The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 [Blu-ray] | ![The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51pgG2qpP7L._SL500_.jpg) | Director: Tony Scott
Actors: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzmán, Victor Gojcaj, John Turturro
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  93 reviews
Sales Rank: 1619
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), Catalan (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 0
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 106 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: 29224
UPC: 043396292246
EAN: 0043396292246
ASIN: B002LMV7Q6
Theatrical Release Date: 2009
Release Date: November 3, 2009
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Columbia Pictures The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (Blu-ray)John Godey's 1973 novel The Taking of Pelham One Two Three boasts a suspense situation so surefire that even the directorial bad habits of Tony Scott can't ruinthis latest movie version. Four armed men seize aNew York City subway train, isolate one car, and threaten to start killing passengers if a ransom isn't paid within the hour. The ransom was a million dollars in the book and also in Joseph Sargent'ssolid 1974 movie, in which Robert Shaw played themercenary leading the hostage takers and Walter Matthau was the growling transit cop trying to outsmart him. In 2009, the title has gone digital--TheTaking of Pelham 123--and inflation has jumped the asking price to $10 million. Where Shaw's menacewas steely, John Travolta opts for manic, and shamelessly has a blast in the master villain role. His adversary, cagily underplayed by Denzel Washington, has been upgraded in civil-service rank but also demoted on suspicion of taking a bribe. This colors the dynamics of the dialogue between Washington at his control-center console and Travolta on the motorman's microphone aboard the stalled train.
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John Godey's 1973 novel The Taking of Pelham One Two Three boasts a suspense situation so surefire that even the directorial bad habits of Tony Scott can't ruin this latest movie version. Four armed men seize a New York City subway train, isolate one car, and threaten to start killing passengers if a ransom isn't paid within the hour. The ransom was a million dollars in the book and also in Joseph Sargent's solid 1974 movie, in which Robert Shaw played the mercenary leading the hostage takers and Walter Matthau was the growling transit cop trying to outsmart him. In 2009, the title has gone digital--The Taking of Pelham 123--and inflation has jumped the asking price to $10 million. Where Shaw's menace was steely, John Travolta opts for manic, and shamelessly has a blast in the master villain role. His adversary, cagily underplayed by Denzel Washington, has been upgraded in civil-service rank but also demoted on suspicion of taking a bribe. This colors the dynamics of the dialogue between Washington at his control-center console and Travolta on the motorman's microphone aboard the stalled train.
So far, so reasonably good. But the director's trademark tactics keep getting between, well, everything. From the get-go, the visuals are subjected to pointless and irritating stutter effects, speeding-up/slowing-down, gratuitous camera movement, and the interposition of dirt- or light-smeared panes of glass between the camera and people we'd appreciate a clear look at. The 1974 movie settled for one police car being wrecked as the ransom is rushed uptown; Scott requires multiple collisions, each the occasion for police cruisers taking Lethal Weapon-style flight. The hostages in the earlier film were wittily individuated, a multicultural group portrait of the city at that mid-'70s moment; the ones on Scott's train--and also Travolta's fellow perpetrators, including that wonderful character actor Luis Guzmán--barely register. On the upside, John Turturro and James Gandolfini shine as two guys who (like the actors themselves) are very good at their jobsârespectively playing a hostage negotiator and His Honor, the mayor. The screenplay by Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential, Mystic River) strives intelligently, if formulaically, to add new dimensions to the main characters and to offer its own gloss on the current economic meltdown. --Richard T. Jameson
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 Disappointing! February 9, 2010
Harold Edward Wills (Hagerstown, Maryland USA)
One cannot really expect too much from John Travolta - he needs the right vehicle and this wasn't it - but this was a shockingly poor performance from one of the best actors of our times, Denzel Washington. It was as if he wasn't really trying or as if he was just relying on inate quality to appear in his acting that just did not happen.
Even visually disappointing...with High Def now, we except some "Wows!"
To understand what is being said here, watch the original.
 Why no rental? February 7, 2010
Michael W. Kinkade (Corvallis, or)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
So Amazon says on its rental page you can rent it. You click on it, and you can only buy it. Why? This happens ALL the time with Amazon, which is why I am increasingly frustrated with their on-demand feature. Netflix and iTunes don't seem to have this problem.
 Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 on Blu-ray February 6, 2010
Clyde R. Russell (McKinney, TX USA)
The movie is fantastic! It is so clear in Blu-ray that you feel like part of the action.
 Great Movie February 1, 2010
Dena Leasure
This is a great, fast-paced movie. I love most anything with John Travolta and Denzel Washington. The plot was riveting and exciting through the whole movie.
Taking of Pelham 123 February 1, 2010
Captain Dan (Buffalo NY)
Very pleased with this DVD....the service, delivery and condition.
Would deal with this vendor anytime!!!
Dan Cotter
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