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MiraJeff is conflicted about ROCKY BALBOA and spills all about his match with Uwe Boll.

The good doctor had to beat some ass... by Angry Mean Panda	Dec 19th, 2006 04:30:38 AM
He was just pushed too fucking far.
Namely, he directed “Rocky” by StrideX13	Dec 19th, 2006 04:31:04 AM
Hate to be that guy... but nope.
"Rocky winning Best Picture over Star Wars" by hiperaktiv	Dec 19th, 2006 04:33:03 AM
Star Wars was beaten by Annie Hall in 77, Rocky was up for the award in 76 and by some epic degree of bullshit beat Taxi Driver for best film.
Well damn... by StrideX13	Dec 19th, 2006 04:35:15 AM
We're just gonna pick this post to the factual ground!
Wow! Check your facts please... by Mace Tofu	Dec 19th, 2006 04:36:41 AM
Glad to see you Geeks on top of this. Star Wars fans hate Woody not John.
Worst Factchecking Ever. by Zorak5	Dec 19th, 2006 04:38:00 AM
First you say Stallone directed Rocky, and I blinked. Then you say Rocky beat Star Wars and I bashed my head into the monitor.
Just out of curiosity by Al_Shut	Dec 19th, 2006 04:48:37 AM
I seem to remember having read that one had to apply to the Boll massacre with a negative review. Was that still the case and if so what review did Jeff send in? Just curious if the beating was deserved.
After this review... by moviequotewhore	Dec 19th, 2006 04:49:08 AM
...MiraJeff has to fight Sly Stallone.
"Fail to Prepare, Prepare to Fail" by tonagan	Dec 19th, 2006 04:52:41 AM
That's the moral of the Uwe Boll story. And "I didn't know" is not a legitimate excuse for anything. And blaming other people for a poor performance is not cool. And I'm angry for having to get up for work so early :)
I saw your boxing video on YouTube by Mace Tofu	Dec 19th, 2006 04:55:36 AM
LOL sorry but you should of known better or taken some 'Roids a few months before the fight and worked out. Better not to fight and have Boll call you a pussy than to still have him call you a pussy, have a video of it and you having some health problems years from now from one of his sucker punches to your body ( that stuff comes back to haunt your body years later). Well we all do stupid things and glad you were not in Postal : )
Annie Hall won BP over Star Wars by Tubbs Tattsyrup	Dec 19th, 2006 05:01:16 AM
Not Rocky.
Sorry, I Was Unnecessarily Mean by tonagan	Dec 19th, 2006 05:02:20 AM
I sounded like my dad in that previous post. I would have gotten the crap beat out of me, as well (instead of just feeling that way after seeing Bloodrayne, which actually did give me a concussion).
MiraJeff: Knows nothing about movies... by Angry Mean Panda	Dec 19th, 2006 05:03:32 AM
and got his ass soundly beat by Dr. Boll. What a winner. And he is a winner...In the Bizarro world where Stallone directed Rocky and it beat Star Wars for the Oscar.
But Uwe's movies still suck by BannedOnTheRun	Dec 19th, 2006 05:04:59 AM
and MiraJeff's recounting of the fight is more entertaining than all of them put together. I guess fighting doesn't solve anything.
MiraJeff by Franklin T Marmoset	Dec 19th, 2006 05:12:43 AM
I enjoyed very much your report of the fight with Dr Boll. People will make fun of you, but it takes a certain amount of nerve to get in the ring when you know you're going to take a pasting. Fair play to you. The whole Boll Vs Everyone Who Doesn't Like Me affair is one of the most fascinating things I've seen in this film business. I kind of admire his gall, but at the same time you wonder what he really achieved. Also, it would have been nice if one person - just one - could have knocked him on his ass.
'Rocky V' wasn't too bad...... by Blok Narpin	Dec 19th, 2006 05:14:38 AM
"So although I never thought I'd want to see another Rocky movie after seeing the truly horrendous Rocky V" ---- Rocky V was Citizen kane compared to the completely awful Rocky IV.
"the training montage in by Blok Narpin	Dec 19th, 2006 05:20:30 AM
"the training montage in Rocky IV is the best" --- NO WAY. The training montage in Rocky IV was cheese. The training montage s in Rocky I and II were the best. Nothing beats Sly running through the Italian market, and then up the steps of the Museum of Art to a Bill Conti Score. Vince DiColi? HA!
Rocky IV montage by Franklin T Marmoset	Dec 19th, 2006 05:30:15 AM
That one is my favourite of the montages, mostly because when we saw it at the cinema my friend Leroy Palestine stood up and shouted, with genuine passion, 'Cheating bastard!' when he saw them shooting up Drago with the steroids. Ever since, I always replay that moment when I see the film. It was always very emotional to watch a Stallone film in those days.
I WAS SCARED FOR A SECOND UNTIL... by Leafy McPlantsalot	Dec 19th, 2006 05:34:20 AM
MiraJeff referenced Stallone directing Rocky and beating Star Wars... I am now sure this movie will rock and John G Avildsen is rolling in his grave...after dying immediately following the premiere of Karate Kid part III and or Rocky V
Don't get me wrong... by Angry Mean Panda	Dec 19th, 2006 05:36:50 AM
I give the guy credit for stepping in the ring with Doc Boll. But he should've at least loaded his gloves with buck shot or lead something. In not doing so, he did the world a grave disservice
re: being in Postal by sarahtheburninator	Dec 19th, 2006 05:59:43 AM
It's okay, the IMDb knows nothing of my involvement with that movie. I mean, um...
I hope.... by Judge Dredds Dirty Undies	Dec 19th, 2006 06:07:56 AM
That this review is as wrong as those two very wrong things jeff said about rocky. Props for taking on Boll. Goddamit I wish someone would fuck that piece of shit up. The fight might have meant something if he was just a regular joe, but hes been boxing for years etc so is it a real surprise he won? I'd like to take on that piece of shit even if I would ultimately get my ass handed to me...
