The Midnight Meat Train

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I think this is probably the third time I promise myself that I will write every single time I consume media.

This time I had done it the night before I saw The Midnight Meat Train.

When I first started to write (or post on forums for that matter) I promised myself that I would not write anything negative. I’m not a negative dude, but it is easy to start complaining about everything when you jump online.

During my deep dive into horror podcasts (est 2012), I kept hearing praises about Meat Train.

So here we go.

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Some people hate watching “old” movies, I’m not sure if it’s because they do not find them relatable. But a good movie is a good movie no matter what year it was released.

One common theme I have noticed with good movies is that you really never think about the times the story is set in. For example, I LOVE the original Halloween, but I have never said to myself “Man the 70s were weird”.

This movie, however, is super 2000s.

How so? Well, the whole thing looks like a 90 minute MTV music video. There are a lot of quick cuts, and some shots you can tell were placed into the movie for the “cool” effect.

So the plot itself does sound great: a New York Photographer witnesses a murder on the late-night subway.

And the Killer is Vinnie Jones.

Pretty cool right?

Did you know Vinnie Jones actually played pro-soccer in England? True story.

That 3D.

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There are some very good moments in this movie, and there are some really interesting directions in which the story goes.

This one has to be seen, no doubt.

I do kind of wish they had kept the killer hidden, Jaws style. Because every time I see Vinnie Jones, I think about Snatch.