B-Movie Project Details
The basics of this project follow in what I think is a logical flow. For this introductory paragraph, I'll lay out the plan. I'd like to publish a B-Movie Review Book. B-Movies are more than I figured, but I explain that in what follows. Who gets profit and details on submitting are covered in the next little bit too. I know I can't do this review book myself because I don't watch that many B-Movies. I need help with this, so I'm appealing to you. Let me know if I miss anything. Let's see if we can get this thing done.
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What is a B-Movie?
I thought this was an easy question until I started looking around and researching the B-Movie world. I couldn’t help publish a rating book on B-Movies after all if I couldn’t give people a definition of what a B-Movie was, so this definition is important. There are a lot of definitions out there for what constitutes a B-Movie. For an extra conflict, I found myself wondering how to involve old comedies. In their day, they were A-Movies, but by our standards today, they really aren’t that high quality.
I’ve ended up creating six “Files” as listed below. I think they satisfy.
As for a common thread definition, B-Movies are low budget films that possibly didn’t even make it into the theatres. That being said, even with their predictable often unoriginal plots, corny dialogue, and clichéd action runs, even with all that, we still watched these movies. We’d likely watch them again tomorrow for that matter. And yes, I found a place for those older comedies. Most of them fit naturally into at least one of the Files with no shame attached. Some of them intentionally aimed for B-Movie status for that matter.
Whatever File your favourite movies fit into, we should at least rate them and get them out there for others to find and watch as well. It’s only fair we share our treasures. They taught us that in kindergarten, didn’t they?
B-Movie “Files”
I - Oldies
The origin of the B-Movie can be drawn back to the Forties. Movies were shown in double bills with a cheaper and lesser known movie tagged onto a headliner. It gave the cheaper movie, the B-Movie a chance to be seen. It was like an opening band opening up for a well-known rock legend: a chance to be seen. These movies were cheaply done with predictable plots and characters.
II – Spaghetti Westerns
I wouldn’t have thought of these movies as B-Movies, but it fits. They were mostly all done at a low, low cost. Their plots are simple with what were often very similar character roles. Buildings and fields were used more than once. Buildings and fields were known to be used by multiple movies for that matter. You often even saw the same actors taking on similar roles in each. They were intended to be and remain a fun tromp through the west.
III – Seasonal ‘Wonders’
I wouldn’t have considered this originally, but a fair number of seasonal movies are B-Movies. Consider the basics that fit all these different file headings: cheaply made, predictable plot and characters, familiar faces. A good number of seasonal movies, be them Xmas or Hallowe’en, fit into this File, and someone out there might really like to know what seasonal movies they can search for. They might like to know if they should search for said movie.
IV – Cult Classics
This is a fun File. For this one, I’m suggesting the old comedies and actions like Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, the Pink Panther movies, the Airplane series, the Planet of the Apes series, the Revenge of the Nerds series, and Flash Gordon. The Scary Movie series comes to mind as well. The Rocky Horror Picture Show for another. There are so many that fit this File. I’d consider the Godzilla movies in this File. They were all cheaply made, possibly quite solid movies. They might very well fit the definition of “classic” even, but consider the movie in question. Was it cheaply made with next-to-no budget? Did we often see the same actors in each movie? Was there corny dialogue and predictable plot?
V – Low Budget Actions
This File exists for those pirate and space action movies that are made on a low budget with predictable plots. They’re the Spaghetti Westerns of the other general action field, but these movies never became cult classics. In fact, most people never saw them and don’t know they even exist. I could mention The Keep in this File. It never did become a cult classic but was a definitely low budget sci-fi wonder, a good movie at that, but it faded to obscurity never quite hitting its mark.
These movies use corny dialogue, and they thrive on overly simplified plots and stereotypes. Their special effects are often taken from other movies. They often don’t take themselves too seriously. They just give you a good time movie to watch with good action. Because they don’t work hard trying to be something they’re not, they can be the most enjoyable movie to be turn on, and some of them had the perfect actor, so there were some great parts to what was otherwise still a B-Movie.
