Snowpiercer (2014)

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In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine. (imdb)

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Directed By: Joon-ho Bong

Written By: Joon-ho Bong, Kelly Masterson

Starring: John Hurt, Ed Harris, Tilda Swinton, Octavia Spencer, Ewen Bremner, Chris Evans, Alison Pill, Kang-ho Song, Jamie Bell, Luke Pasqualino, Ko Asung

Genres: Drama, Sci-fi, Action, Adventure

Country: Czech Republic, France, South Korea, USA

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Stars	User	Rating
23	JakeAesthete	11 _10th
The train is, like, a metaphor for society, bro...
15	Judge Holden	5 _69th
(Spoiler) The ending should have had the polar bear bringing them a Coca Cola.
8	terrymac	75 _72nd
A rather odd but very enjoyable sci-fi. It crams a lot in, and the tone changes as often as the setting, I was getting flavours of The Hunger Games, Mad Max, Roald Dahl and The Raid as it went on, and those weird 80s sci-fi efforts that I can't really remember. Brazil, probably. The cast was great, but felt a bit underused somehow. Mind you, ol' Tilda was a riot here. A film full of imagination and invention and madness. I must see Parasite.
8	djross	25 _7th
A man discovers that to be a leader one must learn to sacrifice...and to kill: an unoriginal and uninteresting theme. Some disastrously poor pauses for moments of significance, and one-dimensional characters, mean that it is really impossible to care about any of the events depicted. Ending seems intended to be hopeful in some way that is incomprehensible to this viewer. Revolutionary class politics is today no more than a narrative trope by which to profit from the stupidity of the resentful.
7	M_A	60 _43rd
Chris Evans has tasted baby flesh and prefers it to the flesh of grown humans.
6	Alex Watkins	4 _70th
Probably the closest thing we'll get to a Bioshock movie: revolutionary uprising within a closed dystopian ecosystem with a severely delineated caste system, run by a mysterious Galtian übermensch. It requires more than a little suspension of disbelief (that train really doesn't make any sense), but damn if it doesn't strike a great balance between pulpy sci-fi action and satirical class warfare, embodied in particular by that bizarre, Gilliam-esque classroom scene.
6	Luna6ix	82 _80th
As an action movie and a science fiction movie "Snowpiercer" excels, the action sequences are pretty idiosyncratic to Korean cinema, which is a good thing, there's some great fighting sequences. The story was explained well enough to make sense, but about every minute and a half you end up tripping on a plot hole, which is not surprising for a Korean movie in English, loosely based on a French graphic novel. Turn off your head, enjoy the action, try to ignore Tilda Swinton's irritating dentures.
6	filmfreak88	70 _54th
Snowpiercer asks difficult questions about class hierarchy and social Darwinism and forces us to face such truths in the form of a thrilling, startlingly bleak, darkly comical, and often unpredictable sci-fi dystopia. But the film has a much fainter emotional heartbeat and its high-minded pursuit of socially-charged issues tends to outstrip its execution, which just doesn't flow as fluidly as I would have hoped. Tilda Swinton is a standout as a deviously comical villain.
5	Anomaly	62 _32nd
Sort of a mix between an art film and a blockbuster, while unfortunately picking up the more annoying aspects of both. We get a bit of the stilted dialogue and maddeningly obvious message of an art film, with the shakey-cam action sequences and poorly fleshed-out characters of a blockbuster. The emotional disconnect is too large, and the shifts in tone too drastic, to make for a cohesive whole. The climax is also way too similar to a certain scene in The Matrix Reloaded for comfort.
5	guy piranha	71 _76th
this is no plain sci-fi action movie, even if it carries some distinct characteristics. among some ecological criticism, it's mostly an analogy on the medieval principles of tyranny and uprising, some of which still apply in select countries. the peasants at the rear (or bottom), in between the knights, shielding nobility and royalty in the front. there are nods to religion and human nature, but not all of them worked equally good for me. nevertheless an interesting, if somewhat unbalanced work.
5	goremeat	80 _76th
Take the action & grimy feel of Matrix's Zion, the crazy side-scrolling violence - and twists - of Oldboy, the dash of black comedy (Gilliam comparisons) and you have yourself Snowpiercer. Plays with the idea of social engineering to keep humanity "on track", only to seemingly conclude that blowing the whole shit up is basically a better way out than to continually smash castes against each other in perpetuity. Enjoyable.
5	Leonardis	92 _71st
Really really well-made movie overall. Snowpiercer shows off it's skills with it's production, directing, and good story. Chris Evans is maturing as an actor. Never gets boring and the entertainment levels are almost off the charts here. Intriguing movie, and you can really tell it's directed by Joon-ho Bong.
5	Vdecraim	85 _87th
A highly entertaining and visceral ride that, despite its linear approach, manages to boast plenty of twists and turns. The film not only succeeds in providing an interesting back story to an unusual premise, but also reinvents the poor VS rich-conflict, effectively setting the stage for an array of beautifully shot action sequences. The ending is great as well and should provoke interesting discussions. Hollywood needs to be transferred to Korea.
4	yoohoo	65 _26th
This one is all over the place. My initial thoughts about the movie were that it felt forced and was disconnected from reality. That sounds strange seeing as it's a scifi dystopia set on a train ran by a perpetual motion machine. I couldn't connect on any emotional level and the characters just didn't seem human. I got the metaphors for society, but wasn't totally sold. Not until I read it as a comedy, using the over-the-top violence and Tilda Swinton's eclectic behavior did I get it.
4	theficionado	88 _87th
Gory batshit dystopian steampunk satire pulp. As a class allegory, it's limited, but it -- like Brazil's social allegory -- is in service to such a hysterically batshit vision of society, that it is just utterly enjoyable. At the point a brutal, claustrophobic axe fight segued into a darkly comic classroom scene, I was completely hooked. Nobody does the postapocalypse -- and weary, cynical hopefulness, embodied in the blow-it-all-up-let-the-kids-sort-it-out ending -- quite like the South Koreans
4	Barthalen	78 _74th
Has some undeveloped ideas and there are a few scenes/characters that don't quite work, but once the plot really gets going you're along for the ride. That wasn't meant as a pun, I swear.
4	Dean Franz	10 _11th
I won't presume to be any kind of expert on Bong, having only seen two of his movies, those being the most hyped ones: MoM and The Host, both of which I found decidedly underwhelming. Now, I've ceased to be surprised at the poor taste of my fellow man. After all, I know people- good, solid citizens with warmth and compassion in their hearts- who genuinely loved Gravity! So when I saw this turd of a film floating on a wave of hype I wasn't angry. It all makes sense. This is hell.
