Weekend Movie Forecast: The Taking Of Pelham 1-2-3

This weekend, the big release is the star-loaded remake of the 1970s classic subway thriller, The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3. But there are other worthy films to see, if the notion of seeing a subway movie in New York City makes you think of a packed subway during rush hour. Click through the gallery to see.

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By Jen Chung in Arts and Events on June 12, 2009 4:32 PM

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Toby von Meistersinger

I'll just pop the DVD of the real Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 in instead. The original was great, an and an improvement on the book. This unneeded remake looks worse than the late 1990s made for TV remake filmed in Toronto. Gesundheit!

tmz is evil

They should call it the Raping of Pelham 1-2-3. What sacrilege!

The Edge

Have you seen the remake yet?

madzack

pretty excited to see Moon tonight.

themsthebreaks

Meh, I'm not that interested in watching Freddy Mercury take over a subway car.

Would rather watch The Hangover again.

r1b2

FTW

r1b2

I'm showing my kids the original Pelham 123 tonight, so they'll have a benchmark. I think the original is a magnificently understated and thrilling film, and a great time capsule of 1970s NYC. We'll see the new one next weekend; here's hoping it doesn't disappoint. It looks promising, which will be nice as so many of the remakes are whores with thick makeup.