As an addendum to this file, I’m including movies that actually had considerable or comfortable enough budgets, but they spent that budget to create a B-Movie movie. The outcome ends up as a B-Movie whether they've quality backdrops or A-list actors. They just spent their money doing B right.
VI – This-Gen B-Movies (my term)
This Generation B-Movies (This-Gen Movies) are the corny, mostly-comedic, overly-simplified, ridiculous movies that are in their own right enjoyable to watch. They're what B-Movies have come to represent in this generation. You can enjoy them. just have to stomach their mindless nature. They have next to no budget and don’t work hard at a credible plot for the most part, but they have tornado-driven sharks invading towns by the droves, birds eating people though the special effects are so horrible you’re laughing your way through each so-called attack, et cetera. These are the movies where you lose a few brain cells each time you watch them, but they’re entertaining, and it’s seriously hard to find a good one, so let’s list the good and not-so-good with reviews. It’ll help someone else out there have a good laugh and lose a few brain cells too.
Reviews - Submittal
When you have a review to submit, send it via email on this website. Please do address the necessary information as per the example. It’s pretty much that simple. I’ll respond and let you know I got your submittal.
_______________________________________
What is a B-Movie?
I thought this was an easy question until I started looking around and researching the B-Movie world. I couldn’t help publish a rating book on B-Movies after all if I couldn’t give people a definition of what a B-Movie was, so this definition is important. There are a lot of definitions out there for what constitutes a B-Movie. For an extra conflict, I found myself wondering how to involve old comedies. In their day, they were A-Movies, but by our standards today, they really aren’t that high quality.
I’ve ended up creating six “Files” as listed below. I think they satisfy.
As for a common thread definition, B-Movies are low budget films that possibly didn’t even make it into the theatres. That being said, even with their predictable often unoriginal plots, corny dialogue, and clichéd action runs, even with all that, we still watched these movies. We’d likely watch them again tomorrow for that matter. And yes, I found a place for those older comedies. Most of them fit naturally into at least one of the Files with no shame attached. Some of them intentionally aimed for B-Movie status for that matter.
Whatever File your favourite movies fit into, we should at least rate them and get them out there for others to find and watch as well. It’s only fair we share our treasures. They taught us that in kindergarten, didn’t they?
B-Movie “Files”
I - Oldies
The origin of the B-Movie can be drawn back to the Forties. Movies were shown in double bills with a cheaper and lesser known movie tagged onto a headliner. It gave the cheaper movie, the B-Movie a chance to be seen. It was like an opening band opening up for a well-known rock legend: a chance to be seen. These movies were cheaply done with predictable plots and characters.
II – Spaghetti Westerns
I wouldn’t have thought of these movies as B-Movies, but it fits. They were mostly all done at a low, low cost. Their plots are simple with what were often very similar character roles. Buildings and fields were used more than once. Buildings and fields were known to be used by multiple movies for that matter. You often even saw the same actors taking on similar roles in each. They were intended to be and remain a fun tromp through the west.
III – Seasonal ‘Wonders’
I wouldn’t have considered this originally, but a fair number of seasonal movies are B-Movies. Consider the basics that fit all these different file headings: cheaply made, predictable plot and characters, familiar faces. A good number of seasonal movies, be them Xmas or Hallowe’en, fit into this File, and someone out there might really like to know what seasonal movies they can search for. They might like to know if they should search for said movie.
IV – Cult Classics
This is a fun File. For this one, I’m suggesting the old comedies and actions like Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, the Pink Panther movies, the Airplane series, the Planet of the Apes series, the Revenge of the Nerds series, and Flash Gordon. The Scary Movie series comes to mind as well. The Rocky Horror Picture Show for another. There are so many that fit this File. I’d consider the Godzilla movies in this File. They were all cheaply made, possibly quite solid movies. They might very well fit the definition of “classic” even, but consider the movie in question. Was it cheaply made with next-to-no budget? Did we often see the same actors in each movie? Was there corny dialogue and predictable plot?
