Although they can still be enjoyed, they wouldn’t work if they were being made today.
However, Robert Zemeckis' comedic film noir parody only works because it mixes live-action with 2-D characters.
These characters are also less prone to cartoonish slapstick like Roger Rabbit, Goofy or Daffy Duck.
Blazing Saddlesis one ofMel Brooks' best movies, and it exemplifies his risque sense of humor.
Brooks often pokes fun at racial stereotypes, toeing the line between satire and bad taste.
It would be robbed of its unique character and its nostalgic appeal.
The story would still deliver some fun moments, but it would have a completely different tone.
This is a shame, because it’s a gripping thriller that displays Coppola’s mastery of subtle filmmaking.
It also has one ofGene Hackman’s best performances.
The Conversationcapitalized on a post-Watergate sense of public paranoia, as contemporary fears about surveillance were just taking root.
However, this doesn’t mean that it would still be made today.
It’s also firmly rooted in the Cold War panic that categorized the era.
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WarGamescame out during an era when “hacking” was a nebulous concept that could mean just about anything.
Today, such a flimsy explanataion wouldn’t fly in any thriller other than the most ludicrous parrody.
Disney underwent a strange transitional period in the years following their critically-acclaimed ’90s hits likeHerculesandMulan.
Treasure Planetstands out as one of these movies that could only have ever been made during this phase.
Team Americasatirizes the wave of Bush-era jingoism that fueled America’s foreign policy in the years following 9/11.
Midnight Cowboyrepresents the rift between the old and the new, and the rural and the urban.
Midnight Cowboyrepresents the rift between the old and the new, and the rural and the urban.
