DVD
REVIEW: THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN
02/15/09
The unrated director’s cut
of the terrifying horror film The Midnight Meat Train comes
to DVD from Lionsgate. Directed by critically acclaimed
Japanese filmmaker Ryûhei Kitamura (Versus) in his American
debut, the film is based on legendary horror writer Clive
Barker’s popular short story from his classic Books of Blood
collection. The screenplay was adapted by Jeff Buhler.
Featuring a cast highlighted by some of today’s hottest
stars including Bradley Cooper (Wedding Crashers), Leslie
Bibb (Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby), Tony
Curran (The Good German), Brooke Shields (TV’s “Lipstick
Jungle”), and Vinnie Jones (X-Men: The Last Stand), critics
called The Midnight Meat Train “one of the most effective
horror films of the year” (Cinematical), “destined to become
a cult classic as a vicious, brilliant, and disgusting
horror film” (Cinema Crazed), “sharp and brutal” (Boxoffice
Magazine) and “guaranteed to make you squirm, scream and beg
for more” (Bloody-Disgusting.com).
The DVD contain frightening bonus materials including the
featurettes “Anatomy of a Murder Scene,” - a first hand look
into how the grizzly killings from the film were created,
“What’s in Mahogany’s Bag?” - a look inside the killer’s
tool kit and “Clive Barker: The Man Behind the Myth” - the
horror legend shares the origins of Midnight Meat Train as
well as presents a never-before-seen tour of his personal
art studio and paintings. The Midnight Meat Train will roll
onto store shelves on February 17, 2009 for the suggested
retail price of $28.98 for the standard DVD.
Leon Kaufman’s (Cooper) latest body of work, a collection of
provocative, nighttime studies of the city and its
inhabitants, earns the struggling photographer interest from
prominent art gallerist Susan Hoff (Shields). She propels
him to get grittier and show the darker side of humanity for
his upcoming debut at her downtown art space. Believing he’s
finally on track for success, Leon’s obsessive pursuit of
dark subject matter leads him into the path of Mahogany
(Jones), the subway serial killer who stalks late night
commuters, butchering them in the most gruesome ways
imaginable. With his concerned girlfriend Maya (Bibb)
fearing for his life, Leon’s relentless fascination with
Mahogany lures him further and further into the bowels of
the subways and ultimately into an abyss of pure evil.
VIDEO:
Widescreen (2.35:1) 16x9
AUDIO:
English 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles - English Spanish
SPECIAL FEATURES:
“Anatomy of a Murder Scene” featurette
“What’s in Mahogany’s Bag” featurette
“Clive Barker: The Man Behind the Myth” featurette
Audio Commentary with Clive Barker and Director Ryuhei
Kitamura
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