howling iv : the original nightmare is a 1988 direct-to-video horror film directed by john hough from a screenplay by freddie rowe and clive turner .

starring romy windsor , michael t. weiss , antony hamilton , susanne severeid and lamya derval .

" the original nightmare " is the fourth entry in the series of seven stand-alone films with loose continuity and not so much a sequel , but , a more faithful adaptation of gary brandner 's source novel the howling ( 1981 ) ( hence the title ) .

international video entertainment ( ive ) released this film directly to home video in 1988 .

platinum disc corporation ( now echo bridge home entertainment ) released it on dvd in 2004 and it has been released numerous times since .

it was filmed on location in south africa .

howling iv : the original nightmare

howling iv : the original nightmare <EOT> the howling iv : the original nightmare was released on dvd on june 15th , 2004 .

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this movie was called the original nightmare as it was supposed to be based more on the original story " the howling " by gary brandner .

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1 . the howling ( 1981 ) 2 . howling iii : the marsupials ( 1987 ) 3 . howling ii : your sister is a werewolf ( 1985 ) 4 . howling vi : the freaks ( 1991 ) 5 . the howling : reborn ( 2011 ) 6 . howling iv : the original nightmare ( 1988 ) 7 . howling v : the rebirth ( 1989 ) 8 . the howling : new moon rising ( 1995 )

released in 1988 , “howling iv : the original nightmare” chronicles events in the southern cal desert town of drago , where a writer ( romy windsor ) goes to heal after a mental . . .

howling iv : the original nightmare is a great horror movie – for the last ten minutes . that would be the only time in this movie where we actually see werewolves . yep , a movie called

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howling iv : the original nightmare ( 1988 ) . stars : romy windsor , michael t . weiss . director - john hough . moria - the science - fiction , horror and fantasy film review .

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" howling iv : the original nightmare , " the fourth chapter in the notably odd werewolf franchise finds diminishing returns finally catching up with the series . recycling plot points from the original film , this entry is not badly made ; but it is extremely dull and finds itself strangely lacking in werewolves .

part one of my rant on the pathetic direct to video fourth installment in the howling franchise , howling iv : the original nightmare ( 1988 ) starring romy windsor , michael t . weiss , antony hamilton , susanne severeid , lamya derval , norman anstey , kate edwards , dennis folbigge , anthony james , and clive turner . directed by john hough ,

the howling iv : the original nightmare is a 1988 werewolf movie and the fourth installment in the howling franchise . it was released direct - to - video in november of 1988 . the film is loosely based on the original gary brandner novel the howling and is closer to the source material than the original the howling film . the plot of the movie revolves around marie adams and her husband richard who take some time away from their troubles at an isolated southern california cabin called wilderness cottage in the secluded town of drago . marie , already suffering from a near nervous breakdown grows increasingly frightened as she begins hearing a baleful howling coming from deep in the woods . as she spends more time in drago , she learns more about the community ' s dark ties to the occult and the terrible truth behind the howling .

part two of my rant on the lame and excruciatingly boring horror sequel , howling iv : the original nightmare ( 1988 ) starring romy windsor , michael t . weiss , antony hamilton , susanne severeid , lamya derval , norman anstey , kate edwards , dennis folbigge , anthony james , and clive turner . directed by john hough .

truer to the text : the plot follows the original gary brandner novel more closely than the first film .

easy to find on a multitude of labels on both dvd and vhs , this is worth watching even if you end up hating it ( many apparently do ) simply because you ' ll see things here that you won ' t see anywhere else . with the possible exception of howling vi : the freaks ( 1991 ) , none of the other sequels - howling iv : the original nightmare ( 1988 ) , howling v : the rebirth ( 1989 ) , howling : new moon rising or the howling : reborn ( 2011 ) - did anything remotely interesting or out of the ordinary with the werewolf theme .

" the howling iv : the original nightmare although this movie was made a long time before michael t weiss did the pretender , i enjoyed this more than net worth , i don ' t usually watch horror movies i only bought this one because michael was in it . it had me glued to the screen for 94 mins but i hated the end . "

howling ii : your sister is a werewolf aka . howling ii : stirba - werewolf bitch ( a direct sequel ) .

the tow truck driver is played by clive turner . turner plays starring roles as two separate characters in the howling v : rebirth and the howling : new moon rising . he was also the co - writer on the howling iv , rebirth and new moon rising as well as director , producer and editor on new moon rising .

or “what the fuck am i watching ? ” for all its first eighty faults , i still applaud howling iv for trying to rein in the franchise and take itself seriously again .

co - writer clive turner appears in the film as a tow truck driver . turner also worked on the subsequent howling v : the rebirth and wrote and directed the seventh film in the howling series , howling : new moon rising .

urltoken howling iv : the original nightmare ( 1988 ) : romy windsor , michael t . weiss , antony hamilton , susanne severeid , lamya derval , norman anstey , kate edwards , dennis folbigge , anthony james , dale cutts , clive turner , megan kruskal , john hough , avi lerner , edward simons , harry alan towers , freddie rowe , gary brandner : movies & tv

after the extremely campy howling ii & iii , they decided to adapt the original gary brander novel more faithfully for part iv , and they didn ' t do such a great job . the original nightmare has some good ideas here and there ( such as linking werewolves to satan , and that melting transformation scene was amazing ) but the film is just so dull , the performances are so lazy and a good bulk of the special effects are terrible . add to that the fact that the chain of events are a little too similar to that in the first film but less engaging and you have what is basically a badly done remake that could have been a fun companion piece to the original .

howling iv is certainly better than the awful third movie . romy windsor is good as the lead character and some of the visuals are both eerie and striking . the music adds much depth and i liked how the story was more faithful to the source material .

howling iv in which a young an beautiful writer heads for the sanctuary of a rural hideout in a desperate bid to restore he sanity - only to find ba horror far worse than her own deranged imaninings .

the howling iv : the original nightmare bears many similarities to the original 1981 version of the howling . both films involve covens of werewolves hiding in secrecy . they both involve a married couple who take some time away from work to relax at an isolated cabin in the woods . both women work in some form of media ( marie adams is a writer while karen white was a news reporter ) . both women complain about hearing an eerie howling noise coming from the woods . both of the male leads commit infidelity with a seductive werewolf vixen and suffer traumatically as a result . the climax of both films involves trapping a group of werewolves inside a wooden structure and setting it on fire . in each film , at least one werewolf is known to survive .

she bitch , the marsupials , were horrible sequels , and part iv was a disaster . so producers tried to copy the winning formula of " the howling " and use it in " the original nightmare " . the result is a mess , a disaster . think about the original howling , but with different and less likable characters , a less interesting setting , poorly done f / x , and a not so good plot . " the original nightmare " is a dull version of " the howling " disguised as a sequel . the acting is horrid except for romy windsor who seemed to have a bright future because of her looks and decent acting skills . the direction is dull , boring , and does not offer anything for the viewer . the f / x as i mentioned , are poorly done and have nothing to do with the original . ugh . the gore is laughable and i won ' t even talk about the beasts . please , my advice is , avoid this horrid sequel . it ' s truly one of the worst sequels to any movie . not to mention that it has one of the most horrible endings in the history of horror ! the look of romy windsor ' s face in the last scene summons the whole movie .

all the films mentioned by name in kim newman ' s definitive encyclopedia of horror films , nightmare movies . well worth a read . …

the legendary globe theater in england mounted this 2011 stage production of william shakespeare ' s history henry iv , part 2 ( 1596 - 99 ) . the story , of course , finds king henry iv dying , with the rebels showing no signs of surrender ; meanwhile , the corpulent . . .

this howling sequel is subtitled the original nightmare because , supposedly , it is a closer adaptation to the source novel than the first film . i haven’t read the novel so i can’t say for sure how accurate that is . what i can say is that this is almost the exact same story as the first one . . . except it’s only about half as good as that one .

the howling : revenge of the werewolf queen is a comic by space goat publishing , continuing from the first film .

the howling is a 1981 horror film directed by joe dante . based on the novel of the same name by gary brandner , the screenplay is written by john sayles and terence h . winkless . the original music score is composed by pino donaggio .

due to their work in the howling , dante and producer michael finnell received the opportunity to make the film gremlins ( 1984 ) . that film references the howling with a smiley face image on a refrigerator door . eddie quist leaves yellow smiley face stickers as his calling card in several places throughout the howling .

