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Citizen Vigilante
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666
Battlebus imprisoning me \m/ >.< \m/
Watched it in the background.
Last ~20 minutes are good.
It's Europe's version of Death Wish for sure, as previously mentioned.
At release Death Wish was considered morally reprehensible, this is obviously considered the same. I don't know how this movie will age relative to what will happen to Europe/UK. I do know at this point in time, Death Wish is a fantastic movie and this one is far from that.
Movies that are technically "bad movies" can still hold significance. I'm glad someone can make a movie like this.
96% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Last ~20 minutes are good.
It's Europe's version of Death Wish for sure, as previously mentioned.
At release Death Wish was considered morally reprehensible, this is obviously considered the same. I don't know how this movie will age relative to what will happen to Europe/UK. I do know at this point in time, Death Wish is a fantastic movie and this one is far from that.
Movies that are technically "bad movies" can still hold significance. I'm glad someone can make a movie like this.
96% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
666
Battlebus imprisoning me \m/ >.< \m/
Alone In The Dark (Christian Slater is hilarious) and Postal are good fun.
SirKicksalot
Member
I liked Rampage a lot. Didn't bother with anything else.
I suspect his moviemaking career is some sort of performance art.
His PhD is about genre serialisation. He made a whole bunch of sequels, shot Bloodrayne 3 and its parody at the same time, made multiple serial killer and genocide movies, focused on videogame adaptations and is now making unofficial sequels...
I suspect his moviemaking career is some sort of performance art.
His PhD is about genre serialisation. He made a whole bunch of sequels, shot Bloodrayne 3 and its parody at the same time, made multiple serial killer and genocide movies, focused on videogame adaptations and is now making unofficial sequels...
Boss Mog
Member
After years of making us suffer with countless horrible video game movie adaptations, has Uwe Boll actually done something useful through his film-making?
Uwe Boll Redemption Arc was not on my 2026 bingo card.
EDIT: I started watching it and I wonder if the videogame fan in Uwe was maybe inspired by Watch_Dogs. The vigilante dresses a lot like Aiden Pearce and that was exactly what Aiden Pearce was in Watch_Dogs, a revenge seeking vigilante going after bad people.
Uwe Boll Redemption Arc was not on my 2026 bingo card.
EDIT: I started watching it and I wonder if the videogame fan in Uwe was maybe inspired by Watch_Dogs. The vigilante dresses a lot like Aiden Pearce and that was exactly what Aiden Pearce was in Watch_Dogs, a revenge seeking vigilante going after bad people.
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Boss Mog
Member
There's definitely a trend worldwide of loving revenge/comeuppance stories against violent criminals. Most of the civilized world is sick and tired of scum (often imported) committing heinous crimes and going unpunished by a two-tier justice system.
People even watch foreign movies/shows to get their fix. I remember The Glory, a Korean show about a woman who plots revenge against her old school bullies, ranking #1 worldwide on Netflix for several weeks. The bullying shown in the beginning of the series is pretty intense and surprised Western viewers, but real teachers in Korea stated that the bullying in The Glory was actually tamer than what they saw in their own schools. These last few weeks I've noticed another Korean show very high in the Netflix rankings called Teach You A Lesson and so I looked it up and apparently it's about a government sanctioned group that is sent into schools to deal with thugs and bullies, but with a heavy hand. Sounds like my kind of show, I'll be checking that out as well as Citizen Vigilante.
Thanks again to Elon for doing God's work.
People even watch foreign movies/shows to get their fix. I remember The Glory, a Korean show about a woman who plots revenge against her old school bullies, ranking #1 worldwide on Netflix for several weeks. The bullying shown in the beginning of the series is pretty intense and surprised Western viewers, but real teachers in Korea stated that the bullying in The Glory was actually tamer than what they saw in their own schools. These last few weeks I've noticed another Korean show very high in the Netflix rankings called Teach You A Lesson and so I looked it up and apparently it's about a government sanctioned group that is sent into schools to deal with thugs and bullies, but with a heavy hand. Sounds like my kind of show, I'll be checking that out as well as Citizen Vigilante.
Thanks again to Elon for doing God's work.
Boss Mog
Member
So I just finished it, and I can't really say it's a good movie, but I mean this is Uwe Boll we're talking about, so I never expected it to be. I also can't say I agree with everything the vigilante says and does.
A lot of the movie is pointless, with scenes that go nowhere and don't really connect to anything else. The last 20 minutes is the "pay-off" where the migrants who raped a 14 year old girl get their comeuppance as does the judge who freed them and paint them as the real victims.
If you're trying to wake up people to stand up for their right to exist in their own country rather than submit to foreign scum, I wouldn't say this movie does a good job of it. It's not very thought provoking. Still, props to Uwe Boll for having the balls to make this and maybe it'll open the way for better movies to come along and really make people wake up and think.
