Uwe Boll has been bashed by many critics for his films and justly so considering some of the crap he has directed. If you make a bad film then you deserve the bad reviews that go with it. Take a look at my other movie reviews and you'll see some there for other Uwe Boll movies - slated and rightly so.
My curiosity with Uwe Boll film's used to be to see if he would get better. At the end of the day, Mr Boll is capable of raising funds for his projects and he certainly manages to get well known actors - but the money and cast aren't all that make a film. Eventually my curiosity as to whether Mr Boll could actually make an entertaining film faded due to his track record and how many films this guy actually puts out a year (does he ever take a holiday?). I thought I'd never watch a Uwe Boll film again or yet alone review one....
So, whilst browsing the internet I came upon the title 'Rampage' and it reminded me of the old game where big monsters bashed buildings and ate people. When I looked further into 'Rampage' and found out who the director was I actually thought he might have made an adaption of it (he's adapted so many other computer games and made bad films of them, why not?). Turns out the film is not based on the game but rather refers to the rampage that Bill (Brendan Fletcher) goes on one day, suited up in kevlar with a lot of guns.
I read the reviews on here - dubious of the ones which gave praise - and read the synopsis and thought I'd give Mr Boll a chance...again. The idea of a film about someone who's peeved off with life and society and goes on a rampage is a good one - and given that Uwe Boll was directing I knew it wouldn't shy away from violence.
So, dare I say it?...me, one of the Boll bashers...Uwe has actually made a film which I sat and watched (all the way through) and enjoyed. This was a GOOD film! The story was crazy but plausible, the acting on the whole was OK - a lot of the scenes looked like they were improvised in conversation but not bad acting. The build up to the rampage was good and when we get to the rampage.....well, it was tense! I was actually rooting for Bill (wrong I know). The bingo hall scene was excellent as was the hairdressers scene.
I'm kinda stumped on what the entertainment value is with this film though as it's a crazy bloodbath of people being killed. There's plenty of social commentary and justification to the characters actions - but let's face it, it's not really played out like a drama. You end up watching for the mindless violence.
There are flaws - for me the flashes of what was to come didn't fit correctly in the film and Uwe still has to find the correct balance when using shaky cams (something which has cropped up in his previous films) but overall I enjoyed this film...and the ending was actually clever as well.
I never thought the day would come but to all of those haters who are reading now - I too was a hater.....I still am but I'm giving credit where it's due as UB has actually made something entertaining. Don't get me wrong, this won't make me go back and watch some of the UB films I've not seen because I thought they'd be crap but it will now allow me to have an open mind to see if UB has actually (practice makes perfect) honed his trade to an acceptable level.
My curiosity with Uwe Boll film's used to be to see if he would get better. At the end of the day, Mr Boll is capable of raising funds for his projects and he certainly manages to get well known actors - but the money and cast aren't all that make a film. Eventually my curiosity as to whether Mr Boll could actually make an entertaining film faded due to his track record and how many films this guy actually puts out a year (does he ever take a holiday?). I thought I'd never watch a Uwe Boll film again or yet alone review one....
So, whilst browsing the internet I came upon the title 'Rampage' and it reminded me of the old game where big monsters bashed buildings and ate people. When I looked further into 'Rampage' and found out who the director was I actually thought he might have made an adaption of it (he's adapted so many other computer games and made bad films of them, why not?). Turns out the film is not based on the game but rather refers to the rampage that Bill (Brendan Fletcher) goes on one day, suited up in kevlar with a lot of guns.
I read the reviews on here - dubious of the ones which gave praise - and read the synopsis and thought I'd give Mr Boll a chance...again. The idea of a film about someone who's peeved off with life and society and goes on a rampage is a good one - and given that Uwe Boll was directing I knew it wouldn't shy away from violence.
So, dare I say it?...me, one of the Boll bashers...Uwe has actually made a film which I sat and watched (all the way through) and enjoyed. This was a GOOD film! The story was crazy but plausible, the acting on the whole was OK - a lot of the scenes looked like they were improvised in conversation but not bad acting. The build up to the rampage was good and when we get to the rampage.....well, it was tense! I was actually rooting for Bill (wrong I know). The bingo hall scene was excellent as was the hairdressers scene.
I'm kinda stumped on what the entertainment value is with this film though as it's a crazy bloodbath of people being killed. There's plenty of social commentary and justification to the characters actions - but let's face it, it's not really played out like a drama. You end up watching for the mindless violence.
There are flaws - for me the flashes of what was to come didn't fit correctly in the film and Uwe still has to find the correct balance when using shaky cams (something which has cropped up in his previous films) but overall I enjoyed this film...and the ending was actually clever as well.
I never thought the day would come but to all of those haters who are reading now - I too was a hater.....I still am but I'm giving credit where it's due as UB has actually made something entertaining. Don't get me wrong, this won't make me go back and watch some of the UB films I've not seen because I thought they'd be crap but it will now allow me to have an open mind to see if UB has actually (practice makes perfect) honed his trade to an acceptable level.