What’s Aged the Worst?
Weinstein; imitations; slurs; dated details; forensic carelessness
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- Harvey Weinstein is selected for aged worst.
- Decades of imitations, especially in the mid-1990 s, are selected for aged worst.
- Racial slurs, especially Jimmie’s dialogue, are considered increasingly jarring. The discussion distinguishes their uses without resolving the justification for Jimmie’s language.
- Tarantino’s racial slurs are defended as his perception of how criminal characters would speak, while the language remains uncomfortable and his claimed familiarity with Black communities is discussed.
- Butch’s chair-escape slow motion looks dated and uniquely artificial within the film.
- Characters are careless about forensic evidence: Butch merely wipes a gun, and the apartment killings leave a conspicuous bloodbath and early-morning gunshots.
- Los Angeles diners are disappearing, and robbing diners for cash-filled wallets seems less plausible now.
- Buscemi’s tiny Buddy Holly part feels wasteful; he reportedly lacked time to play Jimmie.
- Roth’s predicted next-great-star trajectory is questioned despite strong work in this film, Reservoir Dogs and Rob Roy.
- Marvin’s visible dummy in the trunk is criticized.
- Bullet holes visible before the divine-intervention shots are criticized.
- Smoking while drinking a milkshake is considered an unpleasant combination.
- Craving a cheeseburger after heavy cocaine use is questioned.
- Older pop-culture references may no longer register.
- The cab’s rear projection is defended as a deliberate old-movie homage.
- Tarantino’s acting is defended in retrospect, especially opposite Keitel over linens; his angry tone toward Jules is the specific stretch considered unsuccessful.