in the name of uwe

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So, I saw IN THE NAME OF THE KING: A DUNGEON SIEGE TALE a few weeks back. Yeah, yeah, I know, it's balls. But I was compelled to watch it because it's directed by possible the worst film director of all time. If you are unaware of this man, Uwe Boll is responsible for most of the horrible video game film adaptations out there, and quite possibly the reason why people may utter the blanket statement "movies based on video games suck. Single handedly, I might add. He has even sunk to such depths as challenging his reviewers to boxing matches. Why? Only Uwe Boll knows why.

So, why pray tell would I subject myself to watching this movie? I'll tell you. Jason Statham, or Turkish as my buddy calls him (from SNATCH) is cool. Leelee Sobiekski is sorta cool. And any movie with Burt Reynolds, we'll... nuff said...? But the cast aside, alot of the promotion Uwe has been doing for his upcoming films had me convinced that he had totally accepted his role as the butt of every current film joke, at least in nerd circles. Armed with that knowledge, it seemed as though he embraced this strange status with open arms, and was willing to keep making movies his way. Because, after all, people were still paying him to make movies, which means people out there liked his movies. Like it or not, he had an audience.

I haven't seen all of Boll's flicks, but I was determined to be "in" on the joke. And Dungeon Siege did not disappoint. Though falling incredibly short of what the movie purportedly aimed to be (a LoTRish type of fantasy epic), it was highly entertaining. Dare I say, the time spent in the theatre for ItNoTK:aDSt was time better spent than when I saw Cloverfield. I would say CLVRFLD is a better flick in a heartbeat, but I had a hooting hollering good time making fun and LOLing to Uwe Boll's game film than JJ Abrams youtube monster movie.

Watch it with a few friends, and take the piss out of Dungeon Siege. And then save up your pennies for POSTAL.

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