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Uwe Boll invites critics to fight him.

By: Karl Schneider
Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2006

This is to classic not to mention. Uwe Boll is inviting his critics (and a few IMDB users) to fight him, literaly, in a boxing match.

Here is the press release:

Uwe Boll Invites His Top 5 Most Outspoken Critics of 2005 To Appear In His Feature Film "Postal".

Airfares & Hotel Expenses To Vancouver Will Be PaidBy Uwe Boll's Production Company For These Critics To Be In Postal.


June 12, 2006 Vancouver, BC We are proud to announce that Dr.Uwe Boll's BLOODRAYNE starring Kristanna Loken, Michael Madsen, Matthew Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Sir Ben Kingsley, Will Sanderson, Udo Kier, Meat Loaf, Michael Pare & Billy Zane had a successful release May 23rd., 2006 on DVD in both Canada & USA.

Iain Taylor of Vivendi Visual Entertainment Canada stated, "BloodRayne ranked in the top 6 best selling DVD titles during the first part week of sales in Canada (Nielsen Videoscan Canada)". In the USA BloodRayne's DVD performance was even stronger. Tom O'Malley, GM of Vivendi Visual Entertainment (USA), said "For the first time in this industry, a Theatrical Release and the Complete PC Video Game were released together on DVD. BloodRayne ranked in the top 5 best selling DVD titles during its debut week (Nielsen VideoScan USA)". In both countries unofficial DVD rental statistics have proven to be even more impressive.

Again the fans have shown that the critics of Uwe Boll are out of touch with want the general movie audience population wants. Dr. Boll has continually been roasted for the films he has directed and produced. His last two films, House of the Dead & Alone in the Dark, cost $20 million but they have grossed over $110 million to-date. The same negative reactions from some of the same press and the internet critics are now being directed at Uwe Boll's latest film; BloodRayne.

Dr. Uwe Boll has had enough! Uwe Boll's position is "I am fed up. I'm fed up with people slamming my films on the Internet without see them. Many journalists make value judgments on my films based on the opinions of one or two thousand Internet voices. Half of those opinions come from people who've never watched my films. I have been told that "BloodRayne" has a very bad IMDb rating, but how many of those votes of zero were made before the movie appeared in theatres." The criticism goes on and on.

Uwe is now challenging the critics that failed to watch his films prior to reviewing or commenting, "TO PUT UP OR SHUT UP!"


On July 17th, 2006 Uwe will start filming his next feature film, "Seed", starring Will Sanderson, Ralf Moeller, Michael Pare & Andrew Jackson. Following that film he will go into production in late September with another feature called "Postal". Both movies will be shot in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Towards the end of the filming of the "Postal" the 5 most outspoken critics will be flown into Vancouver and supplied with hotel rooms. As a guest of Uwe Boll they will be given the chance to be an extra / stand-in in "Postal" and have the opportunity to put on boxing gloves and enter a BOXING RING to fight Uwe Boll. Each critic will have the opportunity to bring down Uwe in a 10 bout match. There will be 5 matches planned over the last two days of the movie. Certain scenes from these boxing matches will become part of the Postal movie. All 5 fights will be televised on the internet and will be covered by international press.

To be eligible you must be a critic who has posted on the internet or have written in magazines / newspapers at least two extremely negative articles in the year 2005. Critics of 2006 will not be considered. Please submit proof of your negative reviews & comments via e-mail to: info@boll-kg.de

All challengers must be healthy males, weighing between 64 kilograms (140 lbs.) and 86 kilograms (190 lbs.). You will require to be physically examined by a doctor and sign the necessary release forms for liability, etc. You will not be paid or entitled to any residuals
or fees. Your transportation & hotel costs will be covered.

Dr. Uwe Boll's invitation to fight and / or appear in his film is extended to all his harshest critics. Roger Avary and Quentin Tarantino are among the most eligible candidates.

The following posters to the IMDb have earned the right to be placed on the list of the most extreme anti-Boll critics and are therefore eligible to enter the contest. Contestants will be chosen to be an extra and physically box Dr. Uwe Boll.

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If critics want to bring Uwe Boll down, here is their chance to physically bring him down and have the entire world watch them do it.


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• Jun 13, 2006, 03:10am •
So it's come to this. I've seen "House of the Dead" and "Alone in the Dark" and they’re terrible. Regrettably, I watched them because Uwe Boll has a reputation so bad I had to find out if he truly deserved it. He does. If he wants to impress critics, then maybe he should consider actually trying to improve himself as a filmmaker instead of pulling some asinine self-promoting stunt like this. He’s complained in the past about how moviegoers and critics have been giving his movies a hard time. This seems to indicate (although I could be wrong) that he actually cares, on some level, what people think of his movies. Here’s the thing: he does seem to understand, on a technical level if not an artistic one, how to make a movie, how to present an idea or story on film in a way that is at least reasonably coherent. So perhaps, just perhaps, he may actually have it in him to make a good movie. Naturally, he’s going to have to work at it. Study great genre films and try to find out what exactly makes them work. Hire better screenwriters. Actually listen to the criticisms that people make (the coherent and sensible ones, not the childish ones) and take them seriously.

