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Rollerball The Rewatchables
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Rollerball

What’s Aged the Best?

The invented sport, corporate critique, production design, pills, violence, and Enberg's call

In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 00:56:58Read transcript
  • The convincing design of Rollerball as a playable sport is the first Aged Best choice.
  • John Houseman's villain, the bright interiors, enormous televisions, pills, empty cityscape, and tracksuits are praised as durable parts of the imagined future.
  • The film's corporate-control metaphor and prediction of corporate branding are judged more resonant over time.
  • Book censorship and erased history are singled out as ideas that have aged well.
  • The film's anticipation of football violence is identified as another element that aged well.
  • Dick Enberg's game commentary is praised as an enduring strength.
Rollerball The Rewatchables
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Rollerball

The Great Shot Gordo Award for Most Cinematic Shot

Moonpie’s helmet removal and the ball striking a player’s head

In the discussion (3)
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  • Jonathan scoring against Tokyo with fans visible behind the glass is nominated for its 1970s-hockey feel.
  • Moonpie's helmet removal after his injury is proposed as another visual choice.
  • The ball striking a player's head wins because the impact remains vivid decades later.
Rollerball The Rewatchables
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Rollerball

The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film

The corporation's convoluted effort to remove Jonathan and the blonde girlfriend

In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:04:37Read transcript
  • The corporation's elaborate attempt to force Jonathan out is questioned when it could instead have removed him quietly.
  • The blonde girlfriend and her confrontation with Jonathan are criticized as a weak part of the film.
Rollerball The Rewatchables
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Rollerball

What’s Aged the Worst?

Domestic violence, racist Tokyo material, CTE, and the 2002 remake

In the discussion (4)
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  • Jonathan nearly hurting the blonde girlfriend is identified as a poorly aged moment.
  • The stereotyped treatment of the Tokyo team is criticized as racist.
  • The sport's brain-injury implications are judged to have aged badly.
  • The 2002 Rollerball remake is called one of the worst remakes and evidence that the property aged badly.
Rollerball The Rewatchables
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Rollerball

Recasting Couch

Gene Hackman is proposed as the coach; Burt Reynolds and Warren Beatty are considered for Jonathan.

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:13:01Read transcript
  • Gene Hackman is proposed as a stronger choice for the Houston coach.
  • Burt Reynolds is considered for Jonathan because of his athleticism and swagger, though Caan is preferred.
  • Robert Redford is rejected as insufficiently credible for the violent athletic role.
  • Warren Beatty is considered a plausible alternate lead because of his athletic credibility.
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