The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

New York movies:The 100 best films set in New York (100 movies items)

"Transit cop Walter Matthau (wearing MTA cynicism like a badge of honor) has to stop a quartet of thieves holding a subway car of distinctly Noo Yawk passengers for ransom. This crackerjack action thriller pulses with ’70s-era sleaziness, from dank, dark train tunnels to David Shire’s pounding, jazzy musical score. —Keith Uhlich "

I Recommend...(The Short List) (80 movies items)

" Thriller. Stars Walter Matthau. Co-stars Jerry Stiller. Such a great, low-key movie. A group of men take a subway car hostage and Walter Matthau works to get them free. No big action moments, but entertaining all the way through. Has one of my favorite endings."

Filmes Baixados (4311 movies items)

"Porta-CD: 02 CD: 63"

Watched in 2012 (408 movies items)

"16.7 DVD Rewatch - **** - *** Sisältää spoileireita. Uusintakatselu muuten vaan, ja onhan tämä yhä ihan ok, mutta jännitystä ei oikein saada luotua liiankin yksinkertaisen ja hieman kevyen juonen takia ja välillä jotkut jutut dialogissa ja tarinassa jää vähän hämmentämään (Shawin esittämä pääryöstäjä mainitsee ettei luota erääseen ryöstäjään koska tämä on psykopaatti, mutta on siltin ottanut hänet tiiminsään mukaan, vaikka on selvästi porukan johtaja. Muute"

Nameless' Movie Diary 2012 (322 movies items)

"16.7. DVD. Uusintakatselu. ****½ - ***½"

First Time Viewings of 2012 (330 movies items)

" 11/7/12"

Great movies you might've not seen (110 movies items)

" Can't believe I saw the remake before I saw this one. "

Watched in 2012 (446 movies items)

"June 20 After making a mistake of watching the remake without even knowing it was a remake, I knew that I had to see the original. This was good as I expected it to be. This was a fun movie, while the remake was modernized, not very interesting and forgettable. "

Dear Cinema Diary - Vol 3 E5 - May 2012 (32 movies items)

" Monkey See - Monkey Rent #1 Movies the giraffe watched: May 2012 Yep, Mr G watched the film earlier this month and I had seen the remake so figured I would rent the original. The remake is instantly forgettable while the original is still the better film and will remain a classic for some time to come."

Movies the giraffe watched: May 2012 (21 movies items)

"First viewing - May 3rd Review by PvtCaboose91 I found myself captivated by this brilliant heist film that has clearly been a huge influence on the films that followed (most obviously Reservoir Dogs). I'd first heard of it thanks to a little song you may know from the Beastie Boys called "Sure Shot" & as fate would have it I watched it the day before Adam Yauch AKA MCA died of cancer. Just a little reminder that we're all more connected than we're often conscious of I think."

Films I've Seen In 2011 - Best To Worst (75 movies items)

" Pretty damn good and a lot more humorous than I was expecting (the ending in particular is a hoot!) although they cheated by not explaining exactly how Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam and co were able to override the train's dead man's switch - all they seemed to do was to screw on a pole to the axis. Abracadabra (!). One critic (I forget who but we're talking Radio Times 'expert' here) observed that the passengers were such dreadful stereotypes that they deserved to perish. Bit harsh, but they w"

Watched in 2011 (186 movies items)

" We are going to kill one passenger a minute until New York City pays us 1 million dollars.Story/Writing ★★★★ (4/5) Acting ★★★★ (4/5) Visuals ★★★☆ (3.5/5) Soundtrack ★★★★ (4/5) Watched on: Apr. 26, 2011 "