Train (2008/I)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Gideon Raff

Writer:

Gideon Raff (writer)

Release Date:

2 May 2009 (Japan)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

You're in For One Hell of a Ride

Plot:

In Europe, a group of American college athletes unknowingly board a train that will become one deadly ride. |

Plot Keywords:

Train | Coach | Punched In The Face | Jump From Train | One Word Title

Cast

Thora Birch	...	Alex
Gideon Emery	...	Willy
Kavan Reece	...	Sheldon
Derek Magyar	...	Todd
Gloria Votsis	...	Claire
Todd Jensen	...	Coach Harris
Vladimir Vladimirov	...	Vlad
Koyna Ruseva	...	Dr. Velislava
Valentin Ganev	...	Conductor Vasil
Ivan Barnev	...	Gregor
Nikolay Mutafchiev	...	Vasily
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Zahary Baharov	...	Croupier
Bolt Birch	...	Monk 1
Velislav Pavlov	...	Voldovan Commander
Mike Straub	...	Coach Maxwell
Shelly Varod	...	Female patience

Also Known As:

Terror Train (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong grisly bloody violence, disturbing images, sexual content and language.

Runtime:

Japan:94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:NC-17 (original rating) | USA:R (cut) | Japan:R-15

Filming Locations:

New Boyana Film Studios, Sofia, Bulgaria

Company:

Millennium Films

Trivia:

Originally conceived as a remake of Terror Train (1980) to be written by Ryan Eslinger. The script eventually morphed into it's own story.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Terror Train (1980)

Soundtrack:

Trade Places

Not bad at all....just completely horrible!

Yes, hit the villain once, lay him out and instead of grabbing one of many weapons he used to torture and mutilate your dearest friend, run away and abandon the living.

This movie is really weak. It's basically a less creative version of Hostel and Touristas that takes place on a train in the Ukraine or Czech Republic...basically the edge of Europe. Most the acting is pretty lousy and a couple of the "college" athlete characters look over 30 years old pushing 40. Even if you like slasher films, it's no fun when victims borderline volunteer to be tortured and mutilated.

Thora Birch must not have read the script or they really needed the money. I suspect Gideon Raff is another one of these talentless Europeans that the American film studios will finance simply because he's European and will charm them with an accent then deliver absolute failure.

Avoid this movie, it's a prime example as to why so many people are just stealing movies rather than renting or buying them. If we're to pay for crap like this then at the very least give us some nudity that's actually worth looking at.