Feb 11 2008Uwe Boll's Latest Masterwork: 'Tunnel Rats' Trailer
If you're at all familiar with the Uwe Boll catalog, you know that the director's films are pretty much the equivalent of a conversation with an 8-year-old boy--nonsensical, full of video game references, often inscrutable, and requiring of the abandonment of personal desire to get through. So you may be surprised, watching this trailer to his latest directorial effort, that it seems so... not "good"--definitely not good--but maybe... restrained?
Whereas my usual response to a Boll trailer is screaming at the screen, agonizing over the idea that this man has been given the chance to direct nearly 20 unwatchable films, I instead felt an incredible numbness. So tame; so boring; so few unintentionally hilarious, inexplicable moments. Just some terrible actors dressed like army guys. Could this mean the end of the Uwe Boll we all know and love?
No. It turns out that's not the case. In actuality, the entire trailer was just an extended joke, numbing you with poorly-paced but reasonable footage until the big punchline at the end (look at this dude gettin' stabbed in the f***in' throat, bros!) reassures you that Uwe Boll does still plan to make it as gratuitous as possible in as many ways possible. It's good to know some things won't change.
Reader Comments
1. yea - February 11, 2008 3:32 PM
fuck me! that's gonna leave a mark
2. skiprat - February 11, 2008 4:07 PM
I hope he gets swift medical attention. Otherwise he might be in trouble.
3. Mr. Spoiler - February 11, 2008 4:13 PM
Spoiler ALERT!
Some dude gets stabbed in the neck.
4. TetraShiva - February 11, 2008 4:54 PM
Here I thought it was about some mutant kids living in a sewer. This is almost subdued for a Uwe Bowl film.
5. celebrity - February 12, 2008 12:14 AM
Too gory,.
6. Chuey - February 14, 2008 12:05 AM
There is actually a better trailer on YouTube that contains some making of. I think that it actually looks like a good movie. For the first time Uwe has my $8.50.
7. Chuey - February 14, 2008 12:08 AM
The other trailers are...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqW1L78uQMo and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VojZhDLcWSQ
check them out, it might change your minds
8. Gabba Gabba Hey - August 6, 2008 10:48 PM
Ahm, a quick question to the guy who wrote this article: Have you actually WATCHED this movie? Or are you judging it entirely on his past work? Because, contrary to popular belief, not ALL of Uwe Bolls movies suck. His earlier stuff, the non-video-game stuff, was somewhat watchable. I'm talking about the movied he did between 1990 and 2000. Some of them, at any rate.
Don't get me wrong, I think the guy's a fucking donut, but you can't watch a TRAILER and know instantly the movie is gonna suck. I'm gonna (il)legally download it and then find out for myself. Always best to form an educated opinion out of fact and first-hand experience than jump on a bandwagon, wouldn't you say?
Snoogans.