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'Taking of Pelham 1 2 3' stars Travolta, Denzel
www.sfgate.com ^ | June 7, 2009 | Michael OrdoƱa

Posted on 06/07/2009 12:11:45 PM PDT by lowbridge

Don't call it a remake.

As all involved in "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" assert at every opportunity, the new film is not a redo of the 1974 movie starring Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw.

"It's basically a story of a hostage situation on a train in New York City," star Denzel Washington said at a recent news conference. "I think that's what the two films have in common." But as screenwriter Brian Helgeland might say, it's a gray area.

The filmmakers are quick to refer to the 1973 John Godey novel ("The Taking of Pelham One Two Three"), though the current version bears even less resemblance to the book than it does to the 1974 adaptation.

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KEYWORDS: hollyweird; movie; pelham; pelham123
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To: lowbridge
I loved the Original.
21 posted on 06/07/2009 2:06:29 PM PDT by angcat ("When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe".)
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To: angcat

Robert Shaw Pwnd that film as the hijacker. Also love the underrated Hector Elizondo as his racist henchman.


22 posted on 06/07/2009 2:07:35 PM PDT by Clemenza (Remember our Korean War Veterans)
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To: FReepaholic

Well said. Any females on your over=rated list?


23 posted on 06/07/2009 2:10:51 PM PDT by savedbygrace (You are only leading if someone follows. Otherwise, you just wandered off... [Smokin' Joe])
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To: LibFreeOrDie

The writing on “Mad Men” and especially “In Treatment” far outshines most of what has come out of the motion picture industry over the past 25 years. I remember wanting to vomit after seeing Hollywood try to get “cerebral” by filming Richard Yates’s “Revolutionary Road.”


24 posted on 06/07/2009 2:11:43 PM PDT by Clemenza (Remember our Korean War Veterans)
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To: savedbygrace

Overrated: Julia Roberts. Horse-faced tart with acting skills as wooden as the chair I am sitting on.


25 posted on 06/07/2009 2:12:25 PM PDT by Clemenza (Remember our Korean War Veterans)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Here are the three Pelham films:

http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=taking+of+pelham+123&x=0&y=0


26 posted on 06/07/2009 2:13:06 PM PDT by savedbygrace (You are only leading if someone follows. Otherwise, you just wandered off... [Smokin' Joe])
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To: lowbridge

Of course it’s not a remake. All the bad guys have real names in this one, rather than Green, Brown, Blue, Gray, etc.


27 posted on 06/07/2009 2:17:06 PM PDT by savedbygrace (You are only leading if someone follows. Otherwise, you just wandered off... [Smokin' Joe])
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To: savedbygrace

Let me guess...the bad guys win this time.

(That’s what they did to Ocean’s Eleven, On The Waterfront (which I didn’t see), and I’m sure there are others...


28 posted on 06/07/2009 2:20:45 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: savedbygrace
...Any females on your over=rated list?...

Hmmm...had to think for a minute. I can't remember the last time I saw a movie featuring a woman as the lead actor.

I'm not married so I'm not forced to go to chick flicks. :-)

Angelina Jolie comes to mind. I saw her in "Wanted". Didn't bring anything to that movie. Anybody could have played her part.

29 posted on 06/07/2009 2:25:10 PM PDT by FReepaholic (Endeavor to persevere.)
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To: Clemenza

I had a mental block and could not remember Robert Shaw’s name. That movie is never on TV, I have to buy it all the good movies are never shown anymore.


30 posted on 06/07/2009 2:59:58 PM PDT by angcat ("When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe".)
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To: wolf24
The original with Matthau and Shaw was excellent. It bugs me that they are doing this.

I agree. Another redo that was near criminal was The Flight of the Phoenix. The original was as good as it gets.

32 posted on 06/07/2009 3:12:57 PM PDT by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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To: wolf24
There's been talk of trying to redo Goldfinger. If they do that, it will be time to take to the streets with live ammo.
34 posted on 06/07/2009 3:23:48 PM PDT by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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To: Joiseydude
“Ain't that the premise of all Denzel Washington movies?”

Never seen ‘Training Day’? Far from that plot line.

35 posted on 06/07/2009 3:27:51 PM PDT by rollo tomasi (Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians.)
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To: lowbridge

I’ll stick with the old movie thanks.The new one will probably be loaded with special effects since these actors today can’t act to save their lives.


36 posted on 06/07/2009 3:28:55 PM PDT by puppypusher
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