Snowpiercer (1 Viewer)

[Johnny Angell]

Just saw an ad for the series on TNT, premiers in may, didn’t catch the date. Maybe it’s time for me to watch the movie, which I heard was pretty good, to prime myself for the series.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Just saw an ad for the series on TNT, premiers in may, didn’t catch the date. Maybe it’s time for me to watch the movie, which I heard was pretty good, to prime myself for the series.

Really enjoyed the movie. It's quite excellent. Yes, you should see it.

 

[JohnRice]

Interesting movie.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Interesting movie.

It's from Bong Joon-Ho the Director of PARASITE.

His movies are pretty f-ing awesome. SNOWPIERCER is excellent as is TRAIN TO BUSAN which is a fantastic disease spreading Zombie movie.

After seeing PARASITE, someone told me to watch is other films and those mentioned above really blew me away.

 

[JohnRice]

He obviously has a deep concern with class structure.

 

[Johnny Angell]

It's from Bong Joon-Ho the Director of PARASITE.

His movies are pretty f-ing awesome. SNOWPIERCER is excellent as is TRAIN TO BUSAN which is a fantastic disease spreading Zombie movie.

After seeing PARASITE, someone told me to watch is other films and those mentioned above really blew me away.

I’ve seen Train, and liked it.

 

[NeilO]

Just saw an ad for the series on TNT, premiers in may, didn’t catch the date. Maybe it’s time for me to watch the movie, which I heard was pretty good, to prime myself for the series.

I believe it premieres on my brother's birthday - May 17.

Looks like the movie is on Netflix. Watching it sounds like a good idea.

 

[Johnny Angell]

So we watched Snowpiercer. It’s a well made and well acted movie, but jeez, it is a downer. There’s maybe 10 seconds of hope in the film.

If you watch this film, first thing you should do is get over how rediculous it is that the last of humanity can only survive on a train the circles the globe and never stops. If you can’t get over that, don’t bother to watch.

There will have to be changes if the series is going to find an audience. Perhaps commentary on social inequality will far outweigh action. I don’t know.

 

[Johnny Angell]

Oh, I forgot to ask a question. There’s a moment where we see what the protein bars are made of, but neither myself or my wife could make it out. What where the bars made of?

 

[John Sparks]

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[Johnny Angell]

...didn't they answer that in SOYLENT GREEN?

Yes, as it applies to that movie. In Snowpiercer we look into a hopper of some sort and we could not discern what was in there.

 

[John Sparks]

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[Malcolm R]

If you watch this film, first thing you should do is get over how ridiculous it is that the last of humanity can only survive on a train the circles the globe and never stops. If you can’t get over that, don’t bother to watch.

Agreed. I could not get past the ridiculousness, so I really didn't care much about the rest of the film.

 

[Johnny Angell]

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[Jeff Cooper]

Yes, as it applies to that movie. In Snowpiercer we look into a hopper of some sort and we could not discern what was in there.

It's been a while but my recollection was a bunch of bugs and creepy crawly insects.

 

[Walter Kittel]

So we watched Snowpiercer. It’s a well made and well acted movie, but jeez, it is a downer. There’s maybe 10 seconds of hope in the film.

If you watch this film, first thing you should do is get over how rediculous it is that the last of humanity can only survive on a train the circles the globe and never stops. If you can’t get over that, don’t bother to watch.

There will have to be changes if the series is going to find an audience. Perhaps commentary on social inequality will far outweigh action. I don’t know.

It has been awhile, but my recollection is that the only perpetual engine in existence is aboard Snowpiercer, it isn't so much the train itself as it is the energy generated by the engine that keeps some remnant of humanity alive. Wilford should have used the technology to create settlements where humanity could survive, but that would have been a different film.

- Walter.

 

[Johnny Angell]

It has been awhile, but my recollection is that the only perpetual engine in existence is aboard Snowpiercer, it isn't so much the train itself as it is the energy generated by the engine that keeps some remnant of humanity alive. Wilford should have used the technology to create settlements where humanity could survive, but that would have been a different film.

- Walter.

Yes, it would have been a different film. They made a creative choice to go with a train.

 

[Johnny Angell]

It's been a while but my recollection was a bunch of bugs and creepy crawly insects.

That would be my guess also. Insects have a lot of protein, I believe.

 

[Tino]

To be clear Bong Joon-Jo did NOT direct Train To Busan. Sang-Ho Yeon did.

 

[Walter Kittel]

To be clear Bong Joon-Jo did NOT direct Train To Busan. Sang-Ho Yeon did.

Well, both films feature trains; so you know, close enough.

- Walter.