Talk:Uwe Boll

message: Can we at least have some common sense and mention how poorly a number of his movies have done at the box office ? According to IMDB, Bloodrayne cost $25 million and made $2.5 back, and Alone in the Dark cost $20 million and made $5 million. Whilst im sure everyone has their own opinion on the man and also his movies, the facts are some of them have done very poorly.
for example:
;Movies directed by Boll have not achieved the kind of box office returns one expects from a typical Hollywood film.
this is completely incorrect. the movies have been financial falures.
;and BloodRayne (budget $25 million[3] ) topped $2.42 million.
this movie made 1/10th of what it cost. It didnt 'top' anything.
Can we stop the knee jerk wikipedia reaction of trying not to offend anyone even if we simply present facts.
--Dem 11:52, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Box Office Results 

message: Just FYI, part of his success is due to the fact he is a German film director who predominantly bases his work financially out of his home country. Germany for the longest time has had rather unique laws towards films as investments and tax write offs that have only recently even been readdressed by its legislature. 
Essentially it is possible to make a German movie that does terrible and still make money for the investors by careful accounting and tax practices, though the movie must to some extent be able to potentially be considered seriously (which by default all official movie adaptions of games pretty much are). This is why the man continues to recieve all the work he does in video game adaptations, he is famous (infamous?) for his ability to always find additional investors in any project no matter how risky a bomb. I'm putting this here so someone who understands it better can put it in the main article, while I know that it happens, I do not know enough about the laws to include it an an encyclopedic article proper. [Tuesday, 23 January 2007 16:33 GMT]
01/16/2008~ For a good example of what he was doing, check out the movie "The Producers". Under the concept, he can be richer from a flop of a film and in hot water if he makes a success of a film. So people who are absolutely dead set against seeing his movies only make him richer.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.240.130.5 (talk) 20:55, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That is not correct at all. In "The Producers," the characters defrauded their investors by selling more shares in the production than actually existed; they would lose money on the musical, not have to pay back investors, and pocket the difference. This is quite different---first of all, it's not only legal, but encouraged. The filmmaker and the investors take advantage of a peculiar quirk in the German tax system. Under this system it is better for the movie to do well, but the German tax code puts a lot of incentive into investing in movies---any movies, good movies, bad movies---and takes away a lot of the risk involved in making a flop. 76.255.69.9 (talk) 08:10, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: How he makes his bad movies

message: Uwe Boll has sparked plenty of criticism, so it seems like we should be able to get good sources for that criticism. Imdb forums do not fall into the category of good criticism. While the boxing fiasco clearly makes his internet detractors relevant, the article has been giving the forums far too much credit. Mention internet forums, but don't make them the basis of the article's criticism. --Beaker342 04:58, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Controversy/Criticism 

message: When I looked at this page, I was half expecting a huge rant on why Boll is a bad director and how he utterly rapes his licenses, etc. But I was glad and somewhat pleased to see a well written article. Good work guys. Kirbysuperstar 12:36, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No one has added What Stuttering Craig and Handsome Tom of Screw attack.com did about the new Far cry film /unregistered user/fan of Screwattack.com
I know; it's pretty incredible.  This page doesn't even need to be protected; that's how amazing it is.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by MysticLyman (talk • contribs) 04:18, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Good work 

message: I don't think the use of the word "maligned" is proper in this article, as it implies that the statements are made with malice and often untrue.  Perhaps it should be replaced with "panned" or some similar word that lacks the connotations associated with "maligned". --64.218.89.101 17:21, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree actually, it isn't quite the right word. What would be better? I rather like "excoriated", or perhaps "berated"? Or even "lambasted"? :-) DWaterson 21:12, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Maligned" 

message: This article in no way upholds the neutrality any Wikipedia article should hold. Before almost any Boll statement is "claims" or "alleged." There are no quotes from Boll himself, only from reputed movie critics who participated in the boxing matches. It gives the clear impression that Boll only claims or alleges, and all others quoted (I know, even the one(s?) defending him) are giving statements of truth. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Budash2 (talk • contribs) 04:51, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The thing is that if most of the sources are negative about him, there isn't much you can do. Bad grammar I would attribute to English not being his first language. I have seen several of his films (for free thankfully) and I guess I am just one of the billions that cannot understand his "brilliance", whoa is me. Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie Say Shalom! 06:04, 3 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why hasn't this article been flagged? 

