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The Taking of Pelham 123
In Manhattan after noon, four armed criminals haves hijacked a subway, the thing that makes passengers' lives in danger, under the leadership of Ryder, a dangerous criminal who demands a huge sum of money about 10 million dollars, the thing that makes the police struggle against saving the lives of passengers and catch those criminals.
12 December 1978, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
July1966, Brooklyn, New York, USA
23 June 1977, Brooklyn, New York, USA
9 October 1970, Elmira, New York, USA
May 15, 2012
A professionally mounted genre exercise which tries to please both thriller and social drama crowds, and suffers mightily as a result.
June 12, 2009
Whereas the original, directed by Joseph Sargent, was essentially a well-oiled B movie, the new incarnation, directed by Tony Scott, is bristling with high-tech gimcrackery and over-the-top camera flourishes.
March 21, 2011
This sort of thing by design devolves into two guys talking on a phone, which if it's got any chance of working requires strong actors to bring their characters to life. Which is probably where Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 succeeds best.
September 29, 2011
Thunderous, metallic, ominous, screeching sound effects add to the sensory perception that you're watching a megaton monster barreling toward a dramatic showdown.
June 15, 2009
Can a director be arrested for the attempted hijack of our emotions?
June 15, 2009
Washington demonstrates his really remarkable ability to make us forget he's a movie star and completely believe he's a flawed but noble civil servant.
June 12, 2009
Set in a nightmare New York City, the subway hostage thriller batters our nerves like a tom-tom.
July 31, 2009
'The Taking of Pelham 123' is not a bad film: it's ponderous and shallow, but always watchable. But what it crucially fails to do, especially in the light of its illustrious predecessor, is justify its own existence.
February 11, 2012
You're so busy enjoying the sound and picture quality that you're inclined to forgive the film's missteps.