BloodRayne Not the Only Mistake

[bapenguin]

Oh Dr. Boll! What will happen next? It appears as though Uwe Boll's distribution company for BloodRayne accidentally shipped (http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/40244) 5,500 extra copies to theaters that never wanted it.

The UltraStar employee explained that when he got into work last week, he noticed that the theater had received a copy of BloodRayne. This seemed odd because his particular theater generally shows films aimed more at the arthouse set. "I didn't want to build this and put it in my theater," he said, so he checked up with UltraStar higher-ups. It turns out that a computer error resulted in the print being sent to 5,500 more theaters nationwide than was intended. "The computer that placed the order, instead of selecting just the correct theatres, it also selected 5,500 additional theaters, so they made that many extra copies." Whoops.
Apparently this little snafu cost Dr. Boll a whopping 27 million. Whoops. No German tax law can fix that!

[Thin_J]

Rock on. Maybe now that he's dirt-poor and his tax loophole is gone he won't get to make anymore movies.

[Chimpbot]

If there's some sort of deity floating around and I'm in it's good graces, maybe he'll be dropped from the Hunter movie for being a complete prat.
Hopefully, he won't be allowed to ruin anything else!

[destoo]

Apparently the German tax/movie loophole is being fixed this year, so there is a god.

I still hope we'll see a decent "Alone in the Dark".

[Qoz]

That franchise (Alone In The Dark) is gone I'm afraid.
I really liked the first ones as a kid, but they just got worse and with the movie it is pretty much dead. I can't see anyone making another, as it will be connected to the complete crap Uwe made. If we get a perfect new "game of the year" sequel (like Resident Evil 4) we will perhaps see another. Don't hold your breath though.

[Evil Avatar]

Just to get it up on the board - you people do understand that all his movies have been a whopping financial success, don't you?

He might make crap, but his crap makes gobs of money. He isn't going anywhere, distribution mistake or not.

Apparently this little snafu costs Dr. Boll a whopping 27 million. Whoops. No German tax law can fix that!

Also, that article on Shacknews makes no reference to the idea that Uwe Boll's company is the one eating the $27M. Normally, the distribution company is different from the company that actually made the film and unless you have a link that says otherwise Uwe Boll and his investors aren't out a nickle - the company that prints the films and mails them is the company that is going to have to eat their mistake.

[DanAmerson]

I've never seen this confirmed anywhere, and I somehow think we would see something if a company accidentally blew more than the budget of the film accidentally making prints. Does anyone have a link that confirms this via someone more credible?

As a side note, I went to see the movie last night. I was hoping for something like The House of the Dead in the sense that it would be so bad that it would be good on some level. However, Bloodrayne is just bad. It's got just enough things right that you can't pity it like House of the Dead. You just walk away wondering how everyone involved with the film failed to notice how horrific it was. Disjoint action, inexplicable scenes, horrible acting, bizarre scriptwriting. I think the only redeeming portion was Meatloaf. He did a good job for his 3 minutes on screen of playing a depraved vampire owning some sort of odd vampire brothel/feeding house. If that doesn't make sense to you, see my note above about bizarre scriptwriting and inexplicable scenes.

dba

[bapenguin]

Also, that article on Shacknews makes no reference to the idea that Uwe Boll's company is the one eating the $27M. Normally, the distribution company is different from the company that actually made the film and unless you have a link that says otherwise Uwe Boll and his investors aren't out a nickle - the company that prints the films and mails them is the company that is going to have to eat their mistake.

True. The distribution company for the film, Fantasic Films LLC (http://www.fantasticfilmsinternational.com/about.html) has a hillarious website. They are going to distribute the Dungeon Siege movie as well.FANTASTIC FILMS INTERNATIONAL is passionately committed to selecting and promoting only films that are a unique combination of great writing, directing, acting and editing to create a universal story that will stand the test of time. FFI combines studio, entertainment and international distribution experience with a flair for discovering exceptional new talent. We are always looking for fresh, distinctive material with crossover appeal. FFI believes that international film sales are key to recouping a film's production cost and one of the most critical (and overlooked) components for a film's financial success beyond the budget.

Then they go ahead and distribute BloodRayne. ooops...there goes that image. :)

[Roc Ingersol]

Just to get it up on the board - you people do understand that all his movies have been a whopping financial success, don't you?

He might make crap, but his crap makes gobs of money. He isn't going anywhere, distribution mistake or not.
QfT.

Perhaps at some point the guy lived off a loophole in the German Tax Code, but it ended before we knew his name.

[The Letter 3]

I found the following quote on the Fantastic Films International, LLC (http://www.fantasticfilmsinternational.com/about.html) homepage:
FANTASTIC FILMS INTERNATIONAL, LLC is a self-styled, efficient operation with a commitment to finding and distributing quality, independent films internationally. Our goal is to make FFI a brand that ensures independent excellence and maximum return to our international buyers. We accomplish this by acquiring only a few new films each year that are worthy of the "Fantastic" label. This standard also gives each new "fantastic" film the attention they deserve.
I suppose in their defense, they do have "fantastic" in quotes. Thus signaling that they may have a different definition of what makes a movie fantastic. Either that or Bloodrayne has some hidden Oscar potential that I did not notice.

[Atorak]

Apparently this little snafu costs Dr. Boll a whopping 27 million. Whoops. No German tax law can fix that!

This goes along with what I've always said:

Germans love David Hasselhoff.

[HotCoffeeDude]

Gentlemen, what you are witnessing is the perhaps the most elaborate money laundering scheme in existence. Or maybe just the most stupid. Eh...

[crashedout]

[QUOTE=Evil Avatar]Just to get it up on the board - you people do understand that all his movies have been a whopping financial success, don't you?

My data says otherwise:

house of the dead -> 12Mil production 10 mil marketing = 22 million cost, made only 13 M worldwide at the box office

alone in the dark -> 20 Mil production, unknown marketing maybe 5 = 25 million cost, made 6.5 at box office

Correct me if I am wrong but the tax code loop hole is only based on box office returns so in effect he is doing what he set out to do, losing money. If your data that says otherwise please post.

[Beelzebud]

Something is wrong with a world that sees 2, thats TWO, prints of Bubba Hotep and 5500, thats Five Thousand Five Hundred, EXTRA copies of a Boll crap-fest...

[Evil_SPanKY]

Something is wrong with a world that sees 2, thats TWO, prints of Bubba Hotep and 5500, thats Five Thousand Five Hundred, EXTRA copies of a Boll crap-fest...


Bubba Hotep....Gawd I love that movie!

Elderly Elvis and Black Kennedy!?@! Fighting a 2000 year old mummy. What could possibly be better?!?

[Busted_Astromech]

Well, a funnier script, for one. Neat concept (Bruce Campbell as Old Elvis!) but it just wasn't as humorous as I'd hoped--jokes were more of the "that's a funny idea" variety than, well, jokes.

[Evil Avatar]

My data says otherwise:

house of the dead -> 12Mil production 10 mil marketing = 22 million cost, made only 13 M worldwide at the box office

alone in the dark -> 20 Mil production, unknown marketing maybe 5 = 25 million cost, made 6.5 at box office

Correct me if I am wrong but the tax code loop hole is only based on box office returns so in effect he is doing what he set out to do, losing money. If your data that says otherwise please post.

Your data seems incomplete. Profits are based on Box Office + INTL Box Office + DVD Sales + PPV Sales + TV Sales.

If you only look at one small part of the big picture, you aren't going to see why people continue to fund his movies. They make money.