Midnight Meat Train

[Figs]

That pic is awesome! I don't think Vinnie Jones is that great of an actor but he's fun to watch. I think he'll do great in the role.

 

[cryptic name]

Hi, always nice to see another Clive fan.
The answer to your question.
http://www.clivebarker.info/newsmarch08.html



I was hoping to see how his voice was doing on Wed. but this movie fouled that all up.

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thanks a lot. i hope his voice is getting better, he sounded awful at comic con last year, and it wasn't until recently when i rewatched some interviews of his on toutube that i realized how much it had changed

 

[tzarinna]

Hmm, another grand picture.

 

[TLH]

I at least hope this film is above the average horror flick. It looks superb (although don't they all?)

 

[The Apatow Crew]

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/film/669

SYNOPSIS

The story features a commuter's run-in with a New York subway serial killer and a horde of subterranean cannibals.

Next stop…death. When Leon Kaufman’s (Bradley Cooper) latest body of work – a collection of provocative, nighttime studies of the city and its inhabitants -- earns the struggling photographer interest from prominent art gallerist Susan Hoff (Brooke Shields), she propels him to get grittier and show the darker side of humanity for his upcoming debut at her downtown art space. Believing he’s finally on track for success, Leon’s obsessive pursuit of dark subject matter leads him into the path of a serial killer, Mahogany (Vinnie Jones), the subway murderer who stalks late-night commuters -- ultimately butchering them in the most gruesome ways imaginable. With his concerned girlfriend Maya (Leslie Bibb) fearing for his life, Leon’s relentless fascination with Mahogany lures him further and further into the bowels of the subways and ultimately into an abyss of pure evil – inadvertently pulling Maya right along with him.

I'm in love. :heart:
I found this posted on another board.

I heard in this pic

Spoiler

He knocked her head off with that hammer type thingie.

 

[TLH]

I heard in this pic

Spoiler

He knocked her head off with that hammer type thingie.

Now that would be awesome. Not a big fan of the over-the-top red blood, but it will look different on film.

 

[tzarinna]

http://www.shocktilyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=5755

Chew on This! New Midnight Meat Train Photo
Source:ShockTillYouDrop.com
April 21, 2008


Butcher by day, butcher by night... Here's a fresh look at Vinnie Jones as Mahogany in Ryuhei Kitamura's Midnight Meat Train. He co-stars alongside Bradley Cooper and Leslie Bibb in this adaptation of the Clive Barker story appearing in his Books of Blood collection. Lionsgate recently announced it is giving the film a theatrical run on August 1st; while very good news, sources tell ShockTillYouDrop.com that the studio is mulling over a limited release. We'll give you a heads-up once we receive official word.

 

[TLH]

^Awesome. Totally badass.

 

[tzarinna]

http://www.shocktilyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=5915

A Review for The Midnight Meat Train
Source:ShockTillYouDrop.com
May 2, 2008


Shock has posted a positive early review for Ryuhei Kitamura's The Midnight Meat Train, opening in theaters on August 1st. You'll find Ryan Rotten's thoughts on the film here. Based on the story by Clive Barker, and written by Jeff Buhler, Train concerns a photographer (Bradley Cooper) who tails a subway-lurking serial killer (Vinnie Jones). Leslie Bibb and Roger Bart co-star.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/reviewsnews.php?id=5914

Review

Midnight Meat Train, when first set to paper by Clive Barker in his late-20s, was a reaction to his confusing and uncomforting first time in Manhattan, notably a subway excursion that propelled him beyond the city limits. The fears that came out of that ordeal inspired one of the most unforgettable and long-cherished entries in Barker's lauded Books of Blood collection, a story of a chance encounter between a New Yorker and a subway-lurking serial killer. Each of them feeding the city in their own ways. MMT is arguably one of Barker's leanest, meanest works, and from the Books of Blood it was always a leading heavyweight contender for the silver screen. Years after trading hands from Bernard Rose (who considered the material for a Candyman sequel) to Patrick Tatopoulos, MMT has been super-injected by the hyper stylings of Ryuhei Kitamura and the assured, bumpy narrative expansion by Jeff Buhler. For the first time since Rose's Candyman (possibly one of the best horror films of the '90s in my opinion), they've done right by the Barker name as MMT is a mature adaptation that pulls no punches and takes no prisoners even if it does tend to meander.

Bradley Cooper is Leon, a photographer living with his supportive girlfriend, Maya (Bibb), a waitress at a nearby diner where the former exercises his dislike for red meat by regularly bringing tofu for the cook to prepare. Leon gets his big chance to woo a local art gallery owner, Susan Hoff (Shields), but when she delivers him some harsh truths about his work, he's forced to go deeper and get grittier before his photos can be deemed worthy to line Hoff's gallery. So, off Leon goes, into the bowels of the city, at first drawn to the subway by following a group of thugs who ultimately harass a young woman Leon saves. The next day, however, said woman is on the front page of the paper, reported "missing." His second jaunt to the subway introduces him to a tall, trim fella named Mahogany (Jones in a non-speaking role) which sets off an obsession in Leon and an eventual suspicion that Mahogany could be responsible for a rash of disappearances throughout the city. This naturally upsets his loving relationship with Maya and propels Leon down a blood-soaked path.

