What’s Aged the Worst?
Too little late-1980s music; primitive kickboxing gear; the boombox; persistent pursuit
In the discussion (4)
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- The soundtrack could have used more of the late-1980s college-rock and punk moment.
- Lloyd’s MMA gloves and equipment look primitive beside modern gear. — Bill Simmons
- The boombox image has lost context for younger viewers even though the scene and Peter Gabriel song remain powerful.
- The era’s romantic-comedy pattern of repeated calls and waiting outside someone’s house would be received more critically now. — Bill Simmons