message: Why the whole "Financing" section has been removed the 23rd of March 2007 at 23:41? It was quite an interesting paragraph.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Gynsu2000 (talk • contribs) 2007-06-08
::Looks like it was deleted by an IP which had performed vandalism immediately prior, at any rate, it was deleted without explanation. I'll add it back. 71.116.89.88 02:11, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Financing section 

message: Not sure about the entire section, but this section head seems very biased, by using a witticism to mark it. I think it needs a rewrite, perhaps trimming, as the article needs to be a summary of the director, not a "scandal sheet."  -  David Spalding (☎ ✉ ✍) 01:36, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Raging Boll" section/essay 

message: Uwe Boll gave a statement about the hate mail he sent to the guys at wired.com in german game review magazine "GameStar": http://www.gamestar.de/magazin/special/kino/postal_der_film/1473883/postal_der_film_p4.html
It translates to about this:
"I guess this [email to wired.com] was a mistake. On the other side, he [the wired.com review writer] really didn't need to publish that email. I still stand up on what I said, because, after the San-Francisco screening, he walked right up to me, said "great movie!", seemed deeply impressed and made an interview with me which he recorded on tape. The next day, he published a slating review. I think that's a very impudent behavior. He could just have come to me, told me that he didn't like the film and asked if we couldn't have done the interview anyway. That would have been different. But lying to me and mocking me like that really pissed me off. Before going, he told me to visit the website [wired.com] the next day, he'd do a great review. When I read the review, I kept asking myself whether this was the same guy. And so I wrote this email saying: "Hey you son of a bitch you. Man, you can't be serious!". There has to be some fairness."
91.34.57.48 14:27, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah the guy may not be great but really be honest, was postal any worse than speed racer? no. I actually enjoyed it and still watch it. But since the popular gaming mags and everything say he sucks people say they hate his movies before even seeing them. Its actually pretty pathetic. Yes he can get full of himself but not nearly as much as Kojima but people still make excuses for him. Derelix (talk) 05:28, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Uwe's Hate Mail to Wired 

message: The article states that "He has announced plans to produce adaptations of Postal, Legacy of Kain, and Far Cry". Hasn't at least "Postal" been made by now? 62.181.255.64 (talk) 10:45, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That and I can't find any information anywhere about this "planned Legacy of Kain" movie. It's not listed on IMDB, Boll's website, nor do I see mention of it in any of the links used as citations. Where then, does this rumour come from? RazerWolf (talk) 07:59, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

text: That might fit into the Postal article somehow but does not belong in this one. Wryspy (talk) 21:26, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of films needs updating? 

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http://www.fearnet.com/MCNewsDetailPage.aspx?catid=30&mid=13788  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.26.122.12 (talk) 05:47, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: In four days (or whenever someone autoconfirmed comes along) you'll be able to do it yourself.  If you think the page should be unprotected, try WP:RFP. Happy‑melon 10:36, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

text: It most certainly does not 86.60.129.173 (talk) 04:43, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Uwe Boll Will Quit Making Movies with One Million Signatures 

message: Since it hasn't been added, and the article is locked, i figured i'd post here.
Boll issued a boxing challenge to Michael Bay today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlJ3VLGDOVE
Everyone who reads CAD is going to suggest this, so i hope someone'll get it done.
K!netic (talk) 05:46, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Michael Bay challenge 

message: I believe that this section is too long. It must have been edited by people who doesn't enjoy his great work on videogames movies. -- 200.100.16.135 (talk) 02:02, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: If anything the criticism section seems too short. Let's not kid ourselves; there is much to criticize. Eddy1701 (talk) 22:59, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Criticism 

