There are few people in the movie world who are more reviled (without actually committing any criminal acts) than Uwe (pronounced oo-vay) Boll. Aside from Ed Wood, no director in history has become so well known for being so bad. But this only serves to give him an almost rock star like status in many ways. So you can imagine my enthusiasm when I got a call earlier on Saturday asking if I’d like to get together with Uwe. YES!
Boll was flying into Toronto to attend a screening of his film “In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale” at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival. I was to meet him at his hotel at 5pm… but his plane landed a bit late and traffic was bad… and even though he just flew in from Germany, he still came right to where I was supposed to meet him. A lot of celebrities would have blown the interview off (understandably) for less than that… but Boll still met with me, which I think says a lot about him.
The discussion is a short one, but I think surprisingly revealing about Boll. His attitude about his status, his enjoyment of people actually liking a couple of his movies now, and his feelings towards those who have bashed him (you might be surprised by what he says… I was). I’ve got to tell you, when you’re in the room and just chatting with the man for a while, he’s hard not to like.
I’ll give my review of Dungeon Siege a little later (ummm… damn…. well… I actually was mildly entertained by it. No… really), but for now, here is my conversation with Uwe Boll:
And hey folks… the Toronto After Dark Film Festival is still going strong! Make sure to go check it out.
i always like uwe in interviews.
i will probably go see dungeon siege if it comes to my theatre.
Holy Shit! An interview with Uwe Boll~! Wow. Good interview. I’m very sure this interview wouldn’t happen if Uwe brought boxing gloves, if you know what I mean!
I think I speak for many people when I say his films are hard to watch, but it is not only surprising that he still makes those films, but the cast he gets for them! This guy came a long way.
Looking forward for the Dungeon Siege review (good, you say? really?).
i dont care what people say…just cause a guy makes not so great movies in the past doent mean he cant make good movies…..hey man good for you boll and nice work campea, liked what i saw…thats some real blogging right there lol woooooot.
Now I understand why this guy gets people to invest money in him. First off he is a really cool guy. I understand why John was being so nice to him. It would ‘ve been rude NOT to. Apart from everything, he still manages to make movies which is an effort few people can accomplish. So, I don’t like what you do Mr. Boll, but you’ve got my utmost respect.
But secondly, he doesn’t say his movies are crap (which most of them are) but actually, he tries to make you believe it has all been manipulated by the American ‘vox populi’.
hey John! it was awesome meeting you last night at the bloor. i’m the random fan that accosted you as you were heading up to the balcony :)
Great interview John… I have always felt Uwe Boll is a hack, and sometimes delusional but a nice guy to talk with.
People love fantasy movies – like Lord of the Rings and Braveheart… Genius
Regardless of his films, Uwe Boll is a decent human being. That still counts for something in my book.
WTF, europe behind? yeah right, I think it’s the other way around you screwing-every-movie-up nazi
Uwe Boll. What a hack.
At first I thought you were giving him a rose
Ahem.. John… any chance to host those flv files somewhere else? blip.tv is blocked by the great firewall of China – don’t ask…
i had the chance to interview uwe boll about 1 month ago in berlin and despite all the negative rumors about him i have 2 say he’s a really cool guy! by the way, postal really isnt bad!
As a fellow Kraut I’m always horrified whenever I see der Doktor being interviewed. His accent is so bad.
Please people, believe me, not every German talks like that!
well…..he’s got a point, about the cruel humor part, and yeah its true some celebs just say “screw the interview meet me somewhere else”, but boll kept cool calm. well at least i’ll give boll credit, because his movies completely suck big time, he keeps going and going even though hes being slammed by everyone left to right…..