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News by Ellie Gibson

2 February, 2006

Notorious movie director Uwe Boll has told Eurogamer that he feels honoured to have been nominated for a Golden Raspberry award.

As we reported earlier this week, Boll is up for a worst director Razzie for Alone in the Dark. The film's star, Tara Reid, has also been nominated to receive the worst actress award.

Eurogamer contacted Boll to find out how he felt about being nominated - after all, the Razzies are designed to celebrate the worst achievements in film rather than recognise greatness.

But Boll doesn't see it like that, exactly. "It is a great honour," he told us, adding: "I take every prize I get."

So is there a chance that Boll could turn up to collect his award in person? It's always a possibility - after all, last year Halle Berry attended the Razzies to pick up her trophy for Catwoman and thank Warner Bros. for "casting me in this piece of sh**t", before telling her agent: "Next time, read the script first." We're pretty sure Boll will be at least as vocal if he makes an appearance at this year's event...

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Scientist
02/02/06 @ 11:46
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"Next time, read the script first."

What was she expecting? Ken Loach?
smelly
02/02/06 @ 11:47
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Tara Reid was in alone in the dark?!?!??


(runs off to buy a copy!)
neilka
02/02/06 @ 11:49
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"Piece of sh**t"?

Shaft? Shirt? Shunt?
towser
02/02/06 @ 11:52
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Well he would wouldn't he, the twat.

Closest he'lll ever come to winning anything!
Darkedge
02/02/06 @ 11:57
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before telling her agent: "Next time, read the script first."

Way to go to pass the buck Berry. maybe if you are thinking about signing for a film YOU should read the script you lazy dumb bitch.

Boll don't care - he's still raking in the cash..
Kingsadist
02/02/06 @ 11:59
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Fingers crossed for an assassination, eh?
smelly
02/02/06 @ 12:03
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but you guys are missing hte point.

IT HAS TARA REID IN IT!!!
HarryB
02/02/06 @ 12:04
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i know, i want to see it now
he always gets the hotties in his movies, dirty fecker
El_MUERkO
02/02/06 @ 12:13
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yeah and u get to see terminator girls boobs in bloodrayne
Scientist
02/02/06 @ 12:18
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" but you guys are missing hte point.

IT HAS TARA REID IN IT!!!"

"i know, i want to see it now
he always gets the hotties in his movies, dirty fecker"

"yeah and u get to see terminator girls boobs in bloodrayne"

And people wonder why Booth Babes are so popular...
trevd72
02/02/06 @ 12:32
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terminater girl is on my hot chck list.
deepmenace
02/02/06 @ 12:36
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heh, can't think of tara reid without vividly picturing that fleshbomb-out moment at that celeb bash.

good stuff.
rinoaMW
02/02/06 @ 12:56
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"It is a great honour," he told us, adding: "I take every prize I get."

they should lull him into a false sense of security by offering him something more prestigious, then when he goes to collect his prize - fire him into the sun...

and good riddence...
Sko
02/02/06 @ 13:11
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"but you guys are missing hte point.

IT HAS TARA REID IN IT!!!"

It almost sounds as if you're saying that is a good thing. Have you seen the dopey, plastic, inebriated, beachball-implanted slapper recently?
Eldritch
02/02/06 @ 13:31
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"Eurogamer contacted Boll"

Email address?

/prepares major spam attack
smelly
02/02/06 @ 13:33
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It almost sounds as if you're saying that is a good thing. Have you seen the dopey, plastic, inebriated, beachball-implanted slapper recently?

every night.. And i have hairy palms and bad eye sight to prove it.
Stickman
02/02/06 @ 13:44
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"but you guys are missing hte point.

IT HAS TARA REID IN IT!!! "


"i know, i want to see it now "


Honestly, you don't.

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02/02/06 @ 13:47
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I think this just proves that he has no concept of good and bad with regards to quality.

"I take every prize I can get." = tool.
Dynamize
02/02/06 @ 13:55
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Have they still not closed that German tax loophole to stop cheeky companies funding him for flops to get a tax break? As far as I can see that's the only reason he's still managing to make crap films, and laugh about how he's getting away with it.
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02/02/06 @ 14:07
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There's an interview on Gametrailers.com where he counters these accusations of him and other Germans making money off of bad films through the loophole, something about all the profit being made from DVD-sales. I also read that that tax loophole was closed a while ago, so perhaps....perhaps Boll is just a really dim, really lucky guy...

Whatever he is, Hollywood sucks.
Eldritch
02/02/06 @ 14:07
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Germany has more pressing issues at the moment. 5 million unemployed etc.
Xerx3s
02/02/06 @ 14:38
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Yeh, sure, blaim your agent for the fact that you cant act....
Lagto_Soa
02/02/06 @ 15:06
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...and get yourself blacklisted by a major studio while you're at it.

Alone in the Dark is surprisingly... unentertaining. I mean, after House of the Dead I thought it'd at least be funny. And I'd rather do Christian Slater than Tara Reid.*

*Possible exaggeration
asphaltcowboy
02/02/06 @ 15:09
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He does realise it's an award ceremony for the worst achievements in film, right? Right?
Sko
02/02/06 @ 15:28
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"every night.. And i have hairy palms and bad eye sight to prove it. "

When it comes to Tara Reid, I'm betting the bad eye-sight was a prior condition.
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02/02/06 @ 15:32
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A german videogame magazine "GEE", one that is aimed at a more intelligent crowd than the average vg mag, had a nice Boll feature in an issue some months back.

He's a very intelligent guy, also very nice. He explained his motivations and he presented the financing model the system works upon. AITD was a financial success in DVD sales.

Also, he left the impression that he really tries. Thats what stuck with me. He honestly thinks that he knows what a good videogame movie needs and he puts this all in his movies. And he flamed Tara Reid as the most incompetent actor he's ever worked with and was really pissed about her.
Lagto_Soa
02/02/06 @ 15:58
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He's a very intelligent guy, also very nice.

Is that why he publicly called the distributors of BloodRayne "fuckers" when they halved the number of screens it opened on?

Okay, naturally he'd be upset, but still... bit of common sense, Uwe mate...
Scientist
02/02/06 @ 16:00
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"He honestly thinks that he knows what a good videogame movie needs and he puts this all in his movies."

Seriously deluded. He must think he's the new Herzog.
smoison
02/02/06 @ 16:32
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Hahaha, Lol

Well at least he's a funny guy.

Lets hope Postal is his lucky Golden Nugget!!!
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Markusdragon
02/02/06 @ 20:37
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Getting gradually more fond of Boll. He's as amusing a demon as Jack Thompson, except he doesn't go around specifically pissing everyone off, and we got some pretty awful B movies to get drunk and take the piss out of.
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03/02/06 @ 07:31
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I actually like this guy. He is honest and open, what you would call a 'good sport'. Might as well have a trophy for his drawing room, since he is not likely to get any decent awards.
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03/02/06 @ 15:06
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terminator girl looked absolutely homely in bloodrayne.


it makes me not even want to see her boobs to be honest.


*rents AITD*

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