Tunnel Rats

2008 "Hell is for Heroes"
4.8| 1h36m| R| en| More Info
Released: 31 May 2008 Released
Producted By: Boll KG
Country: Germany
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During the Vietnam War [1959-1975] a special US combat unit is sent out to hunt and kill the Viet Cong soldiers in a man-to-man combat in the endless tunnels underneath the jungle of Vietnam. Suicide squads of a special kind.

Genre

Drama, Action, War

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Director

Uwe Boll

Production Companies

Boll KG

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Tunnel Rats Audience Reviews

Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic
Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.
Derrick Gibbons An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
bentzt Please, don't watch this very stupid movie! You will regret it! Read carefully on denryter18919 review, he was 100% correct! I try to believe in another reviewer, but they're all wrong, just trust denryter18919 review. This is a very stupid and cheap movie, I think they should spent this budget for porn movies, it must be better. Sorry for other reviewer who gave more than 1 star, YOU'RE WRONG!!! I regret to buy this movie, I'd like to burn it. It's wrong, nothing but wrong and stupid! What else can I say "the minimum length for reviews is 10 lines of text" It's a stupid movie! It's a bad movie! It's a wrong movie!
shane013a-1 The effort of this film was GREAT!!! That said the facts expressed were all WRONG!! Wanting to give a story from all four sides..up, down, us, them was an idea worth pursuing why then weren't the facts? Bases in the jungle without clear visuals, jeeps...people of all sizes fitting in tunnels noted for being the small size of the tunnelers NOPE!!! Big screw up there in an otherwise fantastic attempt to give a no sided take on the horror of war...sorry Charlie not this one!!! I've never seen anything from this director before and a lot of the actors were new to me, however most held the story to the limit and made me feel their fear and pain. The shots of bodily damage and reaction to being shot was from my experience pretty real. The isolation and helplessness gave a bleak and painful feeling as well. All in all I really wish the director had taken time to find out the simple facts and gives us a better effort.
thesiouxfallskid Never have I watched a film with lower expectations and been so surprised. A Golden Raspberry, a win for worst director, nearly one out of four viewers gave it just one star on IMDb, and the director is, well, Uwe Boll. In addition to everything else people didn't like, the camp perimeter was we are told in the goofs not set up with ample defenses like I can suppose was done 100% of the time in Viet Nam. The clothing wasn't right and they had the wrong weapons. I see that someone was even disturbed by the wrong helicopters. And that so many voted it just one star suggests that quite a few were upset by the film, and I do see by the discussion that the film has had its share of attention. Then after two years I thought to watch it anyway. Of course just my opinion, but an excellent and unpredictable storyline, suspense, rather skillful acting, well-done cinematography, and a very nice musical score. So what can account for such a difference in opinion? Well for one I can say that there are still very strong emotions about the war itself and U.S. foreign policy then and now. This films steps on some feelings. There was no John Wayne. Some soldiers acted like they did not know all soldiers always take cover (like they do in most movies at least). We even see some of the Viet Cong as human beings and that can really rankle some people. And then there was a hanging with blood (well the body did drop quite some distance), cutting up of a corpse (though with good reason), and a excruciating end for some of the good guys (depending on who you consider the good guys) that we may be rooting for. I can recommend the uncut version for those who can handle it. I may also mention that Jane Le won the best supporting actress award at the Hawaiian International Film Festival. Not a film for everyone but I liked it. Finished seeing this film again a few minutes ago. I was even more impressed that I was the first time. That so many skewer this film tells us something about why there is so much fighting even today. People cannot see through the slogans society produces (peace, freedom, their political system is evil) or recognize the mistakes of the past. Humanity is not finished with atrocities. The flag-waving let's-kill-our-enemies mindset may pass on this film. Those more perceptive may find this film very rewarding and artistic.
bdaubney I've always been a fan of war movies, Vietnam in particular. I like how film directors work hard to try their best to re-create the horror and brutality of war. It is very frustrating to me when you find a movie like 'Tunnel Rats', that seems to lack any real focus or originality. Basically, to me, this movie is awful. Terrible acting, plot less storyline--even the costumes were bad. I don't understand, with all the brilliant war movies out there, not to mention thousands of books about Vietnam War for references, how the director didn't put any effort into the realism of the story. It's over-the-top gore in places just seemed unnecessary,like it was trying to compensate for the rest of this wasted movie. If you like Vietnam films, avoid this turkey and just watch one of the classics instead.