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Polarizing filmmaker Uwe Boll offered to field questions from fans, and it’s safe to say that things did not go as planned.
Known for such B-movie staples as Alone in the Dark and BloodRayne, Boll took part in a Reddit AMA on Friday to promote his film Citizen Vigilante, which stars Armie Hammer. Critics have predictably trashed the movie, as generally is the case with Boll’s oeuvre, with Citizen Vigilante holding a six percent approval rating from reviewers on Rotten Tomatoes, although it has a 93 percent score from audiences. Citizen Vigilante centers on Hammer’s character as he seeks to punish criminals, most of whom are depicted as migrants.
The proceedings got off to an inauspicious start, as the first question asked Boll why he still makes new films “after already making some of the worst movies ever.” The German director replied tersely, “To top them all.”
This conversation didn’t get any more civilized from there. One question noted Boll having previously referred to actors as “whores” and went on to ask the director if he is “a whore yourself pleasing right wingers,” given that conservatives have championed the film and its anti-migrant themes. “Absolutely,” replied Boll in his native German.
