Bullet Train Explosion

OK so it's over long (losing momentum a bit in the second half), and the villain when revealed is an eye roll that doesn't really make all that much sense. But despite that its a fun and at times tense action / disaster movie, the type of which doesn't get made all that much these days.

The cast are all good, and the sfx are generally good, although they would have benefitted from a slightly higher budget here and there. Some great cinematography too.

I think anyone who likes movies like Unstoppable, Silver Streak, Speed and other similar disaster movies will find much to enjoy in this film.

Critics are dumb for comparing this with Speed (1994). This is a sequel to the movie Bullet Train (1975).

Besides the explosion plot, the stories are entirely different.

Overall, this was an enjoyable action film, made for the big screen, with clever scenes and twists.

It brings new ideas to the "train" disaster genre, which are much appreciated and make everything engaging.

The performance of the main leads is solid.

Despite a few plot holes and some slightly bad acting in supporting roles, the movie carries a great intensity that keeps you hooked from the beginning to the end.

If you enjoy train movies, you will like this!

But this is really good! I like the 3D-effects regarding to the bullet train and I green screen effects where they made it exceptionally clear. In perspective this not really realistic as it is in Japan, 'cause it's too much of actions. But in general I liked the actor's character more their personalities that fits into the movie. I was surprised about the character's performance regarding to bomber that planted the bomb on the train. That felt so good with the twist in the good way. However that is, I'm not gonna spoil it. So watch the movie and enjoy actions felt with sweat and tears. You'll not regret it!

Japanese is still Japanese. Even though they have great material, the results made me frustrated. First I saw the trailer, it seemed like the movie from 90s - Speed, Keanu Reeve and Sandra Bullock - a Japanese version. I had high expectation due to the explosion was about their high speed technology train like Shinkansen bullet train that serves many people daily. During the line, I was getting upset by boring dialog, drama-with-no-reason made me sick, and overall was pretty disappointed. The signature of Japanese movie is about their spirit, responsibility, patriotism etc. But those built overall movie worsen.

The villain supposed to hit my nerve and made me stunned, but no. There was not solid and believable; or AKA enough to convince; the motive of making the train exploded.

An affectionate and well-realised update of Junya Sato's The Bullet Train, Bullet Train Explosion's devotion to delivering relentless edge-of-your-seat thrills ensures it's a blast from the moment it leaves the station. After his masterful reworking of Ultraman 3 years ago, I've been patiently waiting for Shinji Higuchi's next film. While the visual effects, direction, cinematography and camerawork are all top-notch, the carnage feels relatively restrained compared to Higuchi's prior work. However, even then, the film's greatest strength lies in its construction of tension and its commitment to showing how people respond to chaos. Some rise while others fall. Even with Higuchi as the film's conductor, this is still very much a one-track film, where Sato's original cross-cuts the action on board its Shinkansen with Ken Takakura's criminal antics, and here we are solely dedicated to the action on board. Despite its familiarity, there's also a fair dose of originality, although the late-game villain reveal had me howling with unintentional laughter. It's a long journey, full of near misses and assorted beats of suspense; although it abandons the complicating human factors that gave the original its soul, the film works very effectively as both a remake and a legacy sequel alike, even if the first half is far stronger than its latter half. Backed by strong performances and a rousing score by Taisei Iwasaki, Bullet Train Explosion is an effectively solid action disaster throwback, full of collectivism and collaboration.