I Get it Now. by hayt43	Dec 19th, 2006 06:14:57 AM
you know you’ve watched a Rocky Marathon on a cable channel owned by Ted Turner, who probably requests it be aired every weekend so can walk on a treadmill to “Eye of the Tiger.” Ha! That might just be true...but seriously dude check your facts will you!
You know what... by Ridge	Dec 19th, 2006 06:24:08 AM
Boll 'handpicked' his contestants, they had to be under 190 pounds was it? You're kidding me right? The guy picked inexperienced people with no real skills in the ring. Now had he actually spent some time and picked people who had a CHANCE against him... they're out there you know... then we would've seen some interesting shit go down. Before any of you guys bag Mirajeff for going up against Boll, Im sure as hell none of you motherfuckers submitted your names in the first place eh? Craven goddamn hypocritical motherfucking cowards.
Damn you Michael Bay by MCMLXXVI	Dec 19th, 2006 06:24:29 AM
Damn you Michael Bay
What Jeff should have done. by Judge Dredds Dirty Undies	Dec 19th, 2006 07:17:16 AM
Dosed up on PCP and gone crazy, maybe he would have done a little bit of damage to Boll then. And drturing, of course Boll is a Nazi. The fucker should be hung drawn and quartered for his crimes.
Sorry drturing i meant DerLanghaarige by Judge Dredds Dirty Undies	Dec 19th, 2006 07:18:07 AM
Sorry.
MIRAJEFF HAD BETTER RESPOND by Frijole	Dec 19th, 2006 07:21:17 AM
About his lack of film knowlege... Harry, what is this crap?
Getting Boll-bashed by nemesisdarkside	Dec 19th, 2006 07:22:48 AM
C Legion: Just what I was thinking! If what Ridge says is true, than Boll is even more of a scumbag. However, at the end of the day going into a ring against a ex-boxer when you aren't even in shape is ridiculous. While I admire your bravery, you just played right into Boll's hands. Plus all those calls for sympathy and Nazi jabs don't aid your cause. What did you accomplish from getting your ass beat and puking your guts out...on camera?!? The end result: Boll feeling pleased with himself that he "silenced" his critics and worst of all, still making movies!!!
Dredds Dirty Undies: by raw_bean	Dec 19th, 2006 07:25:28 AM
If I wasn't pissed off about it, I'd have to laugh about the irony of you apologising for using the wrong name, in a post where you're throwing 'Nazi' around as an epithet.
Another Thing by nemesisdarkside	Dec 19th, 2006 07:41:43 AM
If anyone from AICN should have fought Boll it should of been Quint. Boll just vented on MiraJeff because he was the only representative of this site. That kinda makes MiraJeff seem noble, but still a patsy for accepting Quint and Harry's beating for them! Hope they bought you something nice!
Can't really respect MiraJeff now as a film geek... by Dr_Zoidberg	Dec 19th, 2006 07:53:00 AM
just too many mistakes. So whenever I see a MiraJeff review, I'll skip it. No offence, but just telling you that's what I'll do and I'm sure other viewers (non-talkbackers) will do the same because of this. It's like I stopped reading film magazines for this reason, most of them just DON'T CARE!!! Fact checking is an important job, and there is no excuse and these are some pretty huge mistakes.
Uwe Boll vs Rocky? by Cruel_Kingdom	Dec 19th, 2006 08:25:08 AM
I'd take Boll in 8 rounds. After all, Rocky is 60 and Boll's gotta be good at something... Heh. Okay, how about Rocky vs Mirajeff? No, fuck that. Mirajeff would just projectile vomit on Rocky. What fun would that be?
Uwe Boll fight by antonphd	Dec 19th, 2006 08:25:16 AM
MiraJeff, dude, how could you mar a review of Rocky with the story of the fight with Uwe Boll? You are a glutton for punishment. Here's some advice: don't box if you don't know how and don't tell us a story of how much of a pussy you were about the fight. So you lost a boxing match, no big deal, but don't cry about it to us. You should just say 'yep, lost the fight, but it was fun to try'. Keep some dignity.
At least you were honest!! by Kristian66	Dec 19th, 2006 08:26:09 AM
You should have puked up over that German cunt.
I know fetuses that box better than you by Cruel_Kingdom	Dec 19th, 2006 08:29:57 AM
Dude, you suck. I know you probably thought it would be a cool way to insure getting into a movie -- by getting your ass handed to you by the modern day Ed Wood -- but nope, it's dorky and you will be laughed at for the rest of your life. Perhaps Boll hit you so hard you got brain damage like Rocky in ROCKY V and that's why you got all these details wrong in your review? That would make sense. To quote Smokey, "You got knocked the fuck out." Hahahaha! You should have at least lifted a five pound dumbell or eaten one less Twinkie a day or something to prepare. God, that makes you look stupid. But you've got heart, I guess...heart and a glass jaw.
"and spills all about his match with Boll..." by Cruel_Kingdom	Dec 19th, 2006 08:34:57 AM
"Spills all." Hahhaa! It's just like in your fight!
Mirajeff by mr. brownstone	Dec 19th, 2006 08:40:34 AM
you sir, are an idiot.
Honour by malcolm_mccallum	Dec 19th, 2006 08:48:45 AM
When you accept a personal challenge from one who is fighting for his honour and then lose, tradition, honour, and integrity requires that you cease to continue the actions that provoked the contest. No, its not 'might makes right' or 'trial by combat'. It doesn't make Uwe Boll a good director nor does it mean you must lie about his work but certainly, you are an honourless cur if you continue to childishly insult and pick at the man that bested you in a duel. You don't have to respect him because of the match but you do have to show respect. Failure to do so at that point only diminishes you.
Jesus.... by Judge Dredds Dirty Undies	Dec 19th, 2006 08:49:54 AM
This much hate is usually reserved only for Harry. I still respect Jeff for getting into the ring with that Nazi baby killing fucker. But those factual errors are unforgivable. Boll still needs to be ass raped even if its for just being so damn ugly. Did i mention he is a nazi?
