Uwe Boll has a has a bug up his butt about crowd funding
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Even a stopped clock is correct occasionally.
jokes asside, maybe the problem is Uwe's not good at the kind of films he usually makes. Never heard of that Darfur film, but it sounds like one of those "wins an award for telling a sad true story" kind of movies that nobody sees. Or Hollywood Execs jack with him on the usual movies (they do that), where this Darfur film looks to be indie, and thus was likely all under his control.
A stopped clock is right twice a day, because through its own inaction, the state of marked time loops around to match what is on the clock face.
Ed Wood was a bad director, and as a moving part was never going to coincidentally line up with making a good movie. just not the right metaphor.
OK..."Every dog has its day."
"Even a blind squirrel finds the occasional nut."
Regardless of the aphorism used, that movie was an aberration. A perfect storm. The problem is, Uwe's ego prevents him from recognizing that.
Some years ago, I was playing volleyball regularly. I got some good tutelage- some of the guys I played against were Olympic hopefuls, willing to teach- and I developed a killer serve. One night, I was at a beach volleyball bar, and a twoesome needed a third to play, and I volunteered.
I played my best that night: my serves were going for aces, I was digging out spikes all over the place, and my sets were being buried by teammates. We held that court for close to an hour of play, until we surrendered it to go get drinks. As it was, they had been playing together for years, and were looking for a third person to play with in tournaments since their long time partner moved out of state. I was the best they'd played with in months.
But I realized that I had NEVER played as well as I had that night. I told them this, and declined the invite. Good thing, too. While I remained a big fish in my small pond, I never again played as well as I had that night. I caught lightning in a bottle.
Uwe? Uwe doesn't recognize the limits of his..."talents".
"Even a blind squirrel finds the occasional nut."
Regardless of the aphorism used, that movie was an aberration. A perfect storm. The problem is, Uwe's ego prevents him from recognizing that.
Some years ago, I was playing volleyball regularly. I got some good tutelage- some of the guys I played against were Olympic hopefuls, willing to teach- and I developed a killer serve. One night, I was at a beach volleyball bar, and a twoesome needed a third to play, and I volunteered.
I played my best that night: my serves were going for aces, I was digging out spikes all over the place, and my sets were being buried by teammates. We held that court for close to an hour of play, until we surrendered it to go get drinks. As it was, they had been playing together for years, and were looking for a third person to play with in tournaments since their long time partner moved out of state. I was the best they'd played with in months.
But I realized that I had NEVER played as well as I had that night. I told them this, and declined the invite. Good thing, too. While I remained a big fish in my small pond, I never again played as well as I had that night. I caught lightning in a bottle.
Uwe? Uwe doesn't recognize the limits of his..."talents".
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I don't think I've ever heard this one before. I hope I remember it for the future.
Ryujin
Legend
After some quick research, I think that there might be something else going on with the "Attack on Darfur" thing. The award that he won was from the now defunct "New York International Independent Film and Video Festival." Apparently there's more than a little controversy surrounding that organization and there were no other awards noted.
I gotta give Uwe Boll credit. He's been a complete laughingstock and hack every moment since I first became aware of him (can't speak for before that with authority) years ago, and yet, he still has the chutzpah to lose his wig over not getting working stiffs to throw money at him on Kickstarter.
Kudos, Uwe. No shame in your game.
Kudos, Uwe. No shame in your game.
