- Release Date: 2009
- Runtime: 106 min
- Genre: Action
- Starring: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzmán, Victor Gojcaj ... see all
- Director: Tony Scott
- Plot: Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a... Read more
User Reviews
Skip this and see the remarkable original Pelham instead.
Sep 30, 2009
Troy_Campbell - imdb.com
Sep 30, 2009Troy_Campbell - imdb.com
When placed side-by-side to the original 1974 classic slow-burning thriller, Tony Scott's remake looks like Danny Devito did in Twins: inferior in every way. Where Joseph Sargent's direction was subtle, Scott opts to shove everything down your throat; where Peter Stone's... Full review
One of Travolta's best, not Washington
Jun 25, 2009
BABYBOY - yahoo.com
Jun 25, 2009BABYBOY - yahoo.com
This movie is worthy of the price of a ticket. Travolta's best movie since Face-Off. Washington's part should of been played by Samuel L. Jackson. Travolta should play more bad guy roles.... Full review
Interesting Adversaries
Jun 22, 2009
bkoganbing - imdb.com
Jun 22, 2009bkoganbing - imdb.com
This story about the hijacking of a subway train is getting its third telling. The two succeeding ones have had plot differences with the original classic that pitted Transit cop Walter Matthau with head hijacker Robert Shaw. This version of The... Full review
Exceptional film.
Jun 19, 2009
Abraham F - yahoo.com
Jun 19, 2009Abraham F - yahoo.com
The film was an exceptionak movie with an exceptional cast. It's definitely hard to believe that this is the first time John and Denzel worked together on film. It's a film worth seeing!... Full review
It started off so good... where did it go wrong?
Jun 17, 2009
Kristine - imdb.com
Jun 17, 2009Kristine - imdb.com
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, from the minute I saw the trailer, this looked like it was going to be such an exciting thriller. We have two great actors in the leads: John Travolta and Dezel Washington. Where could... Full review
Denzel and Travolta at their best!
Jun 15, 2009
Adam - yahoo.com
Jun 15, 2009Adam - yahoo.com
Alright, I know a lot of you have written off this movie because of John Travolta playing the part of a bad guy. DON'T. Travolta did excellent in this movie was a great villian with an attitude and a mysterious backgroud.... Full review
If Hollywood is out of ideas it should close down!
Jun 15, 2009
Milan - imdb.com
Jun 15, 2009Milan - imdb.com
Every once in a while, there is an arcade game-like remake of some classic movie, (remember Rollerball), and some criminally silly ones (Solaris!?!) so I'm just waiting for the day when some bright accountant in charge of the studio decides it's... Full review
Great Movie
Jun 15, 2009
brett - yahoo.com
Jun 15, 2009brett - yahoo.com
This is an excellent thriller. Dont know why its only third in the box office. Denzel Washington and John Travolta both play spectacular roles in this film. The movie keeps you guessing the entire time of how Travolta is going to... Full review
Good movie, great Denzel
Jun 15, 2009
coosagirl01 - yahoo.com
Jun 15, 2009coosagirl01 - yahoo.com
I have to admit I went to this movie to see Denzel Washington and he did not disappoint. Weird seeing Travolta as the bad gut but he did a good job. The ending could have been more mysterious though. And the... Full review
Just bring home a gallon of milk!!
Jun 14, 2009
Joan - yahoo.com
Jun 14, 2009Joan - yahoo.com
Suspenseful, amusing, funny, and........Denzel!!I loved the opening of this film--fast, furious,fun--and enjoyed the rest of it also. Sure some of it was computerized, sure some made no sense at all, sure it was contrived, but sure, it was entertaining, just what... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Oct 31, 2009Boston Herald
The premise is gripping, but some performances are lacking.....D enzel Washington ("The Great Debaters") and John Travolta ("Bolt") lead a talented cast in director Tony Scott's remake of "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3..... ... Full Review
| Aug 30, 2009yahoo.com
Pelham 123' could have been a far better thriller....the first half of the film was excellent....The Taking of Pelham 123' is one action thriller that could have been far better had it reached a better culmination.....The plotline of the film is very simple....The climax was a disappointment due to which the second half didn't impress as much as the first half..... ... Full Review
| Aug 30, 2009indiaenews.com
Pelham 123' could have been a far better thriller....the first half of the film was excellent....The Taking of Pelham 123' is one action thriller that could have been far better had it reached a better culmination.....The plotline of the film is very simple....The climax was a disappointment due to which the second half didn't impress as much as the first half..... ... Full Review
| Aug 28, 2009IBN Live
It's a gripping film nevertheless because of its frenetic pace....some cool thrills are provided by those scenes in which a police car accompanied by a cavalcade of motorbikes crashes.... ... Full Review
| Aug 26, 2009Sydney Morning Herald
This is the movie's main attraction -....The new film doesn't have the same affection or affiliation.....Peter Stone's 1973 script changed many details of the book but the archetypes made the movie funny as well as tense.....It's not that he's incapable of making an entertaining movie, he's so unreliable.....Even if these are not Washington's best films, he brings weight to the roles..... ... Full Review
News
New on DVD: 'G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra,' 'The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3,' 'I Love You, Beth Cooper'
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2009-09-17
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The Taking of Pelham 123 is a Tony Scott remake of the 1974 original that recasts the leads with John Travolta as a subway train hijacker and Denzel Washington as a transit dispatcher communicating with him. ... Full Article

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