So many movies are made that are clearly horrible, that are so obviously bad that before you even see a teaser or trailer you know it’s bad and then when you see the trailer it is even worse then you imagined it would be. Case in point:
Macgruber, an SNL character based in Macgyver which was a TV series in the 80′s. When I first heard of this movie I thought, “sounds dumb.” Now I’ve seen the Trailer and it is totally going to bomb. It was a complete waste of money to make. I can’t imagine someone clearly not able to see it is a lame movie concept.
This isn’t the first movie that as come out that looked completely lame.
Snakes on a Plane, that movie was clearly not a good concept. The plot of the move was clearly written to create some lame reason to have thousands of snakes on a plane and that’s it. It was filmed like some 80′s B’ horror movie with bad graphics. In this day and age you can’t afford to make a movie with lame graphics. It’s just to obvious and it distracts from the film because for moment you are transfixed by the clearly fake image of whatever monster is on screen and is ruins the movie.
Fury Vengeance, this movie hasn’t done well and clearly before it was released you could tell it was a goofy premiss that just wasn’t good. And evidently, that is true because it stinks.
Death at funeral is a mediocre movie that is pretty lack luster although it looks like it’s filmed well and there are some well known actors in it. You can tell it’s not going to be setting any records.
These are just few movies, But I still wonder why it is that bad movies are made? Are the actors under some kind of contract that says they are to be a feature film or something like that or do people actually think these movies are good? Maybe they just know the right people.
I guess these movies are like infomercial products, they are relatively worthless but they cheap enough to make that any money is a profit.
For possible profit?
I don’t know, but i agree on your pointed out horrible movies. all of those movies just sound terrible. My friend wanted me to come to “Death at a funeral” with her, but i lied because i knew i would hate it.
Maybe for the possibility of profit, maybe because people just get bored.
There are two main reasons “bad” screenplays get made into movies:
Firstly, no matter how bad the film — say, When In Rome — if it stars hot celebrities and follows a familiar story line (romantic comedy, of course, is easiest), people will go see it. Do you know how much money Death At a Funeral has made? Almost $35 million dollars. The profit of these cliche, “bad” films is too hard for some film executives to pass up. The actors don’t generally mind, either, all the time. Think about Nic Cage — he’s crazy bankrupt, so I understand why he’s coming out with a vampire movie later this year.
Also, some people that are a little different than you and me enjoy these “bad movies.” As a movie critic and writer, it makes me cringe thinking that someone actually wrote the film Furry Vengance and was proud enough to put their name on it. Then I cringe at the casting director who put two of theworst actors of the generation, Brooke Shields and Brendan Fraser, in a movie. Still, a good friend of mine claims she likes these movies because they are by-the-book “feel-goods.” She wants to “go to the movies to escape from all the sh*t” in her life. Why would she “want to watch more sh*t and feel worse” about her life? I don’t think that’s a good enough reason to suffer through 92 minutes of Brendan Fraser in a too-tight suit, but it’s her perogative!
Believe it or not, even these “flops” still make money. Many of these movies you speak of, while agreeably horrible, make millions. Remember, just because it doesn’t gross $1 billion like Avatar, doesn’t mean they don’t make any money at all. Indeed, $30 million when it comes to Hollywood is considered a flop, but if the thing only cost $10 million to make, then it still made money.
They’re made because people will pay to see them. Remember: They’re movies, not films. Kids would probably enjoy Furry Vengeance, even if it sucks horribly to someone with any sort of taste.