Postal Film Scaled to Four-Screen Limited Release; Director Uwe Boll Issues Bonkers Response
by Aaron Linde, May 19, 2008 2:33pm PDTThe release of the controversial film adaptation of Running With Scissors' Postal has been scaled back to a limited release in only four theaters nationwide as a result of boycotting theatrical distributors.
The film, which is slated to hit theaters next week, was originally planned for release in more than 1500 theaters across the United States. Owing to the flick's controversial and politically charged content—which features spoofs of 9/11 and Jewish culture, among other jokes—many distributors are refusing to carry the film.
In response to the limited release, director Uwe Boll (pictured above-left) issued the following colorful statement on the movie's official site:
To all of you writing now about me and the fact that POSTAL is not getting screens. its okay ..its fun kicking a guy nonstop who is on the groundyou are all not getting it that i'm the guy who made it against the big hollywood system and you are all only busy to destroy me and finish me up and then you YOU WON WHAT ? the attention of the studios, michael bay .. ????? if you damage me you feel closer to Hollywood ? what is your game plan?
The rest of the director's response follows.
you want only movies like JUMPER , SPEED RACER , WHAT HAPPENDS IN VEGAS ...? then keep going and your dreams will be fullfilled. POSTAL makes some very important points ..but you dont wanna see that .... : that Bush used the SEPTEMBER 11 to start a war against a country what had nothing to do with Bin Laden etc.... but this all doesnt matter because you are all busy to THINK that INDIANA JONES or NARNIA are important movies ... but in real they are empty shells of an industry what wants to make money and what wants to keep you looking "escape movies" with nothing in it. in between they are putting some CONTROVERSIAL movies to show that they can do also IMPORTANT movies ...but also this movies are not really critical....they only supporting the system and not showing the big picture. and POSTAL shows the BIG PICTURE ...it nails the absurd situation with all the stupid religions, races and nations we are living in. POSTAL is not accepting bullshit politics. POSTAL has not the opinion that Bush made mistakes - POSTAL has the opinion that it is a scandal that BUSH is not in jail. What happened in America in the last 7 years is the biggest joke since Columbus stepped on that land.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...and you fullfill what your editor wants from you in regards of uwe boll ...or you fullfill what you think makes you a cooler guy in the internet ...and you are not getting it that you are only interested in movies like IRON MAN or HULK or KUNG FU PANDA or the MUMMY 3 because the studios spending 60 mio. $ in advertising to make you interested in NON INTERESTING movies. how many times you wanna keep going in movies only because the TRAILER was so cool and the CGI was so great ?
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Despite both critical and popular opinion that he is in fact the worst director, ever, his movies actually do eventually get seen and soften sell well on dvd.
Plus, his creative use of tax law and his uber boxing skilz mean that he has yet to be left both poor and humiliated, which is where he is going after this boycott of his movie and his COLORFUL reaction..
I think he is pissed about what gets posted .....somewhere ......on the INTERNETS about how terrible he has treated the movies given to him. Maybe a place that cares about the fates of the IPs he is given. Blizzard, thank you. Stride really stuck it to him, no pun intended. And you just stay away from Metal Gear Mr. Boll.
And no I won't box you.
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The U.S. government didn't look at Postal and say "HOLY SHIT WE BETTER SUPPRESS THIS OR IT'LL ALL COME CRASHING DOWN!"
Fahrenheit 9/11 gets an Oscar. Looks like free speech is alive and well.
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Fuck you, my confused friend. The last thing I want from a guy that can't even light a shot properly is political commentary.
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That said -- if you'd all stop watching craptastic movies like Transformers, Narnia and LOTR, the world WOULD be a better place.
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Actually most people are interested in these franchises because they are popular unlike the shit video games he decides to make movies about.
Honestly it sounds like he is jealous that he doesn't have big studio $$$$ backing him. And that's because maybe when you invest in shit, you just end up with more shit?
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When I saw the film at a local film festival, Zack Ward was on hand afterwards. I remember him saying that he really should just stick with slapstick comedy types of movies. Postal was so over-the-top ridiculously retarded action-fest that it was one of the funniest movies I saw last year! I have never seen any other Boll movies and I probably never will.
If this comes out on DVD, I'll pick it up on release day. It's not some amazing satire on the state of America, but it was fucking hilarious and I don't give a shit about all his other crap movies. I'll watch it again and piss myself with laughter.
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It sounds as though you are disappointed with the reception your latest masterpiece has received. I haven't seen it, and sadly won't be able to. Your work is kind of like radiation and I've had too much exposure already. But I'd still like to comfort you, you see, because I have a lot of respect for the little guy. Except for the 17 year old kid you beat up in that boxing match, that punk had it coming. I have respect for someone like you who goes up against all odds, after a long career of making terrible movies that would have ended anyone else's career, and makes a movie with subtle social commentary based on a video game most people thought was made solely to piss off Jack Thompson.
Your story reminds me of Abraham Lincoln and after all your failures, time and time again, you're going to do something really great. Maybe not end slavery great... but something pretty damn good nevertheless. You're going to make a movie that doesn't suck. That's right. And do you know what that movie is going to be about? You. You're going to make a movie about Uwe Boll. About all the crazy shit you've gone through the make movies, refusing to bow to the giant movie conglomerates. That you kept on even after the critics slammed your movies because you weren't one of them. About all the idiotic internet nerd sheeple who were brainwashed by the media elite into heckling and harassing you. About your insightful movies that dared to push social boundaries and were banned for it. About your crazy publicity stunts, the coke, the groupies, suicide attempts, and hell, throw a car chase in there just for good measure. Because it doesn't have to be true, you're in Hollywood, and who really gives a damn about reality anyway? You're going to be hailed as a genius.
Your muse,
S1ing Blade
What do I win? Well I win some peace of mind knowing you won't make anymore crap movies.
I hold no pity for someone who makes something so god awful that even when I'm with my friends we cannot make fun of it because it is just that lame (I wasted 2 hours watching blood rayne and I want them back now) naturally I didn't know he had crafted that pile of crap until after I watched it.
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My thoughts, whatever, nevermind.
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I can't believe I'm saying this, but I would rather see Postal in theaters, then have the pollitically correct and soccer moms win another battle.
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I thought it only made it to the carribean or maybe the Yucatan peninsula...
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I can't remember the last movie I enjoyed from Hollywood and recently Ive been looking elsewhere (Asia) and to older movies (watched Rebel Without a Cause last night now im gonna go watch Easy Rider).
Unfortunately despite his heartfelt rant and his honourable intentions he is actually complete crap at making movies and he's giving games a bad name as a respectable art form by churning out such utter rubbish.
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I wouldn't care if it were because it is bad and they thought they wouldn't make money on it, but doing it because they're afraid of people being mad at them is dumb. :(
Silent Hill, for example. And if Halo ever gets made. both directors love the source material and treat it with respect.
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Watch the last 2 seconds looks like he got what the dumbass wanted amirite
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I know everyone loves to bash on him, and given his track record that bashing is justified but I can't really disagree with his rant in this instance. Much of what he said has some truth to it.
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