Ok, so the story is about a guy named Kenny who avenges those who played a prank on him which lead to him being hospitalized - erm, a psychiatric hospital to be more specific. I suppose one could say he was so traumatized by the prank that he snapped. That would explain a lot of the events in the film better - especially his desire to actually kill those who played the prank on him...
It's not until a year later that he gets the chance to avenge the handful of teenagers who pranked and humiliated him. In celebration of their graduation, a bunch of grad students go partying on a train. The film takes a long time setting up the characters and the film is significantly slower paced than most slasher movies of the time. A lot of time is spent showing off David Copperfield's illusions. Yes, the real deal is part of the movie performing some of his tricks.
It felt like the film was relying way too much on Jamie Lee Curtis to carry the film after her success with 'Halloween' in 1978. It's almost as if they decided to make Halloween on a train, with scream queen Jamie Lee once again fighting for her life. We also once again have a masked assailant...
I honestly didn't find the characters all that captivating, nor the story for that matter. Many of the scenes were unfortunately also much too dark. For me, this is a forgettable 80's horror slasher. There are far better ones out there.
It's not until a year later that he gets the chance to avenge the handful of teenagers who pranked and humiliated him. In celebration of their graduation, a bunch of grad students go partying on a train. The film takes a long time setting up the characters and the film is significantly slower paced than most slasher movies of the time. A lot of time is spent showing off David Copperfield's illusions. Yes, the real deal is part of the movie performing some of his tricks.
It felt like the film was relying way too much on Jamie Lee Curtis to carry the film after her success with 'Halloween' in 1978. It's almost as if they decided to make Halloween on a train, with scream queen Jamie Lee once again fighting for her life. We also once again have a masked assailant...
I honestly didn't find the characters all that captivating, nor the story for that matter. Many of the scenes were unfortunately also much too dark. For me, this is a forgettable 80's horror slasher. There are far better ones out there.