Greetings from Cape Town and Uwe Boll!

[Trevor]

All well here ~ the city is as beautiful as always.

I saw Uwe Boll's locally filmed Darfur last night ~ this is an emotionally devastating and draining film ~ the ending left me in tears.  No joke: it is brutal, bloody, depressing and a great film. I couldn't eat or sleep much last night.

The producer / co-writer Chris Roland was there and I told him that the Uwe Boll of House of The Dead and Alone In The Dark was not present here. Darfur is truly the work of a very talented director whose best work is yet to come, if he can keep away from making bad movies from great video games.

Sorry Andrew, but I told Mr Roland that Uncle Uwe has a new fan now: me. 

[Jack]

Oh I've been a fan of his ever since House of the Dead    Well, maybe "fan" is a bit strong.  I have a perverse curiosity about what he can possibly do next.

[Newt]

Oh I've been a fan of his ever since House of the Dead    Well, maybe "fan" is a bit strong.  I have a perverse curiosity about what he can possibly do next.

Well put, Jack.
Count me in.  I have only seen one Boll film - In the Name of the King - and I enjoy it (yes bought the dvd).  My curiosity is not so 'perverse' though: I want to see Boll do light comedy.  While I may lack the cinematic sophistication of many on this board, I will dare to suggest that I think Boll would have what it takes.  Nice to hear he has finally come through with a film that hits the mark. 

[Ed, Ego and Superego]

uwe aside... what else excitng is happening Trev?  Have you seen Buff Meatcake? 

[RCMerchant]

I've never seen one of his films. Not cuz I don't wanna-just never have. Would like to see POSTAL-just because me freind Verne Troyer is in it. Verne is a weird guy....but he is a Michigan State fan-and lotsa fun playing ping pong with! Good sense of humor too.

[Trevor]

Have you seen Buff Meat cake? 

  What's that? 

[Ed, Ego and Superego]

Nevr mind, my sleep addled brain was trying for a StarCrash joke that failed...failed big.   How wa sthe rest of your trip?
-Ed

[Trevor]

Nevr mind, my sleep addled brain was trying for a StarCrash joke that failed...failed big.   How wa sthe rest of your trip?
-Ed

 

It was OK, thanks ~ Cape Town is where my Dad grew up so when I'm there, I feel him very close to me. I was on top of Chapman's Peak (the road that winds around Table Mountain) with its' stunning views when I decided to stop up there at a lookout point and released him into the wind. I've wanted to do that for the last two years. Strange: I felt   and a bit   after doing that.

That wind up there was something else again.  

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