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Would the Borderlands movie have been better with Uwe Boll at the helm? Well, he seems to think so


It is fair to say Eli Roth's recent Borderlands film adaptation hasn't exactly had the best debut.

Ahead of release, critics far and wide shared disparaging reviews of the adaptation, with phrases such as "disaster" and "lifeless, unfunny, and visually repulsive dud" being bandied about. In fact, Borderlands has been such a misfire that now even filmmaker Uwe Boll - who previously directed that Alone in the Dark adaptation, which saw him nominated for not one but two 'Worst Director' awards (one of which he won) - is taking a swipe at it. Watch on YouTube As spotted by PC Gamer, earlier this week Boll shared an infographic taken from IGN's social media account that detailed Borderlands' opening weekend sales figures.

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