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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Is a New
thriller starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta directed by Tony
Scott shot in the subways of New York City. The story starts as a man
who calls himself "Ryder," (John Travolta) leads a band of thugs as they
highjack a subway train and MTA dispatcher Walter Garber (Denzel
Washington) who is Reluctantly forced to be the Lead negotiator.
movie review The Taking of Pelham 123
This
Film is a remake of a 1974 movie of the same name and reworked to meet a
new audience. With modern dialog and cell phones, laptop computers and
of course the fact that 911 effects the city still, this film was a
really fast pace based roughly on the old plot. There are some wild
scenes in this movie of New York City as the Mayor, (James Gandolfini)
agrees to pay a $10 million ransom and they try to get the money across
the city to the subway station. If nothing else is worth the price of
admission to see James Gandolfini, Tony Soprano as mayor of New York
it’s so cool. Denzel Washington and John Travolta work wel together and
their voices are what id cool to have to big name actors in a dialog
driven story about two characters that interact over a radio on the
subway car. This film was made for a younger audience and I think that
those are ones that do go to the movies regularly.
I
think my fellow Critics just didn’t get that part of the puzzle, that
this film was made with the 17-27ish age group in mind, so it’s fast
cuts and rough, realistic dialog. What would a career family man with a
Wife and kids and an ex-con straight out of prison talk like, what
would the banter be? I think the writers nailed it dead on and the two
main actors and Gandolfini included deliver the lines flawlessly. Also,
the fact that this film has scenes filmed on the streets of New York to
would in my opinion must have been a logistical nightmare and an
undertaking that is in itself a commendable feat. This film also has
some great editing and that’s often overlooked, editor Chris Lebenzon
stitches together a compelling series of images that suck you in, and
work well with the Music by Harry Gregson-Williams. This is a good film,
not a great film and it overcomes a story that is antiquated, and turns
it into a new and improved version that is engaging to watch.
Directed by Tony Scott
Produced by Tony Scott, Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch
Written by Screenplay: Brian Helgeland, David Koepp (uncredited),
Novel: Morton Freedgood
Starring Denzel Washington, John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Luis Guzman, John Turturro, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Frank Wood
Music by Harry Gregson-Williams
Cinematography Tobias A. Schliessler
Editing by Chris Lebenzon
Studio Relativity Media, Scott Free Productions,Escape Artists
Distributed by Columbia Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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