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Cheezoholic

(2,616 posts) Tue Oct 3, 2023, 10:57 AM Oct 2023

I love crazy train movies

I know we all can't stand Jon Voight but if you have Prime or utube movies I think, Runaway Train is currently available. It stars Voight who plays a freaking insane ruthless killer to the T (probably didn't have to dig to deep for this role lol), Eric Roberts in one of the best roles IMO he's ever done and Rebecca De Mornay in one of her first roles keeping her clothes on at the beginning of her career and proving her acting chops.

I remember seeing this at a drive in (The original IMAX theaters, remember those?) in the mid 80's and it felt like what was going on in the social political environment during Rayguns evil reign, and they way many of us felt when RICO was running the show, we're flying off the tracks with a wacko at the wheel.

This one and Unstoppable (Denzel, Chris Pine) are my two favorites. If you've never seen Runaway Train give it a try. It translates director Konchalovsy's usual dark cold war undertones inside the soviet bloc iced by an action packed non-stop thriller without blood spatter packs popping off every 3 minutes. Great ride.

I'll spoil it with one of my favorite scenes in any movie in the modern version of the genre.

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I love crazy train movies (Original Post) Cheezoholic Oct 2023 OP

Have you seen Narrow Margin with Gene Hackman or going way back LT Barclay Oct 2023 #1

Oh yeah, wish there were more Cheezoholic Oct 2023 #2

Oh and great political jab in The Lone Ranger with Johnny Depp LT Barclay Oct 2023 #3

Have you seen either version of The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3? Xavier Breath Oct 2023 #4

LT Barclay

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1. Have you seen Narrow Margin with Gene Hackman or going way back

Reply to Cheezoholic (Original post)

Tue Oct 3, 2023, 12:33 PM

Oct 2023

The Great Locomotive Chase with Fess Parker?
I love both.

Cheezoholic

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2. Oh yeah, wish there were more

Reply to LT Barclay (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 3, 2023, 12:49 PM

Oct 2023

I really love the old silent Keaton and Chapman movies with trains. Kinda funny, before sound one of the first things hollyweird did was smash trains together lol.

LT Barclay

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3. Oh and great political jab in The Lone Ranger with Johnny Depp

Reply to Cheezoholic (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 3, 2023, 02:12 PM

Oct 2023

When the train named Constitution goes over the bridge because the army decides to support the corporation over protecting indigenous people when the railroad pushed through their land

Xavier Breath

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4. Have you seen either version of The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3?

Reply to Cheezoholic (Original post)

Thu Oct 5, 2023, 03:40 PM

Oct 2023

I know some might discount a movie about subway cars as not being about real trains, but I disagree. The original stars Walter Matthau and is a great snapshot of a gritty, early 1970's New York City. The 2009 remake also has Denzel and is a bit more stylistic, having been directed by Tony Scott, who also helmed Unstoppable. Those two films really feel like different sides of the same coin and are good popcorn movies.

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