Without Question Belongs With the Best the Genre Has to Offer - mild spoiler

Rating: 8/10 (14 December 2016)

It isn't perfect. Some of the CGI could be tightened-up just a bit.
THere.
That is the only criticism I can think of.
"Train to Busan" is a superlative zombie film. Most films in this genre suffer from unrealistic and inconsistent moments. Well, it's a zombie movie so I guess calling it unrealistic is a bit moronic, but you know what I mean. The zombies acting inconsistently, or other stuff that just doesn't make sense. No character arcs, or many unfinished subplots and forgotten references also seem to be common weaknesses with these types of films. NOT HERE.
This film does nearly everything flawlessly. It does follow a cookie-cutter template, but the Koreans follow that template and create a near perfect zombie film.
The pacing is fantastic. The set-up is slow and methodical but effective, the build-up accelerates like a ZR1, and the stretch run has you glued oooey-blueey to the flat-screen. The characters are perfect, blending seamlessly and falling perfectly into the storyline of the film. The main roles are acted to perfection but I keep going back to the consistencies of this film that make it so great. Every moment when I anticipated an inconsistent action or scene - it failed to come. Instead, it handles every transition, every character, and every zombie tradition with painstaking care.
The actions of the zombies and characters, and the timelines, set-structure and locations are laid out perfectly.
Now, I'm sure there are many great films to come on my 2016 watchlist. I have 47 of 89 films still to watch, and many of the higher anticipated films are sitting in the un-watched portion. But, for now, "Train to Busan" joins "Hell or High Water", "Deadpool", ROgue One", and "Zootopia" as my favorite films of 2016 so far. It's right in the same class as "28 Days Later", "Return of the Living Dead", "Shaun of the Dead", and "Pontypool" for me. Truly. An instant rewatch. A next day Blu-ray purchase(if avail today - hmmm).
The film, despite some small CGI shortcomings, is better than most in that respect, and the overall look is still great. The film doesn't tackle some of the normal eradication subplots, and I think the movie is better for it. While the template might be basic, the execution and flow is anything but.
This is one of the best Zombie movies ever made. I wouldn't be surprised if this 7.6 current rating climbs a nitch and settles around 7.7-7.8. It's a solid 8/10 for me, and may honestly be the best zombie movie I've ever seen. It certainly gives "Night of the Living Dead", and a couple of others(ROTLD,SOTD, PONTY, 28, DOTD,RE-Anim) a run for their money.
Flat-out AWESOME zombie-flick. If this is your bag - I would save the rental money and just buy it - you won't regret the decision or the savings.
No need for a "you'd like this if you liked" list... 84/100
It's not scary... it's just really, really entertaining.. and makes recent American Zombie flicks look pretty awful if you ask me.