Already seen it; friend of mine had a couple passes. It was a mediocre fantasy flick. The ninjas and lesbian elves were cool.
Amusingly enough, Boll's production company uses German production regulations that make it a great tax shelter, so he has no problem getting funding (if they make money, they make money. If they lose money, they make money). JJ Mohareb On Jan 13, 2008 8:59 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How does Uwe Boll keep getting work? Has he made even *one* picture that > rises to the level of being half bad? Surely none of you plan to waste your > ducats on this film? And Jason Statham: he has good screen presence. The > potential for it, at least. I've enjoyed him in fare such as "The One" and > "The Italian Job". Liked the first "Transporter" okay, but the plot was DOA. > I can see Statham, given the right material, being a really good action star, > maybe even get his only spy series or something. But, easygoing, undemanding > guy that Statham is, he also keeps doing true junk like "Crank" and, I guess, > this movie... > > An E online review is below. The source doesn't really matter: i'll bet all > the reviews are the same, but I found this funny from it: > > Boll clearly still has no idea how to direct or edit a movie, but there is > evidence to suggest he has at least learned how to shoot one. Small chunks of > King are actually watchable, mostly battle scenes unspoiled by attempts at > dialogue or exposition. The rest is merely irritating, > > **************** > > [E online Review] > > Review in a Hurry: This thin swords 'n' sorcery epic is easily the best film > hackteur Uwe Boll has ever made—which means it may be slightly better, on > balance, than Ernest Goes to Jail. > The Bigger Picture: In the name of all that is holy, could it be that Boll, > whose ouevre of incompetent videogame adaptations (BloodRayne, Alone in the > Dark) brings shame to us all, has taken a no-name license and turned it into > a worthwhile film? Well, no, but at least there are signs he's trying. You > could call his latest project something he made rather than something he's > guilty of. > In the Name of the King stars Jason Statham—you know, from The Transporter—as > a deadly medieval farmer (whose name is, uh, Farmer) out to save what's left > of his family from an evil wizard (Ray Liotta, present in body but not in > spirit) and his horde of monsters. > The cast is filled out with a number of actors who apparently need work (Ron > Perlman, Matthew Lillard, Leelee Sobieski and a deeply incongruous Burt > Reynolds) and scads of extras in leftover Lord of the Rings "orc" > paraphernalia. In traditional Boll fashion, most of them seem to be acting in > completely different movies with a haphazard array of accents and styles. > Boll clearly still has no idea how to direct or edit a movie, but there is > evidence to suggest he has at least learned how to shoot one. Small chunks of > King are actually watchable, mostly battle scenes unspoiled by attempts at > dialogue or exposition. The rest is merely irritating, a quantum leap forward > for a director responsible for several of the worst films of the 21st > century. At this rate, he might make a good one before the end of it. > The 180—a Second Opinion: You might warm to In the Name of the King during a > climactic fight in the forest that features some nice choreography. Be > advised to leave then, as there are still 45 minutes to go of nothing much > worth seeing. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
