What’s Aged the Worst?
The jokes and anxieties about Japanese power
In the discussion (5)
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- The Pearl Harbor joke and the era’s fear that Japanese companies were buying America are judged dated and offensive, though Takagi remains a comparatively substantial character. — Jason Concepcion
- Visible guns and pervasive smoking on airplanes and in airports mark a vanished era. — Bill Simmons
- Holly’s late-1980s perm and the apparent effort to expose more cleavage late in the film are criticized. — Bill Simmons
- Hans’s practical-effects fall is questioned, then strongly defended as an ideal villain send-off.
- The 131-minute runtime is judged roughly twelve minutes too long by one participant, while others defend the setup.