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Jan 31, 2013 4:23 PM
thavoice;1378320 wrote:What movies did you really enjoy when it came out, thought was magnificent, but now you wouldnt give the time of day?

I would have to go with Jurassic Park. I remember when it came out that movie was H U G E. Was destined to be one of the best ever, but now it is just a forgotten movie and if its on TV just doesnt get me to watch even a minute.

I think the initial breakthrough in technology is what wowed everyone. Hadnt really seen stuff like that before, but not we are not in awe of it much.
I may be wrong, but wasn't most of the technology in that movie created at Ohio State? For some reason I thought it was.
Jan 31, 2013 4:23pm
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Jan 31, 2013 5:06 PM
Are we talking the original superman's from 1970's or the 2006 version (that was crappy from the beginning)?
Jan 31, 2013 5:06pm
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Jan 31, 2013 6:56 PM
I'm talking about the original Superman with Christopher Reeves. Shi-tay!
Jan 31, 2013 6:56pm
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Feb 1, 2013 12:51 AM
thavoice;1378320 wrote:What movies did you really enjoy when it came out, thought was magnificent, but now you wouldnt give the time of day?

I would have to go with Jurassic Park. I remember when it came out that movie was H U G E. Was destined to be one of the best ever, but now it is just a forgotten movie and if its on TV just doesnt get me to watch even a minute.

I think the initial breakthrough in technology is what wowed everyone. Hadnt really seen stuff like that before, but not we are not in awe of it much.
Really? I still love that movie regardless, actually DVR'd it lol. James and the Giant Peach looks awful now! I saw it on TV and thought good lord this looks like a play, guess I forgot
Feb 1, 2013 12:51am
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Feb 1, 2013 1:45 AM
Agreed re Jurassic Park. The technological advances were awesome, but underneath the story wasn't that great. It was like a 2 hour lovefest with CGI.
Feb 1, 2013 1:45am
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Feb 1, 2013 2:12 AM
Manhattan Buckeye;1378333 wrote:Forrest Gump.

Yeah, I said it.
se-alum;1378498 wrote:This is the exact opposite of the question posed by the OP.
justincredible;1378657 wrote:
I'll agree with MB, but only cause Forest Gump is a dogshit movie to begin with.

However, even if it was good, the way it was shot and such certainly doesn't stand up today. That movie is horrible in many regards if it were made in 2013. Tom Hanks' acting is about the only redeeming value.
Feb 1, 2013 2:12am
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Feb 1, 2013 2:21 AM
Hanks was good, and I did enjoy it when it came out (certainly didn't deserve to win Best Picture over Pulp Fiction).

The John Lennon scene is laughable when watching it in '13.
Feb 1, 2013 2:21am
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Feb 1, 2013 2:23 AM
TedSheckler;1378712 wrote:You cray. The first Batman is terrible. It was awesome at the time, but it doesn't hold up at all. Have you tried to watch it in the last 10 years? Awful.

And BTTF 1 & 2 still holds up.
Batman is an iffy IMO.

Sure, it might not hold up to Nolan's films. But at the time it was the best superhero film ever. Sure, the Prince soundtrack is cheesy, and Nicholson might have hammed it up a bit too much. But this was 1989.
Feb 1, 2013 2:23am
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Feb 1, 2013 5:20 AM
Manhattan Buckeye;1379045 wrote:Batman is an iffy IMO.

Sure, it might not hold up to Nolan's films. But at the time it was the best superhero film ever. Sure, the Prince soundtrack is cheesy, and Nicholson might have hammed it up a bit too much. But this was 1989.

That's the point. It doesn't hold up today. Try to watch it again. Lets see if you can make it all the way through.
Feb 1, 2013 5:20am
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Feb 1, 2013 6:51 AM
Land before time. Sharp tooth just isn't as scary as he once was. Also he is a T Rex, quit calling him sharp tooth.
Feb 1, 2013 6:51am
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Feb 1, 2013 7:14 AM
Little Big Man
Feb 1, 2013 7:14am
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Feb 1, 2013 9:13 AM
Laley23;1379043 wrote:I'll agree with MB, but only cause Forest Gump is a dogshit movie to begin with.

However, even if it was good, the way it was shot and such certainly doesn't stand up today. That movie is horrible in many regards if it were made in 2013. Tom Hanks' acting is about the only redeeming value.
I guess I misunderstood the original point of the thread. I thought it was for movies that were good when they came out (perception or otherwise) and now are not worth viewing or less appealing.
Feb 1, 2013 9:13am
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Feb 1, 2013 9:24 AM
Sonofanump;1379151 wrote:I guess I misunderstood the original point of the thread. I thought it was for movies that were good when they came out (perception or otherwise) and now are not worth viewing or less appealing.
Nah, you have it right.
Feb 1, 2013 9:24am
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Feb 1, 2013 9:36 AM
Belly35;1379073 wrote:Little Big Man
havent seen that in many many years but i loved that movie
Feb 1, 2013 9:36am
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Feb 1, 2013 5:13 PM
Back to the Future?

Forrest Gump? Insane.
Feb 1, 2013 5:13pm
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Feb 2, 2013 12:17 PM
Mortal Kombat
Beverly Hills Ninja

Not that either of them are great movies but I enjoyed both in the 90s and couldn't make it through either of them a few weeks ago.
Feb 2, 2013 12:17pm
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Feb 2, 2013 12:18 PM
Trueblue23;1379629 wrote:Back to the Future?

Forrest Gump? Insane.
This.
Feb 2, 2013 12:18pm
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Feb 7, 2013 5:23 PM


Just doesn't seem the same watching it today.
Feb 7, 2013 5:23pm
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Feb 7, 2013 6:40 PM
The western genre
Feb 7, 2013 6:40pm