The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)

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,...

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John Travolta knows how to play memorable villains. He was intense in Face/Off, entertaining in Broken Arrow and mind blowing in Battlefield Earth. Just joking about that last one, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't be excited to see the crafty Scientologist back on the dark side - and squaring off against his most worth opponent yet: Denzel Washington. Can you think of two better scene-chewing actors that should work together? Throw in the frenetic Tony Scott and you've got The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, an entertaining though unexceptional action-thriller.

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moviefanboy says:

August 20, 2009

Here we see two outstanding actors trying to a remake of a movie that never really should have been done. It was supposed to be suspenseful but it did not work for me. I never felt an anxiety like you should during this kind of film. I never had that oh no what is going to happen next kind of feeling that you get in a good suspense movie. I never have been in a New York subway but I kept wondering how did the kids laptop get a wireless signal underground in the subway and like the reviewer said how come they did not see it. I'm not sure if I will even rent it when it comes out on

DVD.

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