The Movie "UNSTOPPABLE"

[Medina1128]

I can see an unstoppable train set already.

I wonder if Atlas, Athearn or Walthers will have fly-apart cars and trucks to set on the tracks of layouts… Hey, this movie looks ALOT better than “Atomic Train”.

[Motley]

Hey, it’s directed by Tony Scott, a very talented young chip off the old block of Ridley Scott who is my very favorite current film director, and it stars Denzel Washington, an actor I’d pay good money just to hear read the Phone Book.

And it’s got trains. Trains slamming all over the place, from the clip. Let’s face it, the last GREATmovie about trains was in the mid-sixties from John Frankenheimer (THE TRAIN) and it’s been a long, dry spell since then.

So? At the worst, it could be a fanciful and unrealistic suspenser. At the best, it could be one of the best action films of recent years. And if you want ‘realism’, then rent a RR documentary.

But it’s got TRAINS! And it’s got MY admission ticket when it comes out.

Tom

Excellent post Tom. I agree with you. I would have thought people here would be going nuts for a full on action train movie.

[CB_Q_Modeler]

If your into really good movies starring trains

1. Runaway Train with Jon Voight ,Eric Roberts and Rebecca Moray

2. Emperor of the North with lee marvin

3. The Train with Bert lancaster

Rest are just so much crap

[PA_ERR]

If your into really good movies starring trains

1. Runaway Train with Jon Voight ,Eric Roberts and Rebecca Moray

The title gives away nearly the entire storyline. Great footage of the Alaska RR though.

2. Emperor of the North with lee marvin

Very bad adaptation of some very good writing by Jack London. A total waste of the talents of two very fine actors - Ernest Borgenine and Lee Marvin. Do yourself a favor and read The Road, by Jack London and From Coast to Coast with Jack London, by A-No 1, you’ll never waste your time on this movie again!

3. The Train with Bert Lancaster

The best “train” movie to come out of WWII.

I would add, Von Ryan’s Express. Not a great movie, but a “fun” one.

-George

[stebbycentral]

If your into really good movies starring trains

1. Runaway Train with Jon Voight ,Eric Roberts and Rebecca Moray

The title gives away nearly the entire storyline. Great footage of the Alaska RR though.

2. Emperor of the North with lee marvin

Very bad adaptation of some very good writing by Jack London. A total waste of the talents of two very fine actors - Ernest Borgenine and Lee Marvin. Do yourself a favor and read The Road, by Jack London and From Coast to Coast with Jack London, by A-No 1, you’ll never waste your time on this movie again!

3. The Train with Bert Lancaster

The best “train” movie to come out of WWII.

I would add, Von Ryan’s Express. Not a great movie, but a “fun” one.

-George

The most recent occurance of a runaway train in a film is the first dream sequence in Inception, when it makes a completely unexpected appearance in a typical action film chase sequence. A friend of mine who is into movie special effects assures me that the locomotive sequence is not model work, or CGI. According to an article he read it was filmed on a real lot, using real automobiles. The “locomotive” is a fiberglass shell riding on top of an 18-wheeler!

[AntonioFP45]

What other train movies in the last 20 years have there been? I can’t think of any. Not movies with trains in them.

There are three movies that come to my mind: Under Siege 2 (1994), Goldeneye (1995), and The Polar Express (2004).

Hey…you guys forgot the latest version of "The taking of Pelham 123. . Ironically, also with D. Washington.

[TA462]

Sheeez guys, why all the hate on Hollywood? They make movies for entertainment. If the movie was true in every aspect of the facts, then it would be called a documentary, and you wouldn’t have Denzel Washington as the lead actor. It would be on the discovery channel at 11pm.

It will be a very entertaining movie. What other train movies in the last 20 years have there been? I can’t think of any. Not movies with trains in them.

Go have fun, go see a movie, relax.

Maybe some of the folks here are still upset about those CSI episodes with the old and fat model railroader/serial killer, lol.

It’s true most of today’s movies are kind of hard to believe but you got to admit the special effects are the best there ever has been. I remember when Star Wars was the best but now with todays technology it’s just incredible what movie producers can come up with.

[THayman]

Here’s a photo of the CP AC4400CWs that were painted up for the film:

And here’s a shot of CP 9782, one of the units, after being repainted into CP colours, but with the yellow striping still on the pilot:

(both images from Railpictures.net as indicated)

The movie looks typically ridiculous, but that’s film for you. It still looks like it would be a very entertaining film, so I expect I’ll go see it.

