Most people know that films based on videogames are generally very poor. Whether it’s “Tomb Raider”, “Street Fighter” or “Doom”, they just never seem to turn out right. However, if one man is to be held responsible for the genre’s bad reputation, it’s Uwe Boll.

The German filmmaker has directed several films inspired by videogames. He did “House of the Dead”, “Alone In The Dark” and “BloodRayne”. They are three movies that not only often top lists of worst films based on videogames, but they are also sometimes found on lists of worst films in general. He has also directed adaptations of “Far Cry”, “Dungeon Siege” and “Postal”. However, he has not limited his career to just videogame movies. His films include “Rampage”, which is about a young man on a killing spree. He also did “Tunnel Rats”, arguably the worst Vietnam War movie you will ever see. We of course cannot forget “Blubberella”, an action/comedy where Boll cast himself as Hitler.

You are probably wondering how he keeps getting the money to make dreadful film after dreadful film. Well, Boll is controversial for exploiting a loophole in the German tax system. This enabled him to profit from making movies that made a loss at the box-office. Sort of like he’s in “The Producers”. Okay, so you probably think this guy is just in it for the money but he takes his work seriously. In fact, if you disagree with the guy, he will challenge you to a boxing match. You can find footage of him pounding the faces of several film critics that had bashed his movies.

Since changes to Germany’s tax system, Boll has found it increasingly challenging to finance his films. People now seem less eager to hand over their money to Boll, leading to a hilarious foul-mouthed rant after a crowdfunding campaign failed.