"Bold" is certainly one way of putting it.
It's not exactly fair to pretend like this is a good risk to take. If you take a beloved IP you better make something that the people who love it would like. From the trailer I don't think they even knew who their audience is. From the humour to visuals this was not made for the people who love Minecraft.
People whose views align with nutjobs think that everyone else is being dramatic.