Cooper was an upandcoming comedy guy when he appeared in this stylishly gruesome shocker based on a clive barker short story. The midnight meat train is the best, goriest movie to. Clive barkers the midnight meat train special definitive edition ebook. Jeff buhler screenplay, clive barker short story the midnight meat train. Back in 2008, director ryuhei kitamura delivered audiences the midnight meat train, based on a 1984 short story of the same name. Leon complains about the city in narration, has his coffee spilled in a diner, reads about the subway slasher, and the next day is trapped in a subway car with him cue climax. A terrifying and wellpaced thriller set amongst the dark, crowded passages beneath an urban jungle, midnight meat train also stars brooke shields and leslie bibb and is directed by popular. This story, which eventually earned a long overdue screen transfer in 2008 is one of the most unnerving works ive yet to read from barker. We have free resources to support you through the pandemic. Sadly, it looks like dvd will have to save the day which is. Lionsgate pulls the midnight meat train into the station with one of those bleaklooking 1080pavc mpeg4 2.
Content warning this video may be inappropriate for some users. The official clive barker website the midnight meat train. Mar 10, 2017 i recently caught the midnight meat train 2008, a horror movie directed by ryuhei kitamura and based on clive barkers 1984 short story of the same name. When a man becomes sexually frustrated with his wifes persistent refusal of sexual relations. This story was later adapted by barker himself into the film lord of illusions. Anyway, i wrote this story along with serena head, who is very shy. The midnight meat train released at a time when i was getting a little tired of modern horror movies. In it, leon kauffman, a photographer, is attempting to find the real new york city. I dont necessarily get the politics or the logic behind dumping the movie in favor of the strangers. Midnight meat train might have changed all that, had the fright community been given a chance to celebrate its paranormal panache. The midnight meat train finds leon bradley cooper, a struggling photographer trying to get in touch with his dark side at the behest of a gallery owner brooke shields. The midnight meat train is a 2008 horror film based on clive barkers 1984 short story of the same name, which can be found in volume one of barkers collection books of blood. Because train was born of barker, expect lots of open sores, spasms of madness, and a conclusion that slinks into complete fantasy. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
Bradley cooper did a great job, as did leslie bibb. The short story takes place over a very short period of time. The process which the butcher converts his victims to meat is a startlingly fast and dehumanising process. By phil and sarah stokes, 1 and 12 july 2004 note full text here. The secret fathers of new york have kept their existence a secret in this way. The midnight meat train is an excellent adaptation of a clive barker short story that is strong horror and effective due to great directing, dark themes and an intense story of obsession, insanity and human harvesting. The film follows a photographer who attempts to track down a serial killer dubbed the subway butcher and discovers more than he bargained for under the city streets.
Lets take a ride on the midnight meat train 2008 10. The midnight meat train 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Depictions of repression in the midnight meat train academia. Instead of a slightly demented saint in the making, haze is a nineteenyearold youth, alone and nervous and clumsy and haunted by the death of his mother. The midnight meat train, the first long story in the books of blood, is going to be shot in new york probably in this summer. Based on a short story by clive barker, the midnight meat train was released in 2008 before being rushed to dvd, and honestly, it isnt hard to see why. The midnight meat train 2008 the image could not be loaded. While maybe a train isnt odd to some, leon could have avoided the plot wholesale by simply waiting to go home to fall asleep ancient conspiracy. Perhaps, given the fact that barkers short story is stretched taut across its 103 minute running time, it just proves too much of an undertaking. Even in the short story that inspired the film, the waves of people traveling.
Stepping back on board the midnight meat train today, its clear that this brutal but lyrical short story retains a narrative power that has not been dimmed by time. The midnight meat train unknown horror movie by ryuhei kitamura where a new york photographer hunts down a serial killer. Watch the midnight meat train 2008 full movie free online. A new york photographer hunts down a serial killer. The midnight meat train 2008 ryuhei kitamura synopsis. More scripts, horror and otherwise, on the movie scripts page. The midnight meat train undated, unspecified draft script by jeff buhler based. I was seriously contemplating starting a thread on this very topic, specifically having to do with clive barkers books of bloodnotably book one which contains the original short story that the 2008 movie was based on. It could have been seconds or hours that passed before kaufmans eyes flickered open again, and his mind focussed on his newfound situation. Midnight meat train writer weighs in on rumors of sequel plans. Jeff buhler adapted the story and filming, in new york and montreal, was originally scheduled to begin on the 17th october 2005. In his attempt to do so, he crosses paths with a killer that stalks the new york city subway system.
