The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

This week's second remake is of an even older movie. Basically, a group of baddies hijack an underground train, ditch all the cars except one, and park it in a tunnel. They then demand ten million dollars within an hour, or they will start executing the hostages, one per minute, until the money is paid. A traffic controller is tasked with being the go-between the police and the hijackers, and as the tick clicks down, the tension and body count starts rising.

104 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Violence).
Crime, Drama, Thriller.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast	Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luiz Guzmán, Victor Gojcaj, John Turturro, James Gandolfini, Michael Rispoli, Ramon Rodriguez
Director	Tony Scott
Screenplay	Brian Helgeland, from the novel by John Godey
Music	Harry Gregson-Williams
Cinematography	Tobias A. Schliessler
Editing	Chris Lebenzon
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Made in	2009
Produced by	Columbia Pictures, MGM, Relativity Media, Scott Free Productions, Escape Artists

Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Action, thriller
Language	Strong, pervasive language, strong impact
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Strong physical and psychological violence.
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments	None
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross
Guns / Weapons	Profanity	Alcohol / Drugs
Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour
Frightening / Tense Scenes	Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes
Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Diane de Beer Hang onto your seat for action-packed remake	15
Die Burger Mariana Malan Onoorspronlike aanslag	5
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert	13
eye Weekly Jason Anderson For all of the resemblance that The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 bears to its 1974 namesake about the hijacking of a NYC subway car by money-mad kidnappers, it might as well be a remake of Throw Momma from the Train.	5
Rolling Stone Peter Travers It's a first-class ride. All aboard.	18
ScreenIt C. Fuchs Scott's obviously knowledgeable and comfortable with his modus operandi, but that very style is what ultimately derails this thriller. And that might just be the biggest crime of all. Okay for a while but ultimately jumping the tracks in act three.	8
Metacritic.com 34 critics	11
Rottentomatoes critics 200 critics	11
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Despite a strong cast, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 suffers under the excesses of Tony Scott's frantic direction, and fails to measure up to the 1974 original.	10
What the People say
Internet 9316 Netizens Denzel Washington does it again	14
Average .. 55%	11