4	vespera23	78 _60th
Sunshine meets Bioshock, follows a dark, gritty uprising through capitalism: the train. Some of the more Korean stylings of almost non-existent third act and surprise character twists take some getting used to, but gives it a teensy bit of Oldboy flavor.
4	zspyry	4 _12th
Lots of great ideas thrown around and rather exciting, but it's so full of plot-holes and inconsistencies, and so badly edited, that it ends up being disastrously stupid. It does take some risks and for that I give it some credit, but that doesn't save this movie.
4	Gideon	2 _59th
If Terry Gilliam and Asylum productions had a love child this would probably be it. This is of course crudely put. Granted, it definitely could have been much better as the premise is quite profound. I read about this movie about two years ago when Bong wasn't even finished with the script and was instantly intrigued. It's an OK film, but it just doesn't fully 'work' for it to be great. Evans is no lead. Song together with Pasqualino would have been bad ass and more fitting. Missed chance.
4	CMonster	75 _57th
The worst you can say of this film is that its predictable and the best you can say is that it's different. Yes it does fall into sci-fi dystopian future tropes, but as a action film it serves up ambiguous scenes that all lead to the conclusion. By that, I mean with other action films you could just give a couple sentences of description that would service the plot and we're are only shown that scene for the action, where with this film every scene (unbeknownst to us) services the conclusion.
4	eCitizen	40 _32nd
Dialog, Music, SFX & other technical aspects were really quite good. Some excellent performances. But, the illogical plot completely ruins it. Nothing was believable or made sense. I intensely disliked the ridiculous premise & every aspect of explaining it. A few characters stood out, but none were convincing. It plays like a collection of nightmares. Far too much spoken Japanese without translations. Idiotic story & stupid ending. A high budget failure due to the abysmal plot.
3	somms	60 _30th
Obsessed with it's own conceit, which is certainly worthy, but makes for a boring and inconsistent piece of cinema. Decent design and visual direction, but not nearly as good as most critics would claim. Over-hyped.
3	Kojiless	18 _18th
Not unlike a Samsung smartphone, Snowpiercer is chock-full of nifty-looking components inspired by superior products, wrapped up in a pretty package, and sold to unwitting customers who think they're about to get something awesome. But when the afterglow fades, we ultimately realize we should have bought an iphone.
3	cagedwisdom	100 _90th
Great concept dystopian sci-fi action, which sticks to its guns completely throughout. Cathartic and engaging South Korean cinema with a satiric tone that is absolutely spot on. Certain scenes serve as spiritual successors to the legendary Oldboy hammer scene. This is a film that follows its own logic completely to its natural conclusion, and seemingly neither it nor I cared that certain parts of its concept make little sense. Great cast, Evans and Swinton in particular.
3	Ross	55 _50th
I realize that everything is a metaphor, but I don't care. A film still needs to make some kind of sense within its own boundaries. And Snowpiercer feels more than a sketch show than a coherent story.
3	Zealot185	66 _48th
Although the bits of over-the-top eccentricities (esp. anything Tilda Swinton did or said - brilliant!) make the heavy-handedness of it all more palatable, some plot points are just too hard to swallow. I can't deny the inventiveness of it - it's a high-concept that I'd sooner expect from an anime than a feature film - but it just didn't ground me into its world.
3	TV+Film-Hub	3 _18th
They have a perpetual motion engine, but haven't figured out how to build a warm building. I've noticed the stupidest films in the world are almost always about global warming: The Chaos Experiment used to be the dumbest now Snowpiercer is really giving it a run for it's money.
3	janus	65 _40th
The story is skillfully told, with worldbuilding, memorable characters, comic relief, and some decent action. And it makes some interesting points about heroism and leadership.
3	moraesfelipe	85 _92nd
It looks surprisingly as funny and crude as any Joon-ho film, with the benefit that here, with a larger budget, this talented director manages to expand his imagery to unprecedent levels of insanity and fantasy set-pieces -- every section seems brutally carved out as a closed universe with no escape. Look of a blockbuster, work of a master of genre cinema.
3	CosmicMonkey	85 _86th
(Spoilers) The Train is the machine of Capitalism, running, literally, like clockwork. Evans is the classical Marxist hero, convinced that liberation is seizing control of the means of production, only to find out that The Man has co-opted his revolt the whole time to serve his own means. The lesson is that Capitalism will always find a way to assimilate resistance movements to keep it's control. How does the Oppression finally end? By blowing the entire thing up. Bong does not fuck around.
3	mwgerb	61 _69th
An awesome sci-fi set-up, awesome fight scenes, and an awesome microcosm. Has the same weird B-movie feel and flaws that Joon-ho Bong brought to The Host. I think it needs some work, and lacks a satisfying punch, but it's a cool approach that's a welcome addition to the genre.
3	Henrik	80 _80th
Full throttle trainwreck - in a very good and literal way - this is a visceral and icy sci-fi flick. Its crazy-ass vision of a dystopian, frozen future on a moving train is original, memorable and with thought-provoking zingers to current world balance problems - represented in the oppressed in the tail section and the oppressors running the shit in the front. Breathtaking stuff.
3	glumpy_99	80 _60th
Intriguing sci-fi parable is beautifully filmed and staged by Bong, and performed to a tee by a terrific cast (Swinton's odious administrator steals the show, but Harris' deluded captain, and Pill's gun-toting nod to the ultra-conservative are a lot of fun), however the fixation on grotesque characterisations, as well as an unremittingly bleak and ugly world view, makes this cautionary tale difficult to digest. Still endlessly fascinating and destined for cult status.
3	whatisitisee	75 _65th
A weirdly coherent frankenstein of a movie. the goofy excess gets to be a bit much at times, but the inventiveness and entertainment make up for it
3	o_rety	85 _78th
A breather off from Hollywood. Very refreshing. Not to deep one, in fact, as it's actually a mixture of eastern and western influences. It serves steampunk in the vein of Jeunet's movies mixed with solid dystopian motif narrated with the Asian touch for detail and action. An apt endeavor all around.
3	Uhrmacher	83 _35th
Some neat action sequences but it reminded me of Elysium in that the political overtones felt awfully weak after being hyped up as "deep." I guess the point is that poor people are good and rich are bad? That's all I got out of it. So sprach Zarathustra: "I have often laughed at the weaklings, who think themselves good because they have crippled paws!"
3	Disaster	75 _42nd
Pretty conflicted on this. While it was enjoyable and never boring, it was also kinda clunky and disjointed. The dialogue was pretty weird at times and I didn't feel emotionally engaged through most of it.
3	Otsu	75 _41st
At least we saved the polar bears....
