I have previously reviewed House of the Dead here but it was submitted for the Worst Movies Ever, so I rewatched it. Again. I think this is the third time around. It gets more abysmal every time I watch it.
I’d ruminate on what exactly is wrong with Uwe Boll but I find myself afraid to even contemplate it a bit. See, he can’t be making Michael-Bay-esque millions off these slightly above straight to DVD flicks. I don’t imagine Uwe Boll continues to churn out vomitous schlock merely so he can swim through mountains of deutschmarks like Scrooge McDuck. I also don’t imagine that he considers what he makes good. Boll has never struck me as a film freak or fan, but someone who just views this as his job, his 9-5 profession. What, then, drives him to turn out movie after movie based on a slew of less than stellar videogames? Is it a pathological need to not be famous but notorious? I have no clue and I don’t really know that I want to find out.
All I know is that if someone lets him do another movie with a gratuitous amount of 360 degree shots in it, I will not be held responsible when I call in sick to work and tuck in to watch Die Hard 27 times straight to get the Boll-stink out of my head.
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You have my complete admiration for taking on this Worst Movies Ever project. I think I would have died several dozen movies back. Man. (Are you anywhere near the end of your list?)
Despite my poor judgment in liking (erm, some?) romantic comedies, I’ve enjoyed a fair number of zombie movies . . . but I think I’m going to stay away from this one.
And I finally saw all of Die Hard the other — uhm, ok, last April — and I was surprised at how much I liked it.
You have my complete admiration for taking on this Worst Movies Ever project.
To be fair, the last time I had done a Reader’s Choice thing, the amount of submissions I got was manageable – I think I got ten or something. I got swamped this time.
If you’re looking to check out the list, you can click the Reader’s Choice tab up top and it has all the movies selected. I’m behind on making sure the ones that have been viewed have gotten the appropriate links up, but I’ll get to that. Eventually.
We’re nearing the end. I think have seven or eight movies to go…?
I’ve enjoyed a fair number of zombie movies . . . but I think I’m going to stay away from this one.
Yeah, it’s bad. Direction: bad. Dialogue: atrocious. Acting: what acting? It’s pretty poor, but what makes it worse is Uwe Boll’s contention that it is A FANTABULOUS WORK OF ART.
And I finally saw all of Die Hard the other — uhm, ok, last April — and I was surprised at how much I liked it.
Whew! Another Die Hard liker. The best description I ever heard for Die Hard was “The Gone With The Wind of action flicks”. I love the original, like Part II, feel so-so on Part III. Still haven’t seen Live Free or Die Hard though.
And beware! Die Hard is what got me started as a kid down the long, arduous path of being an action movie fan. OH YES. It could happen to you! ;)
You have my sympathy. Once was enough for this PoS. It’s sequel was surprisingly enjoyable though.
Once was enough for this PoS. It’s sequel was surprisingly enjoyable though.
Really? Did Uwe Boll have anything to do with the sequel?
Nope. It was a direct to SciFi Saturday Night movie that had NOTHING to do with the first one. I think they mentioned it once and that was it. It was one of those sequels that really should have just had a completely different title.
I really wonder why they would have wanted anything to do with the first anyways. Not exactly a movie who’s coattails anyone would want to ride.
It was one of those sequels that really should have just had a completely different title.
Ooh, will see then.
I really wonder why they would have wanted anything to do with the first anyways. Not exactly a movie who’s coattails anyone would want to ride.
Like Troll 2? I didn’t realize until I sat down and watched it and did a little bit of background research that Troll 2 has nothing to do with the first Troll. Having SEEN the first Troll, I don’t know why you’d want to associate with that either… (although Troll 2 is no great shakes itself).
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