Shinkansen daibakuha (1975)

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Siskoid
The Bullet Train is a Japanese procedural that treats the premise of a bomb on a train much the same way the original Gojira treated the giant monster concept. In other words, there are a lot of scenes of people taking meetings and discussing what to do. Really a disaster/crime hybrid, the focus quickly turns to the terrorists and their keeping one step ahead of the authorities as the train becomes a runaway, unable to slow down lest the bomb explode (Speed fans, this is your origin story). So there isn't a WHOLE lot of train action, but enough to earn its title. Be wary of the American edit, which does away with the criminals' back story and removes their motivations from the narrative. That's the one I saw, and I had to turn to Wikipedia to get the low-down. From the slow first act, you don't expect it to become such a tense thrill ride in the third, but it totally does, so don't get off this particular train too early. 5 years 4 months ago
Alfrediux
Fantastic Movie, nice crime thriller with a simple plot but perfect execution for lots of suspense, better than speed! 1 month 1 week ago