What’s Aged the Worst?
Basketball execution, the driveway scene, effects, representation, party material, romantic conventions, song lyrics, and soundtrack
In the discussion (11)
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- Michael J. Fox's basketball form and the unseen hour of discarded sports footage are the first answers. — Bill Simmons
- Mr. Howard and Boof's strangely intimate driveway basketball scene is judged more inexplicable than the supernatural events. — Bill Simmons
- Looped basketball edits and a shot in The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh are cited as examples of poor sports continuity. — Bill Simmons
- Scott's mirror transformation closely resembles the prior year's Terminator mirror scene. — Kyle Brandt
- The lead actors read substantially older than high-school students. — Bill Simmons
- The only Black student's appearance is tied immediately to a break-dancing gag, a choice described as dated even for 1985. — Bill Simmons
- The excessive claw marks on Boof are called hard to justify now. — Bill Simmons
- The party's unexplained floor game is called hard to justify now. — Bill Simmons
- The familiar 1980s plot in which a boy overlooks his loyal friend for a more glamorous girl is compared with several other teen movies. — Bill Simmons
- The 'Win in the End' verses are read as unexpectedly bleak and suicidal beneath an upbeat sports montage. — Bill Simmons
- The soundtrack is criticized for lacking the recognizable contemporary songs heard in other 1980s teen movies. — Kyle Brandt