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" i love horror movies point blank ! . . it ' s just my thing one of the things i love doing the most is following up on squeals i must say the howling iv is the best in the series after the first one none of the other parts have that creepy , grim feeling that the first howling gave us part 2 is just garbage part 3 i own it but have not took the time to see it part v is the only one that ' s good enough to stand by part 4 howling vi : the freaks sucks the big one & new moon rising i can ' t find anywhere . the howling 4 sets out to capture the first film , a writer who as a nervous break down heads out to the country with her husband to relax and enjoy some days off but it quickly turns into a nightmare when see starts to hear howling outside her window and gets involve in solving a local mystery when all is said and done this movie is worth a watch and worth the buy "

not one to rest on its haunches , the series was back the following year with its first direct - to - video entry , 1988’s howling iv : the original nightmare , which confusingly claims to be based on all three of brandner’s novels ( a trait it shares with the next three sequels ) . dropping the self - help angle introduced by the first film and the traumatic rape that the novel is predicated on , the original nightmare ’s screenwriters , clive turner and freddie rowe , also turn their protagonist into a best - selling author named marie whose repeated visions of a ghostly nun and other disturbing sights eventually land her in a mental hospital . there her architect husband , richard , is told she needs to get out of los angeles and go “somewhere where her imagination won’t be stimulated . ” following orders , he finds a rustic cabin in the insular town of drago where , lo and behold , marie starts hearing howling in the night and seeing the ghosts of its previous owners telling her to leave . meanwhile , richard is drawn to flirtatious shopkeeper eleanor , with whom he embarks on a torrid affair .

the successful author marie adams is haunted by nightmares . in order to recover , she travels to the countryside with her husband richard . at night , she hears the howling of wild animals . together with the former nun janice she tries to uncover the mystery . does that sound familiar ? you bet it does . " howling iv " is the forth entry in the " howling " series and basically a rehash of the original " the howling " from 1981 . they most certainly wanted to distance themselves from the two trash escapades that were part ii and iii . that was probably a good idea . unfortunately , the result is a veritable snoozefest . bless them , they were trying their best to give the story some kind of class . but it ' s just plain boring . the movie spends a whole hour to mystifying the fact that we are dealing with werewolfs here . we already know that , guys ! it ' s the fourth movie , there ' s no need to be so secretive about it . the production is riddled with shortcomings . the editing is unbelievably sloppy and the sound is inconsistent . the script is slow and predictable . the special effects at the end of the movie are alright , and the obligatory transformation scene is pretty cool . but at this point , why should we even care ? " howling iv " is a truly mystifying movie . there ' s just no good reason for this remake to exist . it ' s worse than the original in every single way , and the original wasn ' t that great in the first place . a lycanthropic sleeping pill – ingest at your own risk .

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film  the remote cabin location , the seduction of the husband , the werewolf locals . ( although what should be said is that the film here is in fact a more faithful adaptation of gary brandner ' s original novel

a waste of time . i normally love the howling movies . this only showed a werewolf maybe once or twice towards the last 45 minutes of the movie .

this is a poorly made , low quality werewolf film - that really has no connection to the other instalments in the " howling " franchise . the intent behind this movie was to return to the original source material - that is , the novel that inspired the first " howling " film - and create a story that better reflected the horror narrative contained in that book . for this reason , this movie is subtitled " the original nightmare " . however it fails to capture the dark and foreboding plotline presented in the novel . ultimately , this is a cheap and partial re - make of the first film in the series . it ' s about a woman being attacked by a werewolf , and struggling to stay one step ahead of the beast . but the way the film offers this story reduces the narrative to sheer boredom ! and the special effects are anything but special . . . i can ' t see any reason to recommend this film . it ' s far from entertaining . and it ' s certainly not horrific . i thought the original " howling " movie was excellent , and i ' m a big fan of werewolf fiction . i wish this film had been worth watching . but it ' s not . i suggest you avoid this item .

gary brandner wrote the howling trilogy . seven the howling movies were made from these books . even though this movie may seem like a remake of the original , it is actually the one movie closest to the first book . when seen from this perspective it ' s a pretty good movie . plus you get to see michael t . weiss ( of tv ' s pretender fame ) with a mullet ! what more can you ask for from a horror movie with the number 4 after it ?

truthfully , i have not read gary brandner’s the howling , but i have seen the movie , and i can’t imagine the novel would be much better ! if anything the ending of the film , in which karen ( dee wallace ) turns into a werewolf on live television , certainly beats the ending of the novel , in which karen just escapes the burning mountain village while hearing the sound of howling in the distance .

" with each sequel howling gets worst and worst and worst , and less scarier and more boring . oh well . "

the howling ( 1981 ) is a werewolf horror film directed by joe dante and scripted by john sayles , loosely based on the book of the same name by gary brandner .

of course , the abrupt ending might just be because the film ran out of money . howling iv was shot in an arid south africa , doubling not all that well for california . yet , this obvious budgetary concession works somewhat in the films favor , since it makes the entire town of drago seem familiar yet somewhat alien . for a community of werewolves masquerading as regular townsfolk , the landscape , building construction and supporting actors all exude the

haunted by a series of unnatural happenings , a young author , marie adams heads for the sanctuary of a rural hideout in a desperate bid to regain her sanity - but only to find a horror much more deadly than her own deranged imaginings . from the depths of the forest it ' s calling and waiting for the full moon , to hunt marie down and to take her on a terrifying journey into the gaping jaws of death . as night descends , the howling rises again to shatter the stillness of the night . this film starred : romy windsor , michael t . weiss & anthony hamilton . i have seen the first 4 howling films and this is my favourite one although i still don ' t like it . in my opinion best to worst is like this ( so far as i have not seen some of the sequels ) . . . howling 4 howling howling 3 howling 2 this film is not really recommended . * * / * * * * * poor .

now i ' ve watched iii , it ' s easier to see mora ' s stamp on ii , and what he was going for . doubt anything would have worked on a nightmare production / shoot like that .

“sister ruth was found in drago . she was almost incoherent , babbling on about finding the devil , and the sound of the bells , and . . . . and then the howling . . . . ”

imagine if instead of joe dante ' s the howling , we got a run - of - the - mill dtv movie instead . riveting , right ? this promotes itself on being much closer to the original book , which is technically true , especially in the re - inclusion of the detective nun subplot . the novel ' s about 75 % anal sex , though , so the movie can ' t * quite * be described as altogether accurate .

horror franchises come in two varieties : those based on existing properties ( typically novels ) and original creations ( even if they’re not all that original in and of themselves ) . one that falls into the former category is the series that sprung from gary brandner’s the howling , published in 1977 and billed as “a blood - chilling novel in the shocking tradition of salem’s lot ” and “a terrifying tale of the occult” on the cover of its first paperback edition . strange to think that a property that has become synonymous with werewolves , spawning eight movies in 35 years , was coy about their existence at the outset . but this was not the case when brandner’s bestial creatures made the leap to the silver screen in 1981 .

i think this film is great and not as bad as other people say . if you have read the book you will no that this is a much closer film to the books plot than the howling 1 .

the howling was also notable for its special effects , which were considered to be extremely convincing at the time . the transformation scenes were created by rob bottin , who had also worked with dante on piranha . rick baker was the original effects artist for the film , but left the production to work on the john landis film an american werewolf in london , handing over the effects work to rob bottin . bottin ' s most celebrated effect was the on - screen transformation of eddie quist , which involved air bladders under latex facial applications to give the illusion of transformation . in fact , variety notes that the howling ' s biggest flaw is that the impact of this initial transformation is never topped during the climax of the film . the howling also features stop - motion animation by notable stop - motion animator david w . allen and puppetry intended to give the werewolves an even more non - human look to them . despite most of the special effects at the time , it also features an obviously fake effect : the silhouette of bill and marsha having sex as werewolves is obviously a cartoon animation .

howling iv is an absolute chore to sit through , the first tease of gore doesn ' t pop up until almost 40 minutes in and werewolves ? forget it , we get a glimpse of one at just over an hour and the [ admittedly incredible ] transformation sequence is reserved for the final 10 minutes . the most frustrating thing about this movie is that the gore in those last few moments was so . god . damn . cool . i loved the look of the werewolves and in the transformation scene , it was more of a deconstruction , the human flesh melting down to the bones , the skeletal remains being sucked into the liquid and as if the lycanthrope is a phoenix rising from the ashes , it emerges a…

not that there’s much chance of it staying silent too long in this era of endless horror remakes . as was reported last year , a new company has acquired the rights to “reboot” the howling , which prompted joe dante to ask , “isn’t there anybody with a new idea or anybody who wants to try something different ? and the answer is no , they’re afraid to do it . ” so even if 2017 does bring with it a new howling movie , fans would probably be best served by sticking with his 1981 original and philippe mora’s marsupials and pretending they’re a series of two .

