The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

Movie Reviews (part 12) (50 movies items)

" The Ups: One of the first terrorists-hijack-something movies and it is also one of the more realistic films in it's genre. It has a good premise and the getaway plan is pretty reasonable. Walter Matthau is solid in a "tougher" role for him. It is better than it's glossier remake. The Downs: The tension is a little lost when the film use supporting actors that are most known for their comedic timing and it doesn't help the scenes with a laughable unlikeable mayor. Annoying ending of the type"

50 from '74 (50 music items)

"Stars: Walter Matthau & Robert Shaw Released: 2 October 1974Box Office: - Rotten Audience: 88%"

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"A brilliant taut thriller. Right away, this movie grabs you and doesn't let go. Every actor plays their role remakably and memorably. There's enough suspense to keep you chewing your nails and most of all it has a realistic and engrossing storyline. You will literally be on the edge of your seat, wondering where the next plot twist will take you. It's easy to see where Tarantino got his ideas for the coloured named villains in Reservoir Dogs. "

25 From 74: My Favorite Films Of 1974 (25 movies items)

"How do you get the biggest city in the U.S. to pay you a million dollars? Easy. Highjack a subway, make the passengers your hostages & the proceed to murder one for every minute until the Big Apple coughs up the dough. And I'm sure I'm not spoiling it for anyone one out there reading this by pointing out that, if you look at the success ratios that these types of get-rich-quick schemes have had over the years, you can pretty much put one and two together to figure out how this one is gotta play"

Favourite Songs That Reference Movies (10 movies items)

" Beastie Boys - "Sure Shot" Well, it's the taking of The Pelham, One, Two, Three If you want a doo-doo rhyme, then come see me I've got the savior faire with the unique rhyme and I keep it on and on, it's never quitting time and Strictly hand held is the style I go Never rock the mic with the panty hose I strap on my ear goggles and I'm ready to go 'Cause at the boards is the man they call The Mario I've got more action than my man John Woo And I've got mad hits like I was Rod Crew The bigges"

150 from the 70's: My Fave Films From The 1970's (150 movies items)

" How do you get the biggest city in the U.S. to pay you a million dollars? Easy. Highjack a subway, make the passengers your hostages & the proceed to murder one for every minute until the Big Apple coughs up the dough. And I'm sure I'm not spoiling it for anyone one there reading this by pointing out that, if you look at the success ratios for these types of get-rich-quick schemes have had over the years, you can pretty much put one and two together to figure how this is one is gotta play out."

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"PhineasPoe - 9 Total - 9"

10 Classic Train Movies (11 movies items)

"#3 - The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) Cast: Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, Hector Elizondo, Earl Hindman, Jerry Stiller Director: Joseph Sargent Format: English, Color, Mono Runtime: 104 minutes IMDB User Rating: 7.7 (of 10) Amazon.com DVD Price: Check For Current Pricing Amazon.com Blu-ray Price: Check For Current Pricing Synopsis: Somewhere underground in New York's subway system, just outside the Pelham Station, a gang of armed men hijack a train th"

Wowing Them in the End... (40 movies items)

" The best dialog-less punchline of a final shot ever. A funny and triumphant close-up that wraps up the story masterfully."

Top 10 Favourites of the 1970s (10 movies items)

" "You a policeman? Well done. The mayor will go to your funeral." - Mr. Blue One of the absolute coolest, grittiest films of the '70s. Its humour, cold-blooded calmly ruthless mastermind villain, and gang with colour-coded nicknames were all influential towards Quentin Tarantino. This is a daring train heist picture with killer theme music that I'll never forget. It ends with one of the most perfect shots in movie history...a hilarious and impeccably timed silent punchline."

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" 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."

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"Porta-CD: 02 CD: 63"

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"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"

TheNameless' Movie Diary 2012 (322 movies items)

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

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" Runner Up: The Front Page"

First Time Viewings of 2012 (330 movies items)

" 11/7/12"

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

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"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. "