And yet Donner expertly balanced that with adult appeal as well. There's a definite sexual playfulness to the rooftop interview scene, for example, which is not exactly subtle but which is kept to a level that grownups can enjoy without it becoming kid-unfriendly.
In the wake of the "sexual revolution," the ratings board (and society at large) was a lot less uptight about such stuff. See also the nudity and other sexualized content of the PG-rated Logan's Run.
Ironically, some of that stuff would be condemned now by some progressives as sexual exploitation or something similar. Two sides of the same coin, horseshoe, etc.
A certain quote from Johnny Rotten comes to mind.
Well, then there's the transporter accident. That was pretty scary to me as a kid.
Well, the Batman movie is using The Brave and The Bold title, and the cartoon was closer in tone to the Adam West series than anything else.
The junkyard fight and Annette O'Toole are each worth the price of admission. As is Christopher Reeve.
It's a decent Richard Pryor movie, it's just not really a Superman movie.
His butt was naked during the trial. His Taylor-junk was cleverly hidden by lack of lighting during that fantastic chase scene.
JUGGERNAUT's a nice example how the British take on disaster can still have a keep-calm-and-carry-on feeling. The four bombs are sporadic and the final one never goes off. Add a thin, well-behaved Anthony Hopkins, plus Ian Holm with extra dark hair...............AND future Thufir Hawat as the bomber.....
