Boll Bashes Game Industry On Movies
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The infamous Uwe Boll has taken a swing at the game industry for not supporting his movies. Boll, who has directed some of the worst movies of all time as rated by IMDB users, including 'Alone in the Dark,' 'House of the Dead' and his latest debacle, 'Bloodrayne,' had a lot to say in his interview with Eurogamer.
Boll said: "A lot of videogame companies are wrong in how they support videogame-based movies, because they get a fee for the licence and then don't do anything to promote the movie." He continued that "They don't do videogame tie-ins, they don't do cross promotions."
Boll does have a grasp on reality though, "Let's be realistic, what is House of the Dead? House of the Dead is a brainless shooter, where you shoot zombies into pieces. So what are you expecting from the movie, Schindler's List?"
"The reality is that a lot of the videogame companies are quite sloppy - they are happy to sell the licence, but then they don't give a sh** about it, and this is not the right approach."
Poster's Rant: You have your points Mr. Boll, that last quote being one of them. If they truly cared about their license they probably would not let you get your hands on it. Exibit A, the upcoming Halo movie, Microsoft cares and they seem to be doing everything in their power to get it right.
You can check out the whole interview which covers his past works and upcoming movies such as 'Postal' and 'Dungeon Siege.'
Boll did comment on other game to movie projects, including the aforementioned Halo stating "I think Halo will not make the money back in the end."
Source: Eurogamer Interview
Boll said: "A lot of videogame companies are wrong in how they support videogame-based movies, because they get a fee for the licence and then don't do anything to promote the movie." He continued that "They don't do videogame tie-ins, they don't do cross promotions."
Boll does have a grasp on reality though, "Let's be realistic, what is House of the Dead? House of the Dead is a brainless shooter, where you shoot zombies into pieces. So what are you expecting from the movie, Schindler's List?"
"The reality is that a lot of the videogame companies are quite sloppy - they are happy to sell the licence, but then they don't give a sh** about it, and this is not the right approach."
Poster's Rant: You have your points Mr. Boll, that last quote being one of them. If they truly cared about their license they probably would not let you get your hands on it. Exibit A, the upcoming Halo movie, Microsoft cares and they seem to be doing everything in their power to get it right.
You can check out the whole interview which covers his past works and upcoming movies such as 'Postal' and 'Dungeon Siege.'
Boll did comment on other game to movie projects, including the aforementioned Halo stating "I think Halo will not make the money back in the end."
Source: Eurogamer Interview
