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Uwe Boll, known to videogame fans as the director of numerous game-to-film adaptations, including Postal, Alone in the Dark, and House of the Dead, has released a profanity-laden rant aimed at crowdfunding. The video comes as a Kickstarter campaign attempting to fund production of his latest project, Rampage 3, limps toward its conclusion with less than half of its goal and fewer than four days remaining.
"Basically, my message is, f**k you," says Boll, "because it is so f**king absurd what retarded, amateur idiots [are] collecting money on that absurd website." Boll goes on to complain about the crowdfunding system's failure to deliver on his expectations.
With the campaign appearing doomed, Boll claims to have decided to give up on the project. Despite his opinion that it is, "an important film," Boll acknowledges, "nobody seems to care about Rampage 3, so, I guess I shouldn't do it, then."
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(Score: 2) by TK on Friday June 12 2015, @04:44PM
That's kind of universal for young "artists". Ever had someone hand you their mixtape or demo CD outside of a concert venue? Or post links on their social media accounts. They suck 90% of the time, but the people making them obviously think they're good enough to bring out in public.
The difference is that someone like Uwe Boll, who has experience actually being paid for his work, and presumably being criticized for it as well, should have a thick enough skin to not publish a rant on youtube.
Then again, maybe all publicity is good publicity. I hope the backers get their money back and learn their lesson.
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