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Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/08/24 Full Review Simon T Even after fifty years Pelham 123 is an object lesson in how you can turn a daft premise into an effective 100 minute...
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- Joseph Sargent
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- Walter Matthau
Jun 12, 2009 · Chaos reigns in the New York City subway system when heavily armed criminals, led by a mastermind named Ryder (John Travolta), hijack a subway train and threaten to kill everyone on board unless a...
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- Tony Scott
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- Denzel Washington
Jul 23, 2009 · The Taking Of Pelham 123 is case in point: using the premise of a well-regarded (but hardly landmark) heist thriller from the 70s as a starting point, but drawing on the technology...
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Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review. Gone are the days when a thriller about hijackers and the negotiator-hero who stops them feels fresh or necessary. At...
Jun 12, 2009 · A picture caption on Friday with a film review of “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3” misidentified the actor shown to the left of John Travolta. He is Gary Basaraba not Jerry Pollard, the...
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Roger Ebert's contemporary review gave the film 3 out of a possible 4 stars. He praised the film's "unforced realism", and the supporting characters who elevated what could have been a predictable crime thriller: "we care about the people not the plot mechanics.
Jun 12, 2009 · The Taking of Pelham 123 is a remake of the highly regarded 1974 film The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, which starred old-school actors Walter Matthau, Martin Balsam, Hector Elizando and Earl Hindman.