{"id":5546,"date":"2008-05-14T16:31:52","date_gmt":"2008-05-14T23:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5546"},"modified":"2023-02-07T15:05:04","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T22:05:04","slug":"taking-of-pelham-one-two-three-the-1974","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5546","title":{"rendered":"Taking of Pelham One Two Three, The (1974)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;A train is down, its radio&#8217;s dead, the power&#8217;s off, and it&#8217;s dumped its load &#8212; aside from that, everything is ginger peachy.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Poster-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Poster-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Poster-90x128.jpg 90w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Poster.jpg 566w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a group of armed men, led by &#8220;Mr. Blue&#8221; (Robert Shaw), hijack a New York City subway car in exchange for a million dollars in ransom, it&#8217;s up to Lieutenant Garber (Walter Matthau) to save the day &#8212; if he can.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cat-and-Mouse<\/li>\n<li>Hostages<\/li>\n<li>Martin Balsam Films<\/li>\n<li>New York City<\/li>\n<li>Robert Shaw Films<\/li>\n<li>Trains and Subways<\/li>\n<li>Walter Matthau Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis darkly comedic heist flick has garnered renewed attention recently due to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1111422\/\">Tony Scott&#8217;s upcoming remake<\/a>, starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta, and scheduled for release in 2009. Yet the original remains a worthy, well-acted flick, with Matthau and Shaw &#8212; star of <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5284\"><em>The Luck of Ginger Coffey<\/em> (1964)<\/a> &#8212; perfectly cast as cat-and-mouse foils: both are immensely clever, and both are equally determined to succeed. Leavening the undeniably dark timbre of the script (numerous deaths occur) are several humorous subplots concerning the day-to-day workings of the New York City Transit Authority; the hostage situation is not only dangerous, but an inconvenience as well. Unfortunately, several plot holes mar what is otherwise a tightly scripted flick: Mr. Blue and his associates, for instance, never bother to check their passengers for hidden weapons, and their get-away plan is shaky at best. Regardless, <em>The Taking of Pelham<\/em> is guaranteed to appeal to fans of the genre, and will be especially enjoyable for anyone who&#8217;s ever taken a ride on the NYC Metro.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Walter Matthau as Lt. Garber<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Matthau2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Matthau2-1024x441.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"276\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Matthau2-1024x441.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Matthau2-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Matthau2-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Matthau2-768x331.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Matthau2-1536x661.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Matthau2-604x260.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Matthau2.png 1819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Robert Shaw as &#8220;Mr. Blue&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Shaw3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Shaw3-1024x449.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"281\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Shaw3-1024x449.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Shaw3-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Shaw3-128x56.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Shaw3-768x337.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Shaw3-1536x674.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Shaw3-604x265.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Shaw3.png 1793w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Effective use of New York subways<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Subway.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Subway-1024x437.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"273\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Subway-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Subway-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Subway-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Subway-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Subway-1536x656.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Subway-604x258.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Taking-of-Pelham-Subway.png 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as an all around &#8220;good show&#8221; and popular favorite. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0072251\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1974\/10\/03\/archives\/pelham-one-two-three-starring-matthau-catches-the-citys-mood.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/92255\/the-taking-of-pelham-one-two-three\/#articles-reviews?articleId=472\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-taking-of-pelham-one-two-three\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;A train is down, its radio&#8217;s dead, the power&#8217;s off, and it&#8217;s dumped its load &#8212; aside from that, everything is ginger peachy.&#8221; Synopsis: When a group of armed men, led by &#8220;Mr. Blue&#8221; (Robert Shaw), hijack a New York City subway car in exchange for a million dollars in ransom, it&#8217;s up to Lieutenant Garber (Walter Matthau) to save the day &#8212; if he can. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cat-and-Mouse Hostages Martin Balsam Films New York City Robert&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5546\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5546"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89814,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5546\/revisions\/89814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}