BOTB-M #19: Terror Train (1980) VS Prom Night (1980) - Page 5

John Blythe · 03-30-2011, 09:01 AM

I grew up with Terror Train. Hands down on this one. The idea of a killer stealing costumes and 'pretending' to be that person was certainly original in my opinion. While yes, it does have Jamie Lee Curtis, I honestly do not see why people cite this as a rip off of Halloween, because there is much more originality and uniqueness in terms of plot in Terror Train, than lets say in other similar period slasher films of the early 1980's. He Knows You're Alone is much more of a clone to Halloween than Terror Train, at least in my opinion anyway.

CPT HOOK · 03-30-2011, 09:25 AM

Terror Train

chancetx · 03-30-2011, 04:17 PM

PROM NIGHT

I'm sure it's nostalgia since I saw PROM NIGHT multiple times growing up and only just saw TERROR TRAIN for the first time last year. Had I been younger I would have loved the costume-changing killer plot twist, but as an adult I only saw it as a plot hole. Bottom line, those nasty kids from PROM NIGHT still give me the chills and I love watching them get taken down.

maestra · 04-19-2012, 11:09 PM

Terror Train (1980) though I love Prom Night.

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Terror Train (1980)	53	56.38%
Prom Night (1980)	41	43.62%
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03-30-2011, 09:01 AM	#61
John Blythe Screamy Bopper Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 18	I grew up with Terror Train. Hands down on this one. The idea of a killer stealing costumes and 'pretending' to be that person was certainly original in my opinion. While yes, it does have Jamie Lee Curtis, I honestly do not see why people cite this as a rip off of Halloween, because there is much more originality and uniqueness in terms of plot in Terror Train, than lets say in other similar period slasher films of the early 1980's. He Knows You're Alone is much more of a clone to Halloween than Terror Train, at least in my opinion anyway. __________________ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/FilmRegionsIntl Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1599003868

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03-30-2011, 09:25 AM	#62
CPT HOOK HackMaster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Posts: 2,320	Terror Train

03-30-2011, 04:17 PM	#63
chancetx Stalker Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 304	PROM NIGHT I'm sure it's nostalgia since I saw PROM NIGHT multiple times growing up and only just saw TERROR TRAIN for the first time last year. Had I been younger I would have loved the costume-changing killer plot twist, but as an adult I only saw it as a plot hole. Bottom line, those nasty kids from PROM NIGHT still give me the chills and I love watching them get taken down.

04-19-2012, 11:09 PM	#64
maestra Screamy Bopper Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 31	Terror Train (1980) though I love Prom Night.