What’s Aged the Worst?
Michael Jordan retirement joke; Joey Pants basketball scene; kids snitching on their father; internal affairs character; no OJ joke; Volvo hatchback undercover car
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- The Jordan joke ('retired like him too') aged worst in five seconds because Jordan had already returned before release.
- Carjacking scenes feel less special than in the 90s, though being surprised by one is argued to have almost aged best; modern cars and phones make them unlikely.
- Joey Pants shooting hoops with a cigar, his shots sailing over the backboard, is baffling.
- The Club Hell car chase is called shoehorned, with a counterpoint that it is needed so Marcus's family sees him on the news.
- Kids snitching on their father aged worst; the reply is that kids are snitches who sell out dad for mom.
- The internal affairs character played by Helgenberger, who had a strong career, is a wet blanket like the Lethal Weapon psychologist; a counterpoint says the role is needed for urgency, but it needed someone funny.
- Julie tagging along with her call-girl friend is questioned, with others labeled Julie defenders and a reminder to protect sex workers.
- With no OJ joke, a stealth reference would have pinned the film in early 1995; it was likely filmed in summer 94.
- Martin's outfits, especially the vest over a tank top, are called terrible; a counterpoint says people dressed like that, with an eighth-grade vest story.
- A Volvo hatchback is too slow for an undercover car, like having a Prius.