tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post2204312499837622360..comments2024-03-22T14:34:39.101-04:00Comments on MONDO 70: A Wild World of Cinema: THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE (1974)Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-52798764819483680822009-06-11T22:17:32.736-04:002009-06-11T22:17:32.736-04:00The more I read of how the two main characters hav...The more I read of how the two main characters have been expanded, the less charitable I feel toward the remake. It's one thing to want to be different from the original, but they ought to also try being different from nearly every other action thriller of recent times.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-70539942397927594992009-06-11T13:00:40.760-04:002009-06-11T13:00:40.760-04:00You fail to mention, Sammy, that the Garber charac...You fail to mention, Sammy, that the Garber character in the remake isn't a cop per se. It's a different angle but the same plot.<br /><br />Meantime, I think now we know where Tarantino got the idea for his color-specific crooks in Reservoir Dogs.hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-82913413818337852792009-06-11T12:58:31.643-04:002009-06-11T12:58:31.643-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-78147480438998240682009-06-11T11:44:35.452-04:002009-06-11T11:44:35.452-04:00Walter Matthau did have a lot of good roles in the...Walter Matthau did have a lot of good roles in the 60's and 70's didn't he? I don't know if he ever quite got the credit he deserved for them either. <br /><br />As for this movie, I have not seen it, but I would much rather watch it over the remake. I agree with you about Travolta and villain roles after BROKEN ARROW, which is why I'm not anxious to see the remake at all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02208109184435483950noreply@blogger.com