Bullet Train Explosion: A solid action thriller sequel.
I've written how I feel about reboots and sequels made years after the original work was created in other blog posts. They're very much a mixed bag with a alight lean towards being mostly bad or terrible. I think that whoever makes these reboots and sequels has to have a love for the source material in mind. A reverence for the original work would ensure that the project is a labour of love and passion, not just a cash grab or worse using an established, known IP. 2025's action thriller, Bullet Train Explosion was thankfully helmed by talented director Shinji Higuchi. Higuchi, known for Shin Gojira and Shin Ultraman, had been a big fan of the original movie released a whole 50 years prior to his sequel. The question was could he direct a sequel that could honour the original classic whilst also bringing it into the 2020s without making a mess of it. The answer is yes. Yes he could. The East Japan Railway Headquarters building receives a disturbing phone call. The distort...
