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What is an old movie that couldn't be made today? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Often, in discussions about old movies, someone will say, "That movie couldn't be made today.", and inevitably someone else will disagree.

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[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Trading Places. It should be a Christmas classic but...

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I put it on last Christmas for my kids, not realizing the version I'd always seen on TV was heavily edited. Had to turn that off pretty fast.

[–] leave_it_blank@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

I just googled and read the movie is rated R in the US! And Coming to America too!

Here they are rated 12, 6 if adults are present.

So your comment made me smile a bit.

[–] RaoulDuke25@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

Look, boobies!

--Mark Watney

[–] leave_it_blank@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

This and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation have been our family Christmas movies for decades!

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Bad Santa for me.

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The blackface is a little out of step with the times. Tough to edit that part out.

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Curtis's "Sweedish" accent was at least as offensive...

[–] osanna@lemmy.vg 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'm autist, so i watch a lot of the same shit. I think I've watched Christmas Vacation at LEAST 400 times. I've watched it multiple times in a row. as in, once, then rewinding it and watching again. It's my ALL TIME favourite movie.