November 17, 2010

Movie Review - Unstoppable


I just watched this movie last weekend when I was out with B-bunz and my brothers. It was a long Saturday. I had to go Uni in the morning to let go of my VP post and then the car I drove broke down. It was frustrating because I thought driving my brother's car would be best compared to my car with the problematic brake pads but apparently I miscalculated. So we only arrived at The Gardens MidValley at 6pm and watched the 8.30pm show.


Seriously, in my opinion, this is a good movie. There are some gripping actions here which are a little more than what really happened in Ohio in 2001. Still, although most of the time in the movie there are only trains and chasing another train from derailing, the movie was not boring. I think this movie is much better than Takers and Skyline.


The real incident happened on May 15, 2001 when an unmanned CSX yard train consisting of one model SD-40-2 locomotive, 22 loaded, and 25 empty cars, 2898 gross trailing tons, departed Stanley Yard, which is located in Walbridge, Ohio. The uncontrolled movement proceeded south for a distance of 66 miles. And then, near mile 67, the crew of Q63615 successfully caught the runaway equipment and succeeded in coupling to the rear car, at a speed of 51 mph. By the time the train passed over Route 31 south of Kenton, the engineer had slowed the speed of the train to approximately 11 mph. At the crossing,Trainmaster Jon Hosfeld, who was able to run along side the unmanned locomotive climbed aboard. After immediately shutting down the throttle, the train quickly came to a stop.

So how did this happen?

Apparently, while the train was still moving at a speed of approximately 8 mph, the engineer dismounted the locomotive and ran ahead to reposition the switch before the train could run through and cause damage to the switch. The engineer was successful in operating the switch just seconds before the train reached it. He then ran alongside the locomotive and attempted to reboard but instead of the speed decrease as the engineer expected, it increased to 12mph. Due to poor footing and wet grab handles on the locomotive, the engineer could not pull himself up, instead was dragged along for approximately 80 feet until he released his grip on the hand rails and fell to the ground.

You can read the report of the incident here.


I have always loved to see Denzel Washington's movies and this one is no different. I think the collaboration with Chris Pine is also great. If you're bored or thinking of going to the cinema, check out this movie, it is worth your money.

Movie Rating : 8.5/10

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21 comments:

Monica said...

:* :* :*

Monica said...

oh i haven't watched this movie yet, but I may check it out soon! 8-) 8-)

LadyJava said...

Ahh missed it!!!

LadyJava said...

I've not watched the movie too... i wanna see.. DW is awesome.. :)

Razz Momma said...

i haven't the time or the energy to go to the movies these days.. oh but saw the trailer for this movie.. a good pick doll.. ;)

Razz Momma said...

denzel washington is one of my favourite all time actor! ;) :)

Kelvin said...

Watched and worth it:)

Mr Washington's acting is really good.

tiefazatie said...

wah!!me like itu too sis!nice kan..hihi

khengsiong said...

Your car broke down? Mmm... wouldn't you hope that your car was unstoppable? haha...

Yeah, I like Denzel Washington too.

Bill said...

I am looking forward to see this one myself. Maybe i will check it out this weekend. 8-)

Bella Enveeus said...

Yeah you should Bill.. Although after knowing what the story is based upon, we expect that there are no casualties but the storyline is pretty good. Not boring that you might sleep through half way.. :)

Bella Enveeus said...

HAHA.. If my car is Unstoppable, problem also.. In KL's traffic, that would be a catastrophy. LOL! :-D

Bella Enveeus said...

Dah tengok the movie ke? :) Now I've got to go watch Harry Potter pulak :)

Bella Enveeus said...

Yeah.. Don't need a big budget movie to make it interesting. :)

Bella Enveeus said...

Same here Razz! Love how he acts. One of the actors with a voice you just know even if you don't see his face. :)

Bella Enveeus said...

:) And now it's Harry Potter time!

Bella Enveeus said...

Better luck next time LJ! :) Yup, he is a good actor. I love most of his movies.. There's just something about him..

Bella Enveeus said...

:) Go ahead Mon.. Better than some of the movies around..

Bella Enveeus said...

Yeay Mon FC!

Sharon said...

Watched this movie already.. it is interesting indeed.. Love the suspense

Bella Enveeus said...

Yeah? Glad you liked it too! :)

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