3	whotemp	64 _13th
I don't really know what to make of this. It had so much potential, but what is it trying to do or say? Yes, human nature exists, a class system exists, but what of it? Not a bad film per se, but I was left unsatisfied. - 5/23/14
2	schnofel	29 _11th
It's the geek movie of the year, and there is nothing you or I can do about it.
2	TheDenizen	75 _74th
A sudden ice age reduces humanity to a small number of people aboard a high tech super train, endlessly circling the dead planet. This film takes a ludicrous premise and commits to it completely with an insane abandon that immediately brings Terry Gilliam to mind. The plot twist is an obvious one and the ending is senseless, but it serves up more than enough visual surprises and bloody action to satisfy. Tilda Swinton steals the first half of the movie with a hilarious performance.
2	Kavu	79 _66th
Great premise, but several weaker points in the actual script. Also Evans wasn't quite up to the task in the lead.
2	Carpetgiant	86 _69th
"Showpiercer" has some flaws and the "big reveal" has been done before, but I enjoyed it quite a lot. By the end, I found myself staring at the screen with a stupid, half-crazed grin spreading across my face like a person who ordered a meal 18 years prior and probably forgot about it but then one day looked up and noticed that the delivery has finally arrived.
2	jecca06	10 _1st
This had some visually striking moments and was definitely suspenseful, but the the characters were completely flat and the plot required way more suspension of disbelief than I was willing to offer up. The allegory was so on the nose that it was painful and the world-building quickly fell apart if you used your brain for even a second.
2	CloseFriend	91 _92nd
Everything about this movie just works. I adore the pacing. Bong knows when to shift from tense action to comic relief, from a dark third-act confession to a slow-building final climax. Even the selective use of saturation and the rolling 7/4 score work in the service of the film. The emotionality of the social stratification serves as a facile but uncannily effective microcosm of the real world. In many places I found myself getting as angry as the characters. This film just delivers.
2	nutcrackr	55 _11th
A flimsy premise that barely rises above a series of blood thirsty fights on train cars. There is a long section where people hack into each other with axes during slow motion montages and grandstanding. How can you come back from that? Aside from the fights, the progression through the class-based train is nonsensical. The cutesy ending is the frosted icing on a putrid cake.
2	PeaceAnarchy	85 _81st
Pretty quickly we get to the film's tonal whiplash, from a strange premise to a dark reality to some violence and bizarre humour. It's a precarious thing, but the balance here is really good, not just between the different elements, but in how it slowly and methodically, over the course of two hours, expands them all in different directions. Quite rewarding both for its fun action and for it's class and social structure commentary. Not the deepest or most complex, but it's cohesive and it works
2	Space Pope	85 _89th
A bit tonally inconsistent in the first act, but by the latter part of the second it becomes a gripping, dirty morality play about the evils of a caste-based society and the levels to which those with power will twist and engineer reality in order to keep it. Here we have a film that stands firmly by its moral but doesn't pretend that it is one without flaws. Taken to its logical conclusion, this film is advocating violent revolution not to change the system, but to dismantle it entirely. Cool.
2	Suture Self	6 _54th
Sudden shifts in mood and tone make this silly and strange steam-punk-like movie a bit jarring, but like in Bong's film The Host, there are several great moments, even if it doesn't really add up.
2	frederic_g54	8 _77th
(2nd viewing) A genuinely great film packed with unexpected turns, Snowpiercer wrenches viewers out of their comfort zone and into a visceral trip as memorable for its thrills as for its provocative vision. Joon-ho Bong can do no wrong; Unless you know, Harvey Weinstein fucks up your movie...
2	td888	60 _58th
Besides the obvious flaws, it has quite a novel premise. It may be a bit flawed from the start, but it more than makes up for it with the remainder.
2	Duder	55 _23rd
For some reason, it just doesn't hold itself together. Really bad sound mix in the first half, mediocre editing and just a train that doesn't make sense (I know I shouldn't look for too much logic but it just didn't make sense) it just couldn't live up to its potential. Swinton was amazingly good as always but other than that, mediocre.
2	KasperL	50 _30th
Not very good. But really weird.
2	chadisdanger	79 _57th
More stylish genre work from Bong, this time exploring a dingy dystopia (a character is named "Gilliam" in obvious homage to someone who's done this very well before) set on board a perpetually moving train. The premise itself is neat; the allegories are super obvious but the production design and the claustrophobic atmosphere work wonders. Bong again is not afraid to veer wildly between tones, grim moodiness alternating with moments of dark comedy (Swinton in particular).
2	TheRealJ-Ro	80 _70th
I don't tire of movies with dystopian and class warfare elements, especially in Sci-Fi, and ESPECIALLY when filmed with style and flair. This accomplishes all of these. Do I think it's a great movie? Not to the extent of others, no. But where the movie really succeeds for me is in its freshness, and its sense of tongue-in-cheek, self-aware, ridiculous fun, underneath its hopeless setting. The screenplay continually improves as the movie moves along. Good performances, bizarre, and worth seeing.
2	INDYATMN	81 _61st
Admittedly above-average, w/ some of the early scenes capturing the kind of visceral desperation & feral energy that made Road Warrior so compelling, the film slows down significantly as it trots out new, but all-too-familiar, variations on dystopian metaphors for the haves and have-nots. What all the critics r crowing about I have no idea. The film reinforces the idea that evil is overt, fat & unattractive, while its last shot is 95% commercial against climate change, 5% plausible sign of hope.
2	syntaxerror	8 _38th
I love the reviews by fellow Critickers, the metaphorical and analytical breakdowns that is. That being said however, I felt it to be like a giant video game filled with over-the-top action and nauseating camera-shake. Dialogue bored the hell out of me and the main character fell flat. Neat concept, but not my cup of tea!
2	Stewball	50 _14th
The train was cool but the story was lame--all over the place. The polar bear ending was totally off the wall. HUH? I think the writers were smokin' that LSD/explosive they wrote into the script. Waste of a good cast.
2	Ocelot	65 _64th
A strictly better blockbuster, essentially. Features a lot of themes and aesthetics present in modern mainstream movies but injected with a bit of intelligence and plenty of style. Though some reviews (particularly the top rated one) seem to deride this as a dumb class metaphor, it's really just window dressing for a fun genre piece reminiscent of early John Carpenter. Chris Evans is excellent, for the record. Can we get this guy in more movies where he actually gets to act?
2	JacoIII	42 _69th
Has many hallmarks of sci-fi blockbusters but with far more intelligence and technical skill behind the camera.
2	ABUNCHOFCATS	60 _15th
It's a very pretty ride through class war that ends in an somewhat interesting way but I found it hard to care about what was happening on screen. All the characters felt extremely flat and everything moved in a very 300/video game way of moving through levels (train cars) and fighting waves of enemies (train security).
