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Title: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Post by: MacGuffin on February 12, 2009, 11:20:37 PM
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Trailer here. (http://movies.yahoo.com/premieres/12007232/standardformat/)

Release Date: June 12th, 2009 (wide)

Starring: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Brian Haley
 
Directed by: Tony Scott 

Premise: New York City subway dispatcher Walter Garber's ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train.
Title: Re: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Post by: Stefen on February 12, 2009, 11:30:17 PM
haha, that was dumb.
Title: Re: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Post by: private witt on February 12, 2009, 11:58:05 PM
They remade this film with John Travolta replacing Robert Shaw?  Fuuuuck.  Owen Roizman, where are you?
Title: Re: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Post by: Gamblour. on February 13, 2009, 09:50:33 AM
Quote from: Stefen on February 12, 2009, 11:30:17 PM
haha, that was dumb.

oh my, yes it was.
Title: Re: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Post by: Stefen on February 13, 2009, 09:55:00 AM
Tony Scott used to make really fun mindless action flicks. He hasn't made one in awhile. Everything he does now is just stupid.
Title: Re: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Post by: private witt on February 13, 2009, 12:54:43 PM
I'd like to see a well written essay contrasting the differences between 'mindless' and 'stupid' cinema.
Title: Re: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Post by: RegularKarate on February 13, 2009, 01:26:01 PM
haha... it looked like a parody trailer... I can't wait to see it.
Title: Re: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Post by: SiliasRuby on February 13, 2009, 06:08:52 PM
Quote from: private witt on February 13, 2009, 12:54:43 PM
I'd like to see a well written essay contrasting the differences between 'mindless' and 'stupid' cinema.
Working on one essay titled 'amazing films and the assholes who love them', maybe I'll go for that one next.
Title: Re: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Post by: private witt on February 13, 2009, 06:25:19 PM
Quote from: SiliasRuby on February 13, 2009, 06:08:52 PM
Working on one essay titled 'amazing films and the assholes who love them', maybe I'll go for that one next.

Nice.  Any titles in paticular you're focusing on?
Title: Re: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Post by: SiliasRuby on February 13, 2009, 06:58:19 PM
Quote from: private witt on February 13, 2009, 06:25:19 PM
Quote from: SiliasRuby on February 13, 2009, 06:08:52 PM
Working on one essay titled 'amazing films and the assholes who love them', maybe I'll go for that one next.

Nice.  Any titles in paticular you're focusing on?
Boogie Nights, Fight Club, Pulp Fiction, The Fountain
Title: Re: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Post by: private witt on February 13, 2009, 07:11:22 PM
I can think of a wide range of different kinds of assholes who love them all, though not always for the right reasons.
Title: Re: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Post by: SiliasRuby on February 13, 2009, 08:49:58 PM
The reasons. thats what I'm interested in...
Title: Re: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Post by: private witt on February 13, 2009, 09:10:40 PM
Quote from: SiliasRuby on February 13, 2009, 08:49:58 PM
The reasons. thats what I'm interested in...

The reasons they love those films or the reasons they're assholes, OR perhaps they are one and the same...!
Title: Re: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Post by: SiliasRuby on February 13, 2009, 09:17:51 PM
Quote from: private witt on February 13, 2009, 09:10:40 PM
Quote from: SiliasRuby on February 13, 2009, 08:49:58 PM
The reasons. thats what I'm interested in...

The reasons they love those films or the reasons they're assholes, OR perhaps they are one and the same...!
They are one and the same.
Title: Re: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Post by: Gamblour. on February 13, 2009, 11:07:50 PM
Haha.

The Jay-Z riff

The humongous leap Denzel takes when he spills his coffee onto himself

Travolta's mustache and his "do it now or I'll kill you"

Travolta trying to act

I'll get a half a gallon

5..5..5..5..5.....4..4..4..4..4......3..3..3..3..3....2..2..2..2..2.....1
Title: Re: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Post by: private witt on February 14, 2009, 12:30:27 AM
Quote from: SiliasRuby on February 13, 2009, 09:17:51 PM
Quote from: private witt on February 13, 2009, 09:10:40 PM
Quote from: SiliasRuby on February 13, 2009, 08:49:58 PM
The reasons. thats what I'm interested in...

The reasons they love those films or the reasons they're assholes, OR perhaps they are one and the same...!
They are one and the same.
I bet there's some jerks who love 'Fight Club' but also think 'The Fountain' was "gay". 
Title: Re: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Post by: Stefen on February 14, 2009, 02:04:45 AM
Quote from: Stefen on November 10, 2008, 04:16:20 PM
QuoteSaints is one of those movies if you dont have in youre own little collection then you should check you sexuality. Im not talking about the wife and kids stack. I mean the mans own stack. My stack= Warriors,Braveheart,Gladiatior,Vision Quest,Boondock Saints,

Also....

Quote from: Stefen on November 10, 2008, 04:16:20 PM
QuoteFilm people who bash Boondock Saints are missing the point. I'll go toe-to-toe with any of you over good cinema, but this is a POPCORN MOVIE and i loved it. I don't want to be watching a thinking man's movie every single day. I do that a ton, and I enjoy anaylzing good film, but there is a time and a place when I just want to space and watch people get blown the fuck up. Boondock Saints is a fine BTFU movie. I wont see All Saints Day in theater but I'll sure as hell watch it on HBO or cable when it hits.
Title: Re: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Post by: private witt on February 14, 2009, 02:38:21 AM
Lol, you're right.  I forgot about those kind of assholes.  :yabbse-undecided:
Title: Re: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Post by: SiliasRuby on February 14, 2009, 05:10:28 AM
Thats all included, its a dissertation really...but, shouldn't we be discussing this in a different thread.