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Entertainment rating: Are you having fun (10), is this too long and boring(1)

Cast/acting rating: good actors, good performance(10)

Artistic rating: What is the artistic value for this film, will it be a classic(10)

Reflexion rating: does the movie stimulate any provocative though(10)

Production rating: how well produced is the film, good FX(10)

Adult factor: is the film children ready for sex, violence, gore(10)

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samedi 20 novembre 2010

Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir #102: The midnight meat train

Genre: Horror/Horreur

Annee/Year: 2008

Format: Blu Ray

The midnight meat train. This is a film from star director Clive Barker (Hellraiser, Candyman,...) who wrote the original short story on which this is based. This is definitely NOT a movie for all. But if you like high sensations and GORE then this is probably your cup of tea. This is the story of a photographer(Bradley Cooper) who is seeking to get more raw images of the big apple in order to achieve success. This quest leads him to the underground train middle of the night. There he observes a strange man, the butcher (played by Vinnie Jones) who rides the last train at night to capture victims and pack them as meat for a destination which i shall not mention here (not to spoil).
This movie contains really gruesome gore scenes (eyes , teeth, mails removed from victims) and gallons of blood.

The casting is excellent and the story not too bad to watch unfold. The final conclusion may disappoing some but it is different. The cinematography and effects are quite good. The blu ray version adds some value here in terms of picture quality. The pleasant Leslie Bibb plays the photographer's wife's role and even Brooke Shields plays a minor role. Recommended to those who like high sensations only.

Le film "Midnight meat train" n'est définitivement pas un film pour tous, mais surtout pas pour les sensibles. Ce film ajoute en plus d'une tension intéressante une quantité de sang et de scènes de mutilations assez frappantes. L'histoire et la direction étant de Clive Barker (Hellraiser et Candyman et plus) ne devraient donc pas nous surprendre. La distribution est excellente (Bradley Cooper, Vinnie Jones, Leslie Bibb et même Brooke Shields) et la cinématographie impeccable. Ce film vaut le coup de voir sur Blu Ray. A noter qu'il n'y avait pas de version ni même de sous-titres français sur mon BD .

L'histoire est celle d'un photographe à la recherche d'image plus percutante au coeur de la grande ville (NY). Ils les trouvent dans le métro au milieu de la nuit ou il remarque qu'une série de disparitions sont toutes faites sur le parcours de cette ligne de métro autour de la même heure. Son enquête le pousse beaucoup plus loin qu'il avait prévu et il découvre un énorme boucher qui tient un comptoir mobile dans le dernier train de la soirée ou il sert des carcasses humaines. Notre photographe va éventuellement découvrir à qui elles sont réservées. Pas pour les âmes sensibles.

Great quotes:

Leon Kauffman: She didn't like my work.
Jurgis: She gave you three minutes. People whose work she doesn't like, she usually gives one.
...
Leon Kauffman: I've got a train to catch.
...
Driver: [pointing a gun at Sac] Step away from the meat.
...


Link: http://www.midnightmeattrainthemovie.com/

Rating perso: 7.0/10

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