Songs, clothing, and other props that are out of chronological match with the time period the movie is set in. Generic, obviously newly recorded songs that are used to avoid paying the song royalties for the originals (okay, I understand that, those royalties are way too *@#$ high!), but it sounds like riding in an elevator, listening to Lawrence Welk, for two hours.
Modern songs used in old-west or medieval settings, or ones that don’t fit the scene (such as a jazzy background while a rider is on horseback (as in Murphy’s Romance, not Blazing Saddles, where the parody was funny).
Dialogue and slang that is way out of match with the time period.
This is a minor complaint, but: Pop, Soda, and Drink when used to incorrectly describe a soft drink in different regions.
Not shooting something on location, like doing everything in Vancouver, when it is supposed to be in Detroit, Seattle, NYC, or another actual U.S. location, just for the tax incentives. Canada is a beautiful place, but it ruins the story for a lot of us to not see some realism.
Political correctness (of any era) insinuating itself into the story, to a nauseating degree. This has become much worse over the last 50 years. I can see propaganda movies, in wartime, but too much preaching gets really old, really fast.
Cops and other action characters going for hours, or days, with the same set of unwrinkled clothes. And having the hot woman then falling all over them, sans shower with plenty of soap.
Women with lipstick and eyeliner in an old west setting, or after a few days in the wilderness. Guys with always perfectly combed hair, in the same situations.
I have always noticed how the fashions that are current when a period movie is made are reflected in the movie. For instance, Westerns made in the 1920’s had the characters with 20’s hair styles, and the wild-west saloon gals looked like flappers. Those made in the 60’s and later featured long-haired types (more accurate, according to old photos), but still had that irritating preachy political correctness in the themes.
This is why I have never been able to watch Pirates of the Caribbean. A pirate with all that mascara would have been made to walk the plank, or worse.
When the cast and crew take the time to get things right, it makes a huge difference (as in the TV show, Detroit 1-8-7), especially for those of us who were there and lived through it.
Modern songs used in old-west or medieval settings, or ones that don’t fit the scene (such as a jazzy background while a rider is on horseback (as in Murphy’s Romance, not Blazing Saddles, where the parody was funny).
Dialogue and slang that is way out of match with the time period.
This is a minor complaint, but: Pop, Soda, and Drink when used to incorrectly describe a soft drink in different regions.
Not shooting something on location, like doing everything in Vancouver, when it is supposed to be in Detroit, Seattle, NYC, or another actual U.S. location, just for the tax incentives. Canada is a beautiful place, but it ruins the story for a lot of us to not see some realism.
Political correctness (of any era) insinuating itself into the story, to a nauseating degree. This has become much worse over the last 50 years. I can see propaganda movies, in wartime, but too much preaching gets really old, really fast.
Cops and other action characters going for hours, or days, with the same set of unwrinkled clothes. And having the hot woman then falling all over them, sans shower with plenty of soap.
Women with lipstick and eyeliner in an old west setting, or after a few days in the wilderness. Guys with always perfectly combed hair, in the same situations.
I have always noticed how the fashions that are current when a period movie is made are reflected in the movie. For instance, Westerns made in the 1920’s had the characters with 20’s hair styles, and the wild-west saloon gals looked like flappers. Those made in the 60’s and later featured long-haired types (more accurate, according to old photos), but still had that irritating preachy political correctness in the themes.
This is why I have never been able to watch Pirates of the Caribbean. A pirate with all that mascara would have been made to walk the plank, or worse.
When the cast and crew take the time to get things right, it makes a huge difference (as in the TV show, Detroit 1-8-7), especially for those of us who were there and lived through it.