The many, many FAKE new Bruce Willis movies

[Andrew NDB]

I've known this was a thing for years (I've often had to repeatedly tell a close friend NOT to watch ones of these he's pointed to as, "Hey. New Bruce Willis movie. Is this good?")... I just didn't realize it was THIS much of a thing.



You can skip about 5 minutes to get right into the Bruce Willis stuff. Interesting. Also, sad.

[Leo656]

This is so weird how this topic comes up now specifically. My in-laws have been watching Bruce Willis movies for almost a week, nothing at all I recognize but stuff I guess has to be fairly recent because he's totally bald in all of them.

Yes, they have terrible taste in movies. I caught them watching Ghostbusters 2016 three times in one week once. And I know I saw my wife's mother watching Wonder Woman 1984 at least twice within a three-day period. I mean, I do occasionally see them watching good movies too, like whenever the real Ghostbusters movies are on they seem to never miss them. But they seem to make it a point to watch bad movies more. Like I've seen them watch the Abrams Star Trek movies more times than anyone should ever. Whenever I'm cooking and I suddenly hear Beastie Boys coming from the living room, I'm just like "Oh, Jesus. Again?"

Anyways, just weird timing that you'd make this topic Specifically Now. I remain convinced that the entire universe as we know it revolves around me specifically, you're all Supporting Cast, and the whole thing is just one big cosmic joke. Nothing else makes any sense.

[IMJ]

I sort of discovered this as well with two recent "Willis releases" on netflix - one where he is some kind of cop or agent or something and he gets captured along with his daughter by a terrorist and sits in a chair for the whole movie. Lots of 4th tier actor Power Rangers kung fu on that one. And then another space movie where he is a general who doesn't do much while Frank Garillo runs around the film.

I guess Willis has significant memory loss so basically all they can do now is march him out in front of a camera and have him read emotionless dialog while putting his name on the poster.

It's unfortunate but his career as a legit leading man has been done now for years. It really sucks.

[sdp]

I wish it was a video that was 5 minutes long to explain the situation and not a video that is over an hour long that only people with nothing better to do would watch. I sure didn't so I didn't comment on the thread, I did however see this commercial:



So Bruce Willis is apparently doing commercials in other countries, I remembered this topic so I did a quick google search and read that he's been doing a bunch of low budget movies where he's only there for a bit to sell movies. So yeah, the commercial stints confirms he's only doing it for money.

I mean it's only boomers that care about him for the most part, the only movies I've ever seen him in was the fifth element which I found him a boring hero as a kid since he was an old man and I saw him in the sixth sense, which in that movie it made sense to have an old man as a detective or whatever.

I don't blame him I'd do the same if I was an actor really. Samuel L Jackson is also famous for doing this, there's tons of low budget movies he did even after Avengers hit it big and was doing better than ever. When asked about this he just said something along the lines of "they pay me a lot for it why wouldn't I do it?"

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by sdp

I mean it's only boomers that care about him for the most part

Only people born between 1946 and 1964 still care about Bruce Willis? That can't be right. Though beyond some people hoping for some kind of "Die Hard 6" that redeems the series after the last couple, I don't know of anyone of any ages looking forward to new Bruce Willis projects. An "Unbreakable" sequel was a big one, and we finally got it and it was OK/meh.

[Leo656]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Only people born between 1946 and 1964 still care about Bruce Willis? That can't be right.

F*cking retard has no idea what words mean, he just talks to amuse himself.

[IMJ]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Only people born between 1946 and 1964 still care about Bruce Willis? That can't be right. Though beyond some people hoping for some kind of "Die Hard 6" that redeems the series after the last couple, I don't know of anyone of any ages looking forward to new Bruce Willis projects. An "Unbreakable" sequel was a big one, and we finally got it and it was OK/meh.

The guy is so far gone he literally can't even act anymore, man. Watch any one of these newer flicks and it's very clear to even the most obtuse observer that they are marching the guy out and feeding him lines that he delivers immediately after hearing them. He's become like a parody of himself.

Even that commercial that SDP inserted there has it all over it. Honestly, I feel like Willis' career is going to continue and eventually wrap up much like Stan Lee's did. Some handler's literally wringing out a mentally declining star absolutely dry to the point that he becomes a farm raised chicken who won't move an inch to drink water to save his life unless someone does it for him.

It really sucks. He's been in mental decline for some years now too it seems.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by IMJ

I guess Willis has significant memory loss

Originally Posted by IMJ

It really sucks. He's been in mental decline for some years now too it seems.

Apparently these stories about that are all only stemming from tabloid mags and nothing "official" has ever come out about it.

More about new Bruce Willis movies from the same guys:

[Leo656]

One almost wonders if this is his karma for pretty much everyone he ever worked with calling him a nightmare to be around.

Such a shame. I like the guy's better work, and he's "A Jersey Boy" and thus I'm predisposed to like the guy - also, might be why he's got such a hard reputation; we're a different breed, over here, for sure, and not everyone "gets it", although some people are just jerks and I don't dismiss that maybe he is too... Kevin Smith is also a "Jersey Boy" and he openly can't stand the guy - but man, the old expression about how "20 million people can't be wrong" or whatever generally holds some merit.

I wonder why with all his money and success he seemingly can't just be nice to people. Then again, you kinda hear more and more of that about Bill Murray nowadays, too; people used to just say he was "quirky" but now he comes off as just a huge dick in hindsight. I guess some people are just hardwired to be that way. It's a shame, though. Especially when it's people you really want to like.

[Sumac]

He thinks, if he has money and (had) talent he can be a dick to the people.
Story as old as a world.

[frank_one]

Whit those movies he's basically selling his image off. What's next, birthday parties?

[Sumac]

This why I respect Nicholas Cage: guy makes money by starring in schlock and very much aware about it, without pretending he is some super mega grand untouchable star.

Spoiler:

Cage rocks!

[oldmanwinters]

Guess the rumors are true:
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...161205459.html

Sad for him, but I guess he tried to capitalize on his bank-a-bility for as much as possible before calling it quits.

[Leo656]

That's a shame.

[Andrew NDB]

A shame "John McClane" (Die Hard 6) couldn't come together in time.

[ZariusTwo]

The Razzies have rescinded the "Worst Bruce Willis Performance Of 2021" award

https://www.thewrap.com/razzie-award...ll-nomination/

[oldmanwinters]

I don't think Bruce Willis needs to apologize for taking parts in bad movies.

And I don't think anyone else needs to apologize for critiquing those bad movies either.

[Mayhem]

Well pretty obvious why he did it now, getting in money before retiring.

[Andrew NDB]

He just sold the rights to his AI likeness:

https://www.darkhorizons.com/bruce-w...-digital-twin/

[ProphetofGanja]

I saw that, that's fvcking interesting man

Wonder what kinda madcap "Bruce Willis" movies we could get when his likeness rights are in the Hollywood dollar bin in some years