Comments on: The Midnight Meat Train http://www.gorepress.com/2009/11/19/the-midnight-meat-train/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:05:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sarah Law http://www.gorepress.com/2009/11/19/the-midnight-meat-train/#comment-121 Sarah Law Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:00:51 +0000 http://www.gorepress.com/?p=783#comment-121 See, I quite enjoyed Midnight Meat Train, although I agree with the fact that it had a strong start and then became a little confused as it approached the end. The tone seemed to change around halfway through but I think there were some solid performances and good use of gore (if you ignore the horribly stylised and unnecessary CGI blood) that just about saved it for me. I also loved some of the more interesting directorial quirks; the time lapse scene where Jones character sits on a bench in the train station was a particular standout. Certainly not Barkers' finest work but it could have been a whole lot worse :) See, I quite enjoyed Midnight Meat Train, although I agree with the fact that it had a strong start and then became a little confused as it approached the end. The tone seemed to change around halfway through but I think there were some solid performances and good use of gore (if you ignore the horribly stylised and unnecessary CGI blood) that just about saved it for me.

I also loved some of the more interesting directorial quirks; the time lapse scene where Jones character sits on a bench in the train station was a particular standout.

Certainly not Barkers’ finest work but it could have been a whole lot worse :)

]]> By: ANTHONY http://www.gorepress.com/2009/11/19/the-midnight-meat-train/#comment-120 ANTHONY Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:34:17 +0000 http://www.gorepress.com/?p=783#comment-120 The Midnight Meat Train — despite a great title — really does stink like month-old human flesh. Not one of Barkers best in my view and though Vinnie at last does make a screen impact as the villain slaying and flaying late-night subway commuters, I have to say that what starts as a suspenseful '80s slasher template soon becomes a laughable fantasy/conspiracy. I was suprised by how much you enjoyed it. I saw it at The Berlin Film Fantasy Film Festival on it's opening year and probably had too much expectation. The Midnight Meat Train — despite a great title — really does stink like month-old human flesh. Not one of Barkers best in my view and though Vinnie at last does make a screen impact as the villain slaying and flaying late-night subway commuters, I have to say that what starts as a suspenseful ’80s slasher template soon becomes a laughable fantasy/conspiracy. I was suprised by how much you enjoyed it. I saw it at The Berlin Film Fantasy Film Festival on it’s opening year and probably had too much expectation.

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