Uwe Boll Gets Political; Becomes Even More Delusional Than Before
Filed under: Action, Comedy, Horror, Remakes and Sequels
In an effort to drum up some attention for his inevitably wretched rendition of the ultra-violent video game known as Postal, doctor, pugilist and certifiable idiot Uwe Boll has drafted an arcane and painful-to-read letter that indicates how truly loopy the man actually is. Yes, the unapologetically vicious mayhem to be found in Postal is a response to ... war, intolerance, global hatred and George Bush. Yep, Uwe's gettin' political.The letter was posted at SKNR.net, a site that's become Boll's own personal publicist over the past year or so. I'm quoting directly from the source, so point all your spelling and grammar corrections toward the Boll-man. He's a doctor, don't forget...
"Now is the time for the world to see 'POSTAL' and here are my reasons why: After the September 11th. attacks, our world went through some dramatic changes. We have wars and terror in Afghanistan, Israel, Lebanon, Iraq and various states in Africa. The USA & Europe are scared to loose the leadership of the planet to China & India. Moslem fanatics & fundamentalists are gaining enough power to destroy our security and freedom."
(Keep in mind that Postal is about a post office worker who goes ape-shit and sets out to murder as many people as possible.)
"Our present political situation is intolerable. We have deranged religious fanatics on one hand and lobbyists from the oil & weapon industries on the other hand. Both sides are actively working at destroying the planet. This world is slowly dying due to global warming & pollution caused by man's corporate greed and stupidity. If intelligent people do not stop this madness, then our grandchildren will not experience life."
(Again, it's a flick about a murderous mailman.)
And the letter just keeps rambling on in the fashion of a very drunk man who has no idea what he's saying, even as he's getting prepared for a pool stick to the back of the cranium. Boll goes on to make a few pre-apologies for his movie's inevitably harsh nature: "Postal will insult all cultures, religions, political groups and leaders," is what the man is promising. What, exactly, this has to do with George Bush, "moslems," and pollution is anybody's guess. I just assume everyone knows how freaking insane Uwe Boll is by this point. And then there's this last part of the letter: "Apart from the firemen and rescuers of 911, how about the victims of the September 11th. attacks that are now being labeled as heroes? I say that they were not heroes at all. They died in a terrorist attack. They were normal people and did nothing heroic; they died an unfortunate death."
Damn, Uwe. You really know how to make new friends, don't you? All this blather just to help sell what's sure to be an unwatchable mess of an action film? Pretty shameless, dude. Anyway, check out the full catalog of insanity at SKNR. I need to go wash the Bollstink off my keyboard fingers.
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10-25-2006 @ 4:14PM
Elrond Hobbert said...
I dunno. I have some respect for this guy after he kicked the crap out of his critics in a boxing ring. Might want to watch what you say.... :)
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10-25-2006 @ 4:50PM
Lane said...
dr. weinberg: "moslem" is a legitimate alternate spelling of "muslim" -- fyi.
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10-25-2006 @ 5:16PM
lp said...
That last statement is completely true.
There is nothing heroic about burning/being crushed to death.
Tragic, certainly, but not heroic.
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