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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE, THE (DVD MOVI
EAN: 9780792843641
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792843649
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 29, 2000
Running Time: 104 minutes
Sales Rank: 6003
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: 1974
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Product Description:
A new york city subway train is hijacked and held for ransom. Special features: theatrical trailer and collectible booklet. Subtitles in french and spanish. Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 02/29/2000 Starring: Walter Matthau Marlin Balsam Run time: 124 minutes Rating: R Director: Joseph Sargent
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Dog Day Afternoon. Annie Hall. Taxi Driver. In the pantheon of classic New York films, these three take pride of place. But there are, of course, others, some of which have fallen through the cracks over the years, criminally overlooked and unjustly relegated to commercial-riddled Saturday-afternoon TV broadcasts. Joseph Sargent's The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is just such a picture. This taut 1974 thriller about four armed men who highjack a New York City subway train and hold it and its passengers for ransom may be hopelessly dated (it's loaded with ethnic stereotypes, impossibly wide neckties, and bad hairdos--and there are no explosions!), but that's part of the fun. A gruffly sardonic Walter Matthau heads a fine cast that includes Jerry Stiller, Hector Elizondo, Martin Balsam, and a perfectly villainous pre-Jaws Robert Shaw. Think you'll find a better film that depicts a nearly broke city led by an inept mayor forced to deal with armed terrorists? Fuhgeddaboutit! --Steve Landau
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- Historical Landmark AlertHistorical Landmark Alert: in one of the shots of Walter Matthau sitting in the back seat of a speeding police car, you can see the Twin Towers through the rear window.
I can't really be objective about this movie since I was there at the time and I walked through Astor Place (where the police car hits the bicycle) on my way to school and I knew someone who was one of the extras in the street crowd around the subway entrance. But as far as I'm concerned there's only one flaw: we don't ... Read More
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- What was second-rate in '74 is top of the line todayAfter taking eighteen people hostage on a subway car, a group of four heavily-armed men in disguises hold New York City ransom for one million dollars. As anyone would expect, the focus of the story is not how the money is paid, but how the crooks plan to get away. These days, "Taking of Pelham" is best remembered as an influence on "Reservoir Dogs" - Tarantino copied the concept of formalized, color-coded names for his criminal characters. But in retrospect, this is a well-plotted and ably directed ... Read More
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- Caricatures-not charactersThe NYCTransit was not like this in 1971. You couldn't have pulled off this caper. Again-a 70's heist that has no thought, no plan, on how to get away clean. A disgruntled TA employee goes back to his house to await capture while rolling in cash. A nutcase gangmember puts everyone at risk from momemt 1. Another laughable 70's nyc movie without the advantage of showing old ny. Caricatures not characters inhabit the` supporting parts.
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- "Strap-Hangin' Good"This is one of the most tense and exciting movies ever made as a NYC subway train is hijacked and commandeered by a group of criminals. You will go all "white knuckley" hanging on to the arms of your theater seat.
Robert Shaw and Walter Matthau are absolutely fabulous. If you never saw this gem, I highly recommend it. Be prepared to get a bit amused at the retro costuming--so stylish for the era.
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- Love this movie....It was always a favorite of mine when growing up. Used to watch the repreats on TV in NY. I had a copy that I recorded from TV, but wanted better quality.
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