Review of Terror Train (1980) by Richard B — 14 Jan 2017
Terror Train is a decent 80's slasher flick that's really only remembered for two reasons...Jamie Lee Curtis, and it takes place on a train. Yep, that's about it. The movie follows all the familiar beats the genre is known for, but compared to a lot of the similar films released at the time, Terror Train doesn't quite hold up.
Director Roger Spottiswoode brings a great deal of style and atmosphere to everything, but his efforts are constantly dragged down by a weak script. There's a confusing attempt to build some mystery, but it's clear from the first five minutes who the killer is.
Jamie Lee still manages to make it all enjoyable, while David Copperfield shows up as a creepy magician (what a stretch), and Hart Bochner is just as much of an asshole here as he was in Die Hard. None of the characters are particularly memorable, the killer isn't very menacing, and for a slasher flick it's extremely lite on gore and scares.
You could definitely do a lot worse than Terror Train, but I'd still only recommend this one to longtime slasher fans.
This review of Terror Train (1980) was written by Richard B on 14 Jan 2017.
Terror Train has generally received mixed reviews.
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