in gary brandner’s original novel , protagonist karyn beatty was a hotel manager . that’s not sexy enough for hollywood , so john sayles turned her into a tv reporter for the dante version . in this one she’s now called marie (

rish outfield ' s reviews well , watching this was a nightmare , but i can ' t say it was very original . strangely , this film is a remake of the first film . i don ' t know if that usually happens , but in this case , it shouldn ' t . take terrible acting and terrible dialogue , marry it to terrible pacing and a terrible story , and guess what , you ' ve got a terrible movie on your hands . the plot was close to this : familiar - looking , flat - chested writer suffers hallucinations , so she and her husband go out to a summer cottage in the middle of nowhere to relax . stuff happens , they meet creepy townsfolk , she makes a friend , and i guess there ' s a werewolf there , but we don ' t really see him till the end ( there ' s a lot of pov shots of the monster early on , and people pretending to be scared of it , but it didn ' t really work ) . to say good things about howling iv is hard , but i ' ll try : the tape i watched had neat - o previews before it . and the movie began with a great 80 ' s song . but that was the highpoint . i felt like creating a stupidity in the first five minutes skull . it was awful . i read a review that said the remake was far superior to the original , but i can ' t think of a single area ( not a one ) in which part iv even equals part i . it was filled with a lot of dumbness on the part of the script and the characters , and illogical , stilted dialogue that sounded like a poorly translated foreign film . oh , and it came with a shitty ending too . it has the star of the equally terrible house of usher in it , if that helps you stay away . best scare : even the sounds of wolves howling in the night , so eerie in the original , weren ' t at all scary here . i ' d recommend it to : fans of werewolf movies without any werewolves in them .

howling iv starts out decent enough , but by the end of the film it degrades to something less than average . the main problem with this movie is its very slow pace . those looking for action - packed werewolf sequences will not find it here . in fact , you don ' t even see a werewolf until almost the end of the movie . this could have been excusable , if there was enough suspense to make the viewer want to keep watching until the end . unfortunately , the audience ' s suspense is replaced with impatience . i kept looking at the clock , wondering when a werewolf would actually show up . when the werewolves finally do make their grand entrance , it is disappointing . they consist of : a ) dogs with red eyes and b ) actors in cheesy masks . and the transformation sequence of a human into a werewolf - something the original howling was famous for - is bizarre and goofy in this movie . recommendation : see it for free on tv if nothing else is on , but don ' t bother renting .

shot in south africa , this direct - to - video installment of the werewolf series continues that franchise ' s tradition of generating sequels light - years distant from the quality of joe dante ' s witty and frightening original . the fourth chapter even attempts to rewrite the original film ' s premise , which admittedly took grand liberties with the novel by gary brandner . the revamped tale involves successful author marie ( romy windsor ) , who visits the scenic woodland town of drago to find respite from constant nightmare visions involving werewolves and a mysterious nun . needless to say , her stay in the village does nothing to dispel the visions , which increase in frequency and seem to suggest strange portents of evil events to come . . . and a warning to get out of town before the next full moon . director john hough has yet to surpass his horror masterpiece the legend of hell house , and this deadly dull exercise is hardly a step in the right direction .

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the writing makes it painfully obvious what characters are good , evil , or just naive . you would have to be pretty thick to be surprised by any of the plot twists thrown your way . all the canned dialogue comes from the worst movies we ' ve groaned at in the past . special fx kick in towards the end , but end all too abruptly as does the film . if we ' ve got to have a howling movie so similar ( plot - wise ) to the first one , could we at least have it improve on the original in just one way ? apparently not .

it is called the original nightmare because this is an update remake of the first howling movie . in both movies , a husband and wife retreat to a small town that turns out to be full of werewolves . i like this update , this is definitely a breath of fresh air to the series . special effects weren ' t terrible and i loved the the different ideas of how people change into a werewolf . one melts into a puddle of goo in a gruesome scene when he is walking in the woods and drops to the ground and begins to literally melt and then comes back together as a werewolf . well done scene tom savini worthy . there is another man that rips the skin off of his jaw and it grows and he turns into a werewolf . alot of memorable scenes in this movie makes this a standout movie in the werewolf horror genre and is definitely one of the best movies out of the series .

for those who remember the first howling , this will be similar in story . unlike the second and third , this one is much more traditional and less " out there . " there is much less nudity in this one than the second , which may kill it for some fans . the gore level is about the same though . it falls short of the original in some ways , but still holds the " who is it " theme . it also fits in with the fnial movies of the series as they often fall back to this one as the start . the dvd is very nice and the movie is also better than some other 80s cheap movies . the actors may not be well known today , but they were there when this was filmed . it holds much better to the original than the hammy acting in the second movie . for the price paid , this was a steal . still , it may not appeal to all the gore - hounds out there because it isn ' t blood soaks or the women topless ( clothing or otherwise ) . the implied violence to the small dog can also offend some .

joe dante ' s the howling is a classic werewolf movie with some good effects and i loved it but it wasn ' t close to the novel and they even said so . it ' s still a good film . so when clive turner decided to do a third howling sequel he decided to make it closer to the novel which was fine . howling iv is about a writer named marie who after having a metal breakdown goes to a town called drago with her husband richard . once there marie begins to hear howling noises from outside , her husband think ' s she ' s making it all up due to her breakdown and the townsfolk are not too concerned about the noises . soon an ex - nun arrives and tells marie about a friend of her ' s that was attacked in drago and marie has seen her in her mind . the two soon go off searching for info about the town ' s history . her husband soon catches an eye on the art owner who resembles a similar look to marsha from the howling . after meeting her again in the woods she changes into a werewolf and bites . after telling marie it was a wolf that attacked him the next day he tells her he fell and scratched is shoulder . soon her nun friend discovers that the town people are werewolves and hurries to warn marie , meanwhile marie ' s publisher tom also tries to warn marie but sees richard in the road thriving in pain . he tries to help him only to get killed by a werewolf in the bushes . it ' s not long before marie and the ex - nun hide in the bell tower where marie must wait outside while she summons the werewolves with the bell . doing so marie has no choice but to burn the tower with her friend , and after looking at the burnt body of her husband a werewolf jumps out at her . although i haven ' t read the novels reading the reviews and seeing the film gives me a clue what the novel is like . howling iv isn ' t a bad film , the transformation is kind of good and the werewolf in the tower isn ' t that bad . the one thing is that the werewolves don ' t show themselves until the final twenty minutes of the movie but i wasn ' t that bothered . i enjoyed the film . i also love that theme song " something evil , something dangerous "

this is just a woofing redoing of the novel , but not as good as " the howling " . in " howling iv : the original nightmare " we don ' t see any werewolves until much much later on . a rubbish film is when it squeazes the best bits in the last few minutes of the film . the scene of the werewolves in the bell tower was cool , as well as the running pack , the fire and the heroic ex - nun who sacrificed her own life to save her favourite writer . there was campiness , especially the wooden husband who sports a real 80 ' s mullet and goes off to have a fling with the beautiful witch werewolf . the acting was awful . i mean , while richard is screaming in agony while his flesh is falling off , his wife marie just stood there looking at him . no emotions and no sense of distress . why doesn ' t anyone call for the police or ambulance in these films ? the local sheriff was creepy and a werewolf but still , the world exists outside of a small village . the richard scene changing into a werewolf was done in a gross manner . for so long his skin melted to bone and he can still talk and move around , but falls in a puddle of goo . then he returned back to normal with thick sideburns ! also why no one else that turns into werewolf do that ? they only sprout hair and fangs . what was the point in the friend character who visits from the city to help marie , only to get killed straight away ? the only purpose he served was to annoy richard . anyway much of this film ' s best bits happen at the last 10 or 15 minutes . before then , it ' s just really long and boring .

anyway , in this version of the story , new karen ( an author ) has to go up to the colony ( re - named drago , which they should ' ve kept in the original , to be fair ) because she saw a stock - footage shot of a werewolf from later in the movie in her mind while having lunch .

i ' m pretty much in line with your take . wow ! coming from the same director as howling ii , i didn ' t expect to like this at all , but , mora really did his own thing and thought outside the box , here . unfortunately , it ' s the kind of " sequel " people _ say _ they want , then knock for not being " more like the original " . at the time , when it " mattered " , reception woulda been much kinder without the howling ( sub ) title . there are good things in some of the other sequels : 5 has smart , quippy dialogue confined to a promising setup ; 4 at least _ felt _ like brandner to me . at the time i thought the freaks was a good little film . now for new moon rising ? 1995 , blecch .

