Review of Train to Busan (2016) by Spartacus215 — 08 Nov 2016

OMG I just got out from watching what I believe to be the Greatest Zombie Film Ever Created. I will explain why I feel this way lol. I have seen a ton of Zombie films since "Night of the Living Dead" all the way to "World War Z" and in-between.

My favorites up until this point were "28 Days Later" and the remake of "Dawn of the Dead" and being the horror movie buff that I'm I take pride in knowing I have seen a lot of movies.

I will now start my review. The story is about a man who is taking his daughter to see her mom on a train when a virus breaks out all over South Korea. The premise is simple which makes the movie that much more agreeable.

The acting was honestly great with the three main leads played by Yoo Gong who plays the father Seok Woo as well as the daughter played by Soo-an Kim and finally the heavy hitter Dong-seok Ma who has almost as much screen time as the father.

The other actors did fantastic as well. The action is where this movie shines. I mean it was honestly as if "28 days later" and "World War Z" had a baby set in the Snowpiercer setting.

The action was visceral and exhilarating. The zombie effects were top-notch and the blood was not too chaotic to the point of being unrealistic mind you this is a zombie film. The action was the Star in this film just to be clear with many scenes from "Snowpiercer" and "World War Z" being displayed here but what is used in better fashion in my opinion.

The cinematography was Excellent and every scene both in the build-up scenes and the mayhem were shot with perfection. I didn't notice one hitch. The location they filmed in was Superb. I will close by saying that I may be biased and love Korean films ever since "Oldboy" released but please don't let you not liking to read subtitles be the reason that you miss such a monumental film in the zombie genre pass you by so to speak.

The director Sang-ho Yeon deserves an Oscar for his directing of this Breathtaking Masterpiece. The film is also at times very emotional and heartbreaking but it has some of the slickest fight scenes in a zombie film to date.