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Terror Train (1980)
Rate:
6
Viewed:
12/12
12/12:
Jamie Lee Curtis, the indisputable scream queen, stars in Terror Train and once again lives up to the label.
Her character is chosen to survive as expected. Meanwhile, Terror Train has some winning
elements to work with, making it a scary movie. The spooky atmosphere is set up well and doesn't feel
limited inside the train. Identified early is the killer, so it's no surprise there.
On the other hand, the movie can be boring at times, dragging down the pace. I didn't care about the characters, and in
fact, they probably deserved to die for what they did to Kenny Hampson who becomes effective at the end. Meanwhile,
there's no way he would've left the bathroom stall spotlessly clean after so much blood had been splattered all over the walls.
Although David Copperfield may have done a lot of convincing magic tricks during his lifetime, most of them look fake in the
film and are obviously helped by editing tricks. Incidentally, I'm surprised that Ben Johnson agreed to be part of
the cast, but it's nice to see him.
All in all, I prefer Slaughter High over Terror Train since both are of the same
cloth.