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Old 04-30-22 | 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Bluelitespecial
So has anyone here watched some of Bruce Willis’s b movies? The Red Letter Media videos have made me curious to watch a few of them even they said they suck.
I saw Cosmic Sin was on Netflix and checked it out since it won Bruce the Razzie (that was later rescinded).
Old 05-01-22 | 06:43 AM
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I never saw the original show, but for a long time I was always amused by some of the clips on YT from Comedy Central's roast of Willis in 2018. Less so these days, of course, but it's interesting to watch Ed Norton's bit now and not wonder if he was unwittingly calling out some of Willis's issues before they were public.






Wow! Who knew Ed Norton was that funny? And when he gets serious at the end, it's moving and touching. Since I haven't watched an Ed Norton movie in, like, 20 years, and I've never seen a Wes Anderson movie, I wouldn't know if Norton's ever done anything that actually utilized his comic talents. Has he?
Old 05-01-22 | 07:33 AM
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Wow! Who knew Ed Norton was that funny? And when he gets serious at the end, it's moving and touching. Since I haven't watched an Ed Norton movie in, like, 20 years, and I've never seen a Wes Anderson movie, I wouldn't know if Norton's ever done anything that actually utilized his comic talents. Has he?
I think he does pretty well in Wes' movies. But then, I like Wes Anderson movies.

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Old 05-01-22 | 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Ash Ketchum
Wow! Who knew Ed Norton was that funny? And when he gets serious at the end, it's moving and touching. Since I haven't watched an Ed Norton movie in, like, 20 years, and I've never seen a Wes Anderson movie, I wouldn't know if Norton's ever done anything that actually utilized his comic talents. Has he?
maybe not comedic, but nice little rom-com he directed called Keeping the Faith was pretty good. not slapstick or anything remotely close, but lighthearted and fun.
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Old 05-02-22 | 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Ash Ketchum
Wow! Who knew Ed Norton was that funny? And when he gets serious at the end, it's moving and touching. Since I haven't watched an Ed Norton movie in, like, 20 years, and I've never seen a Wes Anderson movie, I wouldn't know if Norton's ever done anything that actually utilized his comic talents. Has he?
Death to Smoochy was pretty funny.
Old 05-08-22 | 10:59 AM
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After the murders of his wife and young daughter at the hands of a ruthless crime family, an ex-marine seeks revenge by picking off members of the gang one by one until he completes his mission, even if it costs him his own life in the process.

Starring Clive Standen, Theo Rossi, with Mike Tyson, Thomas Jane, and Bruce Willis
Directed by: Jared Cohn
Release Date: 5/17/22
Old 05-17-22 | 10:54 AM
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When an assassination attempt is witnessed by two cops, Gabriel Tancredi, an ex-marine turned mob enforcer (Michael Rooker), is ordered by his ruthless mob boss (Bruce Willis) to eliminate any and all threats. With an eager underling out to prove himself, rival gangs making moves, and a rising body count, every step Tancredi makes threatens lives...including his own.

White Elephant is directed by Jesse V. Johnson (Avengement, The Debt Collector) from a script by Johnson and Erik Martinez (Kung Fu Pho). The film also stars Olga Kurylenko, Vadhir Derbez, and John Malkovich.

RLJE Films will release the action film White Elephant in theaters and streaming on AMC+ on June 3, 2022.
Old 05-17-22 | 11:03 AM
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Wow that poster looks like a 90s straight to video movie.
Old 05-17-22 | 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by DJariya
Wow that poster looks like a 90s straight to video movie.
Probably because the photo they used of Bruce looks like it comes from the 90s.
Old 05-17-22 | 11:48 AM
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That’s a decent cast too! Even though they’re all pretty much passed their prime and have their careers squarely in Direct-to-Video territory. It’s still nice to see actors other than Chad Michael Murray and Patrick Muldoon.
Old 05-17-22 | 06:43 PM
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I'd watch it just for Olga
Old 05-19-22 | 09:44 AM
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Shitty poster, but I'm more intrigued by this more than many of the other recent Willis films because of the director, who's done some above average DTV stuff in recent years, including TRIPLE THREAT, ACCIDENT MAN, AVENGEMENT (and even some films without Scott Adkins). I find the action design in several of his films to be comparable to bigger-budgeted films, probably owing to his extensive history of stunts and stunt coordination in studio pictures.
Old 05-19-22 | 09:50 AM
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Yea, JVJ does seem pretty good work with DTV action.
Old 05-19-22 | 12:35 PM
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WTF is John Malkovich slumming in stuff like this for???
Old 05-19-22 | 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by d2cheer
WTF is John Malkovich slumming in stuff like this for???
He's been slumming it of late in recent years. I guess the Hollywood jobs are drying up for him and he's headed down the path of Cage and Willis in forgettable DTV movies.

Malkovich said he took this role in DTV Shattered because he knew the producers and was seemingly able to cast the hot young female lead.

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Old 05-19-22 | 11:23 PM
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I can’t believe I’m saying this but I really want to see White Elephant.
Old 05-20-22 | 02:07 AM
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Originally Posted by PhantomStranger
He's been slumming it of late in recent years. I guess the Hollywood jobs are drying up for him and he's headed down the path of Cage and Willis in forgettable DTV movies.

Malkovich said he took this role in DTV Shattered because he knew the producers and was seemingly able to cast the hot young female lead.

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At least John Malkovich did a good job on Space Force. The show isn't the best, but his performance was fantastic.

I wouldn't put Nic Cage in with most of the other geasers. While most of his movies aren't great and some are forgettable, he doesn't phone it in, most of the time he's the lead and some of his movies are real gems.
Old 05-28-22 | 05:45 PM
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I rented Vendetta from Red Box and just finished it.

It's basically a Death Wish rip-off. Kind of ironic considering Willis starred in a Death Wish re-boot. Anyways, Willis isn't even the star or the hero. He has a really small part as one of the bad guys.

Clive Standan, from Vikings and Taken, is the lead and serves as the protagonist. The movie is very low budget. It looks like it was filmed in like 3 locations in Georgia and probably was shot in like a month.

Mike Tyson and Thomas Jane have small parts. The acting is terrible overall.
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Thanks for taking one for the team.
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Frank (Bruce Willis), a former police chief of a small town, finds himself being hunted down by a meth kingpin seeking to silence him before he can deliver eyewitness testimony against his family, but ultimately finds himself up against more than he bargained for when he threatens to harm Frank's daughter (Ashley Greene).

Starring Ashley Greene, Bruce Willis, Michael Sirow, Texas Battle, Stacey Danger, and Massi Furlan
Directed by: Mike Burns
Release Date: 7/15/22
Old 06-27-22 | 06:09 PM
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My goodness, how many more of these Bruce Willis movies are in the pipeline? I did watch one or two that names can't be recalled, but they were forgettable.
Old 06-27-22 | 06:13 PM
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A lot of these Willis movies seem to film in small cities in the U.S. They must be getting great tax breaks.
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Wow, I can't believe that Texas Battle is a real name.
Old 06-27-22 | 11:04 PM
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Originally Posted by majorjoe23
Wow, I can't believe that Texas Battle is a real name.
He's been in a few of these DTV movies with Willis (Marauders, 10 Minutes Gone, Trauma Center, Hard Kill).
Old 06-28-22 | 06:13 AM
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Wow, I can't believe that Texas Battle is a real name.

They must have raided a porn star set you also get Stacey Danger


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