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Uwe Boll claimed that his take on the Postal franchise would beat Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull at the box office, but that was before Postal’s American debut was reduced to a paltry four theaters. In response, Boll wrote a blistering tirade on the Postal site asking movie goers, “you want only movies like JUMPER , SPEED RACER , WHAT HAPPENDS IN VEGAS …? then keep going and your dreams will be fulfilled,” and positioning himself as an alternative to the Hollywood system.
Boll also had a direct message for reporters and bloggers, “but instead of seeing the courage i had in doing that movie against everybody who tried to stop me – you are sitting on your desks and you are working on stories about me ….and my image as the worst director on earth… or you fullfill what you think makes you a cooler guy in the internet …”
Based on this I contacted Dr. Boll and offered to do an unbiased review of Postal. We weren’t able to arrange that, but the e-mail exchange led to this interview.
Game Couch: What happened with Postal’s release? Why didn’t it get a wide release?
Uwe Boll: The big exhibitors dont wanna play it. It’s too politically incorrect ….. this is all a joke!
GC: In the post you position yourself as an underdog. Haven’t you been able to make the movies you’ve wanted to make in the style you’ve wanted to make them?
UB: Because I have budget and time limits as an independent I must compromise. But I have final cut and I do what I want – this is then really satisfying.
GC: How would you describe the Uwe Boll filmmaking style?
UB: I shoot fast and my movies are edgy …not streamlined studio product. I like R RATED or UNRATED movies.
GC: Historically your movies haven’t been well received, even by gamers. Why hasn’t your target audience connected with your movies?
UB: I think it’s not really correct what you say. I think there are 20,000 BOLL HATERS… but what is with the 1,500,000 people in USA they bought on DVD House of the Dead, Alone in the Dark, In the Name of the King.
GC: Have you considered going with the direct to DVD route?
UB: Bloodrayne 2 and Alone in the Dark 2 will be direct to DVD.
GC: What’s next for Uwe Boll?
UB: My movies Far Cry and 1968 – Tunnelrats will come out later this year. Also Seed on DVD.
