Shudder Sunday: Train to Busan Presents Peninsula (2020)

 After a break-out, international hit, what do you do?

The answer is another Movie or two...and then a Sequel, at least in this case.

To see what's new here, read on...

In our Intro, we see what it was like as South Korea was evacuated and, eventually, locked off from the rest of the world.

Our Hero tries to save his Sister and her Family...but, as you can see, things get complicated.

In the Present, him and other refugees don't live a great life in nearby China, as they are seen as outsiders (which they are) and carriers of the plague (which they are not).

Just to note: this one was supposed to come out Theatrically in 2020, so all of this stuff about a virus is just super awkward.

Four of them, including our Hero and the Brother in Law, go back to South Korea to retrieve some money left behind.

In the 4 years since, things have been really bad there.

The Zombies fill up the land, making simple traversal very dangerous.

As you can imagine, things go very poorly there as well and the survivors are separated.

One finds friendly survivors- with a surprising link to him...

...while the other finds some of the less-friendly ones living in the Peninsula (hey, that's the Title!).

They are just the worst.

Can the pair reunite?
Can they find redemption for their past?
Can they save themselves?

To find out, stream the Film (exclusively on Shudder) now.

A good Film, but it sure is different.  If you want to see more of the same as Busan, you don't quite get that here.  I'm sorry?

The Film- like the Resident Evil Games for a while- pivots allot more to Action.  Unlike, for instance, RE6, I don't think that this is a mistake.  Is it different?  Again- yes.

The Film is oddly both bigger and smaller in scale.  Without being stuck on or around the Train, they have more to expand things.  That said, the Budget seems to be a bit of a restriction for them, as they have lots of CG backgrounds and other Green/Blue Screen work to make things look big.

Is it a coincidence that this Film is a Heist Film involving going into a city full of Undead just like Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead?  Yes, yes, it is.  Spare me, Snyder Bros.

Peninsula is a big pivot, but I think it works.  If you like/can stand all of the CG- especially in the Third Act with all of the Car Stunts- and don't mind how it kind of turns into Mad Max, I highly recommend the Film.

The Film still has what you expect- just with something more.  You guys might want to clean up...

A good, but quite different Sequel.  Admittedly, it is hard to match up to Busan, so make of that what you will.