disney loves money. ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-has-changed-the-most-as-youve-aged-and-why/832891/44 "2019-04-22T22:30:32Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > The “dead n\*\*\*er storage” scene from **Pulp Fiction** is unwatchable now. I remember thinking it was kinda odd back then, as it didn’t really add anything, (not like it was period appropriate for the character), but now? Yikes. Plus, I feel like Sam Jackson’s character would’ve at best called him out immediately upon hearing it, regardless of the nature of their relationship. I’d say, again, the real arbiters of this would be African Americans. For myself, I still find the scene funny and shocking. I don’t know how Samuel Jackson feels about it now, but I do recall reading that he had no issues with the n-word in **Django Unchained**. Different historical context, of course. For me, the scene in Pulp Fiction works because normally one would never dare risk offending Jackson’s character (Jules). Yet, Tarrantino’s character (Jimmy) apparently knows Jules well, has a genuine beef because of the risk being forced upon him and is taking the opportunity to yank Jules’ chain. Jules has to push through that while also managing the behavior of Travolta’s character. Is it OK for Jimmy to use that word? Probably not. But it’s interesting and funny in context. Not for everyone, but it works for me, and again I’m not the proper arbiter of whether it’s OK in the larger context. ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-has-changed-the-most-as-youve-aged-and-why/832891/45 "2019-04-22T22:31:24Z")
[quote=“ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness, post:43, topic:832891”] I predict that will change within 2 years. George no longer has any say in the matter, Disney’s purchase of Fox gives them clear distribution rights to all the movies, and Disney loves money. I foresee a 9 film box set just in time for the 2020 holiday shopping season, complete with remastered versions of the original trilogy, because Disney knows it will sell and Disney loves money.[/QUOTE One thing I wonder is if Disney owns the rights to the _Star Wars Holiday Special_? Would they release that on DVD? They could include it as a bonus on your 9 film box set idea/ ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-has-changed-the-most-as-youve-aged-and-why/832891/46 "2019-04-22T22:38:11Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > As far as i can tell history was very quickly unkind. It (_American Beauty_) went from ‘this is kinda deep’ to ‘this is incredibly pretentious’ very quickly. But I will always defend the score. I always thought it was a pretentious product of its times, i.e., the prosperous 90s, when it was so easy to make money that people who didn’t care to were considered geniuses. Like \*Babbitt \*was for the roaring 20s. An interesting sequel to _AB_ might show Lester Burnham as a faded movie star who went to prison for indulging in his predilection for sex with young people. 😉 > [@dorvann](#): > > I tried watching _Porky’s_ again and all I wanted to do is punch the “teenagers” in the face. I say “teenagers” because it’s obvious in hindsight that most of the actors are much older than their teens. The movie has not aged well, IMHO. Apparently, neither had the actors. 🙂 Re: _Caddyshack_ vs. _Animal House_: the humor of _Caddyshack_ was based on perennial class lines, which still holds up pretty well (although the performances by Rodney and Ted Knight may be mostly the reason for that). In contrast, the battle lines in _Animal House_ seemed more meaningful when we were 18. As the ads said, it was the Deltas against the rules. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-has-changed-the-most-as-youve-aged-and-why/832891/47 "2019-04-22T22:41:18Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > I predict that will change within 2 years. George no longer has any say in the matter, Disney’s purchase of Fox gives them clear distribution rights to all the movies, and Disney loves money. I foresee a 9 film box set just in time for the 2020 holiday shopping season, complete with remastered versions of the original trilogy, because Disney knows it will sell and Disney loves money. Except that in 2016, the Turner division of Time-Warner bought the basic cable rights to the Star Wars films. Did Disney buy those rights back? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-has-changed-the-most-as-youve-aged-and-why/832891/48 "2019-04-22T23:26:11Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Except that in 2016, the Turner division of Time-Warner bought the basic cable rights to the Star Wars films. Did Disney buy those rights back? I suspect that **ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness** was referring to physical or digital distribution (i.e., the putative 9-movie boxed set), which basic cable rights wouldn’t impact at all. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-has-changed-the-most-as-youve-aged-and-why/832891/49 "2019-04-23T00:43:28Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > It seems comedies fair poorly after a while. Not only that, they fare poorly too. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-has-changed-the-most-as-youve-aged-and-why/832891/50 "2019-04-23T00:47:17Z")
