Terror Train

"Come on get real nothing has ever happened when a group of us college guys pull a prank that goes too far it's unheard of. Now cut the arms and legs off of that cadaver and lets get some freshman to kiss it lol"

Standard slasher fare that only scores points thanks to setting the whole thing on a train. Nicely claustrophobic at times. A must-see if you like to watch David Copperfield do some magic tricks. But come on. You're not one of those people, are you?

Probably the worst movie I've seen Jamie Lee in( not that her acting was bad) But it's cheaply made mostly bad performances and a head shaking plot....Oh and yeah if you think a prank isn't a good idea, then you shouldn't go along with it! Well as far as I know it's the only " horror " film with David Copperfield in it

Pure eighties schlock. It's not particularly good and it's too long, but it's funny in a bad kind of way. Bonus points for David Copperfield's performance- the resemblance to Gob Bluth is uncanny.

A film notable not only for being one of three 1980 horror releases to star Jamie Lee Curtis, but also for it's cinematographer, John Alcott. His name seemed familiar in the opening credits, but I couldn't place it. Turns out this is what he worked on after shooting The Shining, Clockwork Orange, and Barry Lyndon. Talk about a career downgrade.

My personal terror train, specifically during this time of COVID, is going back to being a crowded subway during rush hour. This concept of this film is someone putting the words "slasher" and "train" together, and it works. I have never met anyone who would be excited to spend a New Year's on a train. Mostly because I didn't grow up during the Depression.

Probably surprisingly, I'm going to levy some pretty serious praise on Terror Train. It's without question the most entertaining film I've watched this marathon. It's surprisingly tense at times and unsettling in others for a movie of its genre and time period. And even the ultra cliche 80s-isms are incredibly fun. It's the simplicity of the slasher against the fun of the train concept that really sells Terror Train, making it a lot more fun than maybe some might admit.

Huh. What a strange film. Very much part of the post-Halloween (1978) horror scene, especially with it also starring Jamie Lee Curtis. It's quite conventional in a lot of ways, and often rather predictable. It's a very uneven film. There are a handful of great moments, but a whole lot of drawn-out boring scenes, too. There's this whole thing where the magician David Copperfield is in it, basically playing himself? It's super weird.

Sweet second-grade slasher... on a train! It has Jamie Lee, Ben Johnson, booze, blood, babes and a gay magician. If not for the absence of Godzilla and power tools it could have been the greatest movie ever made.

My favorite bit of trivia (from IMDB): "(Producer Grodnik) woke up and said to his wife, "What do you think about putting Halloween on a train? His wife answered, "That's terrible." He jotted down "Terrible Train" on a piece of paper on his nightstand." It's honestly not that bad - the claustrophobic cinematography works pretty well, actually - but it is pretty silly, esp. Copperfield's performance and the big reveal at the end.

Okay Movie

Is it me, or does that face mask behind Jamie Lee Curtis llok like Gene Shalit?

A meandering and middling slasher film that really didn't work for me.

This is your typical slasher film. The script doesn't really offer much new to this genre. There are a number of boring parts in this film. Overall this movie is disappointing.

Weak slasher is neither scary nor hysterically overwrought enough to be enjoyable - the most terrifying element is Johnson's preternatural calm as the body count begins to rise, a potential red-herring in of itself! The final reveal is ultimately disappointing in its utter predictability (especially if you know anything about the consistent flavour of these sort of plot twists in 80s horror). As always, Curtis proves herself an expert screamer, but the film gives her little else to work with.

O Trem do Terror estreava há 40 anos. O produtor desse filme gosta de contar a história que ele queria uma mistura de Halloween e Silver Streak, mas o twist de Psycho ele não diz porque acusaria spoiler. Plus: Acho que não via o David Copperfield desde os anos 90. Box Versátil Slashers Volume 4.

Finally got to this one. Another solidifying Jamie Lee Curtis as the original scream queen. OK horror, but I did enjoy the setting of the train and David Copperfield's magic and illusions.

If, like me, you were curious about John Alcott's path from Kubrick to cheap affable sleaze like this and the wonderful VICE SQUAD, Adam Rockoff offers this from Spottiswoode in GOING TO PIECES: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SLASHER FILM: "[Alcott said] 'Now look, I just spent the year with Stanley and I've got to tell you I got bored out of my fucking mind. There's nothing better than having to shoot 20 or 30 setups every fucking day...one a day was death.'

A respectable, if derivative, slasher that benefits greatly from its novel setting, the performance of Ben Johnson as a kindly conductor, and the contributions of cinematographer John Alcott, whose superb lighting adds a touch of class to an otherwise chintzy production. It has been described as Halloween on a train, a comparison that is merely cemented by the presence of Jamie Lee, but it is clearly not in the same league. Spottiswoode is no master, but he stages a few effective scenes.

39.875

Even when I was a kid I thought - man, what a fucking ponce Copperfield is.

Slicker production values and some decent performances, but it's still pretty run of the mill slasher fare.

Boy did the 80's suck, and Terror Train is proof of it!! The acting, the screen play, and even the friggen filming are among the worst in the horror genre.

A minor 80's slasher, featuring the Scream Queen. The train setting could have been used better, perhaps making the film more claustrophobic. But alas the film falls into predictability, the worst being the killer who is so obviously the magicians assistant that it is painful to watch how the filmmaker tried to make it surprising. Bad

Solid slasher starring a post-Halloween Jamie Lee Curtis and a young David Copperfield (?). A must for horror fans and slasher completists.

Shocks and blood in the Carpenter tradition, adequately mounted.

Not quite A-class, but still one of the better slashers around. The train setting is quite unique and works well in the film's favor even if it raises some plausibility issues. New year's party with costumed characters, wintery landscapes and Copperfield's magic show also add to the atmosphere. Ben Johnson's conductor brings nice contrast to the young cast and Curtis is once again a strong final girl. The film is quite fierce and competently directed; a very strong debut from Spottiswoode.

Ho hum. Yet another slasher movie, elevated somewhat by John Alcott's great cinematography