Heard about this from a Red Letter Media Half in the Bag episode that decided to nobly review a dozen or whatever Bruce Willis movies that have been released over the past two years that star him. Notably these movies are actually made in under TWO WEEKS with most of the budget apparently going to the aging A-lister they drag onto the set for a day or two and pay them a million dollars or so.
Anyways, apparently Expendables started this trend but while those movies actually had some interesting concepts and (CGI plugs instead of squibs) action and the actors actually like... showed up on the set and remembered their lines, this entire industry has now launched off and a soulless factory mass produced line of vapid action movies is now being released and morphed into a multi-billion dollar industry.
Most of these movies could be considered "B-Movies" or "Direct to Video" nonsense, but are actually still much worse in quality then even some of the most excretable Roger Corman or Cannon Film productions because there's no talent or passion in the Direction like what you'd of seen with how James Cameron or Martin Scorsese when directing cheap pulp horror movies.
And it's still well below Cannon films because unlike the Deathwish series or something schlocky like Invasion USA and Delta Force, these Geezer Teasers just aren't fun or dark or anything. They just exist to waste time and money and memory inside a RedBox or Streaming service.
Here's the article that the RLM guys were referencing btw.
www.vulture.com
It's a long article but a great read and would encourage anyone interested in the film industry to read it.
Here's a fun and witty quote:
Personally I used to dunk on recent films made by like Liam Neeson or Sylvester Stallone and the like, but at least in their works... they show up to the set and AFAIK, actually put in some effort plus there's an actual budget often involved.
Anyways, apparently Expendables started this trend but while those movies actually had some interesting concepts and (CGI plugs instead of squibs) action and the actors actually like... showed up on the set and remembered their lines, this entire industry has now launched off and a soulless factory mass produced line of vapid action movies is now being released and morphed into a multi-billion dollar industry.
Most of these movies could be considered "B-Movies" or "Direct to Video" nonsense, but are actually still much worse in quality then even some of the most excretable Roger Corman or Cannon Film productions because there's no talent or passion in the Direction like what you'd of seen with how James Cameron or Martin Scorsese when directing cheap pulp horror movies.
And it's still well below Cannon films because unlike the Deathwish series or something schlocky like Invasion USA and Delta Force, these Geezer Teasers just aren't fun or dark or anything. They just exist to waste time and money and memory inside a RedBox or Streaming service.
Here's the article that the RLM guys were referencing btw.
The King of the Geezer Teasers
Inside Randall Emmett’s direct-to-video empire, where many of Hollywood’s most bankable stars have found lucrative early retirement.
www.vulture.com
It's a long article but a great read and would encourage anyone interested in the film industry to read it.
Here's a fun and witty quote:
Vulture said:
Personally I used to dunk on recent films made by like Liam Neeson or Sylvester Stallone and the like, but at least in their works... they show up to the set and AFAIK, actually put in some effort plus there's an actual budget often involved.
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