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  Review by Famous_Mortimer ½ 1

  Before we get going with another SyFy Channel review, I wanted to talk about the way sexist ideas and words get so ingrained in our culture we don’t notice them. Several times in this movie, Senatorial aide Rosie (Amy Locane) says to her ex-husband State Trooper Vic (Lou Diamond Philips) “you can’t tell me what to do, we’re not married”. As well as being lazy scriptwriting (how many times have you heard that line?) think about the implication for a second. Is it okay to just tell your wife what to do? I’m sure they didn’t intend to reinforce the patriarchy when they popped that line in, but there it is.

  Also known as “Dead Rail”, a far better title…

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  Review by LostInLunacy ★★½ 3

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  Does okay considering its non-existent special effects budget. The cover is a little misleading: this isn't a CG affair. Alien Express is clearly not ashamed to just blatantly use models, and it doesn't feel too out of place in this cartoonish story.

  I was disappointed after watching the film to discover that no, the super train was not built in response to an alien emerging from a meteorite, but beforehand. Although this instantly made the film less interesting, the lead is okay, and carries you through Snakes On A Plane meets Alien and The Thing in probably the best way one could do that.

  The let down is that the attacks in the mid-portion of the film are funnier and more entertaining than those in the latter half. And the film kind of goes off the rails towards the end.

  But it's not as bad as I expected overall.