> [@GESancMan](#): > > Another movie I loved when I was a kid, and watched over and over, was Weird Science. I have not watched it as an adult, and I don’t intend to. Because I’m sure I’ll find it dull and offensive, and I’d rather not ruin the memory. I can picture Wez from The Road Warrior telling his “partner” about a less enlightened time before the 'pocylypse when he and some friends went to a party in a Chicago suburb and sub rich punks pulled a gun on him and called them “faggots”. > [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Doesn’t that really eliminate just about everything? Except maybe art. And kickboxing. Maybe. I’d love to see a “where are they now” movie about him these years later. Think he’s selling insurance? Or did he get what he wanted? They did. It’s called Gross Pointe Blank.😃 ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-has-changed-the-most-as-youve-aged-and-why/832891/51 "2019-04-23T00:47:21Z")
When I was in second grade, I thought _ **Journey to the Seventh Planet** _ was the coolest SF movie ever. When I watched it online a few years ago, I couldn’t believe how bad it was. :eek: I wonder if _ **Robinson Crusoe on Mars** _ stands up any better. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-has-changed-the-most-as-youve-aged-and-why/832891/52 "2019-04-23T00:49:59Z")
I liked Superman III when I was a kid. It’s terrible. > [@StGermain](#): > > I remember an interview with Spielberg, maybe on the 30th anniversary of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, saying now that he was a father, he can’t imagine sending dad Richard Dreyfuss off with the aliens and leaving his children. I have always hated that movie because of the ending. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-has-changed-the-most-as-youve-aged-and-why/832891/53 "2019-04-23T00:55:14Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I have always hated that movie because of the ending. I saw it once and didn’t care for it at all. It was two hours of sheer nothing-ever-happens boredom. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-has-changed-the-most-as-youve-aged-and-why/832891/54 "2019-04-23T01:03:47Z")
> [@GESancMan](#): > > Agreed, and I’ll add **The Blues Brothers.** You have to be a Chicagoan to appreciate the genius that is “The Blues Brothers”. There is not a shot wasted in that movie. It is perfection. Ferris Bueller is indeed a punchable jerk. But I realized that when the movie first came out. ---
**Author:** ![bunyupp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@bunyupp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bunyupp)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-has-changed-the-most-as-youve-aged-and-why/832891/55 "2019-04-23T01:53:18Z")
> [@dorvann](#): > > I tried watching _Porky’s_ again and all I wanted to do is punch the “teenagers” in the face. I say “teenagers” because it’s obvious in hindsight that most of the actors are much older than their teens. The movie has not aged well, IMHO. I agree. But the [tallywhacker scene](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4plydSp1vY&frags=pl%2Cwn) is priceless. The coaches in the background are progressivley losing it. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-has-changed-the-most-as-youve-aged-and-why/832891/56 "2019-04-23T02:09:51Z")
**On Golden Pond**. 38 years ago, it was an amusing film about a cantankerous old coot. Now that I’m 71 I see it as more about someone dealing with his mortality. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-has-changed-the-most-as-youve-aged-and-why/832891/57 "2019-04-23T02:17:58Z")
**Halloween**. First saw it with my stepmom at the drive in. It scared the bejeezus out of us that night and for years afterward. Now it seems almost quaint. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-has-changed-the-most-as-youve-aged-and-why/832891/58 "2019-04-23T02:22:57Z")
> [@dorvann](#): > > I tried watching _Porky’s_ again and all I wanted to do is punch the “teenagers” in the face. I say “teenagers” because it’s obvious in hindsight that most of the actors are much older than their teens. The movie has not aged well, IMHO. When we first saw _Porky’s_ my wife was literally doubled over with laughter and had to run out and pee in the middle of the movie because she was afraid she’d wet her pants. I doubt she’d have the same reaction today. As for _The Graduate_, I still like it, but it’s a lot easier now to understand that Benjamin and Elaine were every bit as bad as their parents. I still love _Airplane!_ as much as I ever did (maybe even more now that I’ve seen _Zero Hour_,) but now I want to kill Johnny the instant I see him on screen, rather the three or so gags I used to laugh at before I wanted to kill him. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-has-changed-the-most-as-youve-aged-and-why/832891/59 "2019-04-23T02:44:16Z")
Most war movies, with _All Quiet on the Western Front_ being the example that comes to mind immediately. In my teens and twenties, I could watch them as a sort of intellectual exercise, like reading Greek tragedies or Beowulf. Now I just can’t do it. I see all those soldiers being mowed down, and I just feel like bawling. ---
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