Furburt said:
BlindMessiah94 said:
I like Uwe Boll because he has a great personality. He's not afraid to mock himself and doesn't take anything too seriously. Yet he still makes the millions, so he's obviously doing something right.
Actually, he's found some loophole in the German tax system that relates to film. I'm not sure how it works exactly, but I think they guarantee his investment, or something like that. Basically, no matter how badly the film does, he's guaranteed a return on it. If he was in America, he'd have made one film and never been seen again, but because he's in Germany, he can make as many films as he wants.
Actually that's not true (anymore). And i know that at least "Alone of the Dark" actually turned a profit thanks to DVD sales (probably because many people bought the movie "for teh lulz").
In fact, given how cheap all of Boll's movies look, it probably just does not take much money to get back the costs. I wouldn't be surprised if all of his movies are a "success".
On Topic:
As a german i am doubly pissed at that trailer.
Not because i'm offended or anything (even though i just cannot stand hearing anything about the Third Reich anymore. I have been bombarded with guilt and obsessive fact dropping about that time over YEARS in school, not to mention all those documentaries, little controversies and movies about that time), but because that probably WILL spark a giant controversy in all of media over here and i will be annoyed for weeks thanks to Boll's shitty little project.
EDIT: Actually, i am kinda offended by it. Someone like Boll just shouldn't tackle a topic like this at all, and especially not in this way.