Everyone keeps telling goldo 'bro, the effects were state of the art at the time' which in no way, shape or form rebuts his criticism that the movie did not age well.
Again, I personally like most of the movie contra to his pointed dislikes- acting, plot, etc. 'Bout the only way in which the movie can be said to "not age well" would be in SFX, and, again, I disagree. In that area, the critique misses the nature of SFX- he's criticizing the film on the basis of something that could hardly have been better at the time, INCLUDING some props that were actually used in the subsequent movies he does not judge likewise.