I recently caught the midnight meat train 2008, a horror movie directed by ryuhei kitamura and based on clive barkers 1984 short story of the same name. The midnight meat train details and credits metacritic. The film follows a photographer who attempts to track down a serial killer dubbed the subway butcher and discovers more than he bargained for under. The film follows a photographer who attempts to track down a serial killer dubbed the subway butcher, and discovers more than he bargained for under the city streets. The midnight meat train was released in august of 2008 and is based on the eponymous short story from volume one of clive barkers books of blood. The film suffers from many trends that now seem dated within the genre, and relies on excessive gore and jump scares to create tension. Despite these inconsistencies, the midnight meat train is a riveting watch. Fans of the original short story on which the film is based may take issue with the films final act. Clive barkers the midnight meat train special definitive edition by barker, clive. While maybe a train isnt odd to some, leon could have avoided the plot wholesale by simply waiting to go home to fall asleep. Oct 15, 2008 midnight meat train might have changed all that, had the fright community been given a chance to celebrate its paranormal panache. Bradley cooper in the midnight meat train 2008 bradley cooper at an event. Im a big fan of the original short story and the hype around this movie has been pretty intense, what with all the drama around its release. After a brief scuffle with mahogany, leon passes out on the trains floor.
I would like to start off saying, it is a bit upsetting that this movie has been undersold. The midnight meat train is classic barker in many ways, for what starts off as a slasher flick develops cleverly into the fantastical and the bizarre. Read story at the train station short story by xarisavee with 4,9 reads. I went into this movie know a it was based on a short story, but i had not read it nor heard anything about it. The midnight meat train is a 2008 mystery horrorthriller film based on clive barkers. The midnight meat train is a 2008 horror film based on clive barkers 1984 short story of the same name, which can be found in volume one of barkers collection books of. The midnight meat train is perhaps more effective as a literary jab to the gut, not a featurelength piece of repetition. Wyburd is hired to obtain the book of blood for a collector. Oct 29, 2017 the midnight meat train is the best, goriest movie to watch on netflix this halloween. A photographers obsessive pursuit of dark subject matter leads him into the path of a serial killer who stalks late night commuters, ultimately butchering them in the most gruesome ways imaginable. The screenwriter and director changed practically nothing from the story, simple adding and expanding certain parts to fill the time the original story is roughly thirty pages. He turns a page and sees a small photo in the metro section.
Vinnie jones did a good job by pulling off the sphynxlike roll from gone in 60 seconds. The midnight meat train today, its clear that this brutal but lyrical short story. Another top notch offering from volume one is the book of bloods immediate successor. The subway becomes a horror haven that may remind some viewers of the similar setting of john skipp and craig spectors seminal splatterpunk novel, the light at the end originally published two years after barkers the midnight meat train short story.
Based upon a short story by clive barker from the authors famed books of blood collection, the midnight meat train stars bradley cooper televisions alias as leon, an aspiring photographer whose agent brooke shields challenges him to capture the true underside of new york city. The midnight meat train is exactly what i expected until. Based on clive barkers short story about a subway serial killer, the midnight meat train stars vinnie jones and bradley cooper. In the train, as in the novel, haze is traveling to taulkinham, but the storys final destination is a night in the train itself. Repressed individuals in the midnight meat train according to film critic robin. Far more thoughtful in its execution than many will have been expecting, it is at its strongest when were leering down. The killer, fearing exposure, begins to target leon. Literary eminences like stephen king noticed early on the creativity and. He begins to delve into the citys inner darkness, and while there, discovers a monstrous serial killer roaming the subways and then he meets his boss. Midnight meat train probably wouldnt have done big business, but it never got its chance because it was scrapped from the release schedule when a new head took over lionsgate. When leon kaufmans latest body of work a collection of provocative, nighttime studies of the city and.
Contents the book of blood the midnight meat train the yattering and jack pig blood blues sex, death, and starshine in the hills, the cities dread hells event jacqueline ess. Her w ill and testament the skins of the fathers new murders in the rue morgue the inhuman condition the body politic revelations down, satan. He lay under one of the seats now, sprawled along the vibrating wall of the car, hidden from view. The midnight meat train all the tropes wiki fandom. Back in 2008, clive barkers short story the midnight meat train, his novel books of blood was adapted into a film. Had to get in a little horror and chose this gem of a short story shared by our horror fiction and film teacher. The movie pads out the story to build suspense and give leon more character development. The midnight meat train is a film that caught me totally off guard, both by how strange, and how good it was. The film features an intensely subdued color palette with various shades of steely blues, browns, and grays creating a very cold and callous setting. The midnight picture show planned the midnight meat train as the first of their films of blood in 2005, backed by finance from lakeshore entertainment and distribution by lionsgate.
