Death Train (1993)

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I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Anyone watching this film because Alistair Maclean's name is on it will be sorely let down. A weak plot involving stolen nukes is nothing you haven't seen before, done better. Some of the acting (Brosnan, Stewart and Paul) is good, but Ted Levine is simply laughable as the secondary antagonist. His silly redneck character weakens any threat to his scenes with Brosnan. The venerable Christopher Lee is rather miscast as an evil Russian mastermind.Action scenes and photography are OK, but the editing, music and direction are dull. I also found it funny that it is some sort of UN team that goes after the nukes, where in real life it would be the Navy Seals or Delta Force that would be sent to deal with this train (and would certainly do a better job).

Oh wow. Movie history is of course not just a treasure chamber.. but sometimes, in the €1 bargain bin one can find such (unintended) laughing stock like this (and Cassandra Crossing too, which might make a cool double feature - I watched both on consecutive evenings, and had big fun with both).A funny unreality is created by mocking up a diesel switcher locomotive and two four-wheeler baggage cars as a "death train" cruising from Bremen to Stuttgart, Zurich, Bolzano, Trieste, Gorizia, Belgrade, and supposedly going all the way to Iraq. Suspend disbelief, geographical and others.. the idea alone that a EuroRail control room in Munich supervises train operations over all that area (with high-res light dots indicating where any train is at the given time) ... the really weird map of the area between Stuttgart and Zurich (where I happen to live, but the map shows Tuttlingen as close to the Rhine, and Swiss border).. the convenient passage between locomotive and train.. or the tunnel scene (replacing removed rail segments on the fly), which struck me as a possible sequel to Buster Keaton's General.. or more. Yes, and there is renowned actors, shooting and dying too. But if you are familiar with railroad geography, they wouldn't even be needed, the factual goofs alone make this a weird, but ultimately pleasing comedy.Of course it's low budget, so you don't get finales like the bridge in Cassandra Crossing (or Under Siege 2), the union station breakthrough in Silver Streak, or helicopters in the Chunnel like in Mission Impossible. Still, big fun as ignorant railroad drama, and worth an euro, or even a little more :) And in context of "Night Watch", a different way to watch is to see how the UNACO agents (Brosnan and Paul, who is lovely and strong here) have changed between these two films.

I first watched this movie when I was 15. I saw it at the video store and I thought: Hey! Captain Pickard is in it, so it must be good. Although this is not an Oscar-winning film, it is an interesting film for those that are into movies that have Cold War elements to it. The collection of actors is excellent.Some may find the plot of a nuclear bomb on a hijacked train to be an absurd plot since everyone wants to know why the bad guys didn't fly it. If you pay attention to the movie, you are told why. In my opinion, the only thing that this movie lacked was realism, especially with the gunfights. Hey, I have seen worse movies though.Overall, I would suggest you buy this movie if you find it. It is not in production anymore, and it is easy to watch with a bag of buttered popcorn. Enjoy:)

This was a terrible movie. It tried so hard to be good, to be fun at times, dramatic at times, and suspenseful at times. It tried to get bigger actors to help it, but unfortunately, it didn't work. The story is cheesy, and, common to this type of movie, the "bad guy" actor was a terrible pick, which cheapens the movie at all turns. Don't waste your time or money.The sequencing of the movie, and some of the sub-plots involved were attempts to make it more interesting, but again, it didn't quite work. It seems like it was a movie from the mid- eighties, when the only action movies worth anything bore the label "007." I am currently watching this movie, and, realizing how bad it really is, I could not stand it anymore without telling someone how bad it was.