Tuesday Top Ten: TV and Movies That Don't Hold Up

I've been holding onto this one for a while and I think it's time to let it out into the world. It started with a conversation last summer about movies that people use to love and when watching now we wonder why. Natually my geeky mind instantly started making a list and here is that list.
10. Batman/Spiderman

It's not that these aren't good films. It's that they totally get out done by the newer films with the same characters. Even if Batman Begins took a while to get into the action it was a great original story. And while The Amazing Spiderman was basically the same film as the original Spiderman the film makers made better choices on casting the movie. The actors in the original bring down the film when compared to the new one.

Similar Movies that do Hold Up: X-Men

9. IT

This movie scared me so much when I was younger. Now I watch it and while it is still enjoyable for it's corniness I keep watching for them to re-imagine the film and update it. Although it will be hard to top Tim Curry as Pennywise.

Similar Movies that do Hold Up: Christine

8. Spaceballs

While other spoof movies hold up this one keeps falling flat on repeated viewings. It is just not as funny as when I was younger.

Similar Movies that do Hold Up: Airplane, The Naked Gun series

7. Full House

While I can still watch old reruns of of other shows at the time I just can't stomach watching this show. I almost wonder why younger self liked it at all.

Similar TV Shows that do Hold Up:  The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Saved By The Bell

6. Porky’s

This movie became irreverent when most people found online porn.

Similar Movies that do Hold Up: Weekend at Bernie's

5. Reality Bites

I loved this movie when I was a teenager. Now that I am an adult I want to slap the characters for being whiny brats.

Similar Movies that do Hold Up: Empire Records, Dazed and Confused

4. The Racoons

I use to watch this every day afternoon. I loved it. The Racoons and my afternoon snack. A few years ago Nessa got it for me on DVD. We watched it and it wasn't the same. I know it's not supposed to be the same since it's a cartoon and I'm an adult but I still love Disney cartoons so I feel I can say that this cartoon does not hold up.

Similar Movies that do Hold Up: Care Bears

3. Forrest Gump

For a movie that was supposed to be one of the best films of the 90's I just don't enjoy it as much as I did when it was first released. Other movies from that time hold up much better and are superior films (The Shawshank Redemption and Pulp Fiction just to name two. Both of which lost Best Picture to Forrest Gump).

Similar Movies that do Hold Up: Philadelphia (Not really similar but a superior film)

2. The Sixth Sense

It is well acted and the case is great but once you know the ending the movie almost becomes unwatchable. Everything hinges on the surprise ending which I won't mention here in case some crazy person has been hiding under a rock and hasn't seen it yet.

Similar Movies that do Hold Up: Signs

1. The Goonies

One of my favorite films as a kid. I watch it now and it's just not the same. Maybe it's because I watched it so many times as a kid but that goes against how other films like Gremlins and Police Academy are still great films. If any film should be remade it's The Goonies.

Similar Movies that do Hold Up:  Hook, Stand By Me, The Sandlot