Yeah, there is a certain datedness to the movie that goes beyond the actual time and space the movie takes place in and the special effects. Something about the dialogue, and the casting, and overall tone is just so diagnostic of pre-MCU superhero movies. There's been a bit of a trend to try and recapture some of that camp from the studios lately, but they haven't really committed to it.
"Accusations that I am a spy are tainted with anti-semitism". To this day I'm really shocked that it just works for everything. Get accused of literally anything and just say "anti-semitism" and the interviewer will just nod as if that isn't a non-sequitur.
Yeah, there is a certain datedness to the movie that goes beyond the actual time and space the movie takes place in and the special effects. Something about the dialogue, and the casting, and overall tone is just so diagnostic of pre-MCU superhero movies. There's been a bit of a trend to try and recapture some of that camp from the studios lately, but they haven't really committed to it.