2	lupister	3 _11th
Annoyingly bad. It really makes you pissed of about the characters, their actions, the setting etc
2	SirStuckey	95 _97th
I love this. The action was awesome, story was right up my alley, and the cinematography was gorgeous. I have so few complaints. Final act falters a bit, but I was on board enough so it didn't bother me too much.
2	Honest_Thief	5 _91st
If there's one thing Bong proved he can do is surrealism. Throughout Snowpiercer there's that heightened sense of reality that edges on incredulity without veering into it. Among the class warfare, the despotic speeches, whose ridiculousness could match any real life fanatical diatribe, Snowpiercer's biggest strength is motion. This is a movie all about moving forward, and the amazing composition along with editing create a flow that quickly ramps up intensity until the inevitable ending.
2	Tavington	3 _68th
Not bad. Yet I'm disappointed that among all technology invented by that time, they had simple problems such as population balance. Like contraception never existed. It is more efficient, fun and reliable to secretly plan riots and slaughter people. Clearly there was no politicians nor engineers on this train. Or someone with working brain. Plus points for school class scene.
2	d_drudges	70 _81st
Snowpiercer is a perfect metaphor for a capitalist society. No-one knows how it really keeps going and most agree the thing's shit, but the pervasive propaganda prevents anyone of even thinking about getting out. The movie's no Das Boot but still adequately captures the feel of a tight setting. The "twist" fed to you by Wilford in the end is laughably unnecessary and clearly a twist for a twist's sake.
2	shalev	75 _27th
There are a few interesting ideas here, but it mostly felt quite ridiculous. Maybe another lead actor could push this a few tiers up, Evans is just so bland and boring.
2	Cinema_Asia	75 _71st
A predictably cynical Joon-Ho Bong film but comedically over the top in its violent depiction of human depravity. The claustrophobic sci-fi train environment is something that only a few directors could do justice. The rave train, aquarium, sauna, and ball room are bizarre and wonderful to look at. The chipper elementary school teacher and her brainwashed students are the best thing ever and reminiscent of the humor in games like Fallout or Bioshock. Also Ed Harris delivers a monologue.
2	d_r_e_s_	3 _65th
Very intriguing, but very unsatisfying. - Good
2	axleblaze	91 _84th
Really enjoyable and really silly. Reminds me alot of early Jeunet back when he was more dark than quirky but was still pretty quirky.
2	jkathrens	74 _56th
Fantastic world building but you'll get whiplash from the shifts in tone. Worth it for several great scenes and every second of Tilda Swinton. Ultimately doesn't hold together for me... but extra points for originality.
2	PerryStroika	65 _68th
The story collapses into absurdity if examined too closely, but you tend not to notice as the film propels you from one engrossing scene to another. Also, Tilda Swinton is hysterical.
2	kahu	75 _57th
As an examination of railroad-based systems of morality, this is far superior to Atlas Shrugged.
2	akjn	65 _42nd
kapitalist sisteme ihtilalin, devrimin entegresini islemek istemis ama derinlik yok filmde. surukleyici, aksiyonu yuksek ve teknik anlaminda basarili yine de.
2	Superargo	75 _75th
All over the place. Alternately brilliant and scattershot. For a few minutes, it's wildly original and exhilarating, then for stretches it'll seem amateurish and just another in a long line of futuristic haves vs. have-nots tales. Then it'll be original and exhilarating again. It throws a lot of crazy crap at us, to be sure; some of it sticks, some of it doesn't, but you've gotta admire this movie for its dizzying scope and ambition. Cult status undoubtedly awaits.
2	vandenio	80 _66th
good bad dream
2	ZachReviews	100 _99th
Bioshock meets Captain America killing a bunch of white rich dudes. Good flick. Watch.
2	bof	63 _46th
"I don't know with what weapons WWIII will be fought, but WWIV will be fought with sticks and stones." Implausible but very stylish dystopian saga that (like all modern dystopias) plays off the newly reawakened idea of class more than it actually says anything, but gets a little too busy and messy after a while. Gilliam light, which is still better than no Gilliam at all.
2	Paxton	75 _78th
Be honest with yourself. Does it really have more to say about the world and how it works than Under Siege 2: Dark Territory?
2	nofear	70 _41st
Has its obvious plot holes but who cares, not a bad film.
2	gkfilm	60 _53rd
Entertainment: 4/4. Spirituality: 0.5/3. Sustainability: 1.5/3.
2	The Pirate	77 _47th
I never know how to feel about movies like this. There's a lot of implausibility around the plot and characters that make it feel very unrealistic, but the social commentary is incredibly strong and relevant. Emotionally it really does take you for a ride, but when it goes over the top and gets heavy handed, you wish they'd hit the breaks.
2	dylanwilson6	80 _80th
A movie that continues to surprise and is just so exciting and fun and dark and bloody and brutal. Really caught me by surprise at really how good it was. The ending is a little lackluster, but what can you do.....
2	LookJabba...	7 _57th
Snowpiercer is one of the most surprising films in recent years and it's a shame that it only got a limited release. This is a meticulously shot piece of filmmaking from Bong Joon-ho and the cinematography, score & lighting is all very impressive. And this may feature the best performance I've seen yet from Chris Evans. This is however an odd film that gets increasingly ridiculous and doesn't quite know how to end. But technically and in terms of originality I appreciate and admire this film.
2	sherlock1024	80 _59th
Definitely not for everyone, but I do love how unpredictable South Korean cinema can be.
2	patman	41 _13th
An apocalyptical sci-fi thriller set on some kind of a futuristic ark. It's an imaginative tale of social structure and class warfare but is very unsatisfying in the end, so bizarre and ridiculous it's hard to stay engaged for long. "The Great Curtis Revolution" although brings some good fighting scenes and a good production design that creates a rigid and claustrophobic feeling.
2	emupie	89 _68th
bechdel test 2/3 main character a bit boring, but overall very entertaining and original.
2	PixieAwesome	50 _3rd
The last survivors of some climate experiment share a never-ending train ride ... until it ends.
2	Groovy_Souls	90 _90th
For such a limited and confined setting, the content and characters are endlessly interesting. While some of the characters can be a little underdeveloped, that doesnt bring the film down all that much. The acting is good, as well as the direction and story, yet definitely the characters are the most interesting part.
2	sputnik84	72 _45th
It felt very much like a blockbuster action film for the somewhat educated public. It may be best to take it at face value and not think about it too much throughout and after the movie.