• Jun 13, 2006, 03:13am •
(Continued from the previous post.) If he must take a lot of the movie’s time to focus on the characters, then make the characters interesting and not a collection of boring one-dimensional “Saved by the Bell” stereotypes (like in “House of the Dead”). He should not make action scenes that are either bland, like in “Alone in the Dark,” or so over-the-top silly and frantic that they cause epileptic seizures, like in “House.” I haven’t seen “BloodRayne” yet, so I have no opinion on it. Yes, it’s unfortunate that there are people who bash a movie without having seen it. However, I will say that I have no interest in seeing “BloodRayne” for myself based on the weakness of “House” and “Alone,” not to mention the critics (the ones who did see it, I’m pretty sure) who gave it poor reviews. In a better world, Uwe would not be flying off the handle getting angry and trying to pick fights with his critics, but instead be trying to come a reasonable understanding as to why his movies are bad and how he can improve upon them in the future. Unfortunately that’s clearly not the world we live in and, according to this article, his movies do make money. So that said, I guess he’s only doing this to promote “Postal” and the DVDs of “BloodRayne,” and that indicates (although I could be wrong) that he doesn’t care at all.

supremeone • Jun 13, 2006, 03:30am •
Uwe Boll is just grasping at straws now. I've seen your films...they are horrible...what more can I say. I'm a big genre movie fan...I'm a big videogame fan...but I found nothing redeeming in your films whatsoever. Why don't you take in a viewing of Silent Hill to get a taste of how to make a better videogame adaptation. I'm almost tempted to make the comment that Street Fighter(w/ Van Damme) and Super Mario Bros. were better films...and I don't think I'd be too far off.
Face the facts...Uwe...you suck as a filmmaker. As for the boxing match...I'd be down for it...but I weigh a little more than what you are requesting.

SUPREMEONE

almostunbiased • Jun 13, 2006, 06:14am •
Dr. means director? Shouldn't that be saved for Doctor. It just looks weird.

snallygaster • Jun 13, 2006, 06:36am •
Believe it or not, Uwe Boll does hold a doctorate in literature, so the title is technically appropriate (although he seems to be flaunting it a bit too much in this press release).

This challenge to fight either shows he's veering into Andy Kaufman-like pseudo-insanity, or he is quite willing to stoop to any level for publicity.

• Jun 13, 2006, 06:43am •
You spelled "too" wrong in the first sentence.

• Jun 13, 2006, 06:45am •
BRING IT ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNN UWE. ILL BOX YOU ANYDAY SON FOR YOU MAKING SUCH PIECES OF CRAPS!!!!!!! YOU RUIN EVERY MOVIE. WHAT SON WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT????

• Jun 13, 2006, 07:00am •
We have had a very intelligent, put together commentary on this article by Dersu, which I agree with so there is not need for me to repeat it. But, I don`t know if this is the Saddest or Funniest thing I have ever read on this site about Uwe Boll. As many of you know, I hate Uwe Boll with a passion and if I fit into the category I would gladly beat the holy hell out of that dude.
I have watched Alone in the Dark and Bloodrayne. They were the worst genre films I have ever seen in my 29 years of existence. They are bland, boring, nonsensical pieces of shite, with absolutely know redeeming qualities at all. I don't know who actually bought the dvds, but they will most likely be in the $5 dollar used bins in every video store the next week.
I can't believe this guy has the audacity to want to fight his critics or to even act like his movies don't suck. I`d also really like to know where they are getting their figures from? The funny thing is he actually thinks that its just the critics that bash him and not the general public of moviegoers. He maybe right about critics not knowing what the moviegoing public actually likes and wants to see, but neither does Uwe Boll.
If he is so fed up, then maybe he should try and develop a better style in which he makes his movies, so that they aren't so underpar. I am a writer, but not a director, but I can guarantee that I could make a better movie for 20 million dollars. I dare say anyone with an iota of talent and creativity could make a better movie.
Uwe Boll is a Doctor, a Doctor of Sucking. You Suck Dude! You could kick every one of your critics butts and you would still suck balls!!

• Jun 13, 2006, 07:17am •
I've seen "Bloodrayne," "House of the Dead" and "Alone in the Dark" and they are, in my opinion, bad films. Maybe not Ed Wood bad, but certainly not the quality the good doctor believes them to be. The films look ok, but the stories and pacing are weak at best and the actors just deliver their lines...and that's all they do, deliver. I have to give Dr. Boll credit for having the confidence and faith in himself that his movies are good, but sooner or later a person has to come to grips with reality. Still, I think what he's doing is pretty funny and a great form of self promotion. He may make lousy movies, but at least he's entertaining.

• Jun 13, 2006, 07:45am •
I like the weight limit he put on the potential opponents. He'll fight his critics as long as they aren't big guys. This is great. I'm not a fan of his movies but I'm soon becoming a fan of his. Come on, how many directors would fight their critics. It's a little neanderthal but hella funny.

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