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i ' ve been very naïve . i think i ' ve always assumed that a dtv sequel - ie direct to video - means that a film failed to get the cinema release it was hoping for , and sadly went straight to the shelves of blockbuster instead , with its tail between its legs . but now that i ' ve seen howling iv , i think i ' ve finally found a sequel that never expected to end up anywhere else . it ' s so perfunctory , so lazy , and so lousy , that i can ' t imagine anyone involved thought anything other than , " well , it ' s got the howling name on it , a few suckers will rent this shit , and we can take the money and run . " as long as it wasn ' t going to be…

returning to the fold for a third go - round , clive turner staked his claim to being the howling franchise’s ultimate auteur , serving as new moon rising ’s writer , producer , director , lead actor , and supervising editor . moreover , he misguidedly attempts to reverse - engineer a loose continuity between the three previous sequels by having various characters tell each other the stories of the rebirth and the original nightmare , occasioned by copious clips from both . ( the freaks also comes up briefly , but its connection to the plot is tenuous at best . ) turner’s most egregious sins are his weakness for corny jokes and the bountiful screen time he gives to the residents of pioneer town , where his biker character—a long - haired , george jones - obsessed aussie who may or may not be the same person he played in the rebirth —sets up shop , giving them all a chance to sing terrible country songs while people robotically line dance , sometimes in a curiously underlit limbo . and that’s not to forget the long - delayed werewolf transformation , which is accomplished with a cheap - ass morphing effect , a harbinger of things to come .

one of the better of the series . the women are pretty and the plot better than o . k .

the plot develops slowly , the production is limited , and the performances are dodgy . by the time the werewolves arrive , the film ' s lackluster narrative and flat execution…

famed director john hough ( twins of evil , legend of hell house ) directed this boring re imagining of the original film however based more on gary brantner ' s book . the film sadly tries the slow burn whodunit of the original film even tho its the fourth in the series , that mixed with bad acting ( mostly horrible dubbing ) and awful editing make it a rough watch with little action and too much talking . rumor has it that producer clive turner fired hough and re shot and edited half the film himself , which probably explains why the film seems to be such a mess . steve johnson returned to do effects . justin hayward of the moody blues sang the theme song . was the first in the series that went direct to video and won fangoria ' s golden chainsaw award for best direct to video film of 1988 . filmed in south africa .

i was very pleasantly surprised by this one and have no clue why it has such a bad reputation . if i redid my 20 best 80s horror sequels list i ' m sure this would make the cut . like you said , it does its own thing and isn ' t slavish toward either typical werewolf formula or the original film . in short , it ' s original . probably not for all tastes still but nice to see at least some appreciation for this one . the freaks is also a hair underrated i think . 5 was passable . new moon rising makes 2 and 4 look like masterpieces .

review : it seems that any successful horror film spawns at least a few sequels . unfortunately , as the roman numerals climb , the commitment to good filmmaking seems to deteriorate . this installment of the " howling " series does little to reverse that trend - - and even… ( more )

i ' ve seen many sequels of the original howling ( can ' t keep track how many actually ) but this had my mouth drop wide open right after the first few minutes of it . the concept is almost exactly the same as in the first installment but this one sticks quite firmly to the original book . but it ' s pretty much like watching the first movie remade by bunch of talentless amateurs ( probably even retarded ones ) . the acting is worse than i ' ve ever seen before . and to stay awake through the whole movie you should not have seen the first because it kinda gives everything away . bad camera work , bad screenplay with cheesy lines with every possible clichés in it . and on top of all this : extra low budget . low budget doesn ' t mean the movie automatically sucks . it ' s not worth making a movie with very little money unless you ' re clever and creative . these guys were not . usually this kind of super - sucking low budget b - movies make you laugh and deserve some credit as " hilarious and good bad - b - movies " . but no , this one doesn ' t and i cannot recommend it to anyone , not even the howling fans . one star for cool latex - gore effects in the end .

it seems that any successful horror film spawns at least a few sequels . unfortunately , as the roman numerals climb , the commitment to good filmmaking seems to deteriorate . this installment of the " howling " series does little to reverse that trend - - and even less to whet viewer appetites for

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) who owns a trinket store in the town . marie’s sanity is tested yet again when her dog runs away and she finds what looks like his boney remains at a cave . she hears footsteps behind her and runs home , but when richard checks her tracks he says he finds nothing . seems as if this healing getaway is actually turning out to be a nightmare .

a poor movie . . . boring and tedious . suffers from a serious lack of ' werewolf ' action . the images on the dvd cover aren ' t even from this film . the film plays out almost identical to the first movie , but without all the elements that made that movie good and watchable . it ' s best to avoid this one . it ' s the worst in the ' howling ' series .

lacking the relative star power of its predecessors and featuring no recurring characters from either of them or any of brandner’s novels , mora’s howling iii stands alone . over the course of its 98 minutes , he tosses in a trio of werewolf nuns , a russian ballerina transforming on stage at the sydney opera house , a marsupial werewolf birth , actual footage of the extinct tasmanian tiger , fake footage of aborigines killing one of its half - human relatives , a giant werewolf pig ( actually , the repurposed monster from russell mulcahy’s razorback ) , and a los angeles awards shows hosted by dame edna everage , which brings mora’s howling diptych full circle . he also pokes fun at dante’s film and his own the beast within with the insanely drawn - out transformation in it came from uranus , an amusing , over - the - top film - within - the - film . that willingness to risk looking foolish turns out to be howling iii ’s greatest asset and the reason it succeeds where ii fails : freed of the expectation of following a hit , mora set out to have some fun , and he and his cast and crew did just that . they also made the last howling film to garner a theatrical release , for reasons that will become abundantly clear .

sixteen years after new moon rising limped into video stores—to date , it’s the one film in the series never to be released on dvd or blu - ray—the trigger finally got pulled on a follow - up , optimistically titled the howling : reborn . ostensibly based on the novel the howling ii , the 2011 film appears to take more of its cues from stephenie meyer’s twilight books since it’s about a teenage werewolf who has to protect his human crush from others of his kind . ( on the commentary , co - writer / director joe nimziki claims he wrote and registered his first draft a year before twilight was published , but this doesn’t change the fact that by the time his much - tinkered - with script went before cameras it was in a post - twilight world where teen paranormal romances are a veritable cottage industry . ) the plot also has echoes of howling ii : your sister is a werewolf , since it hinges on an impending “very rare blue moon” when packs of werewolves all over the world plan to rise up and take over . reborn ’s scope stays frustratingly limited , even if it does add yet another country—canada—to the roll call of far - flung locations where howling movies have been lensed . and at least it’s a marked improvement on new moon rising , the unequivocal runt of the litter , which would have been an ignominious way for the series to be put down .

howling iv understandably comes with a no - frills mono – well , what the hell , i’ll be…it’s a dolby digital 5 . 1 track . don’t expect much directionality , because there isn’t any , but the track demonstrates a pretty full range , able to project sounds like the screeching halt of a car to wind chimes on the town’s shop door with nice clarity . the lfe track becomes noticeable in those last 10 - minutes , too , once that synth bass thump starts to kick in . as i mentioned in the review proper , there are some gross , eerie sound effects , from the werewolf howls to the slime dropping from richard’s body during the transformation that all come through with some force on this track . in the quieter scenes you can hear some hiss during dialogue bits because of a high noise floor , but that’s more a fault of the live recording than it is this mix . if the video track was a little above average considering the budget , then the 5 . 1 sound is a very pleasant surprise .


train to busan ( hangul : 부산행 ; rr : busanhaeng ) is a 2016 south korean zombie apocalypse action thriller filmdirected by yeon sang-ho and starring gong yoo , jung yu-mi , and ma dong-seok .

the film takes place on a train to busan , as a zombie apocalypse suddenly breaks in the country and compromises the safety of the passengers .

the film premiered in the midnight screenings section of the 2016 cannes film festival on 13 may .

on 7 august , the film set a record as the first korean film of 2016 to break the audience record of over 10 million theatergoers .

the film serves as a reunion for gong yoo and jung yu-mi , who both starred in the 2011 film the crucible .

an animated prequel , seoul station , also directed by sang-ho , was released less than a month later .

