Case in point, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, which was released on Friday, February 4, 1994. ![]() In short, what made people laugh in the past can produce frowns in the present. Eddie Murphy was on fire during the ’80s with the likes of 1983’s Trading Places and 1988’s Coming to America, but his gay jokes in his 1983 Delirious set and 1984’s Beverly Hills Cop have not stood up to the test of time. The original 1960’s Star Trek had some progressive ideas for its time, though ’60s-era sexism is still a thing in its future. Dodgy rubber suits in ’50s-’60s Sci-Fi are one thing, but social attitudes are a whole other animal. ![]() ![]() Let’s be honest: some media ages better than others. Nostalgia is bittersweet, in that, one may have sweet memories of something, but rediscovering it can end up tainting those recollections.
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