[bionicfrank]

following on from the tv series that havent aged well, which films havent aged well? i loved waynes world when it first came out and watched it on terrestrial the other night and sat there in complete awkward silence. It really was 'of it's time' but feels very dated now and with the exception of a few funny bits it was lame

[Kevin1960]

The coloured Carry On films that weren't set in the past.

[jrmswfc]

Pretty much anything with 1990s CGI.

That said, Jurassic Park still looks great.

[fmradiotuner1]

Jaws but still a good film to watch.

[MissDexter]

Originally Posted by fmradiotuner1

Jaws but still a good film to watch.

If you'd seen the recent rerelease of Jaws you'd see that it has aged brilliantly and puts many recent so-called blockbusters in the shade.

Saying Jaws hasn't aged well is ridiculous IMO

[Eddie Badger]

Stargate. I watched this recently and the effects were really ropey

[Gulftastic]

Scarface. The disco scenes are pretty hilarious.

[Chocdoc]

Scarface and Jaws Classics the pair of them, time makes no difference.

[treefr0g]

Gremlins

I loved it when it came out and for a while it was one of my 'Films to watch at Christmas' but the last time I saw it, it just looked like a load of puppets.

[Atlantic]

Troll 2 hasn't aged well either.

[Gulftastic]

Originally Posted by Chocdoc

Scarface and Jaws Classics the pair of them, time makes no difference.

Well, Jaws is a classic, and time has not weathered it's status.

Scarface is so over-rated it's ridiculous. It's not in the same league as Jaws.

[Glenn A]

Originally Posted by Kevin1960

The coloured Carry On films that weren't set in the past.

They were always better in black and white, the seventies films were just awful and people gave up on them.

[rfonzo]

Originally Posted by Gulftastic

Scarface. The disco scenes are pretty hilarious.

When I first saw this thread I knew Scarface would come up and I think it is the music that makes it dated. As well as the disco scenes there is the music that accompanies some of the sequences that seem to create a droning sound.

[Julie1222]

Originally Posted by treefr0g

Gremlins

I loved it when it came out and for a while it was one of my 'Films to watch at Christmas' but the last time I saw it, it just looked like a load of puppets.

Can't agree about Gremlins - Still think it is a brilliant movie -

The humour is just so black ( such as the old lady being shot through the roof on her stair lift which has been 'adjusted' by the gremlins.

Or the gremlin that gets turned into liquid in the blender.

And mowgli is just so cute.......

[mialicious]

every jean claude van damme film from the 90s...except for hard target.

[Fear of Fours]

Swamp Man (though I'm sure it probably looked dodgy even when it was first released)

A lot of these 1980s fantasy and sci-fi films now look dated purely because of how far special effects have come along since then. Maybe a few films from the 1990s that were technology driven - The Net (still love it though) and Hackers being two examples. I guess a lot of older films will look inevitably dated in some aspects due to them being of their time, I just don't think this necessarily makes them any less enjoyable or entertaining. The dodgy 1980s music in Education Rita has aged that film a lot but it's still a great watch.

[Rhodes666]

Originally Posted by Atlantic

Troll 2 hasn't aged well either.

Its lucky its even made it this far lol the documentary was quite good though.

Clockwork orange looks really dated.

[Helbore]

Originally Posted by Atlantic

Troll 2 hasn't aged well either.

I'd say Troll 2 is more highly regarded now than it was when it came out. Back then it was just a rubbish horror movie. Today, it is a camp classic that defines the phrase "so bad its good."

[Scubamonkey]

The 1980's fteen films, such as St Elmo's Fire, About last Night et al have not aged well. They were of their time, but the idea of big haired people in shoulder pads hanging round in neon sign lit bars listening to Bonnie Tyler is a bit past it's sell by date....

[CLL Dodge]

Originally Posted by Scubamonkey

The 1980's fteen films, such as St Elmo's Fire, About last Night et al have not aged well. They were of their time, but the idea of big haired people in shoulder pads hanging round in neon sign lit bars listening to Bonnie Tyler is a bit past it's sell by date....

This.

80's fashions were so ridiculous. Great music, though (I'm not thinking Bonnie Tyler).

[Otherguy]

I don't think it's fair to criticise films which were of their time for not ageing well. They appealed to culture of the time and reflected the 80s mood, they weren't meant to be timeless. If 80s films like Breakfast Club and St Elmo's Fire didn't have the big shoulder pads, the big hair, the 80s music etc then they wouldn't be representative of that culture and thus would have failed in their intent.

[RebelScum]

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade hasn't aged as well as the first two. It doesn't have that ageless classic quality. imo.

[GiraffeGirl]

Originally Posted by Scubamonkey

The 1980's fteen films, such as St Elmo's Fire, About last Night et al have not aged well. They were of their time, but the idea of big haired people in shoulder pads hanging round in neon sign lit bars listening to Bonnie Tyler is a bit past it's sell by date....

Oh I love St Elmo's Fire. In terms of storyline, it's still as relevant as ever - people graduating from college/uni and finding that their shining promised future isn't there at all.

[gashead]

Catfish, even though it's only two or three years old. The subject it deals with is now so well known that the 'twist' is obvious within the first ten minutes, making the whole film pointless.

[LykkieLi]

Most black n White films are still great to watch.