2	KeebsGS	90 _59th
One of the more thought-provoking films I've seen this year. Packs the punch of a blockbuster action movie and also has meaning and heart - something sci-fi movies have been lacking lately. Very interesting symbolism and a nice critique of the class system - Snowpiercer comes highly recommended from me!
2	TBW	25 _3rd
What a disappointment. Cartoon characters, awful writing, completely unbelievable. And my favorite - the bad guy who won't die! That character always makes a movie great! Was this supposed to be a comedy?
2	BadFurDay	6 _59th
Well I sure didn't expect a train to be able to jump so many sharks. This movie is just plain crazy, the train on which it takes place can't derail but the plot sure can. The ending tries to make sense of it all, but it only raises more questions than it answers. I don't regret the experience of watching this movie though, due to how unique it was in its craziness.
2	RBKipling	83 _43rd
This is a real revolutionary film, with a story I absolutely love, but unfortunately it's style doesn't hold up. I love recent Korean films, and so I was happy to see some familiar faces and themes, but ultimately this seems toned down and overly simple compared to others in the genre. The end was inspired, and evoked a similar post-apocalyptic revolution seen in Jooh-ho Bong's other film, The Host. All in all, very good, but I think it could have gone further than it did.
2	Akamu77	49 _5th
I cannot understand the positive reviews of this film. It had some good elements, but it was so candy. The acting was marginal, the action was fun sometimes, but got pretty monotonous. The ending tries to be thoughtful, but feels like an abrupt shift to a mostly faultless plot development.
1	UKSubs	71 _69th
They do a good job explaining away the train, except for the whole world being 2/3 covered in water, which might make tracking around the world, exceptionally impractical. Also, the preachy ending was a little much, but if you like poor people uprising against the rich, you will love this movie.
1	Filligan	93 _87th
Surprised at the tepid response this has gotten. I know there's a hype train involved (sigh, pun intended) but everyone writing a legitimate review has, mostly, been far from generous. And yet I thought this was great! It's a film that respects the intelligence of its audience while simultaneously being absurdly engaging. The action continuously varies, the acting is solid throughout, and the story is wholly unique and fun -- to say nothing of its inherent themes, which are well explored. Great!
1	slidercc	75 _70th
Ending could've been a little better, but other than that, no qualms.
1	nuotio	70 _91st
Surprisingly good considering the silly concept. It starts off like your run-of-the-mill sci-fi film but gets much better and provides some twists and turns as it progresses. It's easy to see why Weinsteins wanted to "Americanize" this and while it IS a bit overlong, it's precisely those WTF-moments which are part of its charm. It reminds me of films by Jeunet & Caro and while it's not as good, it's still one of the most enjoyable sci-fi films released in recent years.
1	timmo	80 _44th
Unevenness (especially in the quality of the dialogue, Evans's performance, and the cinematography -- all of which vary wildly throughout the film) keeps this from being excellent, but it's too compelling not to recommend.
1	cowfrappe	81 _90th
Inventive and engaging. Big-budget action could take a few lessons from this great little flick.
1	Mojo_Jojo	45 _27th
Nonsense, but sort of enjoyable nonsense.
1	angrypierre	71 _51st
You have to turn off the logical part of your brain fairly early on, but it fairly rips along. That is until a lengthy conversation towards the end that feels like it's about to end for 25 minutes. May contain stupid.
1	Nathan S	3 _45th
Imaginative production design, with well-choreographed action sequences and a few very good performances.
1	Cowman	75 _75th
Thrilling ride packed with an overload of beautifully shot violence. Full of plotholes, but they are easily overlooked. This is how blockbuster action films should be.
1	AFlickering	4 _57th
for a while pretty much exactly the kind of deranged, visually exciting horseshit you'd want/expect from a movie with this premise & international cast. loses a lot of steam (hurr hurr) by the last act, as both bong and a number of his actors (evans does a solid impression of tortured hugh jackman... unfortunately) seem increasingly unaware they're making monumentally stupid pulp, but the hilarious babies monologue makes it worthwhile all over again.
1	martryn	74 _62nd
I'm disappointed in this despite it being a decent movie. The fight scenes were clever and fun, but the pacing was a bit off, and I got entirely the wrong idea about the setting of this film. Not much in the way of set-up which left me with the wrong impressions the entire movie. And then, to top it off, the "bad guy" was basically right. The movie ends with the destruction of order and the probable death of the entire cast, which I'm sure was not the effect they were going for.
1	mistersplice	45 _20th
4+ worth experiencing
1	amerigo	92 _97th
An anarchist allegory that is to political philosophy what the 12 Monkeys is to postmodernism, what Melancholia is to psychology. A visual bacchanal, saturated with deep-seated symbols and references from Phillip K Dick to Bakunin; this film is a ravishing tour de force of pure, unadulterated anarchism distilled and articulately explicated for the layperson. A very well-thought out and meticulously executed piece of pop art.
1	msprague	80 _85th
An excellent action film. Lot's going on from start to finish. Well stocked with excellent actors and well acted. Loved the "gangs of New York" stuff but didn't understand the ending. Well worth a look.
1	Icarus	75 _49th
A good time, to be sure, with the constant shifts in tone and set working hard to keep the audience on their toes. I can appreciate the absurdity of a scene such as the teacher leading the kids in a song--these people have been isolated for nearly two decades, of course they're going to come up with strange takes on the world. There isn't much heart in the film, and while the exposition is kept to a minimum until the end, it is quite heavy in the last couple of scenes.
1	Snazz	40 _16th
I liked it at first. The concept sounded promising and the beginning of the film was as well. But its strangeness just became worse and worse. It's experimental mishmash of styles didn't work for me. Unfortunately.
1	muutanet	84 _89th
A mind blowing politically incorrect story of the world today. The train was America, who were running it? North Korea, China, Russia, Cuba and where they come from? Communism. There was an high hierarchy critic which was pretty toothless but otherwise a nice story.
1	rokkobokko	19 _5th
Bad characters, bad story, bad action, bad logic. I'll give it a few points for being bad enough in the first half to give me the heads up to skip through the rest.
1	Wiche	69 _56th
Story is good, despite of the flaws, and offers 1,5h entertainment. Too bad this film becomes more a film about bloodthirst and cliched hatred towards the ending. Started of good, but failed to end that way.
1	andayb	63 _58th
it's a bit off kilter for the casual viewer, taking into account its korean roots, but the story is actually good sci-fi, the type that makes you think. it may be a little simplistic and hard on the alegories, but it is somewhat original, and intriguing. although it's a far fetched fantasy, it doesn't suffer from major plotholes. except for the fact that it's motherfucking captain america starting a prole revolution.
1	lumpnboy	30 _16th
Pretty awful. Cliches and sentimentality, exaggerated stereotypes and a cretinised idea of what counts as 'imagination'. I blame 'Delicatessen'.
