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11/02/09
"Here, you throw this away." #uweboll
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*pours some out* #uweboll
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Now how many of those sat down and watched it wanting to hate it because it is a Uwe Boll film?
How many people have never seen it or have seen it and are just hating on it because of the director?
While most his other movies were ridiculously terrible, I thought Postal was pretty damn good for what it was. #uweboll
11/02/09
I actually sat through all of Postal and must admit it wasn't THAT bad. Have you heard anything about his newest film Rampage? I read one review that says it is pretty good. Let me try and find it...
[www.film.com] #uweboll
11/02/09
AITD was probably the worst movie I've ever seen. When I watched it I wasn't aware of the menace Uwe really was and unfortunately I learned of it with first hand experience. The movie was a complete mess in every way: plot, acting, cinematography, etc. The worst role Slater ever took.
Postal was actually a lot better than I was expecting it to be. Sure, it was just average, nothing to be excited about but not as bad as most people make it to be. Filled with overacting, stereotypes and tried way too hard to be controversial (a bit like the games eh?) but it was entertaining.
Yeah, Postal is decent.
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@chrisfox01: Really? I'll have to check it out then.
Honestly, I think that Uwe Boll is a good guy, I mean if you read articles by people that have interviewed him, you get the sense that he really loves what he does. That he does it, not to make money or be famous, but because he truly loves it. He's just an idiot with no skill. And I think that makes him a far better person than most people in the industry *cough* Kotick *cough*, it is just a shame that people can not see past his lack of skill to see that part of him.
@Steed123: I can't remember now. #uweboll
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personally i thought Postal was funny and really fit with how messed up funny the game was
i'm more pissed with directors who destroy game movies that had potential of being great
e.g. Max Payne... everything was wrong with that film, every little detail, its like the director never even played the game... Max Payne had so much potential for making a great movie, damn you John Moore, damn you to hell!!!!! :P #uweboll
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2. Throw them at Uwe
3. ????
4. Be proclaimed as the Video Game Movie Adaptation world's saviour. #uweboll
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Granted, it was no Big Lebowski, but it was a fun movie nonetheless if you're in the mood for crude. #uweboll
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"What is the difference between a duck?" #uweboll
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Seriously?
[www.rottentomatoes.com]
Seriously? #uweboll
11/02/09
Which tells me: if i watch the Fountain, i might like it, i might not. And if I watch Postal, i'll die in 7 days. #uweboll
11/02/09
Some people don't like the Fountain? It gets a 55%. 2001: A Space Odyseey gets 98% - I know shitloads of people who can't stand it because it's slow (then again, I know people who require an explosion every ten minutes on the dot..). You can't argue that it weighs on critical reception most, because 2001 received very polarizing reviews from critics upon release.
There's no rhyme or reason. #uweboll
11/03/09
So no, rotten tomatoes is very consistent.
Also here's a metacritic review for postal:
[www.metacritic.com]
A little better than the rotten tomatoes review, but not much.
Hows that for rhyme or reason
11/03/09
But the New Yorker called it "a monumentally unimaginative movie". The New Republic; "a film that is so dull, it even dulls our interest in the technical ingenuity for the sake of which Kubrick has allowed it to become dull." Variety said "2001 lacks dramatic appeal to a large degree and only conveys suspense after the halfway mark". The New York Times; "somewhere between hypnotic and immensely boring."
You called The Fountain "a mediocre, overzealous attempt at trying to win an oscar".
However, it received a standing ovation at the Vienna International Film Festival. Premiere had nothing but praise for it.
So, Rotten Tomatoes is not very consistent. :) #uweboll
11/03/09
and is considered one of the best films of all time. To deny Space Odyssey of it's greatness would be to deny arts greatness.
One of the reasons the reviewers gave it mixed reviews is because then in 1941, people were afraid of things they cannot understand, like the primates at the beginning of the movie, and once the those primates overcame their fear of this thing, it made transformed them.
The reason the fountain isn't great is because it's neither enjoyable of thought provoking. Films have already said that eternal life would be horrible.
Basically, to understand 2001, your mind has to be open and intelligent, to understand The Fountain, it only has to have a meager attention span.
11/03/09
It's pure genius.
11/04/09
1) I'm not attacking 2001. At all. I'm making a point - that Rotten Tomatoes scores aren't a valid argument when pointing out that a film is good or bad because the way it "counts" reviews is arbitrary.
2) Great sci-fi/fantasy films such as 2001 and Blade Runner (the latter being my favourite movie of all time) frequently received mixed reviews at their release. The changes in popular opinion took decades. The Fountain was released four years ago.
3) The film isn't about eternal life being horrible. It's about coming to terms with death and about learning to let go and move on. Watch it again after you've lost someone extremely dear to you.
4) Stanley Kubrick, though talented, did not make or release 2001 when he was 13. #uweboll
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Hi.
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Then he'd cry and fall into my arms. It'd be awkward at first, seeing as having a 250pound german guy sobbing on you shoulder might get you some unwanted attention.. then again... he does make movies out of games, which is commendable.. even/especially when he sucks at it.
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So its no L4D?
Thats too bad. :(
I was looking forward to it.