Mirajeff is a better boxer than he is a writer by Daddylonghead	Dec 19th, 2006 08:52:36 AM
'nuff said.
and malcolm_mccallum is right by Daddylonghead	Dec 19th, 2006 08:57:52 AM
Sling your hook, Mirajeff.
Someone should have thrown Uwe a "sieg heil" by Doctor_Sin	Dec 19th, 2006 09:30:26 AM
'Cos he's a product of a barbaric, Jew-hating, no-sense-of-humor people. "Flicken Sie auf," Uwe. So what if these critics got their asses handed to them? It serves most of them right as they try to "Andy Dick" their way through things with pseudo-witty one-liners to show how hip they are. Boom. Served. That doesn't excuse Uwe Boll from being a fuckhead. He is a lunkheaded lummox of a moron who has more of a grasp on English than he does on filmmaking.
Wait - did we lose the National Treasure 2 post? by Doctor_Sin	Dec 19th, 2006 09:54:16 AM
Not that I care, I just need to make sure I'm not hallucinating.
Shameless... by KabutoKoji	Dec 19th, 2006 10:03:40 AM
To whoever wrote this review, and I don't care how many Talkbackers said it before me, because I haven't read the posts yet. Anyway to the reviewer; Do you know what the word credibility means? You have absolutely none. Never, ever write another movie review again. I will never take you seriously. What are you doing being associated with movies, really? Sylvester Stallone directing the first Rocky????? Rocky winning the Oscar over Star Wars????? Are you fucking kidding me????? How old are you, two? This is insulting to read. Stallone didn't direct the first Rocky. Rocky never competed against Star Wars for the Oscar. Star Wars was up for the 1977 Oscar, and Annie Hall won that. Harry, Moriarty and whoever, what are you doing posting this joke on the site? In the real world this guy would've been fired on his first day. My, what in the world??????????????
Don Murphy pwns teh suck. by Badger999	Dec 19th, 2006 10:05:48 AM
...only he can truly contend with Dr. Boll.
Fina-fucking-ly! by PwnedByStallone	Dec 19th, 2006 10:10:06 AM
MiraJeff is right! Maybe he's not the best writer in the world but he wasn;t fooled by this film like the other AICN critics. I had similar problems with the film as well. There is so much build up with hardly any payoff. In fact the endign ruins everyhting before it.
Mirajeff, you were smart to throw in the towel. by Uncapie	Dec 19th, 2006 10:29:14 AM
You would have had your ass handed to you on a plate if you continued. My question is, is that if you knew you were going to fight this guy in advance; why didn't you train ahead of time? That's like getting behind the wheel of a car without any instruction of how it works.
This reminds me of... by zurge	Dec 19th, 2006 10:36:28 AM
..the time in highschool the bully took your money, and you said you could kick his ass, you fought him, and he kicked yours, only to call him a poo head afterwards.
Jeff shoulda..... by Judge Dredds Dirty Undies	Dec 19th, 2006 10:48:46 AM
Brought a knife and put some holes in that nazi fucker, he plays dirty at the cinema so why shouldnt jeff play dirty in the ring. Death to Uwe Boll the nazi baby killer. He probably takes it in the pooper too....
Callous heartless bastard by CherryValance	Dec 19th, 2006 10:53:01 AM
You couldn't save the negativity 'til next week? I prize honesty above all else, but if it should turn out that I somehow don't like the film, I'm gonna keep it to myself until 2007.
No BSB by Judge Dredds Dirty Undies	Dec 19th, 2006 11:07:32 AM
All germans are EVIL you should know that by now. Fucking Uwe Boll needs to be taken out, someone has to do it before he does anymore damage to humanity. Please someone kill that nazi pig fucker.
NO SYMPATHY by tile_mcgillus	Dec 19th, 2006 11:27:46 AM
Listen Mirajeff. You got into the ring with a ex semi-pro boxer. You had months to prepare and train and LEARN about boxing. Instead you post this fucking excuse laden mess of a diatribe against Uwe Boll. The fact that you lost the fight, looked pathetic and puked like a little girl is not his fault. You should have known. Accept responsibility for your actions...it is a basic life lesson.
Lame Jew Shit by Saluki	Dec 19th, 2006 11:33:41 AM
Ugh. The concentration camp line was the worst. And get a fucking clue what the hell a tricep is dumbass.
ID FIGHT UWE BOLL by WISEBLOOD	Dec 19th, 2006 11:35:30 AM
So long as we get to wrap it up street style...no cups, kidney protectors or eddie and the cruisers. Id whip that chumps ASS...
Terrible review by moto	Dec 19th, 2006 11:49:25 AM
Is it just me, or was that review one of the most uneven and unstructured things you've read here? He complains about one thing, and then heralds another, only to contradict himself later on. I get that it didn't hit the right notes for him, but that review is just all over the place. Confusing to read.
Why is everyone surprised that a MiraJeff review sucks? by Lando Griffin	Dec 19th, 2006 12:10:30 PM
Anyone recall his Grudge 2 "review" that mysteriously disappeared after all the negative feedback it received? Yes the Grudge 2 sucked, it was a TB concensus but MJ's "review" was as intolerable and disjointed as the movie he "reviewed". BSB is right though MJ must be giving someone on the AICN staff good head for them to continually post this drivel.
JuggFuckler vs Uwe Boll by Lando Griffin	Dec 19th, 2006 12:12:25 PM
make it so AICN
It's Medical Fact... by Aquatarkusman	Dec 19th, 2006 12:15:11 PM
... the first part of the brain to go for someone suffering from dementia pugilistica is the portion that remembers movie trivia. Look at Ali... he keeps Mannequin and Mannequin 2: On the Move all mixed up.
Enough German Bashing by CallMeDude	Dec 19th, 2006 12:19:34 PM
I can't understand why so many people here use the word 'nazi' to describe their hate against Boll. Or even worse hate all Germans because of Uwe Boll. Most Germans don't know Uwe Boll nor his movies. The population of America consists of people with many different descent. Americans with german descent make a contribution to the American society now and then. If you don't believe me, you can look at this list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ List_of_famous_German_American s
I think Uwe literally knocked the brains out of you.... by Kirbymanly	Dec 19th, 2006 12:26:43 PM
Check your facts, man!
