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[Closed] Just watched the original 'The Taking of Pelham 123'

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I wasn't born until 1980 so have this weird false nostalgia about everything in the 70's being cool, but, it's an awesome film!

Crazy prog-jazz? score flickering through the film, Walter Matthau, proper strong ending, New York accents like in 'Taxi' I'd watched as a kid, hints to influencing the Beastie Boys Sabotage video.....brilliant!


 
Posted : 20/03/2010 6:26 pm
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Have you saw the 70's version of 'Assault on Precint 13'? that is equally awesome and much better than the newer version.


 
Posted : 20/03/2010 6:36 pm
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I lived in Pelham in 1980! It was a very nice place to be, but I worked in the Bronx which wasn't very pleasant.


 
Posted : 20/03/2010 6:38 pm
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I read the book - great read.


 
Posted : 20/03/2010 6:40 pm
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Kind of weird to watch something without today's obsession with terrorists, seems quite quaint the idea of holding a tube-train ransom for a million quid.


 
Posted : 20/03/2010 6:45 pm
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Went and saw Pelham 123 by accident, queued up for Star Wars and got a knock back with the good old "House Full" sign

Great film, Gazuntite!!


 
Posted : 20/03/2010 6:57 pm