Loved this film as a kid, saw it on a late night showing on TV (can't remember if it was on BBC or ITV). Great concise rejigging of the original Thing plot, as you point out. The way the victims die with the bleeding and white eyes was really chilling back then. I hope they never remake it with a CGI monster. Was a must buy on DVD about ten years ago.

Just seen this gem of a movie today. Yet another classic that I have been aware of for years but never got around to watching. I rectified that today and its great. It had me hooked throughout.

I absolutely adore this film - The Thing On The Orient Express!! A great, well presented review. Cheers!

@GrumpyAndrewsHorrorHouse

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Always a pleasure to meet another fan of this wonderful movie.

great blast from the past to kick off train month. Little known is the fact that Lee and Cushing were very good friends and Lee went on record to say that he missed him very much. It was amazing to see Cushing again post mortem in Rogue One. I miss these two gentleman very much! Amazing Actors!

@GrumpyAndrewsHorrorHouse

7 жыл бұрын

Mate, have you reviewed Terror Train? I could have sworn you did and wanted to re-watch the video before I put my thoughts up. Maybe I'm getting in a muddle because Jamie Lee features in a lot of your best of the 80s videos, understandably :)

@frankl5102

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, I did my friend. I can't wait to hear your take on that movie. I love it :) You can never get enough Jamie Lee ;)

@GrumpyAndrewsHorrorHouse

7 жыл бұрын

I can't find it! Do you have it under a playlist I can go through?

@GrumpyAndrewsHorrorHouse

7 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. I can link to your review in my description field :)

@frankl5102

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew. Loved your review. You are so right, Those people were real aholes to that poor guy. no wonder he went wacko and went on a murder spree!

One of my all-time favourites! Absolutely wonderful film. I reeatched it again recently, and I appreciate it even more now. Many of the Hammer (and non-Hammer films of the era) have a nostalgia value but really don't hold up IMHO. Horror Express has aged incredibly well. As you say, it's the best film Hammer never made. I'm not sure they ever produced a film that comes close to this tbh. Anyway, great review, Andrew.

@GrumpyAndrewsHorrorHouse

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching :) Reading your made me flash back to that eerie whistling and those glowing eyes!

Let's see......I can't pick put a fave part in this because there are so many but WAIT! The part where they call Cushing and Lee monsters and Cushing says "Monsters,we're not monsters,we're British!" lmao LOVE IT! Always good to go back and watch this from time to time. Horror hosts seem to use it a lot though so sometimes you get burnt out. Thanks for the review :)

@joshua2814

7 жыл бұрын

Just watched it for the first time and the British line was my favorite bit.

@GrumpyAndrewsHorrorHouse

7 жыл бұрын

Yes! That is the best line of the movie...why didn't I mention it?!?!

Love this one! My intro was a trailer on a movie-monsters vhs in a Godzilla box set I had as a kid, maybe like age 4 or 5. The trailer spooked the hell out of me with all those eyes! Then many years later in my late teens I surprisingly found a dvd in my local dollar store. It was truly a horrible transfer, like basically vhs quality but that kind of added to the experience. Seeing it in HD really blows my mind and is still kinda disorienting. So y’all probably know about this but for real, one of the sweetest things I’ve ever heard in my friggin life involves this film and the two leads; when Peter Cushing’s wife died the year prior to this movie, he was so distraught and grief-stricken that he was ready to throw in the towel on acting altogether for a long time after. But his good friend Christopher Lee helped him get motivated again and co-star in this film, which I believe was the first film Cushing did after the tragedy. Apparently poor Peter had night terrors, was terribly depressed and was afraid to be alone at this point in his life, so Christopher Lee would hang out with him and even slept in the same bed just so his friend wouldn’t be alone. And in turn while Peter never would totally get over it, he would continue to act for decades after because his friend was there to help him out & get him back in the saddle again. Those two men were incredible 🖤

@GrumpyAndrewsHorrorHouse

9 ай бұрын

Their real life friendship is one for the ages. Thanks for sharing that lovely story.

I always got a kick out of the part where Cushing and Lee see dinosaurs in the eye fluid. Cheers!

Another film where Cushing and Lee work together on the good side is Nothing but the Night.

@GrumpyAndrewsHorrorHouse

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the recommendation :)

Saw this when the local cinema did a re-showing and went to see it with a freind expecting a chuckle at some very dated steriotypes. I was actually surprised to see a really solid kung fu film with the beginning and ending of a hammer film pasted into it. All worth it to hear Cushing say the word 'Expedition' mind.

Great review again, it's a movie I really need to watch it again, your review has made me want to get this now.

@GrumpyAndrewsHorrorHouse

7 жыл бұрын

I think you'll be glad to get it in your collection; it's lost none of its charm.

You rock man keep up the cool reviews.

@GrumpyAndrewsHorrorHouse

7 жыл бұрын

Aw, thanks dude.

@boomstickcritique902

7 жыл бұрын

Grumpy Andrew's Horror House Your welcome

Telly makes me laugh

@GrumpyAndrewsHorrorHouse

3 жыл бұрын

And rightly so!