Bloodrayne Officially Awful

Uwe Boll's latest attempt to kill the future of gaming movies is officially terrible, reports Next Generation. From the article: "Filmjerk: 'In his mind, [Boll] is Steven Spielberg; arranging danger and adventure on the screen with clarity and a roaring sense of excitement. However, the tragic reality is that Boll has all the artistic ability of the average 4th grade finger-painter.'" Update: 01/09 21:33 GMT by Z : 1up has a short and telling interview with Mr. Boll from this past weekend.

Wrong

[voice_of_all_reason]

More material is always good. If you don't like a particular installment of your favorite sci-fi/fantasy series, nothing lost. If someone else likes it, that's good. What's the problem here?

Re:Wrong

[Digital Vomit]

I beg to differ. Something is lost. No one will make a proper adaptation of a video game movie when a crappy one has already been made.

Re:I can't understand!

[Anm]

Apparently, he's getting better with experience:
      House of the Dead (2003) #18
      Alone in the Dark (2005) #36
      BloodRayne (2005) #37

Who in their right mind is funding this guy?

Anm

Re:Wrong

[voice_of_all_reason]

The point was there are virtually no video game movies made now except those by Uwe Boll. People would rather have nothing, because trashing the guy is an internet meme.

So?

[Red Flayer]

So what? They are B-movies. Of course they are terrible. Furthermore, they are cheap to make and are tax shelters for their investors.

Let's face it, most video games don't translate well to movies; the same is true in reverse. I ofter see people complaining that video games are largely unoriginal, either they are sequels or movie tie-ins...

How is this any different?

Just like video games based on movies (with occasional exceptions), most of the time movies based on games will suck. That doesn't mean there won't be an occasional winner, which is what we should all hope for.

Of course, if it has Uwe Boll in the credits, I think we all know where it will fall.

Re:So?

[Red Flayer]

I agree, and I think it's pretty typical of B-movies -- with a different actor/director/etc. the movie could be better, maybe even make it out of the 'B' grade.

I think the problem is hidden in the article summary -- Boll thinks he's Spielberg, but is B-grade. The best B-movies are made by directors who are aware they are B-grade, and direct the movie accordingly. Ditto with actors (Bruce Campbell comes to mind).