Postal Archives - The Playlist

Heard ‘Em Say: Even Hack Director Uwe Boll Knows When To Draw The Line

Rodrigo Perez — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:07:00 +0000

“A few days ago I got an offer to do ‘Tetris.’ I’m like, “What the fuck are you talking about? This is totally absurd.” They said, “No, this would be a revolution in video-game movies.” I said, “Yes it would be the revolution, but it would also be completely the end of my career.” – Video-game adapting director Uwe Boll might be a notorious hack, but even he knows when to draw the line. [Time Out]

“[Laughs.] You know, the serial-killer thing didn’t interest me at all.

Continue reading Heard ‘Em Say: Even Hack Director Uwe Boll Knows When To Draw The Line at The Playlist.

German Director Uwe Boll Responds To Internet Petition That Demands His Filmmaking Resignation; Pronounces Himself ‘Genius’ Yet Again

Rodrigo Perez — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:07:00 +0000

Ah, good old Uwe Boll. You can always trust him for A-1 laughs and entertainment. So of course, just yesterday we wrote about the online petition now signed by almost 150,000 nerds that basically demands that the schlocky video-game director Boll quit making movies because they’re soo awful (shit like ‘Blood Rayne‘)

In a very recent interview, Boll said he’d actually quit if one million signatures were signed and of course estimable nerd sites and champions of quality cinema (like third-graders AintItCoolNews) rant with that quote and took up the challenge (and geeks who would love to see quality versions of ‘DickChase Battle III’ responded in droves).

Continue reading German Director Uwe Boll Responds To Internet Petition That Demands His Filmmaking Resignation; Pronounces Himself ‘Genius’ Yet Again at The Playlist.

Legion Of Online Movie Bloggers Already Enamored With Shitty Movies Try To Position Extra-Shitty Director Out Of A Filmmaking Job

Rodrigo Perez — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:15:00 +0000

Apparently there’s a difference between your average shitty films and really deplorably shitty films. While most geek movie bloggers the world round will go apeshit, praising mediocre dreck like “Transformers,” Shoot ‘Em Up,” “Hostel,” “The Transporter 2,” “Hellboy,” and every comic-book related graphic novel/fantasy idea under the sun, they draw the line… where? Well, at German director Uwe Boll of course.

So yeah, movie bloggers aren’t the most discerning lot in the world, even espousing lavish thumbs up for action films starring Jason Statham, but the video-game adaptations of Boll (“BloodRayne II: Deliverance,” and “In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale“) tend to inspire some of the greatest and deepest hatred online.

Continue reading Legion Of Online Movie Bloggers Already Enamored With Shitty Movies Try To Position Extra-Shitty Director Out Of A Filmmaking Job at The Playlist.