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train to busan <EOT> the film is about people trying to flee from seoul to busan by train .

train to busan is no . 1 at singapore box office and top korean movie to date

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gong yoo , top , and kim su - ahn in “train to busan , ” a horror movie set on a bullet train .

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hit korean zombie film “ train to busan ” will be remade in english by french studio gaumont .

while a zombie virus breaks out in south korea , passengers struggle to survive on the train from seoul to busan .

western people react to korean movie ( train to busan , miracle in cell no . 7 , tunnel etc . )

redpeter film’s train to busan follows a group of passengers during a nationwide viral outbreak as they battle their way through a bullet train ride to the safe zone .

for those who ' ve become disillusioned with the zombie genre , train to busan will restore your faith .

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the south korean zombie blockbuster train to busan is the highest grossing asian film of all time in hong kong .

an so - hee as a cheerleader caught up in the mayhem in train to busan . photograph : rex shutterstock

dont take the ' train to busan ' . . . . lol . . . but definitely watch the movie

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korean thriller ' train to busan ' brings in $ 2 . 5 mil . from advance sales around the world

i watched seoul station . but seoul station has nothing to do with train to busan . these 2 films are completely different films

453 km from seoul to busan . the struggle to survive . get on board to stay alive .

petaling jaya : malaysians are still enthusiastically boarding the train to busan , some two weeks after it hit local cinemas .

a man walks past a poster of train to busan at a movie theatre in seoul on aug 4 , 2016 .

zombie thriller , “ train to busan ” set multiple box office records in south korea and seems an unstoppable force .

director yeon sang - ho ' s adrenaline - filled train to busan premiered at this year ' s cannes film festival .

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actor gong yoo went on live broadcast to promote his upcoming film “train to busan” sporting shorts shorter than any of his co - stars’ outfits .

meanwhile , “train to busan” was screened at the 69th cannes film festival in may and will be released in korea in july .

the energetic zombie flick " train to busan " attracted more than 10 million viewers as of sunday , the 14th domestic film to achieve the feat .

' train to busan ' beats ' now you see me 2 ' and becomes the fastest movie ever in the country to cross 5 million admissions .

the thriller " train to busan " has been invited to screen at the 69th cannes film festival , the film ' s distributor new said on monday .

, the upcoming " train to busan " u . s . remake will mark gaumont ' s first foray into english - language films :

i would prefer if they just gave train to busan - fantastic movie - a wide release in america but . . . eh , alright

the zombie flick " train to busan " has surpassed the 11 million viewer mark . it was this year ' s first movie to reach 10 million viewers .

“train to busan” had been named as one of the “big 4” blockbusters of the summer in korea . the big 4 also includes “operation chromite , ” “the last princess , ” and “tunnel . ” “train to busan” was also screened at the 69th cannes film festival earlier this year .

seok woo , his estranged daughter , soo an , and other passengers become trapped on a ktx train ( high - speed train ) heading from seoul to busan during a disastrous virus outbreak in south korea .

elite passengers on a south korean bullet train face a twitching , hissing threat from the cheap seats in “ train to busan , ” a public - transportation horror movie with a side helping of class warfare .

hurtling along at breakneck speed , yeon sang - ho ' s train to busan tears up the screen like any ravenous zombie horde would human flesh .

tung yow kong , general manager of gsc movies , which brought train to busan to malaysia , said it had all the elements that appeal to audiences – horror , comedy and emotional scenes .

the story is subtle . it ' s not deep . i have to remind you that this show ' s literal title is train to busan . it ' s a whole show about characters doing their utmost best to reach the safe zone - busan . on a train . it lived up to its title , i ' ll give it that .

but that’s all icing on the cake . you’re really here for the carnage , right ? and on that score , train to busan delivers in spades .

train to busan is a harrowing zombie horror - thriller that follows a group of terrified passengers fighting their way through a countrywide viral outbreak while trapped on a suspicion - filled , blood - drenched bullet train ride to busan , a southern resort city that has managed to hold off the zombie hordes . . . or so everyone hopes .

sok - woo and his daughter soo - ahn are boarding the ktx , a fast train that shall bring them from seoul to busan . but right at the moment of their departure , the train station is overrun by zombies which kill the train driver and several others . while the ktx is shooting driver - less to busan , the passengers have to fight for their naked lives against the zombies .

french studio gaumont is set to remake the hit korean zombie film “train to busan” into english for the international market . gaumont and next entertainment world announced the joint deal on wednesday .

mostly , though , train to busan is just a high - speed , bone - crunching good time . and it’s the netflix gem you should watch tonight .

i am american , and i loved train to busan . don ' t worry my asian friends , nothing beats the original no matter how hard they try .

for more than an hour of its two - hour run time , train to busan lives up to its title , hurtling along at break - neck speed , with the barest premise anchoring to the tracks .

critically acclaimed animator yeon sang - ho made his live - action directorial debut with train to busan . the thriller chronicles the chaos that ensues after a deadly virus sweeps through korea and passengers must fight for their survival aboard a bullet train from seoul to the southern port city of busan , which is ensconced from the outbreak .

i should watch the priests , it seems october would be a good time to do so . and the wailing that the second commenter mentioned . and dong ju . and train to busan .

as suspected , french major gaumont has scored a deal for english - language remake rights to south korean zombie blockbuster train to busan , beating out big hollywood players who were circling the project .

according to a report published by the latin post , it is almost confirmed that gong yoo may return as the lead in the much - anticipated zombie movie , " train to busan 2 . "

train to busan charged through the south korean box office this weekend , setting several local records , including for the biggest opening weekend performance , and eclipsing big hollywood summer titles .

train to busan , which made its international premiere at the cannes film festival in may , has also smashed box - office records in its home country , hong kong and singapore .

if they do make a hollywood version with white people . . are they still calling it tain to busan or will they rename it like train to new york or something because we dont have busan here unless they main character is living in korean for some random reason then i can see that

the 25th buil film awards took place on october 7 in busan to honor this year’s best films and actors .

" western films featuring zombies have always been huge hits in our country and there was not a single korean zombie movie until ' train to busan ' came out , " he said .

" south korean horror films really took off in the late 1990s and ' train to busan ' is a new twist on the horror genre , " she told bbc news from seoul .

train to busan direction : yeon sang - ho actors : gong yoo , ma dong - seok , jung yu - mi , kim su - an rating : 4 . 5 / 5

for the time being , fans of ' train to busan ' can enjoy the short animated movie created by the director of the former called ' seoul station . ' the release date of the movie is not confirmed but rumors suggest the production of the film will start by the end of 2017 and " train to busan 2 " might release by the end of 2018 .

gaumont has picked up u . s . remake rights of train to busan , one of the biggest south korean box - office hits of all time , the french studio announced wednesday .

train to busan is one of the best surprises of the year ; a redemption tale that reminds us how close we are to losing our humanity , but also the compassion we are capable of . all aboard .

singapore - south korean movie train to busan is as resilient as the zombies it portrays - it has clawed its way up to the top of the local box office and also become the highest - grossing korean movie in singapore to date .

meanwhile , korea ' s first zombie apocalyptic film , ' train to busan ' , raked in records at the box office by attracting more than 11 , 500 , 000 moviegoers this summer .

those looking for more back story may seek out yeon’s animated scene - setter seoul station , but you don’t need a primer to be swept up in the torrential momentum of train to busan ’s non - stop thrill ride .

yeon sang - ho , who directed last year’s asian sensation “ train to busan ” has begun production of “ psychokinesis . ” the former animation star is sticking with live action , but switching from zombie horror to humor .

adding to the speedy performance was the unprecedented success of the film ' s paid preview screenings , which alone allowed train to busan to rank no . 2 last week ( $ 4 . 3 million ) , even though the number of screenings was limited .

train to busan review : it is one of the best surprises of the year ; a redemption tale that reminds us how close we are to losing our humanity , but also the compassion we are capable of . all aboard .

