• niktemadur@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    Now there’s some food for thought… The Exorcist could have been the first modern blockbuster, it had all the ingredients, only it was one year too early, the immediate precursor before they tried what they did with Jaws.

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      7 hours ago

      It was rated “R” I think they’d have gone with something that people would bring kids to see.

      Interesting thought though.

        • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
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          5 hours ago

          Look at “Thunderball,” the Bondiest of the Bond movies. Bond assaults a nurse, kills a dozen guys with a spear gun, and that movie was considered fine for general audiences. They even sold Bond toys to little kids, including a fake knife.

          It was a simpler, gentler time.