Uwe Boll - Worst director ever?
06-09-15, 02:21 PM
#51
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Re: Uwe Boll - Worst director ever?
Boll also ridiculed the staff at Kickstarter, who he said manipulated him into thinking his new movie, “Rampage 3: No Mercy,” could raise $55,000 in a month.
The sequel to “Rampage,” his 2009 film, has only raised $24,500 with three days left. It’s the third failed attempt to reach the target goal after efforts on similar sites like Indiegogo.
“What retarded amateur idiots collecting money on that website,” he said of Kickstarter. “For me crowd funding is absolutely dead.”
The sequel to “Rampage,” his 2009 film, has only raised $24,500 with three days left. It’s the third failed attempt to reach the target goal after efforts on similar sites like Indiegogo.
“What retarded amateur idiots collecting money on that website,” he said of Kickstarter. “For me crowd funding is absolutely dead.”
06-09-15, 11:52 PM
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I don't hate Paul W.S. Anderson as much as many people do. He's no genius, and his films are instantly forgettable, but they're functional trash that fills time pleasantly enough on video. As far as B-movie junk, you can do way, way worse, IMO.
06-10-15, 07:58 AM
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06-10-15, 08:43 AM
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Re: Uwe Boll - Worst director ever?
Early in his career Paul W.S. Anderson directed Event Horizon, Mortal Kombat and Soldier, all of which I enjoyed. Perhaps Mortal Kombat 2 would have been better if he had stuck around. As much as I did not enjoy going away from the video games, I will admit I did watch all of his RE movies. His bad movies were watchable to me at least.
Boll is/was a joke of a director that was completely without talent and his movies are nearly unwatchable to me.
Boll is/was a joke of a director that was completely without talent and his movies are nearly unwatchable to me.
06-10-15, 04:20 PM
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06-10-15, 04:38 PM
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And I kinda liked AvP. It wasn't bad and it had a lot of the historical stuff I've seen discussed on Ancient Aliens.
06-11-15, 02:08 AM
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You mean Hollywood Mega Stars Kathleen Quinlan and Joely Richardson?
06-11-15, 12:15 PM
#61
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Yup. Look at their careers for about five years after EH. Crap movies. And now they are doing TV instead of film, where they started their careers.
Has Sam Neil done anything of note lately?
Has Sam Neil done anything of note lately?
06-11-15, 10:12 PM
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We had a good film incentive here in Michigan at one time, which is have taken advantage of when I got out of college had I not been a fucking idiot. But isn't that usually the reason for shooting in a particular place? Here, New Mexico, weren't there a number of places which shot where they did for tax reasons? Isn't that why so many tv shows shoot in Vancouver?
06-11-15, 10:16 PM
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The rumor revolved around German tax loopholes that made it financially viable to invest in films even if they lost money:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uwe_Boll#Financing
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/commen..._screenwriter/
This doesn't explain how he still got financing after 2005, but I think he budgets dropped significantly after that time.
Edit: As his rant suggests, there's a lot of investors out there that want to be "in the movie business," and don't know or care about it enough to know what make a good film, so it seems like he's been able to scrounge up enough cash from these sources to keep going. He's also been churning out 3 films a year recently, in a "quantity not quality" move. Also, he's likely saving money in certain ways between these productions: I think BloodRayne: The Third Reich, Blubberella, and Auschwitz all made use of some of the same sets.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uwe_Boll#Financing
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/commen..._screenwriter/
This doesn't explain how he still got financing after 2005, but I think he budgets dropped significantly after that time.
Edit: As his rant suggests, there's a lot of investors out there that want to be "in the movie business," and don't know or care about it enough to know what make a good film, so it seems like he's been able to scrounge up enough cash from these sources to keep going. He's also been churning out 3 films a year recently, in a "quantity not quality" move. Also, he's likely saving money in certain ways between these productions: I think BloodRayne: The Third Reich, Blubberella, and Auschwitz all made use of some of the same sets.
.The whole concept of getting a tax write-off for a movie that loses money sounds like The Producers
.But hey, I suppose he gets to make films of his own and get them distributed which is more than can be said for many wannabe filmmakers. He's drawn some, if not major talent, then at least recognizable names like Statham. Did his agent tell him that was good career move
?
