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Old 01-06-2006, 12:45 PM   #1
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Boll Approached for Metal Gear Solid n' More...

For ****'s sake...

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/ind...plate=newsfull

This'll rub some fanboys the wrong way.
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Old 01-06-2006, 02:22 PM   #2
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Why can't this guy just die already?
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Old 01-06-2006, 02:46 PM   #3
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I've never actually had the pleasure of seeing this guy's work, but from what I understand his Alone in the Dark is one of the worst movies of all time, and Bloodrayne has already gotten some terrible reviews after being out for like a day.

MGS is one of the few video games that I could actually see become a good movie, so I hope mr. Boll doesn't get his hands on it.
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Old 01-06-2006, 03:51 PM   #4
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Hes also doing Farcry and a Dungeonsiege flicks......
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Old 01-06-2006, 03:55 PM   #5
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My friend hates Boll. He thinks he's the worst director on the planet. Their already making a Devil May Cry movie*Thank god this asshat isn't director* So they can try and ruin my favorite video games all they want. I just won't watch the movie. Or I'll rent it and make fun of how inaccurate it is.

Speaking of the Doom movie...what made them think a 15 minute segment where it's in first person was a good idea? YAY! It's like the game! So what in the Metal Gear movie their gona have a 15 minute segment where Snake is in a box or a locker waiting for the guards to go away?
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Old 01-06-2006, 04:02 PM   #6
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The MGS story is bad enough as it is. Letting this guy touch it will make it even worse, but whatever. At least he isn't involved in Halo.
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Old 01-06-2006, 04:04 PM   #7
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It's not surprising that they approached him, since he's willing to do anything.

What surprises me is how on earth a sane creature lets a guy like him make movies.
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Old 01-06-2006, 07:49 PM   #8
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Another video game to movie adaptation? yay?

I'm just curious... I'm not that familiar with various directors, but how does Uwe Boll suck?

I'm not contesting the popular opinion... i'm just curious what is it that he does wrong? I have never seen the House of the Dead movie... hell... I didn't even know there was a movie based on that game!
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Old 01-06-2006, 07:55 PM   #9
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The segment in Doom thats first person is one of the only redeeming factors of that movie...
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Old 01-06-2006, 08:41 PM   #10
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The segment in Doom thats first person is one of the only redeeming factors of that movie...
Hello? Spitfire said it.
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Old 01-07-2006, 02:33 AM   #11
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What's wrong with this guy? And what's wrong with all those people who actually give him money to make movies?
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Old 01-07-2006, 07:24 AM   #12
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If ANYONE ****s with Metal Gear Solid, I won't even be DOOM pissed. I'll be beyond that.
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Old 01-07-2006, 05:14 PM   #13
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Angry child at the store angry?
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Old 01-08-2006, 04:43 PM   #14
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you ask why would he ven be allowed to direct.. well he has money so money always win in this world.

I am guessing holloywood doesn't care as long as it generates money.
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Old 01-08-2006, 05:29 PM   #15
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Personally, I think if Hideo Kojima lets anyone make an MGS movie, it'll be Hideo Kojima.
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Old 01-08-2006, 05:31 PM   #16
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Personally, I think if Hideo Kojima lets anyone make an MGS movie, it'll be Hideo Kojima.
Or Ryuhei Kitamura. Didn't he direct the cutscenes in the MGS1 Gamecube remake?
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Old 01-09-2006, 12:54 AM   #17
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Yeah, he did. They were a little too over-the-top for my taste though.
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Old 01-09-2006, 09:54 AM   #18
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Yeah, he did. They were a little too over-the-top for my taste though.
Kitamura? Over-the-top?

NAHHHHH!
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Old 01-10-2006, 01:29 AM   #19
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I definately see what you mean. It kinda seemed like it was a bit much at times, though I still see Twin Snakes as nothing but an improvement on the original. But maybe I'm just a Gamecube whore.
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Old 01-11-2006, 12:08 PM   #20
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BloodRayne opening declared "a debacle"

Variety reports exhibitors refusing to show director Uwe Boll's latest; film nets a paltry $1.2 million over opening weekend.


By most accounts, Uwe Boll's latest game-to-film adaptation, BloodRayne, is stinking up movie theaters across the country. Those that actually screened their prints for audiences, that is.

Variety is reporting today that the vampire-themed action-horror film, which independent distributor Romar had said would be shown on more than 1,900 screens across the country, only wound up on 985. The venerable entertainment magazine's Web site labeled the debut "a debacle" for Romar, reporting that hundreds of BloodRayne prints were sent to exhibitors who hadn't asked for them, and refused to show them.

Based on Majesco's BloodRayne series of games, the film wound up pulling in $1.2 million, a far cry from the $20.1 million brought in by new release and weekend-box-office champ Hostel. Another gamer-centric new release, Grandma's Boy, did slightly better than BloodRayne, with $2.9 million in ticket sales.

News of BloodRayne's woes must come as a shock to actor Billy Zane (Back to the Future, The Phantom), one of the movie's stars, as he insisted shortly before the film's release that Boll "has totally made his mark and put his naysayers and critics to rest with this film."

Zane might feel obligated to say that, however. After all, he is a partner in the upstart distributor Romar, which chose BloodRayne as its first film.
By Brendan Sinclair -- GameSpot
Posted Jan 9, 2006 1:04 pm PT
-=Points, laughs=-

BAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
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