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Uwe Boll's Origin Movie? Far Cry the Movie Trailer
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I never asked for this!
My understanding is, even though that loop hole was closed, the way it worked a great many movies that were announced while the loop hole was still open, even though they didn't even have directors or even scripts yet, still benefit.
I think it was closed before Far Cry even came out, though, so I doubt the movie was announced that early. At this point he's just putting out as much cheap crap as he can and hoping for the best. All he needs is one billion dollar gross to make it all worthwhile.
But seriously, is no one peeved that Don S. Davis in his this? Poor guy, doing a Uwe Boll film.
Actually, the loop hole didn't close until the first of this year, any movie that had begun production before then still abides by the same tax law.
So, as some have pointed out, Uwe Boll put about eighteen movies into pre-production before the end of the year, and has declared that he will officially retire after they're completed.
So... yeah. He's not even trying to hide it.
You can expect a poorly executed sex scene in every single one of his movies, as well as ridiculously gratuitous gore where the actors getting stabbed, slashed, or punched, or doing them, look like they have no idea how to respond or what to do next. It was almost amusing watching the battle scenes in Bloodrayne because of that. I especially liked how Michael Madsen swung his sword so slow that it wouldn't even give you a paper cut, and yet managed to splice open stomachs and faces, all the while looking drunk and bored.
Note Boll's attempts at humor. Oh hahahah, a fat guy. Oh hahaha, a boner joke.
I... I knew that.... that was the joke...
Also i love the line between the journalist and her boss
Him: "its a ludicriously stupid and improbable story"
Her: "Its just too good to pass up"
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At least it has yuri.
General Hammond, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
The less money it makes, the more money he makes. No... really...
"It has to be better than the last movie!" and it NEVER IS.
I pronounce it bee-log.
Actually, if it made up the $55 million loss, he'd end up broke.
How it worked until two months ago: When a film is announced in Germany, the investors gets an immediate tax deduction for the budget, even if the movie doesn't have a script or a hope in hell of being made, so investors there have been known to use film investments to delay tax payments.
Now, budget your movie for $50 million, get German investors (If you're an American, sell the movie rights to a German investor and license it back from him using his own money). The movie sucks, and doesn't stand a chance of succeeding, and when they do, the real magic happens and my understanding is in the end, the German taxpayers end up footing the bill. Better yet, let's just say for the sake of discussion that $50 million budget includes a $20 million paycheck for the director.
If the movie succeeds, he could be stuck paying back investors plus a profit share. Where will he be then?
As said last page, they've closed the loophole, but movies already under it will go forward, at the end of which the world will be free of the likes of Uwe Boll.
Edit: The loophole did get used to get easy funding for real movies, too. From the articles I found on it, even Lord of the Rings used it. I'm pretty sure Investors get paid back in the end that way, so the taxpayers don't get the final bill, but it's still an exercise in creative math.
I thought that too. Music gets recycled a lot in trailers. I remember when I saw the Cinderella Man trailer, the music from it was out of the soundtrack for Children of Dune. I didn't see the movie itself, but read later that it didn't use the same music as the trailer.
He either straight up used it without permission, or he got permission in writing. Both infuriating mind you.
And seriously, was everything done with the first take? Every scene in that trailer smacks of the cast just blowing through the scene because they think the director is going to lead them into the right direction by correcting their performance with multiple takes, oh but wait, that scene was perfect according to Mr. Director here, so I guess it turned out alright. Rinse and repeat with each scene.
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So there IS actually a super soldier in Far Cry? Didn't play it for long, so thought it was just some made up crap.
They were more like little monkey things that could one hit kill you. Then there were giant monkey things with rocket launchers that could one hit kill you.
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Actually, when they first start showing Carver while he's on his boat, he's wearing a bright red Hawaiian shirt. It's gone by the time he's doing action movie things, though.
Seriously, the trailer plays like my drive to work.
Which, given the most recent developments in our Taco Del Mar/Starbucks locations, includes the explosions.
Edit: Also, someone in the German tax departments watched The Producers too many times.
I believe Michael Caine while refering to Jaws: The Revenge was quoted as say something along the lines of: good movie? It was complete rubbish, but I love the house it bought me. (not using quotation marks because it's not a direct quote but you get the idea.)
EDIT: Eureka! I have found it! Michael Caine on Jaws: The Revenge - "I have never seen the film, but by all accounts it was terrible. However I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific."
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Hell, Requiem for a Tower seems to be used in every other trailer these days.
But it's worse when that house is paid for by taxpayers instead of stupid people with really bad taste.
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That would be a surprise since Boll didn't work on Doom. In fact, he thought it was too close to the game.
I'm sure it will do very well.
How dare you speak thus of Don S. Davis. Repent, and beg forgiveness.
It's Guile all over again.
He's had the fucking rights since before the game was released. I don't know why this is surprising people.
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"Tankfully Baison haz drivoon me eensaine."
Yeah.. I was wondering about that. Because I remember this being one of his first movies he was going to make.
I pronounce it bee-log.
The tropical island thing was just an excuse for no police or civilians to try and stop you/get in the way. Plot was completely irrelevant to the game.