Uwe Boll vs. Michael Bay (or Pot vs. Kettle) (1 Viewer)

[Jeff Jacobson]

Uwe Bolle has challenged Michael Bay to a fight.

 

[TravisR]

The article should be called "Uwe Boll Continues To Do Anything For Publicity".

 

[Michael Elliott]

And we've just gotten Boll a new movie deal. Congrats.

 

[SteveGon]

I don't care if Boll gets a movie deal out of it as long as Bay gets his ass kicked real good. Go Uwe!

 

[Adam Sanchez]

This guy can't be for real.

People question him as a director so how does he go about proving himself? Challenging people to fights!

Yeah...makes perfect sense. Not.

 

[jumbotron]

Haha this is great. Maybe they can make a crappy movie together to document their training up to and including the fight. We can call it: "Two guys wail on each other and nobody cares"

 

[RyanAn]

I just watched Alone in the Dark two days ago, just to say I saw it and it's one of Uwe's best movies. That's really - really - really sad.

I'll take "The Rock" anyday please.

Ryan

 

[RickER]

Hey, i like Michael Bay!

 

[Brett_M]

I like Michael Bay, as well.

Uwe Boll's movies are garbage. At least Bay can put together an entertaining flick.

 

[JohnRice]

And Steve's head explodes.


BTW, I have no doubt Boll knows his movies suck. He does it intentionally, but you guys keep falling for his antics. When will you get it? Bay genuinely thinks he's the real deal. In a sense, he's the more offensive one, but they both suck.

 

[Brett_M]

To be honest, I think you have it backwards. Boll thinks he's awesome -- he keeps getting hired to direct movies and they all tank. Bay, while creating exploding, hottie-filled, testosterone fueled, eye & ear candy, at least can laugh at himself. See his recent pool party commercial on youtube.

Boll apears to be like one of those contestants on American Idol that sincerely thinks everyone else is wrong about him.

Who's made more money from his films?

Does Boll get called by Spielberg with earmarked projects?

If they are that bad, why do people spend money seeing them theatrically AND buy up the DVDs?

Does Boll have a Criterion release?

He may be good at mixed martial arts but as far as making entertaining films (and I mean entertaining on purpose), he sucks fossils. He knows it and, like the child he is, he threatens people with violence to show how cool he is.

He's a low-forehead tool. Maybe he should fight himself...to the death.

 

[Scott-S]

At least Boll is releasing the movie "Far Cry" this summer.
Even though it will probably suck (like most movies made from games), I will gladly buy the DVD.

I really loved the game, so I have to own the movie.

 

[JohnRice]

Two main comments.

Commercial success is not quality, though it will get you calls from Spielberg, who is mainly a businessmen afterall. I haven't bothered to check out his youtube contributions.

I have no doubt that all Boll's posturing is just part of the act, exactly like the people who go on American Idol and suck unbelievably, and know it, but act like they are great. It increases their chances of getting on the show, which is ultimately what they want. They can't get on by being good (presuming anyone on that show has ever been good) so they get on by sucking and antics.

 

[DavidPla]

Compared with Uwe Boll... Michael Bay is Martin Scorsese.

 

[Adam Sanchez]

I will never understand the dislike of Bay. I was surprised when I first started coming to the HTF and learned alot of people didn't like him.

The Rock is one of my most favorite re watchable action movies.

 

[Brett_M]

True but Uwe Boll vs. Michael Bay (or Pot vs. Kettle) suggests that they are the same and nothing is further from the truth.

Bay make films that entertain me and a lot of other people. Boll does not.

Here's that commercial:

YouTube - Michael Bay Verizon FiOS Commercial

 

[Steve Christou]

I like Bay too. The Rock was a top notch actioner. He's not the greatest filmmaker but his films are entertaining. The people who hate Bay tend to be of the snooty film snob variety. SteveGon and his ilk pride themselves in not being interested in the big summer blockbusters. And I think Ricey once bragged he had successfully avoided watching any of the Lord of the Rings films. There you go, your honour I rest my case.

As for Uwe Boll, I saw a zombie film he made, and it was pants, I mean really bad.

 

[Ruz-El]

Boll admits to making movies for purly commercial reasons. And he rbought up the tax dodge angle in interviews too.

That said, I presonally would like to beat the snot out of Bay. Why? Just cuz. something about him smacks of "Punch Me". So I'd put my money On Boll, even though "Alone In The Dark" was the only movie in the past 5 years I actually shut off.

 

[Ruz-El]

Or have taste....

 

[Adam Sanchez]

My brother has said I'm the follow the masses type. I like stuff because other people do. I don't agree with that. I like stuff just because I DO. Has nothing to do with anyone else.

Sometimes I think people want to NOT like something or someone, JUST to be different. Like not Liking Bay.

Now I am not going to call anyone a snob, but I've always found it odd when people choose to rip on a movie like Transformers or The Rock or something like Tomb Raider. I mean if you don't know what you're going to see when you check into those kinds of movies, you probaby shouldn't of went.

Every movie can't be Gone with The Wind. And a movie doesn't need to be to be entertaining.