The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (remake)

[Brian in Mesa]

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

Release Date: June 12, 2009
Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony)
Director: Tony Scott
Screenwriter: Brian Helgeland
Genre: Action, Thriller
MPAA Rating: R (for violence and pervasive language)
Website: CatchtheTrain.com

Starring: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro, Luis Guzman, Michael Rispoli, James Gandolfini

Plot Summary: In "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3," Denzel Washington stars as New York City subway dispatcher Walter Garber, whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train. John Travolta stars as Ryder, the criminal mastermind who, as leader of a highly-armed gang of four, threatens to execute the train's passengers unless a large ransom is paid within one hour. As the tension mounts beneath his feet, Garber employs his vast knowledge of the subway system in a battle to outwit Ryder and save the hostages. But there's one riddle Garber can't solve: even if the thieves get the money, how can they possibly escape?

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[Brian in Mesa]

Looks just a bit different from the original.

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[dodie53]

this movie will rock.

 

[SuperSpck]

Was the original any good?

 

[Stout]

This movie looks bland.

 

[Shane]

Pretty damned good movie. Travolta makes a great bad guy! Denzel is always stellar!

 

[Louis]

Rolling Stone giving this 3 1/2 stars with much praise.

 

[Russ Smith]

Pretty damned good movie. Travolta makes a great bad guy! Denzel is always stellar!

Agreed Shane. We saw it yesterday, we were 2 of 6 people in the matinee for it. I really liked it and I'd just watched about 20 minutes of the original over the weekend.

Travolta and Denzel were terrific, very believable in their roles. Some of it was predictable(the reason why Travolta actually took the train) even though I don't think it was the same in the original(I didn't finish the original it's been years since I've seen it). That said the action was good and I thought the way it was done was pretty clever. And they didn't go for the cliches too much, the ending actually surprised me because the usual standby didn't happen when someone got shot.

Not a great movie but well worth the 6 bucks each we paid.

As we walked out we were discussing if you had told someone all those years ago watching Welcome Back Kotter that Travolta would be considered to be an excellent actor in big films later in his career, nobody would believe you.

 

[Gaddabout]

As we walked out we were discussing if you had told someone all those years ago watching Welcome Back Kotter that Travolta would be considered to be an excellent actor in big films later in his career, nobody would believe you.

I don't believe you now.

 

[Russ Smith]

I don't believe you now.

He's great in this role. Not saying he's one of the best actors out there but he's been very good in some good movies over the years.

 

[ArizonaSportsFan]

He's great in this role. Not saying he's one of the best actors out there but he's been very good in some good movies over the years.

Yeah, like Grease!

"Oh, Sandy!"

 

[UncleChris]

Meh.....

Two excellent performances, but they took the plot well over the top a few too many times for my taste.

2.5 out of 5 stars, based upon Travolta's and Washington's performances.