A lot of the movie is pointless, with scenes that go nowhere and don't really connect to anything else. The last 20 minutes is the "pay-off" where the migrants who raped a 14 year old girl get their comeuppance as does the judge who freed them and paint them as the real victims.
If you're trying to wake up people to stand up for their right to exist in their own country rather than submit to foreign scum, I wouldn't say this movie does a good job of it. It's not very thought provoking. Still, props to Uwe Boll for having the balls to make this and maybe it'll open the way for better movies to come along and really make people wake up and think.
Wilhelm_85
Gold Member
I skimmed through it. Pretty bad movie, but I liked the theme and I thought the last part was well executed.
With all of the characters speaking English despite being in Germany (?), it felt rather surreal. Like Uwe Boll wanted to make the film in America but couldn't?
The concept was interesting, and I think it could be done really well by another director/team.
With all of the characters speaking English despite being in Germany (?), it felt rather surreal. Like Uwe Boll wanted to make the film in America but couldn't?
The concept was interesting, and I think it could be done really well by another director/team.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
He's no Neil Breen, that's for sure.
Dr.Guru of Peru
played the long game
I wonder why no ones making a big deal about the race swapping of the Hamburg rapists this was based on with brown and black actors? Not enough Serbians on social media to complain about DEI woke slop? Won't someone think about respecting eastern European heritage and culture?
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Sheesh. I didn't know this either. Wtf.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
StueyDuck
Member
Its a dumb as fuck movie, Uwe boll hasn't made anything of value. (talking purely as in the technical aspects of a film, from cinematography, script writing all the way to acting)
however, the reaction to it is pretty telling.
this movie would have come out like a fart in the wind and would have disappeared and 12 people would have saw it.
now it's culturally relevant because of the reactions from extreme lefty's. The topics in the movie really shouldn't be taboo.
however, the reaction to it is pretty telling.
this movie would have come out like a fart in the wind and would have disappeared and 12 people would have saw it.
now it's culturally relevant because of the reactions from extreme lefty's. The topics in the movie really shouldn't be taboo.
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BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
And ever the opportunist Uwe will milk this for all it's worth.
JayK47
Member
I saw a clip from this movie and thought "wow, you can make a movie like that in 2026?". If anything else, the movie is stunning and brave. I was not aware Uwe Boll was involved. Good for him. The thing is, Hollywood used to make movies like this and they no longer have the balls for it. So we will not be able to get a modern high quality Death Wish.
SJRB
Gold Member
Damn, absolutely not a fan of shooting the cops when he just could have left, since he seems to have had advance notice. Only about halfway through so maybe there is a better justification.
Absolutely a fan of that hot ass hooker, yowza!
Armie Hammer as Batman makes a LOT more sense after watching this.
Absolutely a fan of that hot ass hooker, yowza!
Armie Hammer as Batman makes a LOT more sense after watching this.
HoodWinked
Member
Holy shit the ending is insane, are they allowed to do that lol.
Grildon Tundy
Member
Boll's a known shitposter--is he actually planning on making this?
Yep, sounds like it's legit.
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While I don't agree that the death penalty is appropriate for all of them, deportation ought to be a strong consideration. And I think it does capture a bit of the mindset, though I don't think the daughter would have been dressed that way in a more strict islamic household, but inside the home with just her family, maybe?
Brazen
Member
Not a good film though it covers a topic that needs far more exposure. It had its moments but overall I found it more lacking than bad per say, not something I care to watch again. The main character was missing a profound backstory you could invest in imo is the biggest flaw. They should've had some migrants kill his wife, cliché I know, but just something/anything to put some real weight on the guy. The bulk of the story could've been how he deals with a traumatic past, flashbacks/whatever, that along with the unjust system playing out and the finale tying everything together for him to overcome it all in some way rather than just him going out and giving random justice for random people. But I'm no script writer so whatever, just felt it was lacking in areas it shouldn't have been.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
Korea has a long history of revenge movies that have been very popular even before other Korean stuff was in the mainstream.
Risible
Member
Holy Fucking Garbage, Batman!
Saw a few clips on Youtube, thought "this looks like it might be garbage-y fun."
Watched about 20 minutes and finally gave up. Writing and directing are absolute trash. Scenes go on too long, too many pointless scenes, scenes with no payoff, the list is endless. Not even worth a hate-watch. Laughably bad.
Saw a few clips on Youtube, thought "this looks like it might be garbage-y fun."
Watched about 20 minutes and finally gave up. Writing and directing are absolute trash. Scenes go on too long, too many pointless scenes, scenes with no payoff, the list is endless. Not even worth a hate-watch. Laughably bad.
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p_xavier
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You don't get the point.
