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New Netflix horror sparks outrage among Millennials who say it 'looks like 2024 pretending to be 2003'

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Updated 15:19 2 Nov 2024 GMTPublished 17:27 1 Nov 2024 GMT

New Netflix horror sparks outrage among Millennials who say it 'looks like 2024 pretending to be 2003'

The film released this week

Michael Slavin

Michael Slavin

Depending on how old the person reading this is, they will have varying memories of 2003.

Maybe that was the year you entered high school?

The year you got married?

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Maybe like me you were only five, and so it’s probably the first year you remember being a conscious human being?

Before I even think about the possibility that many readers will have not even been alive, it is undeniable, no matter where you fall on this spectrum, that 2003 has an incredibly distinct and undeniable aesthetic.

Freaky Friday, the most 2003 movie ever made. (Disney)
Freaky Friday, the most 2003 movie ever made. (Disney)

Just like how an American Supreme Court Justice once defined obscenity in film, you may not be able to describe it, but you know it when you see it.

Well, viewers watching Netflix’s newest horror Time Cut have said that the streamer did not stick the landing on portraying that 2003 vibe.

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The film sees a young girl sent back in time to 2003, and Netflix posted a clip of her appearing in the early 00s bewildered by the sight of Uggs, tracksuits, and a Walkman.

Despite this though, and the classic Hillary Duff song So Yesterday playing, fans are not convinced.





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One reply said: “This doesn’t look like 2003, idk how to explain it, but this looks like 2024 pretending to be 2003.”

While we’ll let off the criticisms saying that’s exactly what it is so that’s why it looks like that, this was not the only post criticising the era specific nature of the movie.

Another tweet about the film said: “Not a frosted tip in sight. No goths or punks. No hemp necklaces.

“No t-shirt over long sleeve tee. Did they not have a single 40yo working on this production”.

One particularly harsh tweet simply said: “This is not 2003 this is a shein ad”.

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In fairness, if you give a 2024 teenager a walkman they are going to end up holding it like an iPhone (Netflix)
In fairness, if you give a 2024 teenager a walkman they are going to end up holding it like an iPhone (Netflix)

Another said: “Having been in high school in 2003, I can tell you it looked NOTHING like this fake 2024 version they are selling you… No gelled hair.

“Band Tees? Chuck Taylors? There several other things, but someone didn’t do their homework before making this”.

The film has been released to a predominantly positive response, shooting to number two on the Netflix charts, behind only Don’t Move.

Despite the huge amounts watching the horror, perhaps inflated partially by the clever release date of the day before Halloween, the reviews have been less than kind.

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With a 5/10 on IMDb, and a shocking 13% on Rotten Tomatoes, it ranked significantly lower on both even that Joker 2, one of the flops of the summer which inspired fan walkouts in protest.

Thankfully Time Cut isn't playing in theatres, or I worry you'd get angry Millennials walking out in droves.

Featured Image Credit: Netflix

Topics: Netflix, Horror, Fashion, Nostalgia, Film, TV and Film

Michael Slavin
Michael Slavin

Michael Slavin is LADbible's dedicated specialist Film and TV writer. Following his completion of a Masters in International Journalism at Salford University, he began working for the Warrington Guardian as a reporter. Throughout this he did freelance work about Entertainment for publications such as DiscussingFilm, where he was the Film and TV editor. Now, he is LAD's go to voice on all things Netflix, True Crime, and UK TV, as well as interviewing huge global stars such as Jake Gyllenhaal, Daisy Ridley, and Ben Stiller.

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