@ diroy watch " seoul station " it served as a prequel to the movie . but it ' s animated . and the cause of the outbreak was explained briefly in " train to busan " . i guess u missed it .

the film is still in very early pre - production with staff , cast , and crew still yet to be announced , so it ' ll be a while before the " train to busan " remake will hit the big screen .

the daily scramble to get that last available seat on the rush hour train was becoming a little too intense .

a smash hit in its native south korea , train to busan broke the all - time record for south korean films in its first five days of release with $ 38 . 8 million in the country .

in the past few weeks , there were many reports claiming that he might either be replaced or his character might be scrapped off altogether in " train to busan 2 . " an online report published by indie wire suggested that it is highly likely that gong yoo may just be replaced . however , soon afterward , it was confirmed that he will reprise his role in the upcoming sequel of " train to busan . "

the apocalyptic thriller , directed by yeon sang - ho , sees a group of terrified train passengers battle their way through a countrywide viral outbreak on a suspicion - filled , blood - drenched bullet train ride to busan , a safe zone that has managed to hold off the hordes of zombies , if it even still exists .

in yeon sang - ho’s train to busan , the titular mass transport vehicle serves as an apt and very literary setting for an exhilarating morality tale that pits humanity’s fragile virtues and delicate principles with a ferocious catastrophe .

danny lee and vincent kim at contents panda , in charge of international sales and distribution of train to busan , negotiated the deal with cecile gaget , head of international production and distribution , on behalf of gaumont .

the movie is set inside a ktx train heading to busan . one abnormal passenger with peculiar behavior boards the train at the last minute and she starts attacking the people on the train one by one , turning them into zombies . once bitten , the infected people begin twitching and suddenly become aggressive and start biting other people . in order to avoid getting bitten by zombies , the uninfected fight for their lives hiding and running toward safe compartments until they reach busan , which is claimed to be safe from the virus that causes " zombification . "

best supporting actor awards went to kim eui - sung for “ train to busan ” and park so - dam for “the priests . ” the two hit titles—a zombie pic and an occult thriller—have triggered a genre rush in mainstream filmmaking in korea .

don’t say i didn’t warn you . saving its most powerful emotional moments till pretty late into the film , train to busan devotes a few moments to explore the question of what goes through an infected person’s mind before he or she turns completely .

kofic’s data shows that new bulleted to the top of charts with zombie actioner “ train to busan . ” animation maverick yeon sang - ho’s live - action directorial debut , “train” broke several box office records in south korea , including the highest single - day gross , $ 9 . 9 million from 1 . 28 million admissions .

other critics praised the " brilliant " choice of setting on a korean bullet train .

the film follows on from the events in yeon’s animation seoul station , where an unknown virus spread around seoul’s biggest railway station . it’s the same outbreak that seeps into the train which departs seoul for busan ( ktx 406 ) when an infected young woman boards the train .

gong too is the one of the best korean action actor . all his action film are daebak like dis train to busan and the suspect . kim soo ah will be a very good actress and jung mi too .

last weekend , train to busan also knocked hollywood superhero blockbuster suicide squad off the box - office charts to reach the no . 1 spot - which is quite a feat given that the zombie flick was already in its third week of its release .

for a train to travel to its destination over vast distances someone , usually an operator from a remote location , needs to keep the track switches on path . from what this movie depicts it is unlikely that the switch operator will stay intact long enough to make the train travel this far and still make it to its destination .

following a motley crew on a bumpy ride from seoul to busan to escape a zombie outbreak , writer - director yeon sang - ho’s action - horror railroad movie “train to busan” pulses with relentless locomotive momentum . as an allegory of class rebellion and moral polarization , it proves just as biting as bong joon - ho’s sci - fi dystopia “snowpiercer , ” while delivering even more [ … ]

train to busan is south korea ' s first home - grown zombie offering and has already achieved local box office success , taking a record $ 5 . 76m ( £4 . 33m ) on its opening day in july .

but where world war z barely cobbled together an onscreen family , the father - daughter dynamic in train to busan will have most bawling with emotion . the sentimentality only crosses the line a few forgivable times into cheesy territory .

the original film , directed by animator yeon sang - ho making his live - action debut , was set inside a high - speed train from seoul to busan . sources close to the deal told variety that political allegories of a different kind may emerge .

train to busan was an amazing movie . i love how they focused on not only the problems at hand but also the relationships between the characters . as you learn more about the characters , you begin to fall in love and become attached to them , which makes it harder for you to let go of their character if something happens to them .

" train to busan " was not seen as a major contender even until the beginning of this month , because korean viewers had not so far taken zombies to their hearts . but perhaps to its skillful blend of disaster movie , zombie horror and family values , it has become a hit .

on july 5 , the stars of “train to busan” held a live talk on v app to discuss their movie . in attendance were gong yoo , ahn so hee , jung yoo mi , choi woo shik , ma dong seok , and kim soo ahn .

" ' train to busan ' : best zombie scare ever . this is coming from someone who can ' t even watch ' the walking dead ' , " wrote one fan on twitter , referencing the popular us drama series .

animator yeon sang - ho directed the film set inside a high - speed train from seoul to busan when a zombie outbreak kicks off . the film has grossed $ 80 . 5 million in korea alone since its july release .

other big competitors for top prizes are summer zombie blockbuster train to busan ( next entertainment world ) and erotic thriller the handmaiden ( cj entertainment ) . train to busan , which is the live - action film debut of animator yeon sang - ho , is up for nine awards , while park chan - wook ' s cannes competition piece will vie for prizes in eight categories . both titles are up against the wailing and the age of shadows for best film .

" train to busan " is animation director sang - ho yeon first live - action film , and it displays his flair for mind - bending visuals and economy of story - telling . his feature - length animated prequel , " seoul station , " sets up the events of " train to busan " but , sadly , is not included on the blu - ray as an extra . word is that a separate u . s . release will come later .

currently showing on 1 , 785 screens—which account for about 70 percent of all screens across the asian country—and having an average seat - occupancy rate of over 60 percent ( according to the korean film council ' s kobis database ) , train to busan is expected to continue speeding through the box office .

a rep of gaumont also shared , " we instantly fell in love with ' train to busan ' the moment we watched it at the ' cannes film festival ' . we will do our best to produce an exciting and entertaining film for the american audience . "

despite its innocuous title , “train to busan” ( in korean with subtitles , or dubbed in english on well go usa ' s blu - ray , which comes out tuesday ) offers a terrifying , harrowing ride on the zombie express .

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before the ktx train leaves seoul station , a zombie like girl jumps onto the train . the girl is infected with a horrific virus that is spreading like wildfire . seok - woo , soo - an and the other passengers on the ktx train must now fight for their lives .

many great movies have been released this year , one of which was the brilliant " train to busan " . the zombie thriller was one of 2016 ' s surprise hits and its success has not gone unnoticed by certain hollywood producers who now want to remake the film !

as an unidentified virus sweeps the country , the korean government declares martial law . as the country descends into chaos , one city , busan , is rumoured to have successfully fended off the virus outbreak and remains the only beacon of hope for those not yet infected . but when the virus breaks out on an express train to busan , passengers on board must fight for their own survival .

yeon’s eventual surrender to such cartoonish imagery may be unsurprising given his background in animation ( this is his first live - action feature ) , but “train to busan” is easily his least realistic film . this one is pitched for the big houses and the cheap seats , betraying the bitter streaks of humanism that made previous work like “the fake” and “the king of pigs” feel so unflinchingly real . “train to busan” preaches that equality is the key to survival , but yeon doesn’t do the rest of us any favors by sacrificing the very things that make him special .

