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Adventure movies were big business throughout the ’80s.
Of course, not every adventure movie was a home run.
Made on a small budget of just $5 million,Jake Speedboth honors and sends up pulp novels.
Despite its popularity then, there’s a reason people don’t talk about it today.
The horrible acting doesn’t help.
It’s just a very bland film with uninspired direction from Barry Levinson.
Timeless: E.T.
Didn’t Age Well: TRON (1982)
TRONrelied heavily onits visual effects.
The movie features stop motion animation by the legend himself, Ray Harryhausen.
But no matter how legendary his work, it simply can’t compete with modern technological advancements.
Sure, we can all admire it as a brilliant piece of filmmaking.
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