tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6203630873926228933.post149569583147538335..comments2023-09-19T10:51:37.816+01:00Comments on The Horror Review Hole: Uwe Boll's AUSCHWITZJoel Harleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17223589719737507798noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6203630873926228933.post-29803453854316635712012-07-25T05:15:41.761+01:002012-07-25T05:15:41.761+01:00I never liked Boll's films, but then I saw Pos...I never liked Boll's films, but then I saw Postal. I absolutely LOVED that movie. I'd never even played the game until I saw the movie, then I went and got Postal 2 for PC. Awesome game too. Even got the kitten silencers. Anyway, I haven't seen Auschwitz yet, but if Postal is any indication as to what he's learned then I'm going to have to check it out.<br /><br />I mean with Postal, he took a game that had a half ass story, but not really much of one, more like an excuse to wander around killing people. Uwe took that and put a story to it when he made the movie. Hell the game Postal III even turned out to be a sequel to the movie in a way, using the story from the movie as canon. <br /><br />Anyway I've gotten a bit off topic here so I'm going to stop now. Maybe I'll have more to say after I watch a bunch of Jews get gassed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6203630873926228933.post-55767011587378268702011-12-23T12:53:45.433+00:002011-12-23T12:53:45.433+00:00Quite right, my Anonymous friend. And neither is t...Quite right, my Anonymous friend. And neither is this film.Joel Harleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223589719737507798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6203630873926228933.post-5246157270899300122011-11-26T06:59:43.148+00:002011-11-26T06:59:43.148+00:00I'm in agreement with such minds as Mel Brooks...I'm in agreement with such minds as Mel Brooks and Uwe Boll, apparently, in thinking it perfectly appropriate to use Nazis as comic villains - in the end, their ilk are worthy of nothing more than scornful mockery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6203630873926228933.post-12725423025656347632011-08-22T23:28:41.851+01:002011-08-22T23:28:41.851+01:00Fair play, criticise away. I'm surprised it ha...Fair play, criticise away. I'm surprised it hasn't happened sooner with the bollocks I've been putting out over the years. That said, I don't dislike Boll at all. I don't like many of his films, but I give them all a chance.I genuinely enjoyed his 'Rampage'. <br /><br />I hesitate to argue with the aspersions cast upon my education because (a) I am quite stupid and (b) you probably mean 'educated' in the emotional sense. Depicting the atrocities of Auschwitz doesn't automatically grant your film poignancy. It's simply banal. I won't be emotionally manipulated into thinking a film is good just because they shoot a child in the head.<br /><br />The moments of genuine poignancy I enjoyed. But there weren't many of them.<br /><br />To me, yes, the dramatisations felt pointless. What happened at Auschwitz speaks for itself. I'm perfectly capable of appreciating the tragedy and injustice of what happened without unsubtle torture sequences. If it does educate, fair enough.<br /><br />Cheers!Joel Harleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223589719737507798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6203630873926228933.post-37987071523832278452011-08-21T15:29:46.292+01:002011-08-21T15:29:46.292+01:00Perhaps letting go of an obvious dislike for Boll ...Perhaps letting go of an obvious dislike for Boll and basing each film on it's own merits would have aided you in understanding this film. I rarely, no, never, criticize a fellow reviewer but this was unreal. As far as scripted films on the subject go, Boll's Auschwitz is perhaps the most poignant film on the subject ever. Pointless? Perhaps for those who insist on not seeing the point. Or those not educated enough on the subject matter at hand. Poorly done, sir.Scott Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10025195351919968885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6203630873926228933.post-81727296025504115552011-07-18T03:39:23.788+01:002011-07-18T03:39:23.788+01:00Just watched the 3rd BloodRayne...I figured he had...Just watched the 3rd BloodRayne...I figured he had already made the set for that flick and made this in between. <br /><br />Its kinda disturbing if he cast Germans as Jews.the jaded viewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06187249754406306760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6203630873926228933.post-63815450136530168812011-07-17T22:49:03.922+01:002011-07-17T22:49:03.922+01:00It's not properly awful - it's no House Of...It's not properly awful - it's no House Of The Dead, haha - it's well made and directed - but the overt exploitation and violence doesn't seem to sit well with the message he claims to want to promote. I kinda wanted this to work as well.Joel Harleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223589719737507798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6203630873926228933.post-59744150693689909422011-07-17T22:39:07.407+01:002011-07-17T22:39:07.407+01:00That's too bad. I had hoped Boll would get som...That's too bad. I had hoped Boll would get something right this time, if for no other reason my few interactions with him have never shown him to be the Raging Boll of Internet Legend.<br /><br />That, and I didn't think "Postal" was half as bad it gets portrayed as. But it sounds like this movie might have the same problem it had... Boll doesn't know when enough is enough.Steve Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11263633883997493518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6203630873926228933.post-14544364010504732952011-07-17T22:36:08.646+01:002011-07-17T22:36:08.646+01:00And yes, I am aware of the irony of criticising Do...And yes, I am aware of the irony of criticising Doc Boll for being an exploitative tool whilst myself exploiting his movie & its imagery for all it's worth to get myself some more readers.Joel Harleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223589719737507798noreply@blogger.com