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For our final film of our spooky October, we're traveling to South Korea, where a zombie outbreak has caused a number of train delays (and violent deaths) in Train to Busan!



CHAPTERS:



(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 66: Train to Busan (2016)

(00:00:27) - Intro.

(00:03:02) - Our film for this week: Train to Busan! Leading off with our histories and general feelings on zombie movies.

(00:13:49) - Speaking highly of the zombie train concept, and the expedient collapse.

(00:18:42) - Little bit of production history and cast talk.

(00:23:08) - The general lack of sentimentality in this movie and the Korean movies Alex has seen.

(00:25:30) - The movie's (non-zombie) villain, and the set-up for the plot.

(00:29:53) - The limited backstory of the outbreak.

(00:35:18) - The zambies.

(00:41:58) - Break!

(00:42:19) - We're back, and let's talk about our survivors.

(00:47:09) - The rules of the dead.

(00:51:48) - What's happening outside the train.

(00:54:31) - The first attempt at disembarking.

(01:02:20) - Marveling at these spacious train bathrooms. And a dark contrivance.

(01:08:04) - Mr. Business makes his heel turn (and a brief aside on The Mist).

(01:16:40) - The younger sister takes revenge.

(01:20:54) - Mr. Business is not done messing things up.

(01:29:21) - Why's this zombie movie gotta make me feel Real Emotions?

(01:35:53) - Do they make it to Busan?

(01:41:45) - Final thoughts.

(01:45:35) - Outro.