Bruce Willis what has happened?
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I've noticed Brucey has churned out some proper low rate b type movies that get fair to s
t reviews.
I Was hoping to give, 'The bombing' a go, but then noticed he was in it.
He is worth, what 200 million, so it can't be about the money, and they will never win any awards so what is the point of doing all these crap films?
Vice (2015) 4.2 rating
Extraction (2015) 4.1 rating
Catch 44 (2011) 4.6 rating
The Prince (2014) 4.6 rating
Precious Cargo (2016) 4.6 rating
Marauders (2016) 5.5 rating
et cetera.
18 direct to video in the last 10 years.....
t reviews. I Was hoping to give, 'The bombing' a go, but then noticed he was in it.
He is worth, what 200 million, so it can't be about the money, and they will never win any awards so what is the point of doing all these crap films?
Vice (2015) 4.2 rating
Extraction (2015) 4.1 rating
Catch 44 (2011) 4.6 rating
The Prince (2014) 4.6 rating
Precious Cargo (2016) 4.6 rating
Marauders (2016) 5.5 rating
et cetera.
18 direct to video in the last 10 years.....
I think it was A good day to die hard when Bruce totally stopped giving a st. The press tour was terrible and it was clear he was only there due to his contract. It was that bad I thought it might be a mental health decline.
The good news is that he seems fine but he has stepped over to the Nicholas Cage school of movie making and doesn’t have a pyramid crypt to show for it.
t. The press tour was terrible and it was clear he was only there due to his contract. It was that bad I thought it might be a mental health decline. The good news is that he seems fine but he has stepped over to the Nicholas Cage school of movie making and doesn’t have a pyramid crypt to show for it.
I can only theorise it’s some sort of elaborate career self-sabotage to better set-up a glorious return to form with Quentin Tarantino (yet again, after Pulp Fiction) in the Director’s rumoured last & 10th film.
Or maybe he just doesn’t give a toss anymore.
Now in his mid-60’s, he’s been properly famous for around 35 years, and it doesn’t look like he needs the money. I guess he just stopped caring.
Certainly, Kevin Smith said working with him was “soul-crushing”, and Stallone called him greedy & lazy for pushing for $4m instead of $3m for a 4-day shoot on Expendables 3.
The sheer amount of Direct to DVD or VOD stuff he’s done is brutal, only surpassed by his bored, phoning-it-in, ‘just make sure my cheque clears’ performances.
Some films, like Hard Kill or The Cold Light of Day, he’s only in the film for about 5 minutes. Almost as if he’s doing as least work as possible to justify the Producers slapping his headline name all over the marketing to draw viewers in.
It’s a bit sad to see, as he was an actor of great screen charisma at times, even if within limited range & depth.
He doesn’t even have the ancillary entertainingly bonkers justification of Nic Cage, buying multiple islands, castles & dinosaur skulls.
Or maybe he just doesn’t give a toss anymore.
Now in his mid-60’s, he’s been properly famous for around 35 years, and it doesn’t look like he needs the money. I guess he just stopped caring.
Certainly, Kevin Smith said working with him was “soul-crushing”, and Stallone called him greedy & lazy for pushing for $4m instead of $3m for a 4-day shoot on Expendables 3.
The sheer amount of Direct to DVD or VOD stuff he’s done is brutal, only surpassed by his bored, phoning-it-in, ‘just make sure my cheque clears’ performances.
Some films, like Hard Kill or The Cold Light of Day, he’s only in the film for about 5 minutes. Almost as if he’s doing as least work as possible to justify the Producers slapping his headline name all over the marketing to draw viewers in.
It’s a bit sad to see, as he was an actor of great screen charisma at times, even if within limited range & depth.
He doesn’t even have the ancillary entertainingly bonkers justification of Nic Cage, buying multiple islands, castles & dinosaur skulls.
Isn’t it just that he’s always been a bit of a rubbish actor who only did Bruce Willis films but now those films are out of style and he’s not enough of a big name to headline better films anymore.
Same as plenty of former greats who became a big name for one kind of film but weren’t actually that good at acting,
Plus he’s got a reputation for being hard work.
Same as plenty of former greats who became a big name for one kind of film but weren’t actually that good at acting,
Plus he’s got a reputation for being hard work.
It is a bit odd - the sort of career move you make after an expensive divorce/massive tax demand/losing all your money in a ponzi.
Quite a few people end up needing the money so will do any work that comes their way, some people like to work and have always done any job that comes up, but good old WalterB seems to just be doing it because he can.
All cookie cutter stuff too and surely can't be paying much - the more you'll appear in any old crap the harder it is to demand big money for any of it.
Quite a few people end up needing the money so will do any work that comes their way, some people like to work and have always done any job that comes up, but good old WalterB seems to just be doing it because he can.
All cookie cutter stuff too and surely can't be paying much - the more you'll appear in any old crap the harder it is to demand big money for any of it.
He gets 4-5 million for doing 5-10 minutes work. Maybe he just can't be arsed to do longer films now, and it works for him. Also sometimes budget films can explode and i'm sure he takes a cut of sales, so maybe that is his motive. But either way it is sad really, he isn't the best thespian actor but he has his appeal.
The Spruce Goose said:
HTP99 said:
He's in the Kia Niro ad!!
yes that is another phenomenon. A list stars in these adverts, like Owen Wilson and Sofology. Harvey Keitel doing the insurance one.
Cant believe these stars are so broke they need the money. Although I did read DeNiro was in court trying to get his ex wife's maintenance cut from $100K per month to $50K
ndtman said:
I think he's probably just enjoying himself. R.E.D and the sequel were both pretty good turn your brain off and enjoy films and I think the actors probably had a ball making them.
that doesn't tie up with what is reported about him and Kevin Smiths reponse working with him.leef44 said:
but could it be a case that producers or advertisers are offering stupid vast sums of money, an offer that they cannot refuse
There’s nothing new about big names doing adverts. They have always done them in small markets they didn’t mind losing credibility in as long as they are willing to pay. That was always Japan and China. What is more recent is that the UK is now deemed a market they don’t care about losing credibility in. bristolracer said:
The Spruce Goose said:
HTP99 said:
He's in the Kia Niro ad!!
yes that is another phenomenon. A list stars in these adverts, like Owen Wilson and Sofology. Harvey Keitel doing the insurance one.
Cant believe these stars are so broke they need the money. Although I did read DeNiro was in court trying to get his ex wife's maintenance cut from $100K per month to $50K
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