Can we talk about how 80s action movies aged like milk?

Had a chat with my nephew last Friday after he caught me watching Commando on the shop TV. He asked why every bad guy had to be a stereotype and why the hero never reloaded. That hit different because I grew up thinking these movies were perfect, but now I see all the lazy writing and dated politics. Anyone else find old favorites unwatchable now?

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blairwhite2mo ago

Right? My nephew caught me watching Predator last week and asked if Arnold was supposed to be the good guy or just the loudest one in the room. Suddenly feeling real old, huh?

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troy_sanchez81mo ago

Oh man, did your nephew really say that? Kids just don't get that era of movies at all. I showed my little cousin Die Hard a few months ago and he spent the whole time asking why Bruce Willis didn't just call the police on his cell phone. Took me ten minutes to explain that nobody had a cell phone back then, and he just looked at me like I was making it up. Makes you feel like a fossil for sure.

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