" when people mention asian horror , they think of japan . but korean horror tales are truly frightening and i hope ' train to busan ' will make the world realise that our local movies are just as scary - or even better . "

train to busan had also set records when it opened in its native south korea back in july , recording the highest single - day gross of us $ 9 . 64 million ( s $ 13 million ) from 1 . 28 million admissions .

director park chan wook ' s erotic period drama , " the handmaiden , " received six nominations , including moon so - ri for best supporting actress . five nominations went to the zombie film , " train to busan , " including ma dong - seok for best supporting actor .

on december 7 , kim woo taek of ' train to busan ' s original production company new , announced , " we ' re very happy to be with the major french film studio gaumont which has great experience in global projects . we hope that this will be an opportunity for korean films to become more well known and familiar to the global audience . "

also earning five nominations – though not for best film , script or best director – was korea’s pan - asian hit “ train to busan . ” other commercial hits , japan’s “your name , ” “the mermaid” and “operation mekong” only secured one nomination each .

he also reportedly added that the " train to busan 2 " storyline will most probably be revolving around gong yoo ' s seok woo character . the movie will further explore the possibility of bringing the dead back to life , i . e . discovering a cure for the growing zombie dominance .

this is not a scene from the upcoming the girl on the train . this is what happens when muggles try to board hogwarts express .

seok - woo is divorced , and his job leaves him unable to devote barely any time to his young daughter , su - an . for her birthday , su - an wants nothing more than to take the train from seoul to her mother’s home 280 miles away in busan . convinced , seok - woo takes off from work to accompany her on what very well may be the last train ride either of them take . shortly after they depart from seoul , reports of riots and mass chaos throughout the country begin to flicker through , before communication becomes entirely cut off . soon , some sort of virus begins to spread from passenger to passenger , quickly filling the train with bloodthirsty zombies that begin to kill those on board . now , seok - woo , su - an , and a motley crew of surviving passengers must do their best to fend off the zombie horde as the train careens toward busan , where the end of the line may only be the beginning . . . ifit’s still there at all

equally terrifying is the infection and the rate at which it spreads rapidly between those unlucky enough to be trapped onboard as the high - speed train races to its final destination .

ambivalence usually splits public reaction in times like this . on the one hand , train to busan provides a pretty solid square one for another film to work with , and a remake would probably guide more eyeballs to the original . on the other , a perfectly good train to busan already exists , and the necessity of a re - do without subtitles is rather suspect . but as long as the filmmakers tapped for this new production bring something of their own to the table instead of re - staging all the original’s set pieces , there may be hope for this yet . take a look at the trailer for the original below :

train to busan was produced by redpeter film and opened though new this year , when it generated 11 , 565 , 459 admissions and the equivalent of $ 83 . 5m at the local box office according to the korean film council to become the biggest local hit of the year . it currently ranks as south korea’s ninth biggest hit .

in fact , almost every speaking character in the motley train crew has a solid base , and it’s easy to root for them . they fight through the train but have palpable struggles , in a fashion reminiscent of snowpiercer with less fantastical elements .

danny lee and vincent kim at contents panda , in charge of international sales and distribution of train to busan , negotiated the deal with cecile gaget , gaumont ' s head of international production and distribution . gaumont was among a number of studios that the hollywood reporter exclusively reported to be pursuing the deal .

this collection of random types goes all aboard a fast train from seoul to busan one fine morning , just as the signs of a zombie outbreak are starting to show : convoys of emergency response vehicles rushing past the protagonists , fires and muffled explosions in the distance , an eerie quiet over the city .

take the poseidon adventure . put it on a train . add yer zombie apocalypse . stir . alright .

“what i liked was seeing people become heroes and villains within that single train ride , ” said khatijah .

starring gong yoo ( coffee prince , 2007 ) as a workaholic fund manager who travels with his daughter by train from seoul to busan on her birthday , their journey soon descends into chaos when there is an outbreak of a virus that turns the passengers into crazed zombies .

train to busan makes the wise decision to have its plot be driven by its characters and not the other way around . as straightforward as the premise is ( a distant father takes his daughter to visit her mother , his estranged wife , while a zombie outbreak threatens to overrun their train ) , it’s the interactions between the characters and the relationships they forge , and not , as one would expect , the rampage raging outside ( and two coaches over ) , that makes this film so special .

kim eui - sung and ma dong - seok were the highlight of train to busan for me . this is a well deserved award . he was so real and i can ' t help but think of the sewol ferry tragedy . he is that kind of ceo that we don ' t get to see .

the thriller is set on a bullet train travelling from seoul to busan . on board are a variety of characters , including a workaholic and his daughter , a group of young baseball players , a couple expecting their first child and two elderly sisters . and there happens to be a passenger infected by a virus .

here’s a south korean zombie tale that’s almost in the vein of last year’s touching father - daughter drama maggie . “almost” , because while this story will also gnaw at your heart rather than just your gut , train to busan has more of world war z in its dna .

as reported by soompi , gong yoo even confirmed with the media that he will be reprising his role as seok woo in the " train to busan 2 . " in the last movie , that character appeared to have turned into a zombie . therefore , it is safe to assume that he will return as a zombie too , in the upcoming sequel .

all of that begins to change when seok - woo retrieves the girl for a birthday trip to visit her mother ( she must be some kind of monster not to get custody in this situation ) and they take an early morning train — oblivious to the threatening imagery on the periphery of yeon’s compositions . the last person to board the high - speed ktx train is a girl with a curious bite on her leg .

according to a new report from the hollywood reporter , french movie studio gaumont has picked up the u . s . remake rights to " train to busan " after a bidding war . given that the film was seen by over 11 million people in korea and was sold to over 150 territories , it ' s no surprise that nabbing the remake rights was a high priority of many movie studios .

zombie thriller , “train to busan” set multiple box office records in south korea and seems an unstoppable force . officially opening on 1 , 785 screens on wednesday , “train” earned $ 34 . 3 million from 4 . 75 million admissions over its opening five day run . that represented 75 % of the total weekend box office . including $ 4 . 29 million from the previous week’s [ … ]

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yoo gong stars as a mutual fund manager reluctantly taking his daughter ( soo - an kim in a gut - wrenching performance ) by train to live with his estranged wife . trouble starts as soon as the train departs , with passengers rapidly succumbing to a growing zombie plague , and accelerates to a stunning climax that leaves viewers breathless and emotionally drained .

workaholic fund manager seok - wu ( gong yoo ) takes his estranged young daughter su - an ( kim su - an ) on the ktx high - speed train to busan to visit his ex - wife . the last person to hop on is a teenage girl whose bare thighs are crisscrossed with bulging veins . yet , passengers and train crew get more alarmed over a homeless man hiding out in the washroom — one of the film’s frequent barbed comments on snobbery in korean society .

yes , jeer . because , like all good walking / running / commuting dead efforts , train to busan reminds us that , aside from the everpresent threat of the infected , it’s regular people who will do anything to survive – anything , including sacrificing their fellow passengers to buy a few extra seconds of safety – that constitute the most insidious , unexpected and heartless threats .

" the fact that yeon made a film with a theme that could be very unfamiliar to korean audiences is extremely fascinating . that is the part that i like the most about this film , " said actor gong yoo , who plays one of the lead roles in the film " train to busan " to be released july 20 , as a fund manager dad who tries to protect his young daughter from the zombies .

best supporting actor kim eui - sung ( train to busan ) is having a stellar year . he said in his acceptance speech , “i’ve worked many kinds of jobs , but there’s nothing better than being an actor . i get paid to do something this fun , and now i even get an award for it—it’s incredible . ” aww .

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sok - woo , a father with not much time for his daughter , soo - ahn , are boarding the ktx , a fast train that shall bring them from seoul to busan . but during their journey , the apocalypse begins , and most of the earth ' s population become flesh craving zombies . while the ktx is shooting towards busan , the passenger ' s fight for their families and lives against the zombies - and each other .

great movie ! especially for gong yoo and kim soo ahn really make me can ' t stop to cry . gong yoo oppa , you are really great actor . kim soo ahn , you will be a great actress . i believe about that . pd nim and all crew train to busan , thank you very much for the great movie !

tv screens on board the train also inform passengers what’s happening in different parts of the country as the government claims to have everything under control . martial law is in place , and the public is asked to refrain from spreading rumours – an apparent reference to the response to mers in 2015 .

after the near - perfect first hour of “train to busan , ” the film slows its progress and makes a few stops that feel repetitive , but the journey recovers nicely for a memorable finale . you could call it “train of the living dead” or “ ' snowpiercer ' with zombies . ” whatever you call it , if it’s playing in your city and you’ve ever been entertained by a zombie movie , it’s hard to believe you wouldn’t be entertained by this one .

if nothing else train to busan is a high - octane chase movie , a race against time to save not only people but also their very souls from rampant consumerism . when the high tech ktx train can’t make the final journey a trusty , working class diesel locomotive is sought to finish the job in a teeth clenching set piece . just like in the korean war the back breaking and dangerous physical work of the soldier , the farmer and the factory worker and not a smart phone in sight saved the nation .

train to busan is largely set on board the express , but as it is forced to make stops along the way , yeon gets an opportunity to move to grander set - pieces , including aerial shots which give context to the scale of the outbreak . many of these exterior scenes are more reliant on cgi , which is ironically where the film starts to lose steam . the cgi itself is competent and creative in places , but ultimately , the film works best when the passengers are on board battling it out for survival .