message: i have changed the template title from "Movies directed by Uwe Boll" to "Works directed by Dr. Uwe Boll" just for a little humor, please let me know what you think, i say it looks and sounds much better. FloydNIN (talk) 01:53, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Reverted. We're trying to build an actual encyclopedia, even about people that make really, really crappy movies; if you want to write humor, try Uncyclopedia. EVula // talk // ☯ // 02:10, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: And these are undoubtly movies, as in moving pictures, the work part is what I doubt. 81.182.236.100 (talk) 02:53, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Works by Dr. Uwe Boll 

message: Can someone please put the complete Filmography chart.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.184.8.116 (talk) 18:32, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Uwe Boll Filmography 

message: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_171/5366-Boll-Versus-the-World  ... parking this reference here in case it is helpful to this article. thanks, --guyzero | talk 17:40, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Escapist Magazine Interview 

message: The last paragraph about the "Raging Boll" sounds a bit like a rant by some Attack of the Show fanboy.  Can this information regarding Boll fighting former AotS host "Seanbaby" be flagged for a citation or removed?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.230.219.58 (talk) 00:54, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bollfighting 

message: I'm so tempted to replace his picture with that of a pile of cow dung..this guy is a waste of genetic material...(just watched postal...I know..I know..) 118.95.6.205 (talk) 11:23, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, tell me about it... 65.80.232.203 (talk) 05:07, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: you wouldnt need to change anything, BTW, I changed the image.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Deathbal101 (talk • contribs) 23:40, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm pretty sure he's getting fed up with the criticisms as he's actually stopped (at least for now) making movies based on video games. Pyromania153 (talk) 23:08, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Begs for vandalisation

message: Didn't he say that if it reached 1 million signatures he'd just retire from adapting videogames? As in, not retiring from filmmaking altogether... which seemed to be the implication from the text. That whole bit's pretty sparse on information anyway, I guess. I just heard the creative screenwriting magazine interview with him, he says it on there.
82.38.61.12 (talk) 13:37, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Well the Guardian reference certainly does seems to imply retiring from film making in general, so that's what the text in the article is going to go on. If you find a different reference stating retiring from video-game films only we can most certainly take that into account and integrate it into the article. Freikorp (talk) 22:54, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Re: petition to retire bit 

message: Much as I agree with nearly all of what's said in the article, much of the wording is decidedly unprofessional, and smacks of bias. Words like "sucky" - no matter how accurate - shouldn't be used outside of direct quotations.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.180.114.26 (talk) 23:32, 24 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. His movies are absolute pieces of trash, but that doesn't mean the article should be about that. The critics take the position that his films are trash - Wikipedia shouldn't. 98.198.83.12 (talk) 02:49, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neutrality, part 2 

message: Ever since I read about it in EW, I've been dying to read more about Blubberella on wikipedia, but thus far, nothing. Any takers?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.254.86.140 (talk) 01:04, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: That requires watching the film, no thank you. Has any RS commented about his recent foray into the Nazi period? Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie Say Shalom! 06:06, 3 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  No [[Blubberella]] article yet? 

message: New wikipedia editor here, doubt I'll make many changes at all but this error popped out at me: Rampage was listed as a video game title, and having seen his movie and played the rampage series, I can assure you all that they aren't related, so I deleted that. -jrh 72.48.189.210 (talk) 07:09, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rampage 

message: In the Wikipedia article text it lists Boll only as Director of "Assault on Wall Street".   I have just watched the movie and he is credited as writer, producer and director.
I have no axe to grind here.  As a matter of fact, I don't know anything further about Uwe Boll other than the above.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.250.197.184 (talk) 22:08, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Assault on Wall Street 

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message: His Bauhaus restaurant in Vancouver, BC, he gave up quite at the beginning of Corona pandemic (spring 2020) und Boll has returned to Germany, Mainz, since. --213.172.123.242 (talk) 19:21, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Outdated 

message: Be careful how your words can destroy someones career. Look, Mr boll may be bad  but one bad review calls many. I don't think anyone deserves that. Ok, what I think is that he serves as an example to many foreigners that want to make a film outside their country (with people that don't understand them). Even though the damage can't stop him from making a beautiful film, the damage was already done. Best wishes Uwe Boll. 41.114.125.117 (talk) 11:24, 27 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Criticism