[BATMAN]

I just played the clip for my kids and my little girl said “that looks a lot like Captain Kirk, did he go back in time again?”

I guess were going to see it.[(-D]

Brent-

[coborn35]

; One facet that was an immediate “turn off” was the locomotive crew’s hostility towards the young conductor. From what I’ve witnessed in real life and read as well, locomotive crews on most Class 1 and Class 2 railroads tend to exhibit a sense of comraderie and respect towards each other, especially since at any given second they may have to depend on each other to stay alive if disasters strikes Correct me if I’m wrong, but my understanding is that through today’s technology, modern GE and EMD units can be overridden and even shut down by a dispatcher or ranking manager via satellite. The older units, on the other hand can run until they run out of fuel or fly off the tracks! So the BNSF units, plausibly, should be chasing the old EMD. Is this correct? Where’s Spock when you need him!

But…it’s just a movie.

To the first part: Hahahahahaha Second part: No.

[richg1998]

No doubt children will like it. They are into violence.

Rich

[Motley]

No doubt children will like it. They are into violence.

Rich

Pfffffffftttttt, I’ve been hearing that since I was a kid. Violent movies don’t corrupt kids, nor do video games.

[richg1998]

No doubt children will like it. They are into violence.

Rich

Pfffffffftttttt, I’ve been hearing that since I was a kid. Violent movies don’t corrupt kids, nor do video games.

Please show me how you got “corrupt” out of the message. The inquiring mind wants to know? Are you a “Spin Doctor”? Politicians use spin doctors a lot.

Rich

[PA_ERR]

I just played the clip for my kids and my little girl said “that looks a lot like Captain Kirk, did he go back in time again?”

I guess were going to see it.

Brent-

Which one? William Shatner or Chris Pine?[(-D]

-George

[Colorado_Mac]

Better do that alone because if I start callign out all the errors I will make any fellow viewers mad

LOL. My wife loves Denzel, but she told me I couldn’t come with her if I didn’t keep my mouth shut!

[Colorado_Mac]

“…One of my favorite train movies was “Disaster on Coastliner”. Filmed in the early 1980s, it starred William Shatner…”
“…Isn’t that the “young Captain Kirk” (JJ Abrams trek movie) with Denzel…”

Wait a minute - TWO James T. Kirks in TWO train movies? There is no such thing as coincidence.

[mononguy63]

I probably won’t see the movie because I just can’t stomach Denzel Washington (“Come look at me, I am ACTING! In fact I am acting so much I am OVERACTING!”) Makes me think of John Lovitz’s “Master Thespian” character on the old SNL.

If I need a movie train fix, I’ll watch Tough Guys starring Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster. Entertaining movie with lots of good shots of UP 4449. It even “crashes” at the end!

Jim

[vsmith]

No doubt children will like it. They are into violence.

Rich

Pfffffffftttttt, I’ve been hearing that since I was a kid. Violent movies don’t corrupt kids, nor do video games.

Same here, I’m the product of 40+ years of exposure to Bug Bunny, Three Stooges, Road Runner, Tom & Jerry, Lone Ranger, Thunderbirds, and a slew of other stuff modern helicopter parents consider “too violent” for their over cajoled over wieght taxied around to everything kids. I’m one of the mellowist people you’ll ever meet.

So dont worry about it or I’ll have to drop a Wiley Coyote approved Acme Anvil on your head (just kidding of course) [;)]

I hope this flick is in 3D on Imax! [:P]

BTW Buster Keaton “The General” BEST TRAIN MOVIE EVER [bow]

but I’m sure far far too violent for some parents, yeah right. [:o)]

[m_horton]

If you enjoy “action” movies and enjoy trains,you’ll probably this movie, but I doubt it’s going to take much acting(over or otherwise) to pull off. mh.

[Motley]

I probably won’t see the movie because I just can’t stomach Denzel Washington (“Come look at me, I am ACTING! In fact I am acting so much I am OVERACTING!”) Makes me think of John Lovitz’s “Master Thespian” character on the old SNL.

If I need a movie train fix, I’ll watch Tough Guys starring Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster. Entertaining movie with lots of good shots of UP 4449. It even “crashes” at the end!

Jim

Whao!! Are you kidding me? You think Denzel is overacting? I have never thought that ever, in fact I have never even heard anyone say that about him. He is a talantend actor that makes MILLIONS of dollars. Let’s see you get up there and act. It’s not easy, or we would all be doing it.

The rest of us will enjoy this movie, and you can go watch Tough Guys, a 1980s movie.