MMT rockets out of the station with something downright furious in its heart - starting off strong and wasting little time plumbing the depths of Leon's dedication to his craft. And Cooper is up to the task, wriggling out of the comedic skin he was growing accustomed to in films like The Wedding Crashers. Buhler constructs an involving story, falling back on the source material for the last third of the film. He parallels Leon's downward spiral with some scenes of outright jaw-dropping commuter assaults involving Mahogany who's always wielding a silver mallet that he puts to expert use over and over and over again. And the results never grow tiring. Hallelujah. Buhler's expansion of Barker's tale comes with growing pains, however, and there's a little fat that could be trimmed mostly involving Leon and Maya's often cryptic interactions. There's also a sense of sympathy for Mahogany, evident in the Barker story, that's lost in translation. Still, Jones is a force to be reckoned with and his performance recalls the old days of cinema where so much expression needs to be read in the eyes and face.

As Kitamura's American debut, MMT cuts to the bone and sets the senses ablaze with eye-popping visuals. The man f**kin' goes to town importing the kinetic mayhem he wrought in Versus and combining it with Jonathan Sela's photography that embraces the sickening fluorescent and neon tints of the subway and the city. If Michael Mann had directed a slasher film somewhere between Thief and The Keep, Midnight Meat Train might have been the outcome - cold, unyielding and driven by a synth '80s score (here, executed deftly by Johannes Kobilke and Robb Williamson).

There are some ballsy, memorable kills on display and Kitamura doesn't skimp on the blood. He also obviously doesn't mind the ambiguity Buhler's script offers in the end (a faithful conclusion) which is so goddamn refreshing in this day and age of exposition making the world go 'round.

Questionable pacing issues aside, Midnight Meat Train is a welcome, adult R-rated horror film. A sobering reminder - hitting you like a slap to the face - that there are still plenty of Barker stories, however bizarre, ripe for adaptation. Midnight Meat Train was one and it may have taken some time to reach its final destination, but the wait was worth it. It's seedy, strange, creepy as hell and it relishes an exploitive gross-out gag here and there. That's a ticket to ride I'd buy any day.

 

[Figs]

Now I really can't wait to see this film!

 

[TNC9852002]

The trailer to this movie always gets a little chuckle from the audience at the end (when the movie's title is revealed).

-TNC

 

[tzarinna]

http://www.shocktilyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=6207

Midnight Meat Train Changes Dates Again!
Source:Lionsgate
May 21, 2008


Lionsgate announced today that they're pushing up the release date of Midnight Meat Train to July 11th. Other genre fare opening that day: Universal's Hellboy II: The Golden Army. After a reshuffling recently, the Clive Barker adaptation was pegged for August 1st. But, July it is - get ready to dig into some more meat after the July 4th holiday!

Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, the film stars Bradley Cooper, Vinnie Jones and Leslie Bibb in this tale of a photographer who tails a killer using the subway system to capture his prey.

This is really getting old. :evil:

 

[The Apatow Crew]

Yeah i doubt lionsgate even really cares about this movie anymore?

Its being released the same week as hellboy 2 and the week after TDK.

I guess they want this movie to fail.

 

[tzarinna]

Still waiting to see if it's going to be a limited release too. *sigh*

 

[The Apatow Crew]

Still waiting to see if it's going to be a limited release too. *sigh*

If its really limited i'll have to wait for dvd.

 

[tzarinna]

http://www.shocktilyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=6412

Midnight Meat Train Pushed to August
Source:Lionsgate
June 5, 2008


It's back to an August 1st release date for Ryuhei Kitamura's Midnight Meat Train. Lionsgate announced today the move from its July debut (after knocking around from May to August). The film, based on the short story by Clive Barker, stars Bradley Cooper and Vinnie Jones. You can read our positive review of the adaptation by clicking on the title above.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

No surprise there. soon its gonna be moved straight to dvd.

 

[TLH]

Doubt it will match the brilliance of The Strangers. It looks cool, but also looks like another unmemorable gorefest.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

Doubt it will match the brilliance of The Strangers. It looks cool, but also looks like another unmemorable gorefest.

well

Spoiler

someone gets there head knocked off by the guys big hammer so yeah.

 

[Hunter Rider]

 

[Hunter Rider]

 

[Figs]

Doubt it will match the brilliance of The Strangers. It looks cool, but also looks like another unmemorable gorefest.

I saw The Strangers just last night and there was nothing brilliant about it.

I went in expecting something new since a number of reviews said it was, but it was nothing new that I hadn't already seen in a number of those same type of horror films.

 

[tzarinna]

Nice stills, now bring the damn movie already!!!!!

 

[Dark Donnie]

EXCL: Midnight Meat Train Release Plans
Source:ShockTillYouDrop.com
June 12, 2008


The fickle nature of Lionsgate's treatment of The Midnight Meat Train's release should have prepared you for this.

Studio insiders confirmed for us this afternoon that Lionsgate is planning a limited 100 theater run of the Clive Barker adaptation on August 1st. An unceremonious release for Ryuhei Kitamura's stylish American directorial debut.

This move fulfills Lionsgate's contractual obligation with production entity Lakeshore to give it some sort of theatrical run. The plan is to subsequently release Meat Train quickly down the line (October?) for a DVD release. That's the word for now, however, we hear there is an effort to beef up the theater count on behalf of Lakeshore. Nothing is solid on that front.

The film stars Bradley Cooper, Brooke Shields, Vinnie Jones and Leslie Bibb. Screenwriter Jeff Buhler adapted Barker's Books of Blood entry.

 

[hammerhedd11]

^WTF! So s**t like Prom Night can get wide releases but this only gets 100?!