V – Low Budget Actions
This File exists for those pirate and space action movies that are made on a low budget with predictable plots. They’re the Spaghetti Westerns of the other general action field, but these movies never became cult classics. In fact, most people never saw them and don’t know they even exist. I could mention The Keep in this File. It never did become a cult classic but was a definitely low budget sci-fi wonder, a good movie at that, but it faded to obscurity never quite hitting its mark.
These movies use corny dialogue, and they thrive on overly simplified plots and stereotypes. Their special effects are often taken from other movies. They often don’t take themselves too seriously. They just give you a good time movie to watch with good action. Because they don’t work hard trying to be something they’re not, they can be the most enjoyable movie to be turn on, and some of them had the perfect actor, so there were some great parts to what was otherwise still a B-Movie.
As an addendum to this file, I’m including movies that actually had considerable or comfortable enough budgets, but they spent that budget to create a B-Movie movie. The outcome ends up as a B-Movie whether they've quality backdrops or A-list actors. They just spent their money doing B right.
VI – This-Gen B-Movies (my term)
This Generation B-Movies (This-Gen Movies) are the corny, mostly-comedic, overly-simplified, ridiculous movies that are in their own right enjoyable to watch. They're what B-Movies have come to represent in this generation. You can enjoy them. just have to stomach their mindless nature. They have next to no budget and don’t work hard at a credible plot for the most part, but they have tornado-driven sharks invading towns by the droves, birds eating people though the special effects are so horrible you’re laughing your way through each so-called attack, et cetera. These are the movies where you lose a few brain cells each time you watch them, but they’re entertaining, and it’s seriously hard to find a good one, so let’s list the good and not-so-good with reviews. It’ll help someone else out there have a good laugh and lose a few brain cells too.
Reviews - Submittal
When you have a review to submit, send it via email on this website. Please do address the necessary information as per the example. It’s pretty much that simple. I’ll respond and let you know I got your submittal.
A Review Example:
Exceptions?
Now, there wouldn’t be anything human that didn’t have exceptions. Or would there?
I myself would keep movies like Blade Runner, the Monty Pythons, Dark Crystal, and the Muppets movies from getting a B-Movie rating, but it could be argued each might fit. Blade Runner’s special effects are good, but they’re not that high tech. I’m not actually sure what their budget was. The point is that Blade Runner’s plot and acting is solid and innovative enough to lift it to an A-Rating in my mind. The Monty Pythons didn’t use much money, not really, but their plots, humour, and originality lifted them up, again as I see it. The Dark Crystal and the Muppet movies did things with puppetry and special effects puppet-wise that hadn’t been done before. In some cases, that haven’t been done since.
Here’s my point: this is all my personal take on these movies and where they fit.
It’s possible someone will submit a movie that I might not think is a B-Movie. I’ll think on it hard and likely publish it anyway. It’s their opinion, and with a little thought, I might realize they’re right. You might read the final product and shake your head thinking that movie there and there aren’t B-Movies. Read the reviews, think on it, and you might concede they actually are B, or maybe they’re on the line.
The worst thing that’ll happen is an A will slip through, and we’ll get a review on an A-Movie too. If I do send a review back citing a movie doesn’t fit, that it’s definitely an A-Movie, please understand. If you find a C or D-Movie that’s snuck in with the rest, well, we’re admitting them. In that sense, this is BCD-Movie Review Book.
Disclaimer – Small Details
· What name would you like to use?
o You’re more than welcome to submit your reviews under a penname or pseudonym. Just let me know what name you’d like
your review to show up as.
· Profits will be directed to the next book(s)
o Yes, I’m hoping we can get a good things going here. More than one B-Movie Review book on the horizon?
o Profits can be put towards advertisement for next books or maybe a more professional package that produces different book
paper and the like.
o If the book starts to make serious money I’ll be hosting a party and inviting everyone who submitted to attend. Why not
enjoy your success? I haven’t really sold that many books yet, so I don’t know that feeling to date. Let’s hope we see us at
that party.
