This is news that's been floating around for a while, but it's too funny not to post. Uwe Boll, the controversial movie maker whose films are often reviled by gamers and non-gamers alike, has chosen to pit his latest opus Postal against one of this year's biggest releases -- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
The Raging Boll has declared open war on Spielberg's highly anticipated film, proclaiming that on May 23rd he is going to "destroy Indiana Jones at the box office." He went on to add, in broken English, that Harrison Ford is "older as [Boll's] grandpa and his time is up."
The jury is still out on whether Boll is a madman or the greatest comedian in living memory, but either way he is great for a laugh. He even trashed some of Spielberg's films in a bid to prove his superiority over a highly respected and beloved Hollywood director:
"Spielberg gets sloppy. We saw that with War of the Worlds (why the f**k the older brother survived?) and also in parts of Jaws, E.T., Munich etc.! My performance in Postal as 'Nazi Theme Park Owner' outperforms easily Ben Kingsley in Schindler's List!"
Admit it, that's the most brilliant quote you've read all day. Uwe Boll is epic, and the film world is better off with him in it. Where else are you going to get this level of tragicomedy?
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4:22 PM on 03.04.2008
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Munich was 'sloppy'? that's his best film... =(
Wow.
Whatever.
You sure you wouldn't rather wait till Xmas day so you can prove that your film is better than Jesus?
Maybe release it on Dec 7th so that people remember it as a day that will live in infamy?
Hype and bullshit are the same thing sold two different ways.
because right beside mini me is clearly a penis, possibly Nicuragian.
Now, a couple movies about some teenage kid in the ghetto who only knows how to [insert 'underground' sport, dance, hobby etc here] and loses his/her [insert family member here] in a car accident, and must go against a group of thugs in a nationwide battle to honor [family member] and win the gold to become American-Idol famous despite all opposition, all with the latest soundtracks.... yeah then Indiana Jones might be in trouble.
I can't wait to see his spin when Indiana Jones obliterates his movie.
Although WotW was fucking terrible and Munich was overrated too. But don't forget we have Spielberg to thank for the final lightsaber battle between Obi-Wan and Vader in Ep3 :P
HA
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HO..Hee...hooo, that was a good laugh.
I think the latter.
Our children and our children's children will be watching his movies as cult classics like "Plan 9 from Outer Space".
...yikes.
And I don't know about Ed Wood. I don't really care, as I prefer to enjoy my movie watching. If I wanted to inflict pain upon myself for pleasure I am sure there are much better places to do that. But I cannot possibly imagine a time where any of Uwe Bolls movies are widely regarded as "cult classics"... I think that's a stretch that a limousine airliner cannot match.
But yea, the brother shouldn't have survived.
Also I know he's not serious, it grinds my gears as to how he treats his own work. I'm sure he put at least some effort into the movie.
wait, are we still talking about Indiana Jones??
Uwe Boll excels at making bad films out of reasonable (they made them into a game anyway) plots, and sophisticated special effects to add nothing to his stories. He is unlikely to win accolades for this, and will hopefully languish in his own mediocrity until we forget about him.