before this takes place , the film introduces one of the main characters seok - woo ( gong yoo ) , an affluent fund manager who cares more about his job than his daughter su - an ( kim su - ran ) who wants to go to busan to see her mother for her birthday . he reluctantly agrees to take her to his ex - wife , hoping to be back in seoul by lunchtime . they board the train , and not long after it departs , the virus begins to run through sections of the carriages after which it’s a race for survival .

american novelist marianne wiggins wrote : “what thrills me about trains is not their size or their equipment but the fact that they are moving , that they embody a connection between unseen places . ” train to busan unites the classes divided by wealth and education as well as over six decades between past and present . when a soldier decides whether or not a silhouette in a tunnel is a person or not , the scene is reminiscent of cross of iron , when a simple act of humanity could be the difference between salvation and damnation . as bloody and visceral as train to busan is , we find hope in the former .

no one transforms b - movies into high art quite like the koreans . it’s a careless generalisation to make , but nonetheless , quite an accurate one . and if they keep producing films like train to busan , which has been generating consistent buzz since its midnight premiere at this year’s cannes film festival , it is a generalisation i will proudly keep making .

when it comes to zombie , you have two choices : fast or slow . the train to busan zombies are fast ones , resurrecting in flailing almost - break - dancing movements and lunging at the nearest victim . the film does have one undead twist : these zombies are sight driven . if a coat is thrown on their head , or a widow covered with newspapers , they stop moving . this leads to some great scenes when the train goes through a tunnel , blinding the zombies into inactivity while the heroes sneak by .

best horror film release : the autopsy of jane doe ( ifc midnight ) the conjuring 2 ( new line / warner bros . ) demon ( the orchard ) don’t breathe ( screen gems / sony ) ouija : origin of evil ( universal ) train to busan ( well go usa ) the witch ( a24 )

when " train to busan " initially released , not many expected it to be as big a hit it turned out to be . however , the movie has managed to bring the prevailing assumption and is reportedly coming back in the form a sequel . as far as the cast of the movie is concerned , there were many reports that claimed that the " goblin " actor gong yoo was to be replaced in the upcoming movie . however , a new rumor claims that he will indeed return .

the star ’s movie reviewer davin arul wrote : “director yeon sang - ho makes full use of the cramped confines of train coaches to evoke maximum thrills and suspense . ”

as a zombie outbreak sweeps the country , a dad and his daughter take a harrowing train journey in an attempt to reach the only city that ' s still safe .

seok - woo is a workaholic fund manager with tom cruise hair and an inconvenient daughter , su - an , who desperately wants her dad to take notice of her on her birthday . his ex - wife lives in busan , one of two cities not to be occupied by the north during the first phase of the korean war and defended by un troops who set up a the pusan perimeter in 1950 . busan has always been a beacon of hope , one of the busiest seaports in the world and a gateway to japan . su - an is unimpressed by her sporadic father and wants to board a ktx train to see her estranged mother .

blood , brains and mayhem all feature prominently as hordes of zombies devour unfortunate passengers trapped on board a bullet train from seoul .

for almost 45 minutes , yeon sang - ho ’s “ train to busan ” is on pace to become the best , most urgent zombie movie since “28 days later . ” and then — at once both figuratively and literally — this broad korean blockbuster derails in slow - motion , sliding off the tracks and bursting into a hot mess of generic moments and digital fire .

seok - woo ( gong yoo ) is a fund manager in seoul . he is separated from his wife and lives with his daughter soo - an ( kim soo - ahn ) . seok - woo doesn ' t spend much time with his daughter or show affection to her . on the night before soo - an ' s birthday , soo - an insists on seeing her mother for her birthday . seok - woo has no other choice , but to take her to busan . early the next morning , they board the ktx train for busan at seoul station .

the only passenger to receive special attention , however , is the homeless man in the bathroom . all zombie movies need a social conscience , and “train to busan” is nominally devoted to the subject of economic discrimination . survival isn’t possible , as seok - woo soon learns , when the rich think only for themselves , and it’s telling that the ktx crew is so preoccupied with removing the poor stowaway that they fail to notice when a young girl starts eating the paying customers .

following a motley crew on a bumpy ride from seoul to busan to escape a zombie outbreak , writer - director yeon sang - ho ’s action - horror railroad movie “ train to busan ” pulses with relentless locomotive momentum . as an allegory of class rebellion and moral polarization , it proves just as biting as bong joon - ho’s sci - fi dystopia “snowpiercer , ” while delivering even more unpretentious fun . yeon has displayed recognizably cinematic sensibilities in his last three indie anime features — “king of pigs , ” “fake” and “seoul station” — so it’s not surprising that he transitions easily into live - action , though his scathing , nihilistic vision of humanity is watered down for wider mainstream appeal . buyers for asian - friendly genre products should clamber to board “train . ”

reviewed at cannes film festival ( midnight ) , may 13 , 2016 . running time : 118 min . ( original title : " busan haeng " )

hit korean zombie film “train to busan” will be remade in english by french studio gaumont . the deal was unveiled wednesday jointly by gaumont and the film’s korean distributor - financier next entertainment world . the film premiered in the midnight screening section of the cannes festival in may and attracted immediate sales and remake interest . fox and [ … ]

the claustrophobic tension of “train to busan” is amplified after a brilliantly staged sequence in a train station in which our surviving travelers learn that the entire country has gone brain - hungry . they discover that the undead can’t quite figure out door handles and are mostly blind , so tunnels and lines of sight become essential . sang - ho also keeps up his social commentary , giving us characters who want to do anything to survive , and others who will do what it takes to save others . early in the film , seok - woo tells his daughter , “at a time like this , only watch out for yourself , ” but he learns that this isn’t the advice we should live by or pass down to our children . without spoiling anything , the survivors of “train to busan” are only so lucky because of the sacrifice of others . and the film is thematically stronger than your average zombie flick in the way it captures how panic can make monsters of us all , and it is our responsibility to overcome that base instinct in times of crisis .

but oh , those first 45 minutes : they’re genre heaven ( or the undead equivalent ) . equal parts “snowpiercer” and “world war z , ” the film introduces itself as the rare pastiche with enough personality to feel like something new . a sequel of sorts to yeon’s “seoul station , ” which received limited festival play and never received u . s . distribution , “train to busan” unwraps its premise so elegantly that no prior knowledge is required to get swept along by its opening act .

we open with a truck driving through a biochemical quarantine zone ( “tiny leak , my arse” ) and hitting a deer that promptly springs back to life with milky malice in its eyes . meanwhile , divorced fund manager seok - woo ( gong yoo ) scans news reports of “mysterious fish death” . he is too tied up with a big business deal to attend his daughter’s singing recital , while all young su - an ( kim su - an ) wants for her birthday is to visit her mother in busan , a request to which seok - woo grudgingly accedes . but as father and daughter board the high - speed ktx train from seoul to busan , so too does a wildfire plague that will give new meaning to the phrase “passenger disturbance” .

basically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley’s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . …

" i even have a friend who loved it because she takes the same train every time she goes home , " said mr hahn .

as the train leaves the station , we catch glimpses of the unfolding infection mostly missed by the passengers due to their prejudice , or their own zombification , which occurs through their obsession with social media . when the outbreak hits the train it spreads like wild fire , the zombies cracking sinew and bones as a weird concoction of rigor mortis and athletic prowess turns them into ruthlessly effective killing machines . like snowpiercer before it , train to busan is a film about doors and separation , a closed society that is terrified of breaking conventions , the body politic scared of their own reflection . when the passengers flee between the carriages we see just how dysfunctional south korean society really is .

zombie - movie purists mighty scoff at the usual cliches and a general lack of gore . but while “train to busan” doesn’t redefine the genre , it does stand as the best zombie film since “28 days later” and maybe even the original “night of the living dead . ” it ' s for those who want gut - wrenching , not just guts .

as the outside world and a substantial portion of the train is consumed by chaos , the safest place to hide is in one coach . the claustrophobia gives the film an almost hitchcockian edge , despite the frequent scenes of carnage , and brings to mind the brilliant canadian zombie film pontypool ( set in the confines of a radio booth ) and the british series dead set ( the big brother house ) . its complete disregard for zombie rules aside ( it’s more world war z than shaun of the dead ) , what elevates train to busan is the sheer skill with which it is made .

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yea i didnt mean it will only be white people i was mostly referring to the leads i will be more specific next time , i mean its a train there will be a lot of others there . im just curious what type of train they will have in mind ; city trains , travel trains , underground well see i guess