the film was ravages lost for more than 34 years
2006-11-30 11:30:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
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2006-11-30 11:58:11 · update #1
Judged on its own terms--as a 70s ghoul movie--this film should be rated a 10 out of 10! The plot is well-structured and tightly directed, and contains lots of great elements:
1906 setting, fancy trans-Siberian train ride, a ghoul, a mad monk, alien theorising a-la-X-files, zombie soldiers stalking, Peter Cushing sawing the top of somebody's head off, a beautiful spy, eyeballs in a dish, a beautiful Polish Countess, and, believe it or not, it's all very cohesive!
That's an admirable achievement
And the acting is great. The Monk is a scene-stealer. Christopher Lee gets to play a testy, priggish Edwardian scientist, and he does it very well.
Cushing's character plays off Lee's stodginess as a laid-back deal-maker(yes, he actually smiles and cracks jokes)These two performances prove that Lee and Cushing were both gifted and versatile actors.
Telly Savalas arrives for the final act, and proceeds to strut around and chew up the scenery on a level that would make Rod Steiger or Al Pacino jealous.
This movie is one of the best of its type.
Yes, in the first two minutes you can see signs of a limited budget, and yes, the microscope scene is ludicrous, but in a way, on the level of imagination and poetic license, it's pure genius.
Great film of its time.
2006-12-01 01:45:31 · answer #1 · answered by Harry H 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Set on board the Trans siberian express in the early 1900s Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Telly Savalas - as a cossack - fight a monster that sucks peoples intelligence out of his victims brains through their eyes (not unlike reality TV) - turning them into zombies. It's a cracking little film with a super score by John Cacavas. It was directed by Gene Martin. I remember it was shown every Christmas on BBC1. I recently bought it on DVD.
2006-11-30 18:02:43 · answer #2 · answered by belickcat 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is that the one with all the great Horror stars on the train and Peter Cushing reads peoples cards and predicts how they will die?
2006-11-30 11:46:14 · answer #3 · answered by Jawbreaker 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There were so many movies in the early 70's. If I recall Horror Express had the magician (illusionist) David Copperfield in the psychotic role?
2006-11-30 19:59:19 · answer #4 · answered by iraq51 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I remember it vaguely, with Christopher Lee & Peter Cushing.
2006-11-30 12:05:22 · answer #5 · answered by Bill UK 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do vaguely I think Christopher Lee was in it, and the monster was like a bald and scarred thing?
2006-12-01 06:17:40 · answer #6 · answered by HellBound 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no never heard of it.
2006-11-30 11:43:40 · answer #7 · answered by **ZARA** 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