· Time will be needed for publishing.
o I will need time to spend waiting for people to submit reviews and write up my own.
o If I get a lot of reviews in, I may end up organizing them into separate books. This might become a series of review books, and
that will take some time to organize. The business behind book publishing can drive a person mad some times.
o Organizing the pages and coming up with icons and designs for the final product will take time as well. You’re more than
welcome to send emails or messages asking where things are in the publishing process. Just please be patient.
o The aim will be to offer the final product in soft cover and eBook formats.
· Cover Ideas anyone?
o The Cover Artist will be given credit for their work.
o Any internal art someone would like to submit would be enjoyed as well.
· Did I miss anything?
o Feel free to send me suggestions and ideas on questions I should have asked. Let me know what your answer would be at the
same time of course.
A Thank you
I just wanted to make sure to add in a Thank You ahead of time for helping out. I’ve been trying to find a way to become an editor of books as well as author. Like any artist, I’m always trying to expand my skill set and do things I haven’t done before. This has always been a writing area I’ve wanted to get into, so I extend my thanks for submitting your review ahead of time to make sure you know your efforts are appreciated.
Now, there wouldn’t be anything human that didn’t have exceptions. Or would there?
I myself would keep movies like Blade Runner, the Monty Pythons, Dark Crystal, and the Muppets movies from getting a B-Movie rating, but it could be argued each might fit. Blade Runner’s special effects are good, but they’re not that high tech. I’m not actually sure what their budget was. The point is that Blade Runner’s plot and acting is solid and innovative enough to lift it to an A-Rating in my mind. The Monty Pythons didn’t use much money, not really, but their plots, humour, and originality lifted them up, again as I see it. The Dark Crystal and the Muppet movies did things with puppetry and special effects puppet-wise that hadn’t been done before. In some cases, that haven’t been done since.
Here’s my point: this is all my personal take on these movies and where they fit.
It’s possible someone will submit a movie that I might not think is a B-Movie. I’ll think on it hard and likely publish it anyway. It’s their opinion, and with a little thought, I might realize they’re right. You might read the final product and shake your head thinking that movie there and there aren’t B-Movies. Read the reviews, think on it, and you might concede they actually are B, or maybe they’re on the line.
The worst thing that’ll happen is an A will slip through, and we’ll get a review on an A-Movie too. If I do send a review back citing a movie doesn’t fit, that it’s definitely an A-Movie, please understand. If you find a C or D-Movie that’s snuck in with the rest, well, we’re admitting them. In that sense, this is BCD-Movie Review Book.
Disclaimer – Small Details
· What name would you like to use?
o You’re more than welcome to submit your reviews under a penname or pseudonym. Just let me know what name you’d like
your review to show up as.
· Profits will be directed to the next book(s)
o Yes, I’m hoping we can get a good things going here. More than one B-Movie Review book on the horizon?
o Profits can be put towards advertisement for next books or maybe a more professional package that produces different book
paper and the like.
o If the book starts to make serious money I’ll be hosting a party and inviting everyone who submitted to attend. Why not
enjoy your success? I haven’t really sold that many books yet, so I don’t know that feeling to date. Let’s hope we see us at
that party.
· Time will be needed for publishing.
o I will need time to spend waiting for people to submit reviews and write up my own.
o If I get a lot of reviews in, I may end up organizing them into separate books. This might become a series of review books, and
that will take some time to organize. The business behind book publishing can drive a person mad some times.
o Organizing the pages and coming up with icons and designs for the final product will take time as well. You’re more than
welcome to send emails or messages asking where things are in the publishing process. Just please be patient.
o The aim will be to offer the final product in soft cover and eBook formats.
· Cover Ideas anyone?
o The Cover Artist will be given credit for their work.
o Any internal art someone would like to submit would be enjoyed as well.
· Did I miss anything?
o Feel free to send me suggestions and ideas on questions I should have asked. Let me know what your answer would be at the
same time of course.
A Thank you
I just wanted to make sure to add in a Thank You ahead of time for helping out. I’ve been trying to find a way to become an editor of books as well as author. Like any artist, I’m always trying to expand my skill set and do things I haven’t done before. This has always been a writing area I’ve wanted to get into, so I extend my thanks for submitting your review ahead of time to make sure you know your efforts are appreciated.