Review of Terror Train (1980) by Kevin R — 25 Jul 2011
Women are strange, doctor. Very strange.
A group of college students decide to have their New Year's party on a train. The group of college kids hospitalized a kid playing a prank earlier in the year but that doesn't stop them from continuing with their shenanigans. Unfortunately for the pranksters, a masked killer is on the train taking them out one by one.
"You think you could manage without the flipper?".
Roger Spottiswoode, director of Shake Hands with the Devil, Ripley Under Ground, Tomorrow Never Dies, Stop or my Mom will Shoot, Air America, Turner and Hooch, Shoot to Kill, and Under Fire, delivers Terror Train. The storyline for this picture is a bit unimaginative and fairly straight forward. The slasher/kill sequences were okay but nothing special. The acting was average for the content and the cast includes Jamie Lee Curtis, Ben Johnson, David Copperfield, and Hart Bochner.
"Cold hands warm hard.".
Terror Train is one of those movies we came across while flicking through the channels and decided to DVR. We had never heard of this Jamie Lee Curtis slasher flick and decided to give it a shot; unfortunately, this film was a bit boring and disappointing. The film never had the intensity of Strangers on a Train despite having plenty of kill sequences and gore. Overall, this is a below average slasher flick that is not worth your time.
Grade: C-.
This review of Terror Train (1980) was written by Kevin R on 25 Jul 2011.
Terror Train has generally received mixed reviews.
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