MoPoshy
Absolutely brilliant
Dynamixor
The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
Philippa
All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
StuOz
Two trains are about to collide and Lloyd Bridges is in the control room trying to sort things out.I am a 1970s disaster movie lover, and I finally saw this long lost film on YouTube in 2012 or 2013. I think it has been taken down now. I remember being thrilled by the screening.The thing that lingers in the mind is the amusing Airplane-type character played by Lloyd Bridges. Shatner is funny as well.Being a TV movie, don't expect any lavish special effects, just enjoy the ride and the funny quirks of the people in the film.
Maxx Flash
Since this rare Shatner gem hadn't been available for sometime, I was thrilled to see it available for streaming on Netflix. This is a fun "Made for TV" movie with some great stunts and decent special effects.There seemed to be a rash of "celebrity" filled disaster flicks in the late 70s and early 80s. However this movie definitely gives some of the cheesier films a run for their money. And any movie that allows more Shatner Toupological studies are just fine with me. And my goodness there were some great feats achieved by Bill's toupee during this opus!And surely that wasn't fishing line wrapping all around that engine during the final crash. Yes. Yes it was. And don't call me Shirley.
jfkclock
This was a fun film to see on TV reruns in the early 1980s, and to see it now would be fun simply to remind me of when I was a kid. GREAT train scenes. The computer in the railroad offices that runs the whole railroad is as big as the room, yet today, a laptop could probably run the railroad.It is quite filled with technical errors and the like, plus cheesy acting + dialog, but these things can be ignored. It is refreshing to see William Shatner as "NOT" Capt. Kirk or the Priceline guy.See it.....if you can locate a copy. It's terrible, but you just might enjoy it. I did. I have given it a 3 out of 10, because it's a bad movie. But that does NOT mean that I don't recommend it....I do recommend it.But to give it more than a "3", would be kidding you. Find it, rent it/buy it/borrow it, and enjoy.
William L Spencer
I saw this movie when I was a kid and loved it. This movie has a good collection of stars and was well made for being a TV movie,It is way too bad that this movie is not available anywhere or on anything, but I do have it taped without commercials.
