screenman If ever 'made for TV' were a euphemism for 'crap' here's the justification. Nobody who knows how to act plays booty with a script that was written on a beermat. It's the cliché express. All the characters do wrong things for the right reasons or right things for the wrong reasons, such is moral courage. They'll never abandon their families or let down their buddies. The bomb isn't going to go off and the hero and heroine are not going to die. If you watch 5 minutes; you see the whole movie.Anoraks may enjoy the railway stuff, and America's big outdoors is sometimes seen to good effect.Can't Recommend A Purchase.

jinns_girl I just watched this movie on USA. I'd always caught the very end of it, but never seen the whole thing. Now I'm sorry to say that I have. While I don't know much about the atomic end, I was a chemistry major in college. First of all, sodium is a metal, not a liquid. There is no way it could "leak" out of a barrel. The only thing leaking would be mineral oil with is what sodium is stored in. Secondly, while it does react violently with water, I cannot imagine it reacting with a huge fireball. I still have no idea how the movie gets from this point to the end because I was so disgusted with the lack of research into simple chemical reactions that I changed the channel.

stanleymchale Here in the UK we have a channel called Five which is well known for showing rubbish films, especially during the day.So when I saw a film called Atomic Train scheduled on that very channel this afternoon, I could have been excused for fearing the worst.But Atomic Train is an outstanding production. I've always liked Rob Lowe's work, and in this instance he's again terrific.I've also been a fan of trains for many years and so a film that contained Mr Lowe and a freight train was already off on the right foot with me.But I couldn't have prepared myself for such a gripping ride. The set pieces are magnificent and certainly eek the best out of what must have been a substantial budget. The scenery and photography are also wonderful.In terms of structure, the film builds brilliantly, with an air of suspense filling the room as the train hurtles towards Denver. I can't recommend Atomic Train highly enough to fans of both trains and atomic weapons, but also to anyone wanting a hearty afternoon of pure escapism.I can't understand why people have scored the film poorly for being unrealistic. And yet, they wont say Terminator 2 is unrealistic. Which it is. More so. The chances of creating androids that can ride a motorbike are very slim, even in the future. And time travel? No. That's even more unrealistic. So before deciding to write Atomic Train off, why not consider this;At least trains exist. As do, unfortunately, atomic weapons. Therefore the film is quite realistic.

nunzio_000 So, I sort of watched this movie. I sat for as long as I could bear it, punctuating the stupendously stupid parts with household chores. It occurred to me that what this movie was lacking was a cohesive plot. Then it occurred to me that I had seen Armageddon and sort of liked it. Atomic Train's plot was no less plausible than Armageddon's. So what made Armageddon work? For one thing there was humor. Atomic Train had none or at least not intentionally placed. Armageddon was also one and a half hours shorter. This is where Atomic Train failed. I think they used every inch of film they exposed, kind of like what they would do in shooting porn. Interestingly enough, one of Atomic Train's editor's body of work includes about three dozen Playboy films. Perhaps he was unaware that you could exclude stuff if it failed to move the plot along. I suspect that given the fact that all of the footage is included in the release, someone could edit the film and make it watchable. I challenge some brave soul to do so,