Comments on: Why We Should Love Uwe Boll

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:28:06 +0000

I heard that he’s making a game based on a movie, “1968 Tunnel Rats”.

Gamers just “jumped” to conclusion that it will fail and such, even that’s a preview.

GOD, I HATE THESE FANBOYS! Can you just simply watch the movie for the fun, don’t expect high.

For some reason, I’ll give that game a shot, once I’ll get an upgrade on this PC.

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:14:44 +0000

Finally, someone who talk to my language.

Yes, Boll, my many baby-crying gamers, is a lame director. But I don’t see the point.

I know some of his movies suck, but as the blogger said,

“Boll did not go to school for film; he’s been learning about film craft as he has continued to make them.”

I am hoping the latest film, Far Cry will get my attention, and I’m gonna watch it.

Everytime I go to youtube, and find an Uwe Boll trailer, it’s always, EPIC FAIL, SUCKY, blah 3X, and I kept STFU them and watch it yourself.

Let’s wait what will happen to him in the future.

(Bookmarks page)

By: Nix

Nix — Mon, 12 May 2008 02:55:47 +0000

Wow. Lot of people missing the point, here.

I’m amazed.

Nix

By: John

John — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:41:58 +0000

Has it not occured to you that some of us just hate his work because it sucks?

Honestly, I didn’t even notice that all these shitty movies were under
the same director for the longest time. I didn’t even know there
was a Boll hating movement until just recently.

And when it comes down to it, as someone already said, the man said
he’d do it, so if people want him to stop making movies, he’s pretty
much given the green light to his concent to let the opinions of
other’s dictate his actions. These kind of behaviors are how you
get things across to those of a thick skull.

By signing this petition, I am in no way inhibiting him from making
movies. The UN isn’t going to approach this man and tell him he
can no longer make films because, hey, there’s this thing on the
internet that says you can’t, and a whole mess of folks signed it.

Even if a million signatures are amassed, of course, he’ll just
disregard it, squat down and squeeze out another steaming loaf of
failure. It’s just one step on the journey of “Wow, this guy
fucking sucks. Is there any way we can get this guy to realize
that he sucks? Maybe if some way, somehow, we can get across to
this guy that he sucks, he’ll maybe in some manner alter his behaviors
and stop sucking?”

If anything, seeing the whole Boll hating movement was refreshing because, hey, I’m not the only one tired of this shit.

By: Roars

Roars — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:49:53 +0000

Sorry Ray, but I consider your comments a load of bollocks. Yes, there are the fan boys that love to hate, jumping on band wagons and the like. But come on. It’s a bit much to label everyone who dislikes the man as a fanboy. By shrouding Boll in that kind of safety net is basically saying that anyone who criticizes him must be wrong.
You’re considering that the majority of people might not like his films because…um…they’re shit. That’s my personal opinion, so I don’t expect everyone to agree with it. But nor can I stand to be accused of jumping on the bandwagon because I did not herald Boll as the fucking Messiah.
You know, I do actually give him credit for mocking his own criticism. In terms of garnering himself exposure, he is brilliant at that. Even bad press is still press, right? And let’s be honest. How many of you out there have watched a Uwe Boll movie just to see if it really was as bad as you had heard?
But yes, generally speaking, your article was a bunch of toss and makes my head hurt. I’m not going to cut him any slack because I think his filmmaking ability is dire. I couldn’t give a shit if he didn’t go to school and learn the basics. There are a ton of directors in the same boat who have managed to do well for themselves.
So go ahead and defend him if you will. But no, we’re not all fanboys because we don’t agree with you. You sound like one of those cretins who don’t like Coldplay because it’s ‘fashionable’ not to, (though I must add, I’m not a fan of theirs either). My point is, it’s impossible to put everyone into a category because of their point of view. Life’s not that simple.
God bless.

By: Ray

Ray — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:52:22 +0000

@ Lencho – Presumably the petition would be presented to Ue himself to convince him to stop making movies. Of course, they wouldn’t dare give it to him in person, because they know he’d kick their fat fanboy asses. Yes, even Peter “I Have A Worldwide Readership and Write From a Glass Tower” Sciretta.

@ Frustrated – I wholeheartedly agree. The petition is a pointless waste of energy and time.

By: frustrated by inter-nerds

frustrated by inter-nerds — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:30:06 +0000

Really and honestly, does anyone give a flying fuck about this, in the real world? Can’t people concentrate their energies and time on something worthwhile instead of worrying about one director?

