what be i suppose to say about a war film make by uwe boll . i know the man by reputation alone and this be my first venture into his film make domain . it seem he bring about quite an aura for horrifically bad film and and yet there i be watch tunnel rat and genuinely think it be a good effort . be i suppose to sit here and say it a horrid and pointless mess of fast edits and nonsensical action run on a paper thin script complete with horrid act . should that sort of summary be synonymous with a uwe boll war film . well surprise and surprise tunnel rat be actually a damn fine effort and it prove people be willing to jump on certain critical bandwagon just as easily a people be willing to jump on positive bandwagon . the film succeed in the sense it capture the madness of war as well a deliver scene of strong and bloody violence that repulse more than it do excite a these various action set piece and scenario play out . hey and this be more than what the recent rambo film offer when all we get be a plethora of gore and disembowelment a justified warfare be play out between those poor and poor christian and those evil and evil burmese soldier . the primary content and the tunnel rat of the title refers to soldier whom engage in activity you feel you would have to be mad to partake in while an activity that be not about capture or defend terrain while or search out an individual alá apocalypse now or save private ryan and but about clear vietcong tunnel locate beneath the battlefield . the tunnel rat of the title be three jeep load of soldier assign to the củ chi tunnel complex and vietnam and in 1968. their task be to clear out the tunnel surround their base camp trap and enemy and all . the platoon be make up of all sort while these be not just faceless character call in to spawn some bloody violence or action a they blow some stuff up real good for the benefit of a passive audience . some be white and some be black while some be young than others while some be innocent and naive and soft body whereas some others feel the need to stamp authority within the group . some even share certain religious belief that others do not subscribe to . there be some point in which you want the character whom be down in those tunnel out and afe as soon a possible and then there be others during which you want them down there and afe a potential danger approach on the surface . other time and soldier survive the ordeal of the tunnel only to emerge and face new horror . boll toy with the audience in this regard and use each respective pace a both a safe haven and a potential death trap at various time to really good effect . the team assign to deal with this tunnel network share some thought and memory from childhood the night before they ship out to begin work . we know the tunnel be a dingy and claustrophobic space on top of a dangerous locale thanks to the opening scene . further talk of the tunnel be death trap play out with some character speculate the danger through past story and rumour as well a how the vietcong can mell you . this make the scene later on when a character light up a cigarette down there even more harrowing . the talk of the tunnel further prolongs anxiety and a the brief but memorable opening scene float in and around our memory . the tunnel and however and remain off screen and we know what await the group and give u a position of power a position of power that be far emphasise when we witness entire scene dedicate to the vietcong and the american enemy and one occurrence of which see the camera crane directly below a tunnel rat to reveal a makeshift vietcong war room . initially and the first tunnel be a bit of a disaster . it be a dead end and while eliminate two of the enemy and they loose three guy . the sense of failure and frustration at such a cost for so little be clearly evident and very briefly create a helpless and desperate atmosphere in the film and in our own mind about the situation . boll capture the horror and the cramped condition of the tunnel perfectly . shoot in low light and keep his camera rock steady a his subject scurry and struggle about erratically and we feel frightened when people venture into the unknown and horrify when altercation with the enemy arise . boll even find room to develop scenario within the already establish convention by include the character of vo mai ( jane le ) a this frightened vietnamese woman who live within the tunnel with her two young child . the award win jane le do a great job in portray the fear and madness of it all . the final thirty minute or so be pure and gripping and impressive war genre cinema . i do not notice it beforehand and but there be a certain electronic pulsate sound effect or musical number that play on a loop during this time and which really capture the horror and the suspense youre witness a people scrap for their life it fascinate to watch . whereas michael bay can just fetishise action and gunfire with copious amount of explosion and slow motion towards the end of transformer a that become even more empty head while vacuous and nonsensical than it already be and and stallone can offer nothing bar mere break neck action a the baddie get their comeuppance toward the conclusion of rambo iv and boll show u that war be and in fact and hell and war zone be place you really do not ever want to be . the two respective film have high imdb rating close to 7 while tunnel rat have something border on 4 look like that boll hate bandwagon be in full runaway mode and whereas the stallone or bay love bandwagon be on an equally slick streak . how sad .