Uwe Boll means different things to different people.
He is one of the most prolific filmmakers of his generation, with more than forty features to his name. He has raised and spent hundreds of millions in production capital, often independently.
To gamers, he is the man blamed for ruining video game movies. A few weeks ago I showed that his early adaptations drag down the average rating for the entire genre.
He is the director who challenged film critics to boxing matches after years of bad reviews. You can watch one of the resulting fights here.
He is the filmmaker who asked the public to crowdfund his film and when the raise didn’t go well, told them to “go fuck themselves”, adding “I have enough money to play golf until I’m dead.”
And in case it matters, he also holds a PhD in literature.