By: Lencho

Lencho — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:45:32 +0000

In the end, who would this petition even go to?

By: Nash

Nash — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:18:45 +0000

As soon as I read there was a petition to “stop” Uwe Boll from making movies, I bolted to the petition in support of him.
I have not seen a Uwe Boll movie I liked, but I’ve at least watched them and formed my opinion honestly – unlike people who give him a 1 on IMDB without even seeing the films. Boll hate is a bandwagon. An understandable bandwagon, but it’s still just a flag fanboys can circle jerk under.
I like the guy. He’s a showman. All this “I’m the only genious in Hollywood” is purely him taking a piss. He knows who he is and he knows his reputation and he’s embracing every moment of it. I’m glad he fought his critics. Critics are dicks. Most critics are little more than angry neverbeens who think if they picked up a camera it would be like the French New Wave all over again.
And what about this statement:”How can you support a person who would openly film a satire of 9/11?”Pointing out the lunacy of how 9/11 changed the attitude and intelligence of America isn’t something new. South Park’s been doing it for years (although not so boldly) and Jon Stewart made a career out of it. If Boll wants to push the envelope a little bit further he has my support.
But the future needs Uwe Boll; just like I needed Albert Pyun’s films decades after they were made.
In ten years time, when group of college kids yell “Polo” at ALONE IN THE DARK after its characters yell “MARKO!!” into a dark abyss, my heart’s going to feel a little warmer. That’s the genious of Uwe Boll.

By: Ray

Ray — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:34:00 +0000

@ Uwe – While you obviously owe me the reach around, I will respectfully pass. I like my tops to spend their time smacking my ass.

Seriously, folks … how can you not like this guy?????

By: Dr. Uwe Boll

Dr. Uwe Boll — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:15:35 +0000

Thank you so much for all your glowing praise and support Ray, the check (50% funded by the government of Germany), is in the mail.
Love and kisses!
Uwe
P.S. next time I’m in town, we’ll get together. I promise I’ll give you a reach around this time.
U

By: Ray

Ray — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:48:19 +0000

You know, I got to thinking about one of JaySmack’s ranting comments and wanted to add this:

In the fifties and sixties, Edward D. Wood Jr. managed to scrape together a few films. They were almost universally despised, and rightly so.

Yet, decades later, Tim Burton felt the need to create a loving tribute to the man. WHY? Because Wood, despite his limitations, loved filmmaking, and did whatever he could to get a movie made. Burton admired Wood, in a way. In fact, Ed Wood is probably more popular today than he ever has been in the past.

People like JaySmack rail against Boll for his lack of talent, demanding that his moviemaking privelege be revoked. Yet Boll is simply a modern-day Wood, scraping together the finances to make the movies he wants to make. Sometime in the future, I wouldn’t be surprised if people look back and, like Wood, remember Boll fondly.

When I look at Michael F. Bay’s career, I see a much more calculated and cynical path than anything involved with Boll. Bay worked within the Hollywood buddy system, and in the process has systematically unravelled modern filmmaking with his excessive garbage. Bay is the cinematic equivalent of the George Bush White House, callously steamrolling over anyone or anything in his path of destruction.

Boll is simply interested in making movies, and he happens to have a tax loophole that allows him to raise much more money than Ed Wood ever did. It’s just a larger-scaled version of Wood’s independent career so long ago.

Yet we celebrate Wood’s love of moviemaking, and vilify Boll. That makes no sense to me.

By: Matt Holmes

Matt Holmes — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:43:04 +0000

It's alright, in half a century's time a young film-maker with a dark sensibility and great visual ideas will shoot a biopic of Boll with some aging actor playing Udo Kier in BLOODYRAYNE.

The character of Boll and his passion for making films will inspire generations and win several awards and land on critics all time best lists.

Well it happened with ED WOOD anyway!

By: Ray

Ray — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:21:37 +0000

Yeah, I’m brown-nosing. You see, I want to make movies too, and so OF COURSE I want to publicly suck up to one of the most hated directors in the history of film.

Wake the fuck up.

I am simply stating an opinion here. The guy has managed to make many movies using a variation on the no-budget technique of finding investors. He is one of the independents, my friends. We applaud people like Kevin Smith – a horrible director in reality – for doing the exact same thing as Boll. If you think about it, Smith has perhaps two decent movies under his belt – CLERKS (which I still hate anyway) and CHASING AMY. The rest of his filmography is nearly unwatchable. YEt, fanboys defend the guy anyway, based in large part because of the goodwill he receives as a “fanboy who made good.” Smith managed to scrape together a film career against all odds, and despite his lack of directorial talent.
Boll is trying to do the same thing. The results might not have been as culturally significant as Smith’s but they are similar.

