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Originally Posted by noisereductions
Slashers are my absolute favorite genre. I think everybody on here knows that. Anyway, I never thought Terror Train was all that great, really. It's pretty so-so. Pretty unforgettable.
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You're not alone, horror is my favorite genre, and slasher flicks are my favorite type of horror film! Terror Train was nothing too special as opposed to the magic of something like
Happy Birthday to Me or
Friday the 13th part IV (or even
part VII!) - but I wouldn't exactly consider it waste of time, when put on scale with all films, of all genres.
As a slasher, it automatically delivered to my tastes more than other types of films, which must contain a certain uniqueness for me to truly feel attached to them. I have a strong prejudice in favor of horror, it blatantly affects my judgment, and I'm perfectly fine with that.
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Originally Posted by atsonicpark
The older I get, the less I care about tired slashers like Terror Train. The first slasher film I ever had, and remember loving was MANIAC -- I guess that set an impossibly high standard! Haha. I still love shit like Don't Go in the House, Driller Killer, The Demon, New Year's Evil.. stuff with a extremely weird/dark atmospheres, creative editing, and stuff going on besides "guy going to a dorm and killing people" (the weird psychic link stuff in the Demon, as well as the most unexpected demise of a main character ever; New Year's Evil's superweird vibe, Don't Go in the House's "disco scene" and bizarrely unapologetic flamethrower-to-nude-girl scenes, Driller Killer's brilliant use of sound and color). Without those hooks, they just kinda bore me... On the other hand, giallos still do it for me, because those are usually creative, stylish, and mind-warping.
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I wouldn't exactly consider Terror Train to be all that tired. Like I said, it isn't the best of the bunch - but it's far from the bottom of the pit where films like Tobe Hooper's
Night Terrors;
The Creeps, and
The Crawlers dwell.
It has it's perks in art direction (i.e. the subtle-eerie costumes, and multi-colored strobe lighting), the writing was clever enough (small neat twists, terrific setting), plus it starred scream queen superstar Jamie Lee Curtis! It's like
Prom Night, but not nearly as cool - and without the brilliant soundtrack, or riveting cinematography.
With horror's macabre tendencies, it's a genre that allows for some truly unique art to be created if proper dedication is applied. It's a realm where its' fans are more often willing to suspend their disbelief and go along for the ride - that's where you can really fuck with 'em, and many independent crews, whether they're from the US, Italy, Japan, Spain, France, or wherever seem to go the extra mile to do just that.