What’s Aged the Worst?
Voiceover; Superboy cover-up plan; absent sports; drunk driving; young Freddy casting; Stallone’s regret
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- Weinstein’s editing reputation prompts speculation about cuts, and the opening/closing De Niro voiceover is criticized for explaining what the images already establish.
- Ray’s plan to hide Superboy, stage a funeral, then display him at a large party before deciding to kill him is criticized as incoherent; a hoped-for mob-funded relocation partly explains the initial plan.
- The cover-up’s public party, sudden murder decision and failure to pursue a simpler self-defense account are debated; Ray’s corrupt network risks collapsing if any participant flips.
- The Four Aces should show more Yankees, Devils or other sports on television.
- Casual drunk driving, including taking a blacked-out Freddy to his car rather than home, now looks especially bad.
- Young Freddy’s flashback casting is unconvincing, and Moriarty’s changed appearance since Raging Bull surprises.
- Stallone’s later belief that this hurt his career disappoints the hosts, who think he should value its cult following and his established achievements.