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What’s Aged the Worst?

Rich billionaire as action hero; Mel Gibson; A.J. Benza cameo

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  • The rich billionaire as the hero of an action movie has aged the worst.
  • A curveball objection cites Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne; the carve-out is that it can only exist in comic books, where those characters use their wealth for good.
  • Mel Gibson himself is offered as what aged worst.
  • A.J. Benza's cameo aged horribly: he was the cool gossip guy then, and within about five years was having fist fights on the Howard Stern show.
  • The kid-torture material dials it up about 25 percent too much, a feeling held at the time too; a reply says it did not jump out.
  • Kidnapping movies raise the bathroom question; this one is liked for showing the kidnappers' annoyance at having to care for the kid.