Face the bitter truth: Boll has the right to make any movie he wants. You guys have the right to avoid any movie he makes. Petitions against him are a childish waste of time, and, truthfully speaking, an embarrassment to people who call themselves fans of the medium.

By: MovieFreak

MovieFreak — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:48:12 +0000

No fanboys railed against Boll. Boll brought this on himself by stating it in an interview. He calls movie fans out on a dare to stop him from making more (crap) movies. So it’s his own fault.

The only reason he made so many movies is because there was (is) a tax loophole in german wich he exploited.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:11:53 +0000

“If you don’t like his movies, don’t go and see them. But signing a
fucking petition against his moviemaking is absolutely ridiculous. The
guy is doing what he loves to do, and he has the right to continue to
do so.”

It’s not fucking rediculous. Why shouldn’t we sign a petition?

“Like I said (had you actually read the entire article), his movies are
improving in quality as he has learned more about the craft. I freely
admit that some of his films have been pretty bad. But he is trying,
and is getting better.”

So it’s perfectly alright to pollute the big screen with his film-school reject bullshit because “aww, he’s just learning!” There are SO MANY films out there that are just works of goddamn art that could be on the big screen, but there isn’t room, because this Hack is spewing his bullshit over the country.No, the silver screen is NOT WHERE A DIRECTOR LEARNS.A DIRECTOR LEARNS IN FILM SCHOOL. Or by making small budget, indie films. Not by consistently releasing bullshit and making fun of anyone who attempts to offer constructive criticsm.

By: JaySmack

JaySmack — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:11:11 +0000

I never made a movie, but If I made films as bad as Boll’s I wouldn’t want to be a filmmaker.
This “article” was ass-kissing, plain and simple. Were you promised some free swag if you pimped Boll’s insipid self-reverential rant? Hollywood’s in real trouble Ray, in case you hadn’t noticed. And it’s because we have few people like Del Toro, and tons of Michael Bay’s and Uwe Boll’s. Fans need to be proactive and demand quality.
Or does that scare you Ray? The idea that movies will stop catering to the 13 year-old/mindless retard crowd, as they have the last ten years?
This article is why Hollywood doesn’t even try to make good movies anymore. Why bother when you’ll get the same amount of support from unthinking “fanboys” for making crap as you will for quality.
Oh, and I went ahead and signed the petition too, simply for the warm glow of knowing it may bring us one step closer to Boll being driven from the industry –or at the very least it’s a good way to lend support to a good effort.

By: Will Hines

Will Hines — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:48:13 +0000

I can’t say I was particularly impressed with the article- you were just brown-nosing basically…Boll would be perfectly entitled to keep making movies… if (and this is a fuck off huge if)… his movies weren’t insulting and detrimental to the film industry. And please, continue lowering yourself to the level of some pond-life. ‘Morons’? Is that really all you’ve got… and you have the audacity to call us morons when you openly support the worst moviemaker in existence…

By: Ray

Ray — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:37:39 +0000

You guys must be insane. I didn’t say you can’t hate his movies, you bunch of dumbasses. I said stop hating on HIM. This petition to drive him from filmmaking is retarded and embarrassing. Like I said (had you actually read the entire article), his movies are improving in quality as he has learned more about the craft. I freely admit that some of his films have been pretty bad. But he is trying, and is getting better.

My point is that all of these fanboys on these sites rail against him and, like George Bush’s sheep, sign petitions against the guy, when all he is doing is making movies – something a lot of us would love to do but don’t. I get tired of hearing the bitching from fanboys about this guy, when they themselves should count this guy as one of their own. He is just doing what they – myself included – would love to be doing.

If you don’t like his movies, don’t go and see them. But signing a fucking petition against his moviemaking is absolutely ridiculous. The guy is doing what he loves to do, and he has the right to continue to do so.

God … what a bunch of morons.

By: Will Hines

Will Hines — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:19:07 +0000

Oh yeah, I forgot one thing. Ray- you said we would all kill to do what Boll’s position. Personally, I’m not too bothered if my job involves making shitty films on a daily basis. Case closed- stop being such a brown-noser. He’s shit, we know it, you know it, so stop stirring…