The Midnight Meat Train

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Sun, 10/26/2008 - 12:46
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So I'm pretty sure a bunch of us here have seen this film by now. I watched it last week, and it really left an impression. So much so, that I haven't been able to shake it. The film just had this nightmarish quality to it. The way scenes transitioned into each other with the subway train POV barreling through the tunnels. I've never read a Clive Barker book, yet I somehow feel that this movie got to the essence of his work better than any of his others.

What does everyone else think?

Sun, 10/26/2008 - 16:16
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I agree with you. I was really surprised at how well done it was. The Butcher jumped into my list of coolest badguys immediately. And I loved the way everything was shot. There was some great camera work to compensate for all the scenes that take place in the confined space of a Subway Train.

Mon, 10/27/2008 - 12:37
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SPOILERS!!!

Just kidding, I've read the short. Haven't seen the film yet, but such is the drudgery of faux-city life. Sue me.

Wed, 10/29/2008 - 13:33
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I remember seeing the trailer in front of Rambo. It probably has one of the best movie titles ever.

Given that, I haven't seen it yet, and my Netflix queue says the release date is Unknown...

Wed, 10/29/2008 - 13:48
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If you have an On-Demand TV service that gets Fearnet, you can see it on there.

Sun, 11/09/2008 - 00:42
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Had a bad sinus headache today. So I laid on the couch most of the day watching movies and TV. Figured I'd watch this again, and man I love it when the butcher smacks Ted Raimi in the head with his hammer. Fantastic scene.

Sun, 11/09/2008 - 01:35
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Yep, I rewatched it again recently too. I'm really not sure what it is about this movie, but it sticks with you. Lingers.

I think my favorite scene now is the showdown between Leon and Mahogany. It's such a brutal fight, and I love how Vinnie Jones is missing him, and bashing in the subway seats. So awesome.

Mon, 11/10/2008 - 15:56
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except for the eyeball coming out of the head shot, i would say that movie was perfect...

for its genre, that is.

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Fri, 06/25/2010 - 01:20
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In this film's original director, Patrick Tatopoulos, originally planned to shoot the film in 2005 in New York City and Montreal. Tatopoulos left the production in 2006 and was replaced by Ryuhei Kitamura. The story's setting was changed from New York City, due to the prohibitive cost of shooting there. Various locations in Los Angeles, including the L.A. Metro subway system, were used instead. Shooting began March 18, 2007.

The "official" soundtrack from Lakeshore Records was produced and remixed by Justin Lassen and includes the bands and artists Iconcrash, Breaking The Jar, Blind Divine, Manakin Moon, Three Dot Revelation, Apocalyptica, Slvtn, Alu, Robert Williamson, Johannes Kobilke, Second Coming, Illusion of Order, Jason Hayes, Gerard K Marino, Penetrator, and Digital Dirt Heads.

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