Snowpiercer

[samurainoir]

Just saw this tonight, it was awesome. Stars Captain America.

based on a graphic novel

[Godzilla]

That looked bizarre but excellent. I'm encouraged that you liked it.

[palitoy]

It's weird, I read about this movie being good and when i went home my wife told me about this sci fi movie she wants to see....

[Earth 2 Chris]

That looks pretty good. That slow-mo shot of Evans swinging that bar looked very familiar.

Chris

[ZombieJimC]

Looks pretty cool!

[samurainoir]

Since it's a Korean production with a largely Western cast, and a European Bluray version that I watched, my only difficulty was that large chunks of Korean dialogue weren't subtitled or translated. But that's what the internet is for I guess.

Shame on the Weinsteins for not giving this the wide release it deserves in North America after butting heads with the producers over narration and editing for a western audience. It's about as subtle as a sledgehammer.... North Americans are going to get it.

I think this is an interesting trend given the recent North American cinematic translation of the Japanese Mange All You Need is Kill into The Edge of Tomorrow. Here we have Koreans adapting a European BD/graphic novel, and casting largely American/British actors.

[Gorn Captain]

SPOILERS!!!!


I liked it, but it's a very odd film.
It starts out all serious. Then we get Tilda Swinton doing a OTT Nanny McFee style bit.
And the movie keeps switching between those two styles, going from hardcore action to social satire and morality tale within a single minute. And the slow parts really hurt the movie, because the morality tale "Damn you, rich people, living off the backs of the workers" really gets shoved down your throat.
And while one character is still doing a funny bit, all of a sudden the lead character sits down to tell about his days when he ate babies (and other people's arms and legs)...
You don't know when to laugh or cry.

I'd say it's an interesting film, and a worthy effort to voice social commentary. But they should have toned it down a bit. Now it kind of felt like a traveling circus...

[Mikey]

I'm going to be very let down if they don't play Locomotive Breath in the movie somewhere

[Gorn Captain]

I'm going to be very let down if they don't play Locomotive Breath in the movie somewhere

I was just listening to that Jethro Tull track minutes ago, nice timing!