Uwe Boll Wants to Take Down Indiana Jones?!?
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What's worse: delusions of grandeur or delusions of adequacy? In an e-mail release designed to make you ponder that very question, shared by the horror and exploitation mavens at Bloody Disgusting, Uwe Boll (the videogame-adapting, one-man mediocrity machine who's never met a stunt he didn't love) has announced that his latest opus, Postal (reviewed here by our own Scott Weinberg) will be opening May 23rd. That puts it head-to-head with Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Bloody Disgusting reprinted excerpts from Boll's e-mail, which are as incoherent as they are enthusiastic. Boll first offers that "On the Indiana Jones weekend -- May 23 -- we will go out and destroy Indiana Jones in the Box Office! We all know that Harrison Ford is older as my grandpa and his time is up." Boll then offers a trenchant critique of Spielberg's recent efforts: "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!" Finally: A writer-director-showman we can come together around ... and hate even more than Troma's Lloyd Kaufman. There's not a snowball's chance Postal will beat Crystal Skull, of course ... but is there even a dim chance that his counter-programming strategy will draw hipster audiences eager to avoid Indy's lines of doom?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
3-04-2008 @ 3:52PM
uforeader said...
he's obviously just joking around. it doesn't really matter when he releases his movies, they're gunna do poorly anyway. i think he's pretty well aware of his status and people's perception of him.
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3-04-2008 @ 3:50PM
Darthkasi said...
Man, Uwe Boll just does not know when to call it quits. I know I will most likely never watch Postal. I made the mistake of watching some other films Mr. Boll, and will not be doing it again. Indy on the other hand will get me for a midnight showing. I dare Uwe to say that to Speilberg face to face. lol
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3-05-2008 @ 2:13AM
tek said...
Actually, I've seen Postal and it's pretty funny. It pushes boundaries, because nobody gives a fark about Boll, so he gets away with Nazis, killing children, etc. (in the movie, I mean... not in real life. but close..)
Go see it, but take your flask with you because it's one of those movies that's better if you are drunk!
3-04-2008 @ 8:19PM
Proman84@gmail.com said...
Boll is an idiot and I'm getting sick of his boring publicity stunts. It's obvious that the guy is not a good human being, has no talent and is desperate for attention.
On the plus side, of course, is the fact that another failure for Boll means that he's career will soon be over.
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3-04-2008 @ 3:54PM
Mike said...
Uwe is better grammar than Spielberg, has better directoring and has younger as my grandpa! His writings is good and is best movier in the world. Indiana Jones watching for out!
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3-04-2008 @ 7:01PM
uforeader said...
hahaha!!
3-04-2008 @ 3:54PM
Proman said...
Boll is an idiot and I'm getting sick of his boring publicity stunts. It's obvious that the guy is not a good human being, has no talent and is desperate for attention.
On the plus side, of course, is the fact that another failure for Boll means that he's career will soon be over.
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3-05-2008 @ 2:13AM
tek said...
Yeahhhh thats what they said about Alone in the Dark. And Bloodrayne... and, well, every other Boll production.
3-04-2008 @ 4:27PM
DAVID F said...
Pffft.....This guy has nothing to stand on!
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3-04-2008 @ 4:35PM
Sam said...
Hey, who hates Lloyd Kaufman? Not me!
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3-04-2008 @ 4:46PM
KateGee said...
hahahahahaha
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3-04-2008 @ 5:18PM
Eli Burnside said...
Wow, can't believe he said, he's going to be eating his words on May 23rd, when everyone skips work or school to go see Indiana Jones, Even people who don't like Indiana Jones we'll probably see Crystal Skull befoer they even think about whatever the hell his movie is about.
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3-04-2008 @ 7:07PM
madgamer said...
He said, "My performance in Postal as 'Nazi Theme Park Owner' outperforms easily Ben Kingsley in Schindler's List!"
and some of you guys took this seriously? This announcement was obviously a joke, or at least tongue in cheek..
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3-04-2008 @ 11:39PM
Scott Weinberg said...
He's hoping to get some sort of "spillover" maybe? For Indy shows that are sold out? Frankly the flick needs every bit of help it can find. Plus, Postal will be opening on 1/10th the screens. Wacky, deluded Bolly.
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3-05-2008 @ 2:11AM
tek said...
MORE FACE ACTING!
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3-05-2008 @ 3:41PM
Richard von Busack said...
If only the movies were as entertaining as the man...
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3-11-2008 @ 12:37AM
Thomas said...
Wait.... acting is FAKE?????
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3-29-2008 @ 9:44PM
Juarez S. said...
Hey, you damn bastard! Lloyd Kaufman is king! Respect!
And Uwe is not as bad as people say, he is fucking nice!
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