1	Obdurate	85 _80th
Snowpiercer is pretty heavy-handed in its approach but I'm not criticizing it for that. This is very much a poor vs rich movie, with religious undertones (the engine is sacred). But it is beautifully shot and really does a good job of representing all classes both physically and with good writing. I'm very much down with a class warfare movie, always, and everyone fires on all cylinders for this one. Even Evans, who I don't think is amazing as a whole, does well here.
1	DougCollins	85 _55th
Good cast and the story surprises in many ways along the way.
1	RealMacgyver	60 _30th
Nonsense
1	WWallce4prez	85 _87th
The allegories are pretty blatant, but that doesn't take away from the Snowpiercer's unique and refreshing take on the genre. Exciting, gritty, and consistently interesting, the film manages to breach several subjects while illustrating a wonderful fantasy world.
1	LouisMazzini	76 _64th
Matrix mixed with Hunger Games on a train.
1	Bullt	60 _29th
"It's easy to imagine the end of the world -- an asteroid destroying all of life, and so on -- but we cannot imagine the end of capitalism." Zizek. So drugs is our only hope? leld to this movie. Also chicken demanding black people in an uprising is so racist!
1	astrakhan	83 _89th
A class act. The premise is so simple: Terry Gilliam makes Die Hard on a train. If the plot is unavoidably a little too linear, this is made up for by the array of zany characters. Tilda Swinton is unrecognisable - and magnificent! And Alison Pill does a great job too. Cheap CGI is balanced by visceral action scenes. Mr Bong also casually throws in a few clever nods, while paying homage to the long-running genre of train action movies. A classic in the sci-fi sense, if not as a blockbuster.
1	fenixdown	87 _96th
Relentlessly viscreral sci-fi yarn that makes Elysium look like Rugrats.
1	Okkervil	77 _77th
A concept that feels like it was conceived without a idea of how to end it satisfactorily, and then made into a film with the same problem. Nonetheless, if you’re willing to ignore some of the conceptual and narrative dead ends this is a tense and very entertaining ride.
1	dunetails	70 _54th
This movie works on an allegorical level as a look at class and society,it also works dramatically as I was hooked after 15 minutes by the performances,but you have to ignore the initial setup entirely. The idea of a train that travels the world continuously,and a society that develops on it,is still ludicrous. They manage to tell a good story within the confines of this framework but the setting is a logical mess.
1	jmarkthespot	45 _34th
"I know that babies taste best" lol
1	bing	55 _21st
A film with lots of really interesting and gorgeous ideas, but its foundation is a cliche and predictable sci-fi class system metaphor.
1	Jazzaloha	63 _39th
Somewhat engaging as a sci-fi thriller, but not so interesting as social commentary. Good movie to watch on a dull Saturday night. ps:68
1	kevinjoseph	69 _70th
Wildly imaginative and visually stunning. I was on board for most of it until the final act took a turn for the heavy-handed. (Near the end Chris Evans delivers one of the most mind-numbingly ridiculous lines ever to grace celluloid - I wouldn't dare spoil it, but it has to do with babies). It's a bummer it missed the chance to be a truly great film, but it's still a jolly good time.
1	pawlos	80 _51st
Not so good as expected but still worth seeing.
1	Sweekoden	94 _97th
Stumbles near the finish line (Evans' soliloquy in particular), but dammit if it isn't a riot when in motion.
1	Taliban	90 _92nd
Nice.
1	Tjekhov	50 _40th
Stuck somewhere between Gilliam and Jeunet/Caro this never really takes off. A stylistic disappointment more than anything else.
1	Kingjohnbbq	94 _79th
They do so much with such a simple concept. passengers in back of train want first class. now how do we make this interesting? Its so well done. its ridiculously well done. Scary well done. such a fun satisfying movie.
1	kathryn71	87 _57th
Brazil-style production piece movie. Great sets.
1	redacted	73 _54th
Ah yes, I was having the conversation with a colleague that all Hunger Games spin-offs made by Western production co's should be handled by Japanese/ Korean directors. Not that this is close to HG's, but it comes with the true violence that the setting deserves. Swinton catches the eye as usual & discovering the contents of each of the carriages kept immersion high. Still, the metaphor is a spent one, in fact you could argue this shares similarities to Titanic if it was 'the last ever boat/ark.'
1	misterlizard	70 _72nd
An absurdist dystopian sci-fi future so enamoured by the work of Terry Gilliam that they even named one of the creators of the world after him. It's unsubtle in its social commentary. It's nonsensical from a sci-fi point of view. But it's a damned fun experience. Big-screen action fun with a smattering of social commentary - a perfect blend.
1	doughbaron	68 _43rd
At first I was turned off by this film's cheesy portrayal of dystopian class relations, but things improved as the action proceeded. I appreciated the great visuals, but some of that money should have gone toward better writing.
1	closedmouth	80 _67th
While I didn't mind the absurd comedy in the first half (Tilda Swinton is really quite funny, and the character works way better than it seemed like she would from the trailer), I loved the shift in tone that occurs in the amazing, heart-stopping scene in the steam bath. There is a sense of grim, determined forward momentum that kicks in, and I felt like the movie just worked from then on. It's certainly not Bong's greatest achievement, but it's still a damn good movie.
1	vahidtr	62 _20th
in this movie, everything is being sacrificed for the theory behind the movie. simply I'm not the one to tolerate this, off course there are many people enjoying this kind of movies.
1	Naypalm	71 _44th
A bit slow (mainly because it's 2h5m when it could easily fit into 90 minutes) as with every movie these days but it's worth the watch, definitely.
1	Jerky	60 _72nd
Completely ridiculous premise, which works more or less. Maybe it's just because it's Ed Harris, but the ending gave me a Truman Show vibe.
1	stuie299	60 _16th
This movie was frustrating. Too bad such a visually stunning movie with an interesting premise had to have a screenplay with so many cliched characters, glaring plot holes, and general lack of exposition. Though I will say Tilda Swinton gives a noteworthy performance.
1	mattornot	12 _16th
Just like Elysium; starts off with a good overarching concept and some good ideas to go with it but fails to use or portray them adequately and ends up looking stupid.
1	lethias	87 _74th
Evergoing train in an isolated, frozen world. That's a pretty neat idea for someone that digs isolation. Train is capitalism, goes onward through all the obstacles. Almost all.
1	BeautyBliss	70 _28th
A strange premise which ends up not working very well: too predictable, and lacking character development.
1	hajikarimi	91 _70th
1234: i like the metaphoric philosophic texture!
1	medikolayn	62 _35th
umm wut?
