I’m well aware that Uwe Boll has a reputation for being one of the worst filmmakers of our generation, but I have to admit that I’ve never seen any of his films (in part because distributors like to withhold pictures like Bloodrayne from critics).
I did, however, get a huge kick out of reading about (and watching — see above) the boxing matches to which Boll challenged the internet film critics who had been the most vocal opponents of his work. Boll easily won all four fights, with each of his opponents, as WIRED’s Chris Baker phrased it, “crash[ing] faster than an overloaded server.” The night of the fight, Boll allegedly made the following victory speech: “The lesson is: So bad prepared are the critics in the rings, they are also at writing. Fucking critics!” I can’t speak on the subject of his movies, but in terms of sheer quotability, this guy is clearly the new Werner Herzog.
Now Michael Guillen has an extremely entertaining interview with Boll, cross-posted at Twitch and The Evening Class. In it, Boll makes grand pronouncements on topics as varied as 9/11, Oliver Stone, his upcoming partnership with South Park, and why he was sued by the New York Post. You’ll find those and other highlights after the jump.
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