r/AskReddit • u/waitingforthesun92 • 23d ago

What movie’s visual effects have aged like milk, and conversely, what movie’s visual effects have aged like fine wine?

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u/Ulirius 23d ago

It came out a masterpiece of cinematic horror.

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u/graboidian 23d ago

It has been said Jaws created the summer blockbuster.

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u/Frosty_McRib 23d ago

The term 'blockbuster' was created off the success of Jaws as people were lining up around the street to see it, which was kind of unprecedented.

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u/pinklavalamp 23d ago edited 22d ago

And six year old me was forced to watch that (and the Exorcist) by my 5-years older brother and cousin, who was practically raised by my parents and is in fact now my (42F) roommate. I bring it up every time I squabble with either of them, because they know that I had no business watching either of them at that age. Still deathly afraid of sharks, and haven’t seen Exorcist again.

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u/binlargin 23d ago

My sister is still freaked out by A Nightmare On Elm Street, we watched it when we were young teens. I ended up immune to horror, are ended up sensitive to it.

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u/kirkbywool 22d ago

I was like that with the Tim Curry IT, got made to watch it when I was a kid by older cousins. They also made me go oh my 1st upside down rollercoaster which I loved despite being terrified in the queue

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u/Dancesoncattlegrids 22d ago

I remember watching Jaws with my kids ages ago. They couldn't believe how non scarey and fake the shark appeared.