I've spent some time watching the bottom barrel movies from the past and they seem even worse than Today's movies
That's because back then we didn't have the internet. No matter how bad a movie was, people would go see it for at least a week before the word got out how bad it was. Looking up movie times was a pain, you had to plan ahead and check the newspaper. If you went on a date Friday/Saturday night, the most likely thing to do was show up the movie theater after dinner and buy a ticket for the movie that started next, since you probably hadn't heard of any of them, or you would buy a ticket that you'd seen the most advertising for.
There were no ratings to check, no reviews to read, unless you happen to read them in the paper that morning.
Nowadays, they know they have to produce at least something minimally good, because word will get out very quickly that something is bad, and it's super easy for people to check rating when they arrive at the theater, or even before they arrive.
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That's because back then we didn't have the internet. No matter how bad a movie was, people would go see it for at least a week before the word got out how bad it was. Looking up movie times was a pain, you had to plan ahead and check the newspaper. If you went on a date Friday/Saturday night, the most likely thing to do was show up the movie theater after dinner and buy a ticket for the movie that started next, since you probably hadn't heard of any of them, or you would buy a ticket that you'd seen the most advertising for.
There were no ratings to check, no reviews to read, unless you happen to read them in the paper that morning.
Nowadays, they know they have to produce at least something minimally good, because word will get out very quickly that something is bad, and it's super easy for people to check rating when they arrive at the theater, or even before they arrive.