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myLot reputation of 89/100. Richard_Uther (176)   ranked 1,170 out of 11,404 in watching movies1 year ago

I've seen this flick not to long ago, and although I liked some parts of it, I think overall it was pretty bad.

I should clarify that I've read Barker's original short story, so that might play a part in my opinion. However, I think people who haven't read it would think even less of it because the plot twist is far too twisted for what the rest of the movie is.

I thought Vinnie Jones was really good as the butcher, and I thought the gore (though pretty obviously made through CGI in most cases) was very imaginative. The main flaws are a lack of explanation to what's truly going on (Something the short story had) and an ending without real closure (Which the explanation of what's going on would have fixed)

So what did you guys think of it? Did you like it? Have you read the original story? Do you think it could have been made better?


Rich

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 80/100. Bionicman (1480)   ranked 131 out of 11,404 in watching movies   1 year ago

First time I'm hearing about it. I watched the trailer just now and it looks interesting.


myLot reputation of 89/100. Richard_Uther (176)   ranked 1,170 out of 11,404 in watching movies  1 year ago

Yeah, the trailer looked great. Well, if you get around to watching it, let me know what you thought about it. I really hope you enjoy it more than I did.

Rich

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2. myLot reputation of 93/100. shhheila (1292)   ranked 497 out of 11,404 in watching movies   4 months ago

i watched midnight train few months ago and its good especially for horror/gore/bloody fans like me. hehehe... i understand the ending...

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