Fantastic film! I enjoyed it and recommend it to any train enthusiast.
That movie is typical Hollywood garbage. I like trains a lot but could not suspend disbelief long enough for the sample ad on TV. Good for people who love carnage and watching people die.
I have the real story in print.
Rich
WELL what a fantastic review....oh wait you didn't see any the film...
Your choice not to see it is your own. But bad mouthing a movie you haven't seen is very ignorant.
Not to spoil if it for anyone but the carnage and death is very much like the real story it is based off of. The story isn't about things blowing up and hundreds dying.
Dear All,
My teenagers and I enjoyed it.
I am familiar with the real story and understood there would be drama added
and some parts of the story stretched.
Still enjoyed it.
Almost 2 hours of railroad operations with lots of interaction between conductor and engineer, some of it even prototypical.
Definitely worth seeing.
Sincerely,
Joe Satnik
I'm going to see it tomorrow. Looks awesome. Even my mom wants to see it, and she doesn't like trains :P Ive always liked Denzel Washington anyway. He's been involved in a couple train-related movies lately right now, right? The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, and (obviously) this movie. Looks like a good movie though.
Good Morning All,
I have a friend on Facebook who is an NS conductor. Here is what he had to say about the film,
"Just back from Unstoppable. It might be a bit hard to watch for railroaders and some railfans, but there's some funny stuff in there, even some 'yellow vest humor.' The 'lead welder' was funny. If you can look past all the unrealistic stuff....not bad. I guess what Altoona helpers do 24/7 isn't interesting enough? It kept me on the edge of my seat though, but things like that probably affect me more than others."
I plan on seeing it today. And there better be lots of destruction, or I getting my money back.
Bruce
I just got back from seeing it. This is an awesome movie. Plenty of action, and quite a bit of humor. However, the story was very exagerated, because they just needed more action. Still a great movie. I would go see it again. I reccommend it to anyone, even if they don't like trains. My rating: 4.5/5
Hey All,
My wife and I went on Friday - early show. We both thought it was a very action filled, & on the edge of your seat the whole time movie.
My wife doesn't care that much for trains but she said it was well worth the time to see. Just enough humor and not too much carnage. She kept asking me "could that really happen?" Yes dear, anything can happen in hollywood.
Enjoy,
Barry
Quote from: BIG BEAR on November 15, 2010, 11:58:11 AM
Hey All,
My wife and I went on Friday - early show. We both thought it was a very action filled, & on the edge of your seat the whole time movie.
My wife doesn't care that much for trains but she said it was well worth the time to see. Just enough humor and not too much carnage. She kept asking me "could that really happen?" Yes dear, anything can happen in hollywood.
Enjoy,
Barry
True. My mom took me to see it, and she doesn't like trains either, but still found the movie great. And when your wife asked "could it really happen", tell her that it pretty much already has. CSX 8888 became a runaway in 2001, and it happened by the same way it did in the movie. Engineer got out of the train to flip a switch, thought he put on the dynamics, but put the throttle into notch 8. Obviously Hollywood exagerated the whole thing by adding explosions and other attempts to stop the train. There were many differences between the real event and the movie, one being that the real event happened in Ohio, not Pennsylvania. If you were to read about the event, you would easily be able to spot the differences between the two. Good movie nonetheless.
a clip for all that have not seen the movie yet,,this clip features 777
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSZqY69Xua0
just saw it today and was amazed, i figured it was gonna be like atomic train where they keep switching back and forth with half the movie with the train being related, this one to me was like atomic train approved! Most of the movie had a train or something related to it in it! Definitely gotta get it on DVD!
I've seen better, and much, much worse! Either way, for those with an interest in modeling the locomotives, here are some shots you might find useful.
http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php
I'll try to get some other material up later on.
Quote from: NWsteam on November 12, 2010, 08:08:32 PM
WELL what a fantastic review....oh wait you didn't see any the film...
Your choice not to see it is your own. But bad mouthing a movie you haven't seen is very ignorant.
Not to spoil if it for anyone but the carnage and death is very much like the real story it is based off of. The story isn't about things blowing up and hundreds dying.
Obvious\y you missed that I saw the film ad. The movie is just more of the same. I rarely see this type of movie anymore. I do have a life.
Rich
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Obvious\y you missed that I saw the film ad. The movie is just more of the same. I rarely see this type of movie anymore. I do have a life.
1. No I didn't miss it...Do movie critics rate a movie on a preview? Nope.
2. Repercussions of your post are that you just inadvertently told everyone who saw this movie that they don't have a life...so kind of you.
The below incident which happened some years ago was recently on a cable channel program. Six people died between two related accidents. Six locos with a loaded hopper car freight running at about a hundred miles and hour into about a forty mile an hour curve. Some of the loco wheel threads were beginning to liquify from the intense heat according to the TV program. Some dynamic brakes were not working and many other issues many train enthusiast are not aware of.
Gravity stopped the train.
Many links in the below link concerning this event. That is the reality we live in.
http://tinyurl.com/27pqwna
Rich