Enough ABOUT the German bashing by Lando Griffin	Dec 19th, 2006 12:29:05 PM
it was one retarded "reviewer" and one retarded talkbacker who made lame attempts at anti-german humor - get the fuck over it!
Besides you germans should take what you got comin' by Lando Griffin	Dec 19th, 2006 12:31:32 PM
no, not just in regards to the holocaust but because you made Hasselhoff believe he could have some kind singing career
BAHAHAHAHHAHAHA by Traumnovelle	Dec 19th, 2006 12:42:32 PM
"Defenseless film critics"? You were the one who boarded an airplane with the expressed intention of fighting him! Its not like he attacked you on the street or something. Fuck off. Stop making excuses. You lost a fight that you willingly showed up to. Its a real bruise to the ego, isn't it? I feel for you.
So, how much brain damage was caused by Boll... by Bones	Dec 19th, 2006 12:46:05 PM
...I could go on about all the mistakes in your review, but it looks like everyone else who reads this site beat me to the punch. You know about being beaten to the punch, Don't you MiraJeff? And by the way, John G Avildsen has made better movies since "Rocky"--namely "Lean on Me" and "The Power of One"
MCMLXXVI has the bollocks to post... by Seph_J	Dec 19th, 2006 12:53:59 PM
... a 'damn you michael bay' comment in a UWE BOLL talkback!?!?! the guy truly is a cock.
And another thing about the Germans... by Judge Dredds Dirty Undies	Dec 19th, 2006 12:53:59 PM
The women there are all too eager to be anally fisted and that makes me suspicious.
Rocky Horror Picture Show by CuervoJones	Dec 19th, 2006 01:04:25 PM
that´s all
I'm a pretty good boxer by Binkysguy	Dec 19th, 2006 01:06:07 PM
How do I get into the ring with this guy?
I was just ripping on the Germans 'cos I'm 1/2 German by Doctor_Sin	Dec 19th, 2006 01:34:56 PM
I figure I get a 'pass.' My other half is divided between Norwegian and Scot. Yeah - that's some fucked up world-dominating, heavy-drinking, battle-axe wielding, hairy-backed raping and pillaging lineage. In describing the scrotal sore that is Uwe Boll, I was using 'nazi' in the more pop-culture form of meaning 'general warmongering fascist' - much the same way as Foreigners make some ridiculous Bush-Hitler analogy. Uwe is a lunkhead. He's a musclebound lunkhead. He's a musclebound lunkheaded thug. He's a musclebound lunkheaded German thug. That is one goose-step away from the inevitable analogy. I'm gonna go listen to Die Toten Hosen now. I recommend them.
I cant believe none of you pussies could beat Uwe Boll. by wolvenom	Dec 19th, 2006 01:40:52 PM
YOU GUYS COULD HAVE ATLEAST TRAINED FOR FUCKS SAKE... telling us this stuff about punching a bag for the first time and never having wrapped your hands before? Im sure you had atleast a fuckin month or two to train mirajeff. I would have bought the best trainer out there just so not to look completely pathetic against this hack director. I myself jog almost every day and know that with a month or two of help from a trainer and some weight training i could fucking wallop his ass.. he showed nothing in those videos to show me he was an amateur fighter. It looked like basic street fighting. He kept throwing the same combo. fuck i wish not all the internet movie reviewers were so pathetic in real life. Lastly, to consider yourselves writers is a fucking joke... you think we come here because you guys write well? We come here because once in awhile you get the scoop on something new in hollywood. God knows how or why. I rarely ever read the reviews here. they've become so god damn convoluted and ambiguous.
Boll v. Stallone by Marv Spaulding	Dec 19th, 2006 02:03:20 PM
I'd pay to watch Sly beat the shit out of Boll. I bet Boll would agree to the fight too, since Sly is a little... you know... old. I think we all know who'd win that one though.
Jeff will take this down like he did his grudge 2 post by Bob C. Cock	Dec 19th, 2006 02:16:22 PM
what a tard
Why are you shocked that the review sucked? by www.valiens.com	Dec 19th, 2006 02:17:43 PM
Did you not read the list of Stallone movies he liked?
why didn't they send in a ringer? by Wee Willie	Dec 19th, 2006 02:18:45 PM
Hire a goon to go in posing as you. Then BING! POW! We're spared anymore Uwe Boll movies. You guys are idiots. Never. Ever. Trust a German. (That was a joke)
The ringer idea would have been awesome by Doctor_Sin	Dec 19th, 2006 02:25:33 PM
The second AICN posted this challenge, they should have suddenly unveiled their "longtime correspondent" who just happens to work out at one of the East Austin boxing gyms. Uwe would have been pwned!
Why in the hell? by coolguyaaron	Dec 19th, 2006 02:35:36 PM
Uwe Boll has stolen the time and money of millions. ALONE IN THE DARK alone has earned him the hatred of the entire free world, and reserved him a special place in hell. Why... WHY!?! would you volunteer to let him kick your ass? It's as if Mel Gibson in Braveheart went to the British after they murdered his wife, and requested they rape him as well. Maybe if you'd trained for a few months. But you knew you weren't going to touch him. And you knew how much satisfaction he was going to get out of it. So why in the hell did you let him do it?
JOhn G Avildsen directed Rocky and It Didn't Beat.. by BigTuna	Dec 19th, 2006 02:35:52 PM
Star Wars. Different year. Check your facts dude. A quick check to IMDB will end that problem
No Credibility by toadkillerdog	Dec 19th, 2006 02:45:06 PM
This is not a review from a creditable organzation or reviewer. It is more like a High Schooler with bad research and worse writing skills. I do not want to pile on, but in such a high profile position as a reviewer on this site, regardless of your opinions, you really need to get your facts straight. And the criticism you are receiving for getting into a ring with another man, is valid. You do not prepare for a fight - any fight, by sitting on your ass for months. I do give you props for getting into the ring after you saw what he did to the other men. You do deserve credit for that, but everything else - the beating and after-effects, were all your own fault.
wolvenom is the MiraJeff of talkbacks by TheRevengeOfBayouWilly	Dec 19th, 2006 02:46:52 PM
I thought your Spider-Man 3 posts were incomprehensible... and MiraJeff deserves whatever beating the Teutonic Terror could give him. Why don't I challenge some Ricky Bobby douchebag without ever driving a car? Idiot.
