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How does Uwe Boll keep finding work?

Nov 21, 2009#1

IronBrig4

This has been bugging me for some time now. His movies are awful and yet he keeps churning them out. Both the critics and the fans hate his work but that doesn't seem to faze him in the slightest.

What's even more puzzling is he gets A-list actors to star in his crapfests. Go to IMDB and look at the cast.

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Jason Statham
Ron Perlman
John Rhys-Davies
Burt Reynolds
Ray Liotta

A top notch cast, right? How could he get them to agree to this? Was it a bet or something?

Nov 21, 2009#2

filmfanatic

IronBrig4 said:
This has been bugging me for some time now. His movies are awful and yet he keeps churning them out. Both the critics and the fans hate his work but that doesn't seem to faze him in the slightest.

What's even more puzzling is he gets A-list actors to star in his crapfests. Go to IMDB and look at the cast.

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Jason Statham
Ron Perlman
John Rhys-Davies
Burt Reynolds
Ray Liotta

A top notch cast, right? How could he get them to agree to this? Was it a bet or something?

He makes use of a German tax law that rewards investing in films by mang it a tax write-off. Thus, even if a film is a complete bomb, the investors get to write it off their taxes.

As for the casting, who knows?

Nov 21, 2009#3

DarkAudit

I thought that loophole had been closed long ago. Guess not.

Nov 21, 2009#4

klew

work = paycheck

Since his films are not widely seen, actor reputations are not that damaged. I do believe that loophole was closed. Perhaps the cast of that particular film convinced financiers that the film might be able to make money.

Nov 21, 2009#5

filmfanatic

klew said:
work = paycheck

Since his films are not widely seen, actor reputations are not that damaged. I do believe that loophole was closed. Perhaps the cast of that particular film convinced financiers that the film might be able to make money.

Actually, I think that loophole was closed recently.

For recent films like Far Cry, I believe he asked for donations.

Nov 21, 2009#6

IronBrig4

filmfanatic said:
He makes use of a German tax law that rewards investing in films by mang it a tax write-off. Thus, even if a film is a complete bomb, the investors get to write it off their taxes.

That sounds awfully familiar...

Nov 21, 2009#7

The Lovely Boehner

His latest movie, Rampage, actually is getting reviews as being not entirely terrible

Nov 21, 2009#8

Hailey Knight

Charlie Dont Surf said:
His latest movie, Rampage, actually is getting reviews as being not entirely terrible

Which is kind of worse, isn't it? If they're simple mediocre, there's no reason to see them, whereas if they're completely awful trainwrecks, there's something to watch... not for its quality, of course.

Nov 21, 2009#9

The Lovely Boehner

escushion said:
Which is kind of worse, isn't it? If they're simple mediocre, there's no reason to see them, whereas if they're completely awful trainwrecks, there's something to watch... not for its quality, of course.

I own House of the Dead, Alone in the Dark and Dungeon Siege. I would probably buy BloodRayne and Postal if it weren't on Netflix instant.

Nov 22, 2009#10

@Li3n

Because God hates gamers... duh.

Nov 22, 2009#11

Hailey Knight

Charlie Dont Surf;303697][quote=escushion said:
Which is kind of worse, isn't it? If they're simple mediocre, there's no reason to see them, whereas if they're completely awful trainwrecks, there's something to watch... not for its quality, of course.

I own House of the Dead, Alone in the Dark and Dungeon Siege. I would probably buy BloodRayne and Postal if it weren't on Netflix instant.[/QUOTE]

It was yoooooooouuuuuu!

Nov 23, 2009#12

Steven Soderburgin

Dungeon Siege is remarkable. Matthew Lillard's performance is a special kind of brilliant.

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