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Summary: The Kitchen Sink.
Review: There was a line from and Orson Welles bio that Mr. Welles promised everything including the kitchen sink at a Boston Premier.Well, the curtain rose that evening only to reveal " The Kitchen Sink" That is what "Horror Express "delivers in a most macabre way. Mix horror greats Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee with Telly Savalas and you have it all. The Express is a real thilller if you can follow bizzare plot twists and metaphors..but its loads of fun and by the end your eyes will be burning or bleeding as the case may be.
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Summary: Train of terror
Review: Think what could've been, if only Hammer had made their early 70s movies like this ?. -We would've had a lot more interesting Hammer films to watch now, that's what. (Instead they tried to be the "Carry On" of Horror, by bringing in comedy and nudity.) A train movie with Lee, Cushing and Savalas on board has got to be a good and exciting movie, and "Horror Express" is just that. Sadly the presentation here leaves things to be desired. The picture quality is o.k., but I'm sure it can be a lot sharper than it is. It says "widescreen" on the front cover, but I would hardly call it that. -It's barely noticeable, and I doubt the tiny bit we get here, is really the whole deal. Also, the soundtrack doesn't seem to run synchronized with the picture, but I don't recall if it was always so with this film. I don't know if it'll ever get another DVD release, as this is the 3rd already, but it certainly deserves it.
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Summary: Train of terror
Review: Think what could've been, if only Hammer had made their early 70s movies like this ?. -We would've had a lot more interesting Hammer films to watch now, that's what. (Instead they tried to be the "Carry On" of Horror, by bringing in comedy and nudity.) A train movie with Lee, Cushing and Savalas on board has got to be a good and exciting movie, and "Horror Express" is just that. Sadly the presentation here leaves things to be desired. The picture quality is o.k., but I'm sure it can be a lot sharper than it is. It says "widescreen" on the front cover, but I would hardly call it that. -It's barely noticeable, and I doubt the tiny bit we get here, is really the whole deal. Also, the soundtrack doesn't seem to run synchronized with the picture, but I don't recall if it was always so with this film. I don't know if it'll ever get another DVD release, as this is the 3rd already, but it certainly deserves it.
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Summary: COULD DO BETTER
Review: This DVD is marginally better than the pan&scan DVD previously released. The picture quality is still full of scratches and the image is still rather fuzzy - despite the inner sleeve claiming "digital transfer" offering superb image clarity - they must have used the wrong print in this case. The sound is ok, and the "widescreen" image is barely noticeable. On the whole, not worth the money or effort.
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Summary: horror express - dvd wasted
Review: This edition is a complete waste of the potential of DVD. Visually and audially it is worse than a poor quality videotape. Why was the potential quality of DVD wasted with such a dismally poor quality of reproduction? I have rarely seen even a copied videotape look worse than this. Rubbish. A complete waste of a film which deserved far better.
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Summary: Horror Express
Review: This film is about an alien killing passengers aboard a train from Peking to Moscow. The main actors are Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing who play British scientists. Lee brings a fossilised apeman aboard the train, unaware that an alien lies dormant within it. It is let loose and kills people, including the train baggage man, a Russian soldier, a woman spy, two scientists (one of whom happened to be Cushing's assistant), a Russian count, and a Russian army patrol, including its leader, played by Telly Savalas. The alien posseses a police inspector and priest to kill. The film ends with the alien (as the priest) dying whilst trying to stop the train from falling over a cliff. The plot is good, showing how the alien absorbing its victim's memories through their eyes (resulting in the victims having white eyes and empty brains) so that it can find a way to go back to its home world in outer space. The film has a haunting whilstling tune.
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Summary: Good Film, Decent DVD
Review: This is for the Image Entertainment(more expensive)DVD, not the Caligula which I understand is cheaper but of very inferior quality. Decided no need to repeat that frustration. This print is not brand new razor perfect, but it is a 35mm transfer, as sharp as I've seen of this film and certainly worth owning. LBX is fine, as this film was only in 1.66:1 anyway. Cushing and Lee are a delight in one of their best teamings ever, and certainly one of the best international horror films of this period. This is definitely a +++ for the collection!! mcastle70@aol.com
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Summary: let the blood flow down the eyes
Review: this was a crazy one but it is good, a monster breaks open it's cage and goes around killing everyone on the train, it stares into people's eyes and blood starts flowing down their eyes, very creepy but enjoyable.
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Summary: A Ride Into Terror with The Kings of Horror!
Review: Who would've beleived that in 1972, just one year before "The Exorcist" revamped the horror genre, that the two modernday Kings of Horror - Cushing & Lee would still be scoring hits, with a little-known variation on the Orient Express from Spain!
Set on board the Trans-Siberian Express on the Eve of the Great War, archeologist Lee is found transporting a rare fossil thought to be the missing link of mankind. Naturally, terror ensues when the fossil thaws out, goes on the rampage and turns out to be a creature of unknown with more to it than meets the eye!
Also on board of course is Cushing as a physician who becomes embroiled in the plot when the passengers start dropping like flies, backed up by a strong yet unknown cast, not least of which was Telly Savalas as a Cossack officer.
This is the kind of escapist fun which was soon to become sadly missing from the movie world, until more recent years, thanks to the likes of Tim Burton and director, Stephen Sommers and his "Mummy" pictures. However, here it is presented with a nice, offbeat twist. Period detail is brought well into focus, and there is no doubt that we are in late-Tzarist Russia, complete with snowstorms and soldiers chomping on their nine-foot long beards. Whilst Lee also gets a chance to show how good he was as a potential hero, which in itself makes a welcome change.
All in all, good rollicking fun from an unexpected quarter which moves wickedly to a fast-moving climax.
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