First Blood Part Four: Regain a Nation's Honor by CallMeDude	Dec 19th, 2006 02:58:00 PM
To: Rambo, John J., born 7/6/47 Bowie, Arizona of Indian-German descent. Joined army 8/6/64. Special Forces specialization. 59 confirmed kills. The Assignment: -neutralize Uwe Boll for Germany's honor -destroy every kind of Hasselhoff music and replace it with music from 'Die Toten Hosen'
wasn't it stated somewhere by ewokstew	Dec 19th, 2006 03:07:49 PM
That Boll wouldn't fight anyone with formal boxing training? No matter how tough he is, if that's true, it makes him a pussy in my book.
Maybe Jeff thought he would land one or two punches... by Judge Dredds Dirty Undies	Dec 19th, 2006 03:13:05 PM
I mean I would fight that cunt knowing i would get trounced if i thought i might get to punch the fucker in the face at least once. But it was a bad idea to wine about the event afterwoods. I still think you guys are being a little bit harsh. I think we all just wish us geeks were a bit better represented someon could have made a bit more of an effort.
MiraJeffro... by datachasm	Dec 19th, 2006 03:14:23 PM
suck my balls... this "review" is total BS. such a long and breezy thing, you KNOW that Sly might read it and i think you did this to fuck with him... you suck and i will ignore anything here with your name attached to it!!! HARRY FIRE THE BASTARD!!!
Boll purposefully picked people he knew... by rbatty024	Dec 19th, 2006 03:26:02 PM
he would beat. When I first heard of the challenge I thought it was clever marketing, but knowing that he pretty much fixed the fights I have lost any sympathy for that guy. In two or three years Uwe Boll is just going to be a bad memory.
Wow, guys, we're all over the place in here. by Childe Roland	Dec 19th, 2006 03:36:21 PM
On the one hand you've got people screaming about credibility because MJ's punch-drunk head juggfuckled a few film facts (really, though, MJ, there's not much excuse for that kind of thing when you could open another window and browse your way to factual correctness) and a few posts later you've got people saying Sly's earned a blind eye from reviewers if the film actually turns out to be bad. That's just fucked up. Nobody gets a pass for bad work. I don't care if you're Sly or Uwe or Eli or the ghost of Stanley Fucking Kubrick on a bad idea day. How nice of a guy you are and the body of your past work will earn you a pass on a movie that looks like it might be bad, but that will only get my ass into the theater (or video store) to give the thing a day in court it otherwise probably wouldn't have gotten. If the shit stinks, though, damned if I'm going to lie about it or just keep it quiet (with the exception of maybe trying to get someone I don't care for to actually go sit through the thing...I know I'm guilty of doing that with Vulgar). Anyway, SLy may well be the nicest guy in Hollywood, but if he made a(nother) shitty movie, he's got to expect to get knocked around a bit for it. All that said, it seems like MJ might have gone into this thing with his expectations set a bit high. Bottom line, if Rocky Balboa doesn't make you want to challenge Stallone to a Boll-style death match, then it's worlds better than Rocky V and it's probably more than you deserve if you thought making another installment was a good idea in the first place. I'm still planning to rent this, just because it sounds like Sly dug the story (choreography of the fight scene be damned), and I'm looking for a reason to be able to say Stallone's an underappreciated writer again.
"Chris Alexander of Rue Morgue needed to wear makeup.." by ToneTone	Dec 19th, 2006 03:51:50 PM
"...on his battered face the next day." Er, why, exactly? The guy couldn't walk around town with a couple of black eyes and swollen cheeks? Is he playing the romantic lead in a romantic comedy? Because if he's still just writing crappy reviews, who cares what his face looks like? What kind of puss wears makeup after losing a fight?
You guys do miss one point by Ridge	Dec 19th, 2006 04:04:11 PM
And that's ethics. At least Jeff, post fight, stuck to his guns on his feelings for Boll. What'd the other 3 do? Turn tail and suck up to the guy so much he practically adopted them. Suddenly they're big Boll fans and the only one, ONLY one with the courage of his convictions is Jeff. Think about that for a while.
Ridge is right, guys by Doctor_Sin	Dec 19th, 2006 04:58:19 PM
Jeff may have been knocked into the Short Bus, causing all sorts of brain-damaged hallucinations and intermittent amnesia, but at least he didn't drop to his knees and greedily gobble Uwe's bratwurst.
Bob C Cock by Lando Griffin	Dec 19th, 2006 06:03:03 PM
if you google "mirajeff grudge" a post of yours on the matter from Nov 4th is the first to pop up. It looks like another site is trying to archive the post without success. Someone ressurect that shit.
I've seen the light by Lando Griffin	Dec 19th, 2006 06:09:01 PM
it takes a lot of moral fiber, whether you had your ass kicked or were offered an intern job by the good doctor, to continue to believe, like the sky is blue, that his movies suck the diarrhea stained anus of a baboon. His will is strong indeed.
Pen trying to me mightier than the glove? by V-man	Dec 19th, 2006 07:27:06 PM
Sorry, but its not Uwe's job to teach you boxing, even if he schooled you in the ring. You agreed to go in the ring and just assumed his boxing ability equaled his directorial skills? Don't get me wrong, I don't like his work....but You should have been learning about boxing before you left. What happened to all that "I'll be getting into shape..." and stuff? Couldn't you at least GOOGLE something before flying up. You write like its all his fault you don't know how to box. It isn't. Sheesh..can't believe I actually have to defend Uwe Boll on a FILM forum. What'll wash THAT off?
