I was in this film as an extra, I played a guy dressed as a clown, got paid 20 bucks and a free meal for a days work, what a joke, should have flipped the camera off in a background scene. O-well, I did urinate in the director's coffee.
Bad 80's horror film that tries to be like Halloween
Jamie Lee Curtis continus her scream queen films in Terror Train a bad 80's horror film. The film tries to be like Halloween and Friday the 13th. The acting is really bad and the plot is weak. The only good thing is the killer's diffrent cosume changes. The direction is very bad. Maybe it's becouse the movie is to 80's and also 70's. I think only true horror film fans will like this film. I herd they where making a remake so maybe it might be better then the original.
"Alllll....ABOARD!!!"
Taking place mostly on a coal-powered excursion locomotive called 'Rascoe's Folly' (which is under the watchful eye of engineer Ben "The Wild Bunch" Johnson), "Terror Train" creates, instantly, a deadly little feelin' of claustrophobia, and works largely due to this atmosphere. The train thing worked for a different genre plot in "Horror Express", and it works fine here, too.
"Terror Train" is your basic early 80's slasher 'vehicle', if you'll excuse the expression. But the titular setting is what puts it apart from it's colleagues. The film opens with a mean-spirited frat initiation prank that goes a little too far. Then, cut ahead @ 3 years to the same frat group on their New Years' Eve class party, which is being hosted on the train and just so happens to conveniently be a masquerade party. All the better to hide a killer's identity, no?
Jamie Lee Curtis and illusionist David Copperfield get involved in the hijinx, which involve a mysterious, deranged murderer donning the various party costumes of each successive victim - this makes it harder to pin down the maniac's motives and whereabouts. Could it all have something to do with the horrific prank mishap from the beginning? Hmmm, geee..I dunno!! Do cows say 'moo'?
Obviousness aside, the killer gimmick is OK, and it's creatively presented...there's also a theme of magic and sleight-of-hand present in the goings-on. But once you watch this movie, it'll defeat the purpose of re-watching, since most of the suspense is built around figuring it all out. Once the answer is given, there'll be little reason for most of us to revisit this one. Also, the gore effects and kills are a little underwhelming.
But there IS some nice photography, mostly the nighttime exterior shots of the train, and a cool and ominous opening credits sequence that shows the train, shrieking whistle, steaming pipes and all, setting out on it's murder-plagued voyage.
"Terror Train" is, overall, a fun, one-time ride which will fit in nicely with the DVD collection of slasher/'whodunit' fans, and it makes for especially good viewing around Halloween, what with all the masks and outfits and such.
When it comes to an expressive set of lungs for horror, it's hard to match Jamie Lee Curtis, who set the standard for nonstop screaming in Halloween. She built her reputation as a scream queen in such subsequent outings as The Fog, Terror Train, and this similarly themed and relatively subpar horror outing. A progenitor of I Know What You Did Last Summer, this film focuses on four high school friends on prom night who are being stalked by a masked maniac seeking revenge for a death that occurred six years earlier. Guess who lives to tell the tale? --Marshall FineMore Info about this DVD Actor(s): Leslie Nielsen - Jamie Lee Curtis Director(s): Paul Lynch DVD Release Date: Released the 04 March 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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In the late '70s, the "slasher" film was more popular than ever, gaining momentum with immensely successful low budget hits like Friday the 13th. Studios jumped on the band wagon, rushing quickie imitations into theaters hoping to parlay the hoopla into box-office glory. Not surprisingly, many fervent film critics tried to deflate theatergoers' interest in the "splatter" phenomenon, denouncing it as a trend of violent exploitation, but the public was simply too bloodthirsty to care. He Knows You're Alone was released sandwiched between a jillion similar non-notables but is perhaps most distinguished by its uncanny parallels to Halloween and the film debut of superstar Tom Hanks in a bit role. The plot involves a killer preying upon young brides-to-be, a psychosis... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Armand Mastroianni DVD Release Date: Released the 05 October 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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You may never have heard of this neglected 1974 gem, but you've probably seen one of its many imitators. Olivia Hussey and Margot Kidder (also look for Andrea Martin of SCTV fame) star as two residents of a sorority house that is emptying out as Christmas approaches. The atmosphere is jolly and carefree, except for an ongoing series of menacing telephone calls, and, oh yes, we've just seen someone climb into the attic with apparent ill intent. Kidder does some scene-stealing as the bad girl, Hussey illustrates one of the downsides to having beautiful long '70s hair, and Keir Dullea does a nice turn as the creepy boyfriend. Director Robert Clark knows that the unseen is far scarier than what can be seen and he ratchets up the tension beautifully, making good use of ominous shadows,... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Olivia Hussey - Keir Dullea Director(s): Bob Clark (III) DVD Release Date: Released the 06 November 2001 Usually ships in 24 hours
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First, this was directed by Tobe Hooper who has had an interesting if uneven career. He's made some great films like Poltergeist, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Life Force and then some real duds like The Mangler and Spontaneous Combustion. Funhouse falls somewhere in between with enough good stuff to make it worth a view.
The plot is standard fare...A pair of teen couples Amy & Buxx and Richie and Liz go to the local carnival. They enjoy all the usual carny attractions and then get the bright idea of spending the night in the Funhouse. Amy is the young, pure as the driven snow heroine and at first hesitant but then agrees. The couple hop on the ride and begin going though the funhouse. They hop off the cars while inside and wait for the park to close for the night. ... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Tobe Hooper DVD Release Date: Released the 07 September 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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This bizarre little horror movie is set in the mining town of Valentine Bluffs, which may be in Canada, though the odd, indeterminate accents of the cast are perhaps meant to suggest that it is truly a regionless everyland. In a cruel twist of fate, the Bluffers have not celebrated Valentine's Day in 20 years due to a terrible mining accident. This year is to be the first return of the Valentine's Dance--repeatedly described by adults as the biggest event of the year--but someone (or something?) is trying to put a stop to the fun by delivering heart-shaped candy boxes with real hearts in them. The dance is called off in the name of public safety, the young (well, youngish) people decide to hold a party inside the mine instead, and if you think we're getting out of this one without... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Paul Kelman - Lori Hallier Director(s): George Mihalka DVD Release Date: Released the 03 September 2002 Usually ships in 24 hours
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