This is a remake of an older film made in the 1070s and judging by other reviews- an improvement. It is an intense ride and both Denzel Washington and John Travolta shine. The late Tony Scott excelled in making certain types of films and this is the kind of film that he was happiest making, as opposed to elder brother Ridley who tends to choose more cerebral fare. Taking of Pelham 123 is a ride you don't wanna miss. Go see it.

Spoiler alert! I am a huge fan of the original and was curious about the remake. Well, the movie was OK. Suspenseful and intense but one thing that I noticed was that seemed to be a mistake was that Walter's wife asked him to bring home a "Gallon" of Milk but in the final scene it shows him carrying a bag with a "Half-Gallon" of Milk. Not a big deal but did anyone else notice that? Am I wrong?

So you're there on a Saturday afternoon after a long week in work and you're think about a great film to watch tonight with a nice bottle of wine and a Take-Away. This is not it. Save it for that "don't have to concentrate" film you watch on a Sunday night to forget you have work the next day.Denzel Washington is pretty safe in this as he always is. John Travolta however, terrible.I loved Travolta in Swordfish, I thought he played the bad guy quite well in that. He just doesn't seem to suit the big tough guy role.

A recently demoted employee of the New York subway, by the name of Walter, now a dispatcher, is about to face the biggest challenge of his life when a train gets hijacked by a group of armed men who demand ransom for their prisoners in a very short time. Keeping close contact with their leader, Walter will be forced to do a lot more than to try to overcome his situation and negotiate, getting engaged in a psychological game which sooner or later reaches his personal life. The whole crime will soon prove to be more elaborate than everyone could have ever imagined, the accomplices seeming to have planned almost every single detain in advance.It's a gorgeous thriller, which puts face to face two excellent actors which manage to create a very tense and suspenseful atmosphere which keeps you eager to find out how it is all going to end. Their characters are very well written and presented, contributing decisively to the final quality of the movie, especially Walter's, who is about to have a great evolution, overcoming his fears and even confessing a past mistake he has made.It's how a movie of this type should be done and I cannot encourage everybody enough to see it, especially genre lovers.