TIME FOR AN INTERNET PETITION by Daddylonghead	Dec 19th, 2006 08:06:41 PM
no, not really. But Mirajeff does suck. I read that Grudge 2 "review," it was typically shite.
Let me box Uwe Boll.... by GibsonUSA Returns	Dec 19th, 2006 08:07:43 PM

I think everyone is missing the point... by rbatty024	Dec 19th, 2006 08:27:19 PM
MiraJeff didn't have to defeat Uwe Boll, he just needed to "go the distance." You're an inspiration to us all MiraJeff. One and a half rounds of inspiration.
Personally I think 'Raging Boll' was a failure by Ridge	Dec 19th, 2006 09:12:42 PM
All Uwe Bolle managed to convince the world of, was that he managed to beat up 3 self admitted net geeks and one minor. What does this prove? That yes! Uwe is a mindless piece of crap. I myself submitted an application but never heard a word of it again. Im 240ish pounds, I'm hardly what you'd call obese, I dont have a glass jaw, but I do know I pack a hell of a left jab and a right haymaker. I have had some boxing and some martial arts training too. But no, I'm not exactly UFC material or some shit. I'm just a regular guy who's standard was obviously too high for Mr Boll. Nice one Uwe. Way to go. When you're staging something like this? Try to be the underdog. Try to be the one who looks like he has to put the muscle on to get through it Rocky style, try to be CREDIBLE. Otherwise, you just end up continuiing life as Uwe Boll, shit film maker, beater of minors and geeks and all round wanker. Again, to stipulate a point: The other 3 sold out. They're playing 'Trailer trash' in the movie itself admittedly. HOW...FUCKING...APT. I'll sure as hell never visit their sites again.
Good Post Ridge.... by Judge Dredds Dirty Undies	Dec 19th, 2006 09:19:48 PM
Uwe Boll makes my blood boil I'd love to take a shot at that fucker. If I lost I would take revenge by anally raping his mother, or if she's dead, her corpse. She was probably in the joy division anyway.
I missed the Grudge 2 debacle by Doctor_Sin	Dec 19th, 2006 10:02:38 PM
Should I be glad?
Ridge... by Red Ned Lynch	Dec 19th, 2006 11:43:50 PM
...if you've boxed you should know this, but...I weigh about one eighty. Back in the 80s when I both boxed and participated in full contact karate I wighed about one sixty. But at either weight I wouldn't fight a two hundred forty pound guy in the ring, regardless of his skill level. Boll doesn't look more than one eighty, and since he's been in the ring he knows enough to make sure he wouldn't be in the ring with someone ridiculously out of his weight. I'd be interested to see if he picked anyone under say a buck seventy to get into the ring with him. Then you might have a point in saying he was being a bully. But if you climb into a ring to fight somebody who outweighs you by fifty or sixty pounds you're not being brave. You're being an idiot.
And for the record... by Red Ned Lynch	Dec 20th, 2006 12:00:05 AM
...the most telling line in the review/recap was the one that referred to the other reviewer "having" to wear makeup the next day. Or what? He'd have been seen outside with a black eye? One of those big ugly green bruises down his jawline? These guys didn't just have no business boxing. They have no business watching a card. And, I guess, no business watching a boxing movie. Damn, you walk into a man's house, knowing he invited you there to make a game of you, don't prepare in any way, let him turn you into the punch line of his sorry joke, then set the blame on him for you not caring enough to make yourself ready for the fight as the bottom part of a literary card that featured a review you didn't care enough to do your homework on. I don't know what point you were trying to make, but you sure did make one.
It's simple really: by SkidMarkedUndies	Dec 20th, 2006 12:14:39 AM
Uwe Boll was Drago and Mira Jeff was Apollo Creed. Nuff Said. Now who's gonna step up and be the Rock and knock this punk ass Commie down!?!?!
fighting is ok. Losing happens. Whining is annoying. by V-man	Dec 20th, 2006 12:25:49 AM
Boll is listed as 5'8" and 174. Yeah, fighting a 240 pound trained fighter would be much dumber than Bloodrayne. The announcement of the fight on this site was June 13th, and the mirajeff fight was September 23. There was time to learn something (or back out). And of course, there was all that talk of "stomping his ass" and the like. If mirajeff was winning the fight, do you think he would have gone nice on Boll? Probably not. Its just crappy to agree to something like that and then take cheap shots like the "nazi" comments because you were too lazy to get ready for a fight you were too dumb to back out of (or not get into in the first place). That whole whinefest make Bloodrayne look like.... well.... watchable anyway.
Just saw this movie... by Cruel_Kingdom	Dec 20th, 2006 12:48:51 AM
Fucking unbelievable. The best of the Rocky sequels. Much better than it has any right to be.
Short version... by Sledge Hammer	Dec 20th, 2006 01:16:07 AM
..."I was dumb enough to accept, blinded by what a hero to fanboys I'd surely become, I was even dumber in not preparing at all, and so Uwe Boll deservedly beat the living shit out of me for my utter ineptitude and stupidity". And earth to MiraJeff, nobody cares.
Sly DID NOT direct "ROCKY" moron by Movie Ed	Dec 20th, 2006 01:25:31 AM
Think before you speak, research,. research ,.research. The directors name was John Avildson. Give Sly some slack though, he has the balls to do this. I can't wait to see it. I hope you knock out the boxoffice, Rocky!
that's it, i need the grudge 2 review back up by Bob C. Cock	Dec 20th, 2006 01:27:28 AM
just so everyone can forever see how bad mirajeff is at reviewing a film. there is NO excuse for letting him do what he does.
By the way, MiraJeff... by StrideX13	Dec 20th, 2006 01:53:21 AM
...just saw Rocky Balboa and as someone with a critical eye-- this movie kicks ass, because Sly didn't care about making this movie for anyone else but HIMSELF / THE CHARACTER, which saved this movie, and gave this franchise a glorious ending dignity. This movie is awesome, and to say otherwise.... well, it'd be as silly as misquoting who directed the original "Rocky" and saying it beat out "Star Wars" for Best Picture.
