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Atomic
Train |
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Rating:
6 Poseidons |
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Reviewed by
Carl R |
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Atomic
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Viewing
Date: 03/18/2006
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With
a runtime of 168 minutes, 90% of that featuring Rob Lowe's
sub-stellar screen presence, Atomic Train was a punishing
way for the Movie Club to celebrates its 50th viewing
anniversary. |
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| As per Atomic Train's plot, a
terrorist in Colorado plants an old nuclear bomb on a train,
after which the train goes out of control. Rob Lowe, a clerical-level employee of
the NTSB, is involuntarily recruited to board the train and get
it under control. He fails, Denver gets nuked and
thousands die, but Rob
Lowe and his family are spared in the end. |
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| It needn't have taken 168 minutes to
tell this story on film, but it did, and now we can't get the time
back no matter what we do. All we can do now is complain about it, but if that
makes us feel better, then there is use in crying over
spilled milk. |
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| Among
other things, we already knew that money buys happiness, that
you can take it with you, and that you can run
away from your problems, but we didn't know about the spilled
milk thing. Another valuable lesson learned. |
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| We could close out by saying you learn
something new every day, but we all know what a bunch of malarkey that
is. |
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