Midnight Meat Train

[Dark Donnie]

Spoiler

There was supposed to be a lot more of those creatures not to mention the creatures/old ones never showed the photographer the 'Big one'. They were also feeding a giant Lovecraft like monster that was the leader.

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I remember hearing about that. Sucks it didn't make it to the film.

 

[Figs]

I remember hearing about that. Sucks it didn't make it to the film.

Yeah that did suck. I still thought it was damn good though...a lot better than most if not all of these lame ass horror remakes of Chinese/Japanese horror films.

If they're going to keep remaking those asian horror films they need to change it up and find some that aren't about ghosts. It's always about ghosts and lost souls, pick something different for christs sake.

 

[cerealkiller182]

BTW what was growing off Vinnie Jones' chest?

I read somewhere that one of the filmmakers implied it was tumors. Basically he was sick which is why he couldnt do his job anymore.

 

[KenK]

Finally saw it, and I can't believe they didn't give this movie a theatrical release. You'd think with all the half-assed horror movies that do make it to theaters these days (remake or not), that critics repeatedly slam, The studio would have loved to put out a film like this. it's well-paced, the performances are fantastic, especially Vinnie Jones, being that he doesn't speak throughout the entire film. The visual style of the film was just excellent, and it really set the tone for the film. Great use of color in a lot of scenes, P.O.V. shots, etc. And you could really see how the gore actually drove the story forward, instead of just being gore for the sake of gore. Torture Porn, this is not! As happy as I am to finally see the film, it still infuriates me that a wider audience didn't get to experience it. It really is one of the better American horror films (even though the director is Japanese) to come out recently.

And it also made me realize, if this Hellraiser remake does still happen, the perfect actor to play Pinhead. . . . Tony Curran. He's in MMT briefly, but his performance really sold me that he could handle Pinhead.

 

[Rac]

Saw this last friday at a film festival. I thought it was okay (3/5). Hated the CGI-stuff. Liked the old school atmosphere. Leslie Bibb is always a plus. This had potential to be an excellent movie, I think. With a better director that could have been accomplished.

Still, beats the hell outta of majority of recent Hollywood horror.

 

[black_dust]

Watched this last night, thought it was alright kinda good story and it filled a few hours i had spare.

5/10

 

[tzarinna]

Going to a midnight screening tonight, and no I am not taking the train.

 

[Figs]

Going to a midnight screening tonight, and no I am not taking the train.

I thought you would have seen it by now tzarinna.

 

[tzarinna]

I've known for awhile that it was on fear.net but I resisted up until Thursday. Took forever and I got frustrated. In my search for another movie I came across a midnight showing, yay.

My thoughts are here.

Oh, and poor Ted Raimi, I almost didn't recognize him.

 

[black_dust]

Haha yeah i was telling my girl friend "Wow that's ted, thats Sam Raimis brother you know"

She didn't seem as interested as i was

 

[Rac]

I saw this at a horror film festival. It's obvious that everyone in the crowd recognized him and gave a little "Heh, that's Ted Raimi." -laugh.

 

[Galactus]

EXCL: The Midnight Meat Train Trilogy
Source:Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor February 13, 2009


Had Ryuhei Kitamura's Midnight Meat Train launched into theaters on a wider scale (Lionsgate offered it an extremely limited release), and found its audience, we might have seen a complete MMT trilogy. Clive Barker, author of the source story that first appeared within the pages of "Books of Blood," tells ShockTillYouDrop.com he has ideas for at least two more entries.

"It frustrates me because we would have had a trilogy out of this," he says. "I set to work to develop, in note form from way back, the back story of the city fathers. The other movies were not just taking place in this city but in other parts of America. They were connecting up the story of underground activity which is America-wide. It would have climaxed with a meeting of all the stations, all of the lines. I had this massive plan in my head. The absence of a theatrical release was...not only were we losing the chance to exhibit the picture the way it should have been shown, but also we were killing the chance of getting a real horror trilogy that would be constructed picture by picture."

Barker's not ready to fully dismiss a trilogy just yet. With Midnight Meat Train arriving on DVD and Blu-Ray February 17th, there's a possibility sales could fuel more interest. For the time being, however, Barker's sequel ideas will have to remain locked away in his cranium.

 

[Gilpesh]

F--k that.

Give us the sequels anyway, Clive!

 

[Figs]

F--k that.

Give us the sequels anyway, Clive!

I agree! Sounds kind of cool the ideas he had for it.

 

[Rac]

He should write them. I'd read 'em.