Horror Express

Who kills ya, baby?

Great, campy and gory 70s horror flick that features two classic horror movie actors, Lee and Cushing, vs an alien creature that uses humans as hosts. Sort of like "The Thing" meets "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" with zombies on a train, set in Russia. The ending features weirded out, trippy and outlandish Pink Floyd-ish music.

Funky and inventive horror movie that's so steeped in glamor that it sometimes feel as if it's Hammer's attempt to do Grand Hotel. An interesting monster mixed with the great chemistry between Cushing and Lee make it a fun romp.

Wasn't quite sure where this one was going - it definitely gets more insane as it progresses, possibly peaking with an utterly bizarre Telly Savalas cameo. It has plenty of imagination, and even if it gets a bit cheap-looking and daft, genre stalwarts Lee and Cushing help reign it back to some semblance of competence. Needed more Silvia Tortosa. Worth a look for 70s schlock fans.

Part 'Murder on the Orient Express', part 'The Thing', part Missing Link/Bigfoot movie, part alien movie, part zombie movie. Starring absolute legends Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing in dazzling form (with Lee cast as the protagonist instead of a brooding monster like usual), which is the only real reason to see this. Telly Savalas appears for about two scenes near the end and pretty much chews the scenery big time. Why is he here? Weirdly small part. Kooky fun. Eyeballs galore! A '70' I say!

Pretty damn cool with tons of cult acting legends.

This is a great film and in many ways has a "The Thing" vibe to it.Also this is a movie that is almost begging for a sequel.Lee and Cushing were at the top of their game and Savalas was flamboyant even if he was barely in the thing.

A real Bogeyman picture. It doesn't make oodles of sense, but it's all just an excuse to put a Big Nasty Monster on a train hurtling to nowhere (with a dash of "Who Goes There?" thrown in). Telly does manage to do an amusingly hammy turn later on.

This insane mash-up of genres (it's part Gothic horror, sci-fi, monster, whodunnit-on-a-train, even turns into a zombie movie for awhile) is great fun. Cushing and Lee both do a fine job. Telly Savalas makes a scene chewing appearance as well. Great Spaghetti Westernesque score.

Only gets better as the train travels on: From the opening supernatural-tinged mystery develops a tight and claustrophobic horror-thriller (the limited train setting is excellent) equal parts entertaining camp (see the wild-eyed priest-"There's a stink of hell on this train"), chilling whodunit intrigue (see the eye-checking), and genuine creepiness (see the red-eyed monster's bloody kills). A superbly suspenseful climax topped off with weird, grimy guitar-led music serves as a perfect ending.

Almost like a Hammer-produced The Thing on a train. Sadly, it's all plot and no character, with lots of repetition. Cushing and Lee are a wasted opportunity. Presented as rivals, they end up working together, but it's all very wooden and minimal. No interesting dialogue, no banter, no real conflict. The plot moves because it's told to and the characters say "OK". Still, the climax takes things up a notch and is quite fun. Some ruthless editing and a re-score could work wonders with this.

Good fun.

Why did a technically proficient movie starring Cushing & Lee, with a memorable creature design & a genuinely surprising twist (which was unfortunately ruined for me by an ahole podcaster) disappear from public memory? Because the second half of this is filled w/ canyon-sized plotholes: why on earth does one of the characters switch sides so completely? Why do the soldiers show up? If the creature had so many powers, why didn't it use them earlier? Why is it decided to shift the train's course?

That was more fun than I imagined. It starts introducing people in a train like it would in a murder mystery, then it takes a crazier turn. I liked the mixture of horror tropes: it's a mummy-like creature, a funny white-eye death thing ailment, then it is satan, then it is zombies. The setting is original and the political side doesn't feel disconnected to the far-out plot, the characters are fun too. The special effects are very cheesy though

There's a nice mash-up of 'The Thing,' period gothic and The Beyond of all things. There's some leaps of logic to be sure but the uniqueness of the film itself helps smooth over these rough patches. I can't help but feel though that the entire cast is underutilized. It leaves you wanting more but I feel it's a bit in a good way.

Immensely entertaining chiller. Pete and Chris excel as rival scientists, while Telly Savalas cameos as an overbearing Cossack in a pic rich in characterization and period flavor (if not in budget), offering everything from trepanning close-ups to mad monks to brain-drained zombies. Not to be missed.

Fine cast and intriguing concept but ultimately too cheesy

Peter Cushing seems to fill the screen despite his limited role, which is perhaps indicative of the fact that i'm not a huge fan of Christopher Lee. The film started off really well, but got more and more confusing as time went on. I have no idea why Miss Jones was there apart from to just provide a queer coded American presence.

"...one of the most entertaining and well-plotted horror films of the 1970s..."

lol

Decent Sci Fi horror.

The last half an hour is horrible.

I know there's a lot of love for this one, but I don't completely get it. I think it's fine. Lee and Cushing work particularly well together on this one, with Cushing seeming to really enjoy his comic relief dialogue. I enjoyed that aspect a lot, but the monster stuff feels a bit clunky to me. It's certainly entertaining and it's really great to see it looking so much better on Blu-Ray than the overly dark, patchy prints I have sat through before.

Attractive countess and all, I wouldn't waste my time with this crap (and yet I did. Oh well...)

This is like a Hammer Studios version of The Thing, except that it's directed by Spanish Eugenio Martin. It also gets a bit more gory than usual Brit-horror. Lee and Cushing are on the same side for once and Cushing gets to display some comedic skills; Savalas joins the party towards the end. Train setting and icy landscapes create a nice atmosphere. Creature and miniature FX look a bit dated, but otherwise it's a fun genre-bending film, although it doesn't quite fulfill it's full potential.

Such a loopy movie, with real WTF moments...and such fun. Lee and Cushing alone make this a pleasurable experience.

Vintage classic horror movie and everything was all right until they saw dinosaurs in an eye extract under microscope... I think the classification of this movie as a horror is incorrect... It should go as a psychedelic trash.