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title: "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3"
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# The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

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## Description

Product Description Starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta, this film is about a New York City subway dispatcher's whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train. desertcart.com 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 jobs—respectively 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 Stills from The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (Click for larger image)

Review: Good quality - Nice item good price.
Review: Well done from Start to Finish - I missed the original make of this film and it's probably for the best. This film was excellent from start to finish. Sure there were a few rough spots but not one worth reducing the rating number. It is difficult discussing a movie without exposing major parts or the plot so I won't. It is just as hard to discuss events in any movie and have to use the old strawman exposé. All weasel words aside. This is an action and drama filled flick with some of the best acting I have seen in some time. I appreciate skilled actors performing their roles to perfection and that is the case here. One element that would cause me to downgrade this movie is its Blu-ray format. Like anyone else who has a blu-ray player we expect the very best in audio and video coming off the screen and out of the speakers. That is not the case here or at least is not the case with my player for this film. We read that Blu-ray is 6 times better than DVD. I would love to see how that number was derived. It is 6 times better than what? It is not better by any factor for this movie. My other Blu-rays are far better so I am at a lost. I think it could be said that a purchase of this movie in DVD at a cheaper price will yield similar if not identical results. If anyone knows what the difference is I sincerely would like to know. Enjoy!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B002LMV7Q6 |
| Actors  | Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro, Luis Guzman, Michael Rispoli |
| Aspect Ratio  | 2.40:1 |
| Audio Description:  | English |
| Best Sellers Rank | #14,996 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #572 in Mystery & Thrillers (Movies & TV) #2,065 in Action & Adventure Blu-ray Discs |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,639) |
| Director  | Tony Scott |
| Dubbed:  | Catalan, French, Spanish |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer  | No |
| Item model number  | MFR043396292246#VG |
| MPAA rating  | R (Restricted) |
| Media Format  | Subtitled |
| Number of discs  | 2 |
| Producers  | Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, Todd Black, Tony Scott |
| Product Dimensions  | 6.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 0.32 ounces |
| Release date  | November 3, 2009 |
| Run time  | 1 hour and 46 minutes |
| Studio  | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Subtitles:  | English, French, Portuguese, Spanish |

## Product Details

- **Format:** Subtitled
- **Genre:** Action, Crime, Police, Thriller
- **Language:** English
- **Runtime:** 1 hour and 46 minutes

## Images

![The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91f5USGXvgL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good quality
*by D***Y on July 29, 2025*

Nice item good price.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Well done from Start to Finish
*by J***R on January 23, 2010*

I missed the original make of this film and it's probably for the best. This film was excellent from start to finish. Sure there were a few rough spots but not one worth reducing the rating number. It is difficult discussing a movie without exposing major parts or the plot so I won't. It is just as hard to discuss events in any movie and have to use the old strawman exposé. All weasel words aside. This is an action and drama filled flick with some of the best acting I have seen in some time. I appreciate skilled actors performing their roles to perfection and that is the case here. One element that would cause me to downgrade this movie is its Blu-ray format. Like anyone else who has a blu-ray player we expect the very best in audio and video coming off the screen and out of the speakers. That is not the case here or at least is not the case with my player for this film. We read that Blu-ray is 6 times better than DVD. I would love to see how that number was derived. It is 6 times better than what? It is not better by any factor for this movie. My other Blu-rays are far better so I am at a lost. I think it could be said that a purchase of this movie in DVD at a cheaper price will yield similar if not identical results. If anyone knows what the difference is I sincerely would like to know. Enjoy!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very good Movie!
*by P***K on October 17, 2025*

Very good Movie!

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