The Taking of Pelham 123 again Options

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Tony Scott directs the new remake of The Taking of Pelham 123 with Denzel Washington in the starring role.

I think I saw the original The Taking of Pelham 123 on some late night tv broadcast a hundred years ago. What I most remember about the movie was that Walter Matthau kept insulting these visiting Japanese Engineers who were getting a tour of New York's Subway system. Matthau assumed that the engineers didn't speak English but, of course, they did speak English. It wasn't until the end of the movie and the end of the tour that the Head Japanese Guy thanked Matthau for the tour in English.

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, also known as The Taking of Pelham 123, is a heist film released in 1974, starring Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Jerry Stiller, and Martin Balsam. It was directed by Joseph Sargent, produced by Edgar J. Scherick, and was based on the novel of the same title by John Godey. Peter Stone wrote the screenplay, which takes its basics from the novel but is highly different in approach, embracing a kind of New York City cynicism. wikipedia

Frankly, I would never have guessed that someone(s) could have seen something in the Original The Taking of Pelham 123 to remake the movie TWICE! The whole given of a subway car in a subway system is that there is only so many options a subway car has on places it can go.

I suppose Money Train could be viewed as a variation on Pelham 123 along with a a few horror movies that have the New York Subway system as their setting. Mimic, for example, is largely based in the New York City subway.

The Original Pelham 123 might be worth watching again as a visual record of old New York and old Times Square.