Red Ned Lynch by Ridge	Dec 20th, 2006 02:21:45 AM
I agree with most of what you've written there, however, I do disagree with one point. Boll put forward that he wanted to fight people, then chose people much smaller than him, much weaker, no fighting training etc. Seeing as you too have had some experience boxing, you can relate to the fact that in the first two months, its a bitch just learning footwork, which as Stallone pointed out, is the most crucial part. Footwork aside, ducking and weaving is a prick to learn too. Any 'speed education' in boxing they could've possibly taken would've been a joke and the same result would've been taken anyhow. My point is, that Boll, set himself up to look like a bully. Beating up a minor for christ sake. The mother of that kid should feel ashamed of herself for ok'ing the match. He should've set himself up, at least, as the underdog in at least 2 out of 4 matches to appear to have some credibility. But Boll aside, again, you do have to give Jeff kudos, as I've said a few times, for having the courage of his convictions and sticking with his opinions and standards and not becoming an asslicking fanboy just because Boll figuratively and physically handed him his ass. I have NO doubt Boll is an accomplished fighter, the mans obviously got the goods, I in no way knock that. I DO knock however, his respect for the sweet science, and it is a science for true boxers, by setting up such a trivial joke of a bout. It's an insult to movie fans, critics and sports lovers everywhere.
Maybe... by Ridge	Dec 20th, 2006 02:24:07 AM
We could set up that Van Damme fight... personally I do believe that Van Damme could hand Boll his ass on a platter...
3 months traing > 3 months smoking and talking trash by V-man	Dec 20th, 2006 04:17:36 AM
how is setting a 190 pound weight limit for a 174 pound man choosing smaller and weaker? And the minor was 17. That's old enough to join the army. Physically, its better off than Boll at 41. He makes crappy films, but he didn't do anything in this stunt that idiots didn't allow to be done to themselves.
V-man by Ridge	Dec 20th, 2006 05:06:36 AM
The kid might've been 17, that's old enough to join the army indeed, but again you miss the point, none of them were any match for boll, boll knew that well in advance. What, you think 3 months of training is gonna turn them into capable opponents? You wish.
Ridge by V-man	Dec 20th, 2006 05:55:19 AM
did THEY think 3 months of training (or better yet, 3 months of talking trash) was going to turn THEM into worthy opponents. If not, then they shouldn't have gone. They weren't FORCED into it. They CHOSE to go get their asses handed to them. Whining about it now doesn't impress anyone. And if AICN (or anyone else) REALLY wanted to throw a curve, they would have found someone capable to face him.
But there-in lay the point by Ridge	Dec 20th, 2006 06:19:36 AM
AICN had no ability to 'choose' someone. Boll did. And Boll chose them HIMSELF. Call it what you want, use all the excuses you want, but this was in no way indicative of a real boxing match, or a sane one, this was a joke. No self respecting boxer, sanctioned or not, would go near a hack and halfwit like Boll.
internship by the_shogun_gunslinger	Dec 20th, 2006 06:45:08 AM
hey that internship will Boll could be the best thing ever for an aspiring director...go to the shoot...watch Uwe Boll like a hawk...take notes...every last detail...then when you make your movie...look back at what ou learned and do the EXACT OPPOSITE OF EVERYTHING YOU SAW HIM DO! youll win best picture for sure
lmao shogun by Ridge	Dec 20th, 2006 07:21:29 AM
Hey look at it this way Shogun there is a positive point realistically though... the kid can only go up from there right? It's not possible to sink further.
So, are geeks going to issue a counter challenge, now? by Doctor_Sin	Dec 20th, 2006 07:28:33 AM
I am so waiting for the Internet community to challenge Uwe Boll to a Warhammer game. Or a five-day marathon D&D campaign. "Who can watch every episode of every episode of every Star Trek series consecutively, non-stop? Harry Knowles or Uwe Boll? It's Knowles vs Boll tonight on Pay-Per-View!"
lol by Ridge	Dec 20th, 2006 08:05:56 AM
I knew a comment like that was coming, but personally, I'll take the moral high ground and just never pay to see his work again, hoping many others do the same. Hopefully Boll goes back to Germany and forgets about ruining any more franchises...
I'll give 1000 pounds to anyone who by Judge Dredds Dirty Undies	Dec 20th, 2006 08:37:01 AM
rapes Boll's ass. I'll double it if you have HIV.
Uwe Boll in Zombiegeddon... by Cruel_Kingdom	Dec 20th, 2006 08:45:24 AM
Anyone seen this? The movie starts out with a public service announcement by Boll explaining that the movie is crap and that if they want to see a "real" zombie movie they should watch House of the Dead. Hahahha! SNL couldn't write something so funny as that shit.
If boll wanted to prove himself to the critics...... by knifeandfork	Dec 20th, 2006 10:28:30 AM
He should have just made a good film instead of being a bully and picking on 3 people weaker than him. I dont understand it. He has accsess to the sort of money and facilities that talented up and coming directors would fucking DREAM of having for their projects and yet he squanders it by making these shitty movies . Fuck him. Oh and if your reading this uwe i would gladly challenge you to a fight. Pick the time and place, i will fucking cripple you , you fucking dumpkof.
You can't be afraid of getting hit by veritasses	Dec 20th, 2006 11:50:56 AM
That's all boxing is. You're never going to land a solid punch or make an effective slip/counter if you're afraid to get hit. And if you don't have at least some basic techinques down you're just going to get hurt. Not sure what Boll was trying to prove. He's a loser for taking on a novice.
Boxing Training by Tito Trinidad	Dec 20th, 2006 12:50:24 PM
I don't know how much advance notice he had for the match, but it would not have mattered if MiraJeff had trained for 3 months before the bout. Boxing is a learned skill that takes at LEAST 2-3 YEARS to even know what the hell your doing. Heck, the first couple months of training probably involves learning how to move forward and side to side to avoid a blow rather than straight back as we institively do. He should have done some road work you say? A little running? Nah, not buying it. It would have helped his stamina but that just means he would have been in the ring longer and received more of a beating and possibley getting seriously injured. Nope, the deck was stacked in favor of Uwe Boll who, as an amateur boxer probably had scores of fights since he was a kid. As for the Oscar mistake. Who gives a shit about the Oscars?
