Trains are cool, but what if you could explode things on it, or inside of it? That’d be even cooler. From freight trains to monorails, cinema has had a history of producing some of the most phenomenal train action scenes. So much so, it should be called a tradition at this point. Whether it’s a hand-to-hand combat, chase sequences, or an all-out shootout, action on trains never disappoints. Below are the movie titles featuring iconic and delicious train action scenes. 9 Iconic Train Action Scenes That Will Keep You on Edge1. Mission: Impossible (1996) Yes, watching Tom Cruise scale the Burj Khalifa in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol was an out-of-this-world experience, but his train fight in the 1996 Mission Impossible will never not be iconic. Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) hangs onto a racing Eurostar as a helicopter tails him relentlessly to hunt him down. Ethan struggles to crawl up to Jim Phelps (Jon Voight), with the wind almost bruising his face, while Franz Krieger (Jean Reno) chases after him in the helicopter. As you might have suspected, the French Rail Authorities (SNCF) absolutely did not want to permit filming this sequence, and when they did, the track was unavailable. Then, De Palma chose to shoot exterior shots on the Glasgow South Western Line. Though the majority of the sequence was shot with life-size replica trains, on the Soundstage at Pinewood Studios. 2. Skyfall (2012) “Sleek” and “intense” are the two best words to describe this train fight. The sequence is...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 25 November