October 29, 2008
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Best not to irritate your local butcher.
When you stop to consider the large amount of undiluted manure that Lionsgate releases on a semi-regular basis, one can only wonder why, exactly, this genre friendly company chose to dump cult Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura's 2008 gorefest The Midnight Meat Train into a handful of discount theaters earlier this year. Not only is this nasty little flick one of the meatier straight-forward horror outings I've encountered in recent years, it's also one of the best Clive Barker adaptations we've received thus far, second only to the talented writer's own cinematic masterpiece Hellraiser. Was this visceral tale of one desperate artist's obsession with the nocturnal shenanigans aboard one of New York's infamous subway trains simply too gooey for general audience to behold? Are intelligent, deliberately-paced shockers too mind-numbingly dull for this Saw saturated, ADD afflicted world in which we currently inhabit? The explanations for such a curious bitch move are endless, as Lionsgate is always quick to unleash countless no-budget atrocities upon their devoted followers whenever financially possible. Huge Kudos to FearNet for giving discerning genre fans the opportunity to experience this incredible motion picture first-hand. I haven't been this excited about a serious American horror movie in quite some time.
Recipe For Success: Vinnie Jones Kicking Ass + Kitamura's Kinetic Direction + What Were Those Things On His Chest, Anyway?
Great Moments In Slow Motion: Ted Raimi's surprising cameo is one of the oddest moments in the entire film.
And he never saw it coming.
2 Spasms:
You got to see this???
I want to see it so bad!
I want to! I want to! I want to!
I couldn't agree more! What was Lionsgate thinking? At least FearNet is spreading the love.
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