Taking of Pelham 123 remake

Mickey · May 6th, 2008, 05:26 PM

I see somebody's remaking my favorite movie. Anybody remember the old one?

I saw it on New York channel 11 as a kid. Robert Shaw, Walter Matthau, unbelievable New York cast, great accents everywhere. I don't know how they're going to top it.

"What the hell do they expect for their lousy 35 cents, to live forever?"

txjeff · May 6th, 2008, 05:33 PM

It was on 2 weeks ago on TV. I forgot the ending of it til I saw it again. Pretty good movie.

Frontier9 · May 6th, 2008, 06:15 PM

I saw that movie when I was a kid - absolutely loved it! I was about to add it to my Netflix queue when I noticed that members can stream the movie for free. I know what I'm watching tonight...

ye olde fretmonkey · May 6th, 2008, 09:21 PM

I can't believe someone's doing a remake of it.

The orig was such a perfect cross section of grimy grim 70s NYC, and a great movie to boot.

boneyguy · May 7th, 2008, 02:14 AM

ONE MILLION DOLLARS!! BWAAAHHHAAAAHHAA!!!

markothefish · May 7th, 2008, 03:46 AM

Love the original !!!! I'm going to watch it again on Netflix , this weekend . Thanks for the reminder , as for the remake "No Thanks "

ye olde fretmonkey · May 7th, 2008, 05:36 AM

And of course there's the Tarantino connection...

robt57 · May 7th, 2008, 05:41 AM

Yea, that one and the Laughing policeman are 2 of my favs for Mathau

Jelly · May 7th, 2008, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by robt57

Yea, that one and the Laughing policeman are 2 of my favs for Mathau

I liked him in The Survivors because of his line "I've never been called a honkey mo-fo before."

Dep · May 7th, 2008, 09:41 AM

The remakes never seem to be as good as the originals, to me.

The Taking of Pelham 123 was a great movie.

Dep

Stratsrgood · May 7th, 2008, 10:58 AM

It will take a lot to top the original, it must be the only "really good" film that I've never seen since the first time when it was released.
Oh well wait and see !

mark norwine · May 7th, 2008, 11:42 AM

Great movie!

Especially Walter Matthau's classic line:

"Hijack a subway? How the hell do you hijack a subway?"

Tony474 · May 7th, 2008, 12:03 PM

I read the original novel a while before the movie came out and I thought the picture didn't do a bad job at all of capturing the essence of the book. Can't see how a remake could improve on that.

Chuck 909 · May 7th, 2008, 03:10 PM

I hadnt heard about this until I saw this thread... For some reason I immediately thought of Will Smith.... please Lord.... " ah hell no" not Will Smith. He isnt in it is he?

Remake Pelham123? A comment on the almost total lack of new ideas in Hollywood.

Robin Nahum · May 7th, 2008, 03:45 PM

Original was great. Not sure what more needs to be said.

Maybe ride the wave and have Tommy Lee Jones as the controller

and you know who as one of the baddies...

....friend-o.

Mickey · May 7th, 2008, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck 909

Remake Pelham123? A comment on the almost total lack of new ideas in Hollywood.

I just learned this is actually the second remake, there was one for television in the 90s.

Original had a great ending.

ye olde fretmonkey · May 7th, 2008, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robt57

Yea, that one and the Laughing policeman are 2 of my favs for Mathau

Y'ever see Charley Varrick?

Larry F · May 7th, 2008, 06:20 PM

Those guys were the models of adulthood to me. They lived over a line that I didn't think I could cross. Not sure I ever did.

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Mickey Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: L.A., CA Posts: 900	Taking of Pelham 123 remake I see somebody's remaking my favorite movie. Anybody remember the old one? I saw it on New York channel 11 as a kid. Robert Shaw, Walter Matthau, unbelievable New York cast, great accents everywhere. I don't know how they're going to top it. "What the hell do they expect for their lousy 35 cents, to live forever?"

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ye olde fretmonkey Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austin Posts: 3,323	I can't believe someone's doing a remake of it. The orig was such a perfect cross section of grimy grim 70s NYC, and a great movie to boot. __________________ Just 'cause that's the way things are, that never did make it right.

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ye olde fretmonkey Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austin Posts: 3,323	And of course there's the Tarantino connection... __________________ Just 'cause that's the way things are, that never did make it right.

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txjeff TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Granbury, TX Age: 53 Posts: 98	It was on 2 weeks ago on TV. I forgot the ending of it til I saw it again. Pretty good movie.

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Frontier9 TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sunny New Jersey Posts: 84	I saw that movie when I was a kid - absolutely loved it! I was about to add it to my Netflix queue when I noticed that members can stream the movie for free. I know what I'm watching tonight...

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Dep Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: St Johns, Florida Posts: 254	The remakes never seem to be as good as the originals, to me. The Taking of Pelham 123 was a great movie. Dep

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Stratsrgood TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hampshire,UK Age: 57 Posts: 94	It will take a lot to top the original, it must be the only "really good" film that I've never seen since the first time when it was released. Oh well wait and see !

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mark norwine Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New Jersey Age: 50 Posts: 1,360	Great movie! Especially Walter Matthau's classic line: "Hijack a subway? How the hell do you hijack a subway?" __________________ "Progress is not possible without deviation from the norm." Frank Zappa

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Tony474 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Bushey, near London, England Age: 61 Posts: 1,876	I read the original novel a while before the movie came out and I thought the picture didn't do a bad job at all of capturing the essence of the book. Can't see how a remake could improve on that. __________________ Proud to be The Man From Uncool.

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Chuck 909 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 280	I hadnt heard about this until I saw this thread... For some reason I immediately thought of Will Smith.... please Lord.... " ah hell no" not Will Smith. He isnt in it is he? Remake Pelham123? A comment on the almost total lack of new ideas in Hollywood. __________________ ...bring it down! bring it down... make it so lowdown and funky they can smell it! - Buddy Guy

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