Leon heads to the hidden subway entrance in the slaughterhouse, arming. A big part of the joy in watching the midnight meat train is trying to decipher the mystery as the story shifts from its serial killer roots to the realm of the supernatural. Based on a short story by horror author clive barker, the midnight meat train is a great example of how gore, carnage. It was directed by ryuhei kitamura from a screenplay written by jeff buhler. Manual of style stubs wanted pages unfinished pages work in progress.
A creative and energetic adaptation of a clive barker short story, with enough scares and thrills to be a potential cult classic. Literary eminences like stephen king noticed early on the creativity and powerful prose throughout the books of blood. Jun 04, 2008 the midnight meat train is a 2008 horror film based on clive barkers 1984 short story of the same name, which can be found in volume one of barkers collection books of blood. The midnight meat train is a 2008 horror film based on clive barkers 1984 short story of the. Suddenly, a massive killer appears and starts decimating peoplewtf. Financial analysis of midnight meat train 2008 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. When all of the bodies are hung side by side, hairless and upside down, its very hard to tell one from the other. The midnight meat train is a 2008 horror film based on clive barkers 1984 short story of the same name, which can be found in volume one of barkers collect.
On jerusalem street a postscript only included in some uk editions of the books of blood, on jerusalem street is a sequel to the book of blood from volume one told as a sort of wraparound tale. Leons involvement quickly turns into a dark obsession, upsetting his waitress girlfriend maya, who is as disbelieving of his story as the police chief. Leon takes matters into his own hands, entering the subway train at midnight, only to witness a shocking bloodbath, as the butcher kills several passengers, then hangs them on meat hooks. On my brothers recommendation, i also read another short story from the book titled rawhead rex. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the midnight meat train near you.
It starts as a slow thriller, with an interesting intrigue which our typical hero goes on to investigate. Midnight meat train, the 2011 download summary movie midnight meat train, the. The midnight meat train 2008 screenplay by jeff buhler directed by ryuhui kitamura based on the short story, the midnight meat train from the collection, books of blood, vol. The midnight meat train is the best, goriest movie to watch. Based on clive barkers short story midnight meat train.
The midnight meat train introduction to the special definitive edition. An aspiring photographer has a chance to explore the dark side of life when he is drawn into the path of a subway serial killer, in this shocking horr. All the supernatural elements are there and more plus plenty of gore. A photographer leon, played by bradley cooper, roaming new yorks streets at night in search of capturing the heart of the city, stumbles upon a serial killer. A dark and gritty adaptation about a serial killer. Oct 30, 2008 the midnight meat train 2 5 stars 2 out. The essence of the barker story is in the movie, but the characters are quite different and the resolution. Horror legend clive barkerwho wrote the short story on which the midnight meat train was based. Books of blood are a series of horror fiction collections written by the british author clive barker. The balance of whats best for everyone and whats best for the person, kaufman is now in charge of the slaughter and ritualistic butchering of people on the midnight meat train in new york city. The midnight meat train resurrects our primal fear of being reduced to nothing more than a commodity and being consumed. The midnight meat train is a 2008 mystery horrorthriller film based on clive barkers 1984 short story of the same name, which can be found in volume one of barkers collection books of blood. There are six books in total, each simply subtitled volume 1 through to volume 6, and were subsequently republished in two omnibus editions containing three volumes each. Apr 06, 2020 based on a short story by horror author clive barker, the midnight meat train is a great example of how gore, carnage, and graphic effects are no substitute for an actual story.
A photographer propelled to explore his dark side begins tracking a subway serial killer whose brutal butchery makes for the most nightmarish images ever captured on camera in director ryuhei kitamuras adaptation of a short story. The midnight meat train is the best, goriest movie to watch on netflix this halloween. The short story is also called the midnight meat train. The lack of practical effects and makeup wizardry in train is exhaustively disappointing. The acting was very good overall from a semistar cast.
The movies history of censorship and release policies is at least equally interesting as the midnight meat trains an adaption of a short story written by clive barker plot. A photographer propelled to explore his dark side begins tracking a subway serial killer whose brutal butchery makes for the most nightmarish images ever captured on camera in director ryuhei kitamuras adaptation of a short story by horror heavyweight clive barker. In this instance its not a softening of the imaginative and perverse imagery of his short story that scuppers proceedings as that arrives more or. For what it is, midnight meat train is spectacular. May 16, 2008 fans of this clive barker short story may be pleased. A short short story gives you your daily dose of fiction in a thousand words or less. As a result, he waits until his wife has fallen asleep, typically around midnight, and takes out his sexual frustration on her. The ending, whilst disliked by some and unexpected by most, in my opinion was great and i loved the fact that at least answers are given. Anyway, as far as i understand things, the butcher and the conductor feed people to these lizard zombie alien things.
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