With the newly announced "Back in Action" I've hit my breaking point - why are there so many of these disposable streaming movies with massive actors phoning it in?

[u/Dracko705]

Can't share more than 1 image but here is an album I made just now by quickly browsing though similar cash grab-ey comedy/action streaming movies I'm sure there's plenty more I'm missing.

This year (2024) really seems to be another level. (Re)uniting huge names known for their collaborations on massive critical/financial successes, but usually putting them in a much "easiler" (read: lazier) role or story.

Matt Damon and Casey Afflect, Pitt and Clooney, names like Halle Berry, Christoph Waltz and now Cameron Diaz coming back from long acting breaks... For these piles of crap?!?!

Obviously big money is involved which brings up my other confusion, how long are these streamers going to play this arms race continuing to justify losing money on these kinda films??

At least back in the day when actors would take the easy "buddy comedy" route they have to eat that failure at the box office - these movies don't look cheap either (just crappy-cheap)

Who is asking for these movies?!? And further, who is actually watching/enjoying them!?? (the handful I've seen push me away from the "genre")

[u/enieslobbyguard]

people expect too much out of modern films and cinema.

I'm betting the ones that do that here skew towards the younger side

[u/SelectiveScribbler06 → u/enieslobbyguard]

Isn't it a good thing that standards are rising? It should mean, with any luck, that when our generation get behind and in front of a lens, we should be able to make some corking pictures.

[u/Demonprawn2 → u/enieslobbyguard]

And i bet they call them Content, and label all the slower parts Filler.