toonyjakes The Midnight Meat Train is purely disgusting. Don't get me wrong, there are elements to admire and enjoy, but wow. Eyes popping out in slow motion, first person deaths, detailed mutilation, meat hooks- the movie earns it's odd title. Plot- This is about a vegan photographer (Cooper) who wants to capture the darker side of the city, and ends up uncovering a secret train that people "disappear" on. The plot from there on is pretty interesting for a gore fest, often times seeming illogical, then solving itself naturally. It has a very interesting ending I actually liked, but there were about two things that I think weren't explained, or were serious goofs.Writing- The writing isn't very bad in this movie at all. Doesn't have too many quotable lines, but its not cookie cutter either. The main characters seemed to have a weird sexual tension that I felt was going to be part of the story, but ended up just being...weird. There were definitely scenes where I asked "why did they say that in that way?" or "why aren't they speaking to each other at this moment?" But it was good considerably. Characters/Acting- The characters are moderately intriguing, all being performed very well. I'd say that the main characters girlfriend wasn't to great at being emotional, hence making some scenes a little melodramatic. The main villain could become iconic over time if he hasn't already, just something about how unique yet simply he is portrayed. Quality- One of the reasons I downgraded it is because of aesthetical reasons. The film is shot with style and precision, certainly. The effects, however, are about 60% CGI that doesn't look very convincing at some parts. The eyeballs popping out was less gross because of how animated it looked. Anytime they show the train zipping down the tunnel, it is animated. But the gore was still effective, very cringy stuff. Overall I would give this movie a 7 if it wasn't so tacky looking in between genuinely crafted scenes, and if some things were explained. As to why the main character has dreams of murder before meeting the train, I dont know. He can sense his destiny? Regardless, definitely a good horror flick to put on, actually has a solid ending that will catch you off guard (dont read the spoilers on here)

kking-68641 It starts out okay, a bit slow but has some promise, and then everybody gets smacked over the head with the stupid stick. It's like the writers decided how they wanted to set up the characters and how they wanted the movie to end, but they couldn't figure out the middle part. So they decided that every character in the story would just make whatever decision would lead to the desired ending, whether the character had any believable reason to decide that way or not. People who should have been killed are allowed to live - why? Because the writers needed them for the ending. A 'bad guy' who notices the 'good guy' following him through the city earlier even though said 'good guy' was trying to be sneaky, but then doesn't realize there's an extra person or two on the train that he is supposed to be clearing out, even though said extra person was NOT trying to hide. The gore is so over-the-top as to be ridiculously cheesy. 'Serial killer' kills some people right away, some later, for no reason other than the writers wanted to add some extra melodrama to an already overdone cheese-fest. So many random cuts and jumping around that it's hard to follow sometimes, while other scenes are long and drawn out to the point of almost putting you to sleep. Random scenes thrown in for no apparent reason other than to fill some time because there really wasn't much of a story. And we didn't even get to see the extra two 'amazing shots' the photographer was supposed to get in order to be in the art show. He totally ignores that in his relentless pursuit of the butcher, but then somehow he's in the show anyway with one extra shot that is so mediocre that the woman putting on the show tells him 'not to hold his breath' on selling that one. But it has to be there because it's a picture of mr evil butcher man that our photographer can stare at for five minutes straight while dramatic music plays in order to suddenly be inspired to ultimate stupidity. Ugh.Not one single redeeming quality that I could find anywhere.

armorasha-52730 Stupid movie. Still regret 10 years later, in 2018.

cousteauthedog-955-940848 I can't state this enough: this is a slasher flick of the most disgusting kind. It's just foul, and to make it worse, I wasn't expecting it. I only watched it until the end to satisfy some stupid need I have to see movies through to the end, no matter how bad. I can't believe these actors allowed themselves to put themselves in these roles. If this is your thing then I am sure you'll like it. Sorry this is a crappy review but I felt that strongly about it.