MiraJeff, security will help you pack up your desk by Spandau Belly	Dec 20th, 2006 01:46:16 PM
and then escort you out of the building. We will send you your remaining pay stubs and record of employment by post in the next six to eight weeks. Hand in your building pass, but feel free keep the company mug.
I have more respect for Boll. by brycemonkey	Dec 20th, 2006 01:49:41 PM
Critics should get more beatings. Especially if they accept a challenge to fight, then do nothing at all in the way or training and preparation. Chalk up those bashed brain cells to stupidity tax. To be fair the fact that this man would mercilessly beat children, wimps and morons reflects badly on Ewe. But then, I never had any respect for him anyway. For Boll it was win win.
Maybe I'm just bitter... by Spandau Belly	Dec 20th, 2006 02:02:49 PM
about Days of Thunder beating out Casablanca for best picture back in 2009.
Spandau... by Judge Dredds Dirty Undies	Dec 20th, 2006 02:55:06 PM
YOu have to admit Bogart was the man in Days of thunder.
"Critics should get more beatings." by Ridge	Dec 20th, 2006 04:19:09 PM
Yes... because without critics, we wouldn't get classy movies like Bloodrayne, AITD, House of the Dead, Dungeon Siege, Postal... anything from Paul WS Anderson... ironic that you post that in a forum on a critical website?
Wow, it takes effort to write the worst AICN article by BitterMan23	Dec 20th, 2006 06:23:32 PM
of all time. But Mirajeff managed. Grats, man. From the hilariously bad factchecking to the misspelling of actors' names to the completely pointless story about Boll, it was never more than awful. Thanks! p.s. how is having Postal on yr resume somehow worse than admitting you liked Stop or My Mom Will Shoot?
Want revenge?!?! by Robert Doane	Dec 20th, 2006 06:38:06 PM
Im a journalist in Canada. I hate Uwe boll's movies... and I hate this publicity stunt. Why not sign ME up for a match, you work in my corner (with a HUGE smirk on your face).... I'll pretend i suck, then go in and work him over. (I boxed for over a decade as a youth, and went to the Canadian nationals as younger guy)... email me.. im serious... winged_whacker@hotmail.com
TheRevengeOfBayouWilly by Killah_Mate	Dec 20th, 2006 07:13:28 PM
The whole "Nazi" thing is childish, but "Teutonic Terror"? LOL! That's almost as funny as calling AICN a "critical website" ;) (Sorry Ridge, but we've both seen Harry's reviews - let's be realistic here. I agree with you about most of the other stuff, though.)
Would it kill you people to put in an Edit feature? by Killah_Mate	Dec 20th, 2006 07:18:39 PM
Having worked in web design I know the answer, for a forum like this, is probably "yes". Still pisses me off, though. Just wanted to add that I just realized "Teutonic Terror" is how Boll calls himself. Somehow, that just makes it even more funny.
Killah by Ridge	Dec 20th, 2006 11:28:58 PM
No offense taken man, just meant critical websites in general lol.
Death Wish 6: Crackdownier by crazywomansquilt	Dec 21st, 2006 04:07:20 AM
Wish this Hack had done ya in, Jeff. Yes, I wish death on this guy (the critic, not the other one). If you think that is too harsh or insensitive, this is the same film school jerkoff who called for murder on Brian De Palma a few months back. So all bets are off. That Dahlia death wish coming from a would-be critic who isn't a peanut in De Palma's shit; even his stinkiest most egregious shit. And even Mission to Mars.
Thunderballs by Judge Dredds Dirty Undies	Dec 21st, 2006 04:26:22 AM
You expect Stallone on the release of his new movie to say "yeah um sorry film the film suck dont see it, I fucked up"? Anyway you can tell from the Q and As that Sly is sincere about Rocky Balboa, its very different to mindlessly plugging your latest release.
Stallone did a great job directing Rocky! by Spandau Belly	Dec 21st, 2006 07:07:33 AM
But his direction wasn't as skilled as Sean Connery's work directing Dr. No, or Macullay Culkin's direction of Home Alone. Culkin's use of Christian imagery and harsh violence was a stroke of genius, I'll bet Scorsese shat himself. And the third person to be voted off the island....MiraJeff!
Ridge: No the irony isn't lost on me... by brycemonkey	Dec 21st, 2006 08:18:00 AM
However those movies have been made and released despite or inspite of having any number of film critics. Perhaps if they were of a better quality then fewer of them would require beatings? Anyway, peace.
I can name some critics Id love beaten to a pulp lol by Ridge	Dec 21st, 2006 08:48:17 AM
But I wouldn't put them in the ring with old Emu Bowels. I'd rather put them up against someone of equal ability.........like a tickle me elmo.
"no selfrespecting boxer" by JackRabbitSlim	Dec 21st, 2006 10:26:32 AM
Funny watching folks act as if Uwe Boll/MiraJeff tarnished the honor of the professional boxer. With the possible exceptions of Jai Alai and Horse Racing, Boxing is the most notoriously corrupt sport of the modern day. Don King anyone? Mike Tyson? "I'll eat your f'in children?" As for Boll - he should be ashamed for whomping on obviously outclassed opponents? It happens every day in the lower levels. How do you think those fighters get on Fight Night on ESPN with their gaudy 10-0, 11-1 records? Go to a local amateur forum or even a professional string and I guarantee you'll see at least one match that rivals the true mismatch and rank patheticism displayed in Raging Boll - the only difference there is no one will give a shit about the losers sniveling and will prolly be pelted with garbage being thrown into the ring.
this was much better than I expected... by just pillow talk	Dec 6th, 2007 02:41:15 PM
and the "villain" wasn't a cartoon villain like 3 and 4, but someone who was just looking for respect. The fight was of secondary importance, he was showing Rocky's path back to becoming "whole".

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