1	damil	70 _67th
It could have been amazing with a few changes. The main problem is the running time, but more specifically the pacing - it just loses momentum too many times. I really like the stylistic choices in some scenes, but the director often didn't go far enough. The dialogue really isn't great, either. The cast is good, but most of them aren't used to their full potential. Tilda Swinton's performance is bizarre, but brilliant, though. So, yeah, not a complete success, but still an enjoyable ride.
1	normalchaos	60 _28th
An inconsistent, nonsensical, painfully quirky movie full of disposable characters. The action scenes suffered from shaky-cam. Certainly discussion provoking though.
1	RandallODim	85 _77th
One of the best movies I can think of about the true nature of revolutionary change and class war. And it's also just a rollicking good action movie! I get to have my cake and watch Captain America fight rich people too.
1	TheDailyNathan	77 _46th
Mainly an action film, that is a bit too focused on its aesthetics, with meh characterizations and mostly superficial lore/universe-building. It definitely has that grandiose graphic novel setup and good (though not jaw-dropping) cinematography, but doesn't build up the characters enough to prop it up, especially for the final act. Chris Evans is especially weak here - he plays too much like Captain America and can't bring the inner conflict for the character.
1	SpikyCactus	75 _65th
Top badass moment? So that’s what it's like in 1st Class? No wonder it's so expensive. This is a documentary about a group of grumpy Standard Class passengers. I actually thought they had more space, a better at-seat trolly service (except for the even worse than normal lack of vegan options) and were travelling on a much more reliable train than many journeys I've been on. From personal experience I know SWR can't cope with even a few millimetres of snow. No cats, chainsaws or decapitations.
1	ribcage	76 _70th
the world-building is not exactly expert, but the story builds wonderfully as the lower class fights their way to the top(front). the escalation is great, some truly memorable moments of triumph. cool, bloody, brutal action. i predicted who would die but didn't mind. the ending dropped my score a few points, but with the setup there wasn't much room for the story to go anywhere else without becoming terrible.
1	ratedargh	90 _85th
Perfect pacing and an incredibly oppressive atmosphere necessary to heighten the claustrophobia found in the narrow reaches. There are so many nice little touches throughout and it never gets bogged down by its mythology. The end risks losing its way but it holds tightly enough. Fantastic.
1	Hofschneider	72 _36th
"Babys taste the best"
1	Trooth	73 _64th
A good watch, if only for some decent fight scenes and creative sci-fi imagery. The plot gets pretty silly in some ways, but it's not bad as an action movie.
1	chmul_cr0n	72 _64th
matrix on a train. very trashy. nice cast.
1	Gnalkhere	80 _71st
Oh fuck did i not rate this?! Anyway Tilda Swinton is the best part about this movie
1	mkellins	70 _76th
This strange, visually interesting and thematically poignant film takes you on a crazy ride through today's society. It does get a little too explanatory towards the end and the acting isn't always very good. The visual style reminds me of Jeunet's films, which I really enjoy. Extra points for Tilda Swinton's perfect perfomance.
1	myfavchords	82 _83rd
This is a well made, interesting work of science fiction. Joon-ho Bong does a great job at holding everything together. This film has a nice ensemble cast that do great work here. Overall I would highly recommend this film.
1	Ryan Lueders (ReelRyan)	77 _47th
This film went off the rails a bit towards the end, but it was a pretty decent movie. Chris Evans was pretty much just Captain America again, but he is good in that style of role so I was okay with it. I found the whole premise of the film a tad strange... Humans create global warming, people try to fix it and destroy humanity... and now the only humans left are living on a train that circles the globe. On the whole, I would say this is a good film... [Full Review]
1	gofishdino	76 _58th
Tilda Swinton
1	mattorama12	57 _28th
Unfortunately, I was never able to get past the silliness of the premise. Definitely original in concept, but it felt a little too over-constructed.
1	antidood1	75 _71st
This movie starts off with a deceivingly standard concept, but it has a quirky Terry Gilliam-esque taste to it that grows bigger as the movie progresses. The concept isn't exceptionally interesting on itself, but it does allow for some great setpieces with lots of visual flair and darkly comedic value. The more absurd this movie got, the more I got into it. All performances are great, but Tilda Swanton really stole the show with one of the most hilarious performances in recent memory.
1	HeyDingo	32 _57th
Cool story, really fun with some great visuals. Ending was kinda flat.
1	hotsake	70 _74th
Some good ideas and a shit ton of plot holes boils down to a wild fun ride that gives you a little to think about as look as you don't think too much and notice the random shit that doesn't make any sense.
1	disconnected	65 _42nd
It's strange to see this earn the level of acclaim that it's managed, given how flawed (and in some respects, utterly moronic) it is. Of course, Tilda Swinton is great, and don't think I missed the class-conscious social commentary (if they'd made all the lower class citizens black, then they might have swept the end of year awards as well), but when push comes to shove, it's basically a pretty good episode of Doctor Who.
1	fra paolo	24 _14th
Goofy.
1	FoxyRussian	84 _54th
The Ending is really poor and very exposition dump (which is werid for how predictable some parts are). But the movie is beautifully shot and acted, and the world it builds, while sometimes doesn't all make sense or add up, is very interesting and kept me involved in the movie.
1	gokcanz	67 _48th
* Casting, Acting : 6 * Script : 5.5 * Directing, Aura : 7.5 * Ease of Viewing : 7.5 * Naked Eye : 7
1	valero	70 _40th
it's whatever dude, i finished it at least
1	TheEscapist	61 _23rd
Hated the first two thirds of this film. It just felt unbelievable and too simplistic to me. The clichéd characters and actions didn't really help matter. The action I thought was distasteful and I couldn't really care about the plot or characters. Then in the final act the film became more interesting. Finally unexpected things started happening and we get to see a little bit more depth to the characters. Unfortunately the ending doesn't really make sense and fails to be satisfying logically.
1	s2marcel	42 _31st
swiss cheese plot, poor editing choices, wii rendering power quality cgi, dragged out especially during the last act
1	TamCam	75 _69th
It is a decent and enjoyable movie. The idea of a whole society in a single train and the way it was done technically were interesting and well done and the cast worked well for me too. That said, I was left behind a little bit disappointed, because I'd expected more. But I guess that's the problem with most sci-fi movies...
1	Aelast	45 _7th
The premise is laughable. It doesn't even make sense, really. There are like 200 people on this train, but somehow it's enough to maintain a full class system? After the first year the bourgeoisie would know everyone by name, even if they did hate them. One particular action scene in the third act is quite well made, but overall it looks cheap and is riddled with poor dialogue.
