Train to Busan (2016) - Very Much Lives Up to the Hype/ Joe Bob's Drive-In

 That final scene where a little girl sings a tune to the departing of her heroic father as the military guard wait to see if the pregnant adult survivor accompanying her is a viral zombie had me tearing up for sure. Being a father, having to pull away from your daughter as she pleads with you to not leave her...ugh, that hurts so much. The businessman who does whatever he can to survive, throwing teenage girls and guys at zombies just to break a door window and escape, turning on a conductor who actually left safety of the train to help him, and biting on the hand of the film's lead out of spite: who is so deserved of our hatred than this tool? The businessman is a marvelous plot device: he moves that emotional needle when the contorting zombies aren't charging at anyone not yet bitten and turned on board of a train or in a train station. The incredible set pieces -- the horde of zombies trying to grab on to a lone train car, slowing it down as sparks come off the wheels, with our hero having to somehow kick away clasping hands holding on for dear life is yet one of many smaller set pieces that really proves how imaginative and scary the film can be -- really are as exciting, thrilling, and suspenseful as advertised. I had podcasters I respect really calling this one of the best zombie films every made. I agree wholeheartedly. I will definitely watch this again and elaborate more on the blog in the future. This was on Joe Bob's show on Shudder tonight. Just a masterpiece. Bravo.