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Boss Mog
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I would've liked the movie to promote the idea that you can't fix these problems unless you address the root cause, namely the politicians who enable and encourage it. Once they're out of the way, you can fix anything, just look at what Bukele did in El Salvador. And I know that removing political opposition in a slippery slope, but allowing politicians to make laws and policies that go against all logic and human decency, and that basically amount to treason, is a far more slippery slope.
VGA-Games
Member
Citizen Vigilante wasn't made to Win an Oscar for best Writing or Direction. Citizen Vigilante was made to show the World what's really happening in Europe (Germany) in real Life!!!
666
Battlebus imprisoning me \m/ >.< \m/
Purchases.
At first i thought it was just Prime video (free).
People have actually gone out for their way to pay. Interesting times, regardless of the quality of the movie!
I'm pretty sure the movie was filmed in a way such that the actors had NO IDEA what the final product was gonna be. Armie Hammer probably thought he was in a Taken knock off and had no idea his character was killing muslims
The editing was so bad. When he went up on the three punk teens beating up the kid, he knocks down the two boys, the girl mysteriously disappears. Where did she go? Why would he let her get away? I'm assuming he hits her or something and knocks her out but its as if she ran away and Boll forgot to film it. Too focused on casting the prostitutes
There's discourse going around like why are Taken or Inglourious or Django or John Wick praised culturally but Citizen Vigilante is looked at with disdain by some people.
Armie Hammer's character is not motivated by personal tragedy or revenge. He just has a sense of disgust over what's happening to Europe and decides who should die over it. Most of the people he kills are not actively trying to harm him, and he kills over a dozen SWAT officers completely unnecessarily. He's also a trust fund kid slumlord with zero relationships, basically a functional ASPD type.
He's more like Yagami Light and Travis Bickle than John Wick. Villain coded, in other words. I heard the original title for the film was The Dark Knight.
To Uwe's credit, the film doesn't propagandize by making Armie a heroic figure. His actions are going to cross the line for a lot of people and make them uncomfortable.
That's about the only positive thing I can say for it since its filmmaking fundamentals are so poor.
Armie Hammer's character is not motivated by personal tragedy or revenge. He just has a sense of disgust over what's happening to Europe and decides who should die over it. Most of the people he kills are not actively trying to harm him, and he kills over a dozen SWAT officers completely unnecessarily. He's also a trust fund kid slumlord with zero relationships, basically a functional ASPD type.
He's more like Yagami Light and Travis Bickle than John Wick. Villain coded, in other words. I heard the original title for the film was The Dark Knight.
To Uwe's credit, the film doesn't propagandize by making Armie a heroic figure. His actions are going to cross the line for a lot of people and make them uncomfortable.
That's about the only positive thing I can say for it since its filmmaking fundamentals are so poor.
Revolutionary
Member
This is the first Uwe Boll movie I've seen since Postal.
13 minutes in and I am absolutely amazed that the man hasn't improved his writing or directing AT ALL in 20 years. I'm going to keep watching but one can plainly see the pain in Armie's eyes as he's forced to read these lines
Also some of these actors with English dialogue clearly aren't English speakers because they're putting the wrong inflections in some of their dialogue, which is a common occurance in trashy foreign 80s B movies. I guess this can be considered a modern version of those
13 minutes in and I am absolutely amazed that the man hasn't improved his writing or directing AT ALL in 20 years. I'm going to keep watching but one can plainly see the pain in Armie's eyes as he's forced to read these lines
Also some of these actors with English dialogue clearly aren't English speakers because they're putting the wrong inflections in some of their dialogue, which is a common occurance in trashy foreign 80s B movies. I guess this can be considered a modern version of those
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wtf his own site celebrated his death what did he do
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DKehoe
Gold Member
Something Awful, another forum. Not one I've personally used but it is/was quite a big and influential community, one of the most prominent communities of its kind a few years back. Lowtax was the username of the founder of the site.
Iirc his ex-wife claimed he was emotionally abusive and she turned the community against him.
One of his moderators posted the confirmation of his death and said decent things about his years having known him. The community targeted the mod too and vilified him for not throwing lowtax under the bus post mortem.
Didn't know the guy, but it all came off as peak hysteria.
another sad case of believe all women instead of trust but verify
Revolutionary
Member
Finished watching it. It's basically just an embarrassing soapbox for Uwe Boll's deep thoughts on political issues, and a waste of time. Complete and utter garbage. This kind of movie CAN be done competently and entertainingly (i.e. Death Wish) but Uwe Boll just isn't the person to do it.
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For sure, wondering about a little mold in the ceiling whilst banging a hooker is clearly showing that he is riding the spectrum. Very "german like" to be so concerned about rules. Also yet another indicator of the profound culture clash.
JimmyRustler
Member
Boll using current issues to get himself into the limelight. Why am I not surprised?