Customer Ratings & Reviews

An interesting take on the zombie genre on a train with a heartwrenching take of a father rekindling his relationship with his daughter.

This steelbook is truly something. The artwork is beautiful and definitely one of my favorites in the collection. Great movie as well

The South Koreans have come up with yet another great movie involving a train. First there was “Snowpiercer,” one of my favorite movies from 2013 and now “Train to Busan.” While “Snowpiercer” deals with a cataclysmic change in climate, this film deals with an equally cataclysmic outbreak of zombies. Our first clue is when a distracted truck driver hits a deer. The camera lingers on the deer and sure enough it gets up and runs off. Working in Seoul as an investment banker, Seok Woo (Yoo Gong) has custody of his 8-year old daughter, Soo-an (Soo-an Kim). With her birthday a day away, Dad agrees to accompany her via train to her mother, who is now living in Busan. An infected passenger gets on the train as it is pulling away. Very sick, he dies and within a minute begins to snack on an attendant who was comforting him. Thus it all begins. For those of you who are put off by zombies for various reasons, if gore is one of them, director Sang-ho Yeon uses a light touch. Also the film relies more on tension and dread more than shock and horror in telling the story. As the high speed train rolls cross country, everyone learns that this plague has engulfed numerous towns along the route. After an unfortunate stop along the way, the conductor decides to plow straight ahead to the relative safety of Busan without further stops. Sharing the spotlight with Seok Woo and Soo-an is Sang Hwa (Dong-seok Ma) and his very pregnant wife Sung Gyeong (Yu-mi Jung). The unlikely foursome manage to find their way to the lead car after nearly getting left behind, but find their way blocked by the remaining survivors who believe they may be infected. A few things make this movie stand out. First there are some terrific action sequences shot in very close quarters. The two men have different skills. Sang Hwa is a formidable fighter. Seok Woo is smart, inventive and has connections with influential men. Secondly, Yeon gives time for the main characters to be developed. In effect they have a back story. We care about what happens to them. The film also has a strong emotional component to it. Young Soo-an provides all you need to know with her reactions and huge eyes. There are clearly social clashes as well. One particular business man tries to influence the passengers and crew to do everything that will improve his chances of survival. He becomes as much an enemy as the zoms. There are a couple things worth pointing out that are minor annoyances. The zombies seem to be affected mostly by sight. When it’s dark, as when the train goes through a tunnel, they stop. When they can’t see a victim, they stop. At times they easily find hiding victims…unless it’s one of the main characters. They also seem unaffected by sound or motion. This is a fairly simple film. Zombies on a train. It’s an engaging thrilling experience. Recommended.

You can always count on south Korea for good movies, and especially horror movies. This lives up to my expectations and then some.

If you like zombies, then definitely give this movie a try. It's a lot of fun and action, and this steelbook artwork is awesome.

This steelbook is white with an very unexpected choice for a front cover image, but it works and looks very good. The movie can be watched dubbed or in Korean with english subtitles. I watched this movie from the library, went to Best Buy later in the week, saw it was on sale and bought it on the spot. This movie is so much better than the big Hollywood made steaming mess World War Z. Time is spent getting to know each of the train passengers and we care about what happens to them. One character is gruff but turns out to be a very good guy. The zombie action is fast and scary, but with tense suspenseful moments too. They use brawn brute force and cunning stealth to get past the cars full of zombies. You can feel the desperation and determination if the heroes who get split into two groups at one point. Oh yes, the deer scene at the begining is one of a kind and freaky.

One of the best Zombie movies I’ve ever seen! Plus there was so much emotion in this that it hits you right in the heart.

No shambling zombies here -- fast paced and exciting and one of the best "running dead" movies of the past ten years!

A good zombie film when taking into consideration all the other zombie flicks on the market. Recommended.

I don't know how to explain it, but this is one of the best zombie movies ever. Unexpectedly emotional too.

This movie is great, from beginning to end, is a South Korean movie, really well made, highly recommended.

I literally scream and jump out of my couch haha I know it’s a movie but I can’t help myself.

Probably the best zombie movie since Romero's original Dead trilogy. Refreshing in all the best ways.

I bought this movie out of the great reviews I read and it did not disappoint. Such a great movie.

Train to Busan is a Korean made zombie film that has good character development and suspenseful moments. I had not heard of this movie and took a chance buying it and it was well worth the risk

I know I see this movie a lot on other people’s top scary movies list and it didn’t disappoint!

This Korean Zombie film has a lot of drama and is better than World War Z as a movie

Wow, although another zombie movie, this one did keep me on edge. It is scary enough and followed until the end. Only four stars because of all the zombie movies I already have seen.

This is the best horror zombie movie ever made! A thrill ride from start to finish.

A South Korean zombie movie that is surprisingly entertaining and glad I did purchase.