1	juntakinte99	49 _3rd
A very odd production to say the least. The script was a too expository as it tried to counterbalance the silliness of it all vs. the poorly thought out social commentary. The action and fight sequences suffered from some poor 1960's tv level "shaky-cam". And the plot holes came up far too often. The premise, talent, and commentary deserved much more than what was finally delivered. Sadly, for a second, seeing John Hurt made me think this was going to be as good as V. For Vendetta or 1984.
1	DyanneThorne	40 _22nd
Yeah, no. It has good scenes, even a few great ones, but the overall movie didn't work for me. The allegory was too hamfisted, the setting was too weird, but most of all I kept getting distracted by constantly thinking "yeah, that doesn't work like that" and "nope, that wouldn't do either" and "neither would that" and "OMG FFS what made you think that that would ever work!?".
1	orcunyondem	62 _44th
It is diffirent but doesn't satisfy. There are many plot holes that made the movie look like it's rushed. It's watchable but not recommended.
1	donquixotic	60 _51st
I was ready to give up about 20 minutes in but stuck it out and it did get better. Problem is it's inconsistently paced and in need of editing, it feels like several scripts chopped together
1	mrarn	51 _61st
The premise of Snowpiercer seemed intriguing at the beginning of the film. Then it becomes a violent "Alice in Wonderland" fantasy story.
1	Chronicler	96 _61st
Snowpiercer is a fascinating dystopian sci-fi flick that tackles some current issue(class warfare/inequality and climate change but looks at them through a different lens than we are used to(the director of Snowpiercer is Korean) which gives the film an unique outlook. I got a bit of a BioShock feel to the film; everything is constructed around Wilfred's view of society and humanity which is a bleak view indeed. definitely worth checking if you like sci-fi dystopian stories.
1	Bearacuda	3 _0th
The dialogue and plot are a bit cheesy but it's made up for with some amazing visuals and sets. Also there is a father daughter duo in this movie that are super cool. Solid sci do. Especially since we don't have a ton to choose from every year.
1	qmiller32	88 _55th
An unexpectedly wonderful performance by Evans anchors this dystopian drama. While the film never seems to miss the big picture targets it aims for a bit, it does provide unique and engrossing action as well as solid acting performances all around.
1	meltemcilik	80 _96th
Bong Joon-Ho repeats his extraordinary treatment of generic conventions,elements which in most movies would be considered cheesy here are used to create a singular vision that attacks current world politics and social class issues,a satire and critical that is aimed at bureaucratic propaganda and brainwashing. Once it gets going, it's so much fun. Felt sort of like a brilliantly demented cross between BioShock and Runaway Train.
1	m3tan	40 _30th
A mostly effective dystopian social commentary utterly ruined by a moronic ending. U2 guitarist, the Edge, decides to kill everybody rather than allow child labor or first class passengers to live better than steerage class. Yet another idealistic bullshit Hollywood ending that offers no answers to very real problems...
1	pendency	75 _59th
Ridiculous but fun. Loved Yekaterina Bridge scene. Loved the staging. Loved the rhythmic recurrence of motif, saying, speech etc. Final scene dragged and the ending was strangely disconnected from all the efforts before.
1	Ric	40 _5th
A great art direction and a nice twist at the end doesn't save the film from the utter non sense of it's premise and the lack of realism in how life on the train is depicted (do you really need dance floors, bath, sauna, aquarium, etc when you are fighting for survival and every cubic meters of space counts ?)
1	VorpalKitten	75 _40th
Mostly forgettable, it's certainly not 'bad' but has an ending that annoys me by answering none of the many questions and actually opening up even more issues.
1	BasedOne	6 _22nd
Complete mess.
1	Armilio	63 _35th
The classic "Pretty but not beautiful": Good ideas but plot-holes; a post-marxist message that i can agree with but too much simplified; a good cinematography but some things a bit over-the-top, like a caricatured acting and a bit too excessive cyberpunk scenography. It's more like a good film as Strange Days (without happy ending) than a masterpiece like Blade Runner.
1	altelumi	1 _0th
It's difficult to pin the tone of this film. It's at turns bizarre, strangely funny, and heavy-handed. The style functions well for the impossible premise of the film, and at times the contrasting moments of near Wes Anderson campiness with weighty (forced) emotion is fantastic. Other times, it just comes across as confused. The film acts as though it's making a huge statement, but the message gets lost in the pacing and lack of character development.
1	Boxcars	7 _49th
Joon-ho Bong avoids what could have been a train wreck by taking advantage of the environments and creating interesting (but expendable) characters for tense action set pieces.
1	rosenritter	7 _69th
Unbelievable. Big grin on my face the whole damn time.
1	Hawkins	69 _42nd
Not as streamlined as you might think, there are odd lulls and eventually even the action feels like its only stretching for time as the ideas spread thin. It doesn't reach a thematic conclusion so much as it just runs out of things to say. Break the cycle, down with the ruling class, child labor laws are ruining this country, I get it. I can't wait for the "Crazy Train" montage in the American remake which you know is going to happen even though this one already has Captain America.
1	DudeAbides	87 _67th
This is an action movie which is trying so hard to be something more. And that is automatically endearing. A movie that is really saying something about class and wealth while also delivering kick ass thrills. I'm in. It's the over the top nature of the film though that makes it stick with you. I could have done without the slightly pretentious ending though.
1	anilscn	35 _23rd
Bong joon ho senin ben gelmişini geçmişini sikeyim. Bir de senin her filmine yeşil yakanlara sesleniyorum. ARTIK ŞU ANASINI KARISINI SİKTİĞİM GERÇEK HAYATINA DÖNÜN. BÖYLE BİR DÜNYA YOK. BU TREN NASIL 4 YIL GİDİYOR AMK SALAKLARI. YAKIT NERDEN GELİYOR ? HER YER BUZ TUTMUŞ TREN NASIL BUZ TUTMUYOR ? RAYLAR NİYE AÇIK ? YILLARDIR BÖCEKLE BESLENİYORLAR BE AQ DIŞARI ÇIKILMIYOR BÖCEK NERDEN TOPLANIYORRRRR. YETER AMK YETER ÇILDIRICAM ARTIK
1	Zangin	80 _86th
Class warfare is a difficult subject for a film to tackle because it requires nuance. There's so many middle-of-the-road speculative flicks that don't bring anything new to the table. On the other hand, this film is a brilliant contemplation on the nature and role of socio-economic class. It starts out very black and white and slowly becomes more nuanced (and so, more interesting) as the revolution progresses. Helped along by amazing tonal shifts and great characters, this really is stellar.
1	taurus1982	5 _4th
The premise is so profoundly ridiculous and laughable that I couldn't take anything seriously.

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