The idea that filmmakers should strive to make their movies timeless may be somewhat passé but remains an appealing notion. Calling a film dated can sometimes be just as damning as calling it awful or unwatchable. But the fact is times change and attitudes change and some films age better than others. Advances in technology are especially inevitable. No matter how well constructed the plot of a film is, technology can theoretically advance to a point that renders certain parts of a film obsolete. Sometimes the entire premise can be undermined if the technological changes are substantial enough. So here are five movies that could not be made today without major alterations to the plot to account for new technologies.
5. Manos: The Hands of Fate
Universally recognized as one of the worst movies ever made, this cinematic train wreck did at least result in a hilarious episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. A family on a road trip searches for a place to stay called the Valley Lodge. What they find instead is a cult led by the Master and his creepy assistant Torgo. Today. the existence of GPS devices means the family would not have to stop and ask for directions. They would therefore never have become caught up in the cults evil machinations and the film would be even more meaningless than it already is.