Joshua Grech

Being the first movie I had watched in 2022, I have got to say my experience with it wasn’t very good. It was mediocre at best, underwhelming at worst, I was not invested in it for the most part, the plot is somewhat convoluted at the start, most of the movie was just boring dialogue scenes, the climax was the only really interesting part in the movie however it still felt incomplete and lacklustre, noticeable lack of trains, my parents took me to see this movie, we had to share the popcorn and the seats were uncomfortable and I had to drive to the cinema myself from the other side of the region. Only positive things I can say about this film was the parts with Brad Pitt but then he died but to make up for it the deaths were comedically timed. They made some jokes about the novel being called the Lost City of D. The landscapes where also shot on location as well and this were real, the cinematography was good and it wasn’t all done in CGI. Also we did arrive early to the screening so we got to watch the ads at the start which is always a bonus. Even then they should of just had Brad Pitt in it for the whole duration but for a 2022 film, Bullet Train was better.

You know it's gonna be a good film when the cinema is as packed as the train was! I wasn't expecting much from a movie which happened to be centred around a train but I was pleasantly surprised. I loved the inclusions of the Thomas The Tank Engine analogies especially of Diesel and Duck applying to the characters in the film (as in the season 2 episode "Dirt Work" Diesel tells rude jokes about the big engines and framing it as if it was Duck and he gets wrongfully blamed for it and it gets resolved in the next episode). Pros: • The parts with the trains in them • Thomas the Tank Engine references • Set in Japan • The woman got run over by a truck/van • The main characters name is Ladybug for whatever reason • The parts with Brad Pitt in them Cons: • Too much CGI, the locations outside the sets look fake (I understand that you couldn't actually film in Japan due to Covid restrictions but the CGI was overdone) • Blood & Gore effects were a tad overdone (not very realistic). Great film, I watched it on my birthday and I missed the first 10 minutes of it but then I got really invested! Great especially if you're a railway enthusiast and RWS/TTTE Fan, far better than The Lost City of D.

The Electric multiple unit (EMU) is a class of electric multiple units manufactured by Walkers, Maryborough for Queensland Rail between 1979 and 1986. They were the first EMUs in Queensland and some remain in service on the Queensland Rail City network. The units are now progressively being replaced by newer NGR fleet though some still remain in service today. Accidents: On 23 March 1985, two EMUs collided head-on near Trinder Park. A train driver and passenger were killed, and 31 others were injured. The units involved, EMU11 and EMU27, were both were repaired by Walkers and returned to service in December 1985. On 14 March 1996, EMU28 derailed after hitting a freight train near the former Mayne Junction station. EMU28 was later repaired and returned to service. On 21 September 2001, a freight train hauled by 3906 derailed near Petrie and collided with two empty EMUs, EMU05 and EMU60. Two carriages from EMU05 and one carriage from EMU60 were condemned and scrapped, with the remaining car from EMU05 (EM305) replacing EM160. In 2020 EMU60 was scrapped as part of the EMU retirement and recycling program. Disposition: When a unit is condemned to being disposed, EMU units are often sent to the Port of Brisbane where they will be earthed until being transferred to the Ipswich Railway Workshops. Upon arrival, Workshop staff will begin taking away the units wires and electrical components in a process known as stripping. When stripping is complete, the units are then flattened to be placed into metal bins where they will be loaded onto a truck and taken away.

Scrap Mechanic has alot of potential to become the successor to Minecraft. If only it had as much publicity as Minecraft did on Youtube.