12-03-2010, 09:15 PM
Well, the 4 of us (my wife & two sons) saw Unstoppable tonight. It was awesome, really enjoyed it -- it was a 2-hour adrenaline rush and it's hard to come down from afterwards!
So here's my movie review ...
What I liked: It was pretty much what I expected except that there was even more railroad detail, train scenes and lingo in it, which I thought was neat. I really enjoyed the scenes of freight trains at speed, the views inside the cab and around the locos. Practically every scene was about trains.
On the "extreme" side, it was obviously far-fetched -- the final scenes were reminiscient of Indiana Jones!
It was a constant adrenaline, edge-of-your-seat thriller, and probably one of the best train movies I've seen.
What I didn't like: Yes, the language was pretty bad, in almost every scene. I was a little frustrated by this because two friends had recently told me it wasn't that bad! I think people are so used to bad language these days that they hardly notice it when they here it. The folks who told me it wasn't that bad are both conservative/traditional people as well. The movie would have been just as good with only 10-20% of the swearing. However, I also realize that my sons have probably heard far worse in the schoolyard...
Also, they kept showing the runaway train on "live" TV news reports during the movie. This was interesting and added realism at first, but then I grew tired of it because it was so over-done.
I'll probably end up buying this on DVD. The "extras," where they show you how they made the movie & deleted scenes, etc., could be worth it alone ... and I want to see all of those awesome railway scenes again!
Rob
So here's my movie review ...
What I liked: It was pretty much what I expected except that there was even more railroad detail, train scenes and lingo in it, which I thought was neat. I really enjoyed the scenes of freight trains at speed, the views inside the cab and around the locos. Practically every scene was about trains.
On the "extreme" side, it was obviously far-fetched -- the final scenes were reminiscient of Indiana Jones!
It was a constant adrenaline, edge-of-your-seat thriller, and probably one of the best train movies I've seen.
What I didn't like: Yes, the language was pretty bad, in almost every scene. I was a little frustrated by this because two friends had recently told me it wasn't that bad! I think people are so used to bad language these days that they hardly notice it when they here it. The folks who told me it wasn't that bad are both conservative/traditional people as well. The movie would have been just as good with only 10-20% of the swearing. However, I also realize that my sons have probably heard far worse in the schoolyard...
Also, they kept showing the runaway train on "live" TV news reports during the movie. This was interesting and added realism at first, but then I grew tired of it because it was so over-done.
I'll probably end up buying this on DVD. The "extras," where they show you how they made the movie & deleted scenes, etc., could be worth it alone ... and I want to see all of those awesome railway scenes again!
Rob
Rob
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