Taking Pelham Again!

Last September, the remake plans of ‘The Taking of Pelham 123’ were announced, with Tony Scott directing and Denzel Washington reprising the Walter Matthau role of Lt. Zachary 'Z' Garber.

While there’s certainly top notch talent involved with this new version, it will be hard to recapture the efficiency of Joseph Sergeant’s 1973 incarnation which captured everything that makes a movie thriller great.

The original was perfect, the characters in the movie were strong willed and they supported the storyline. Many regard it as one of the 1970’s very best films and I doubt that the 2009 remake will be that believable.

The new version stars Denzel Washington (looking less than trim) as the hero, NYC transit detective Lieutenant Zachary Garber, who battles the film’s villain John Travolta (Mr. Blue) who takes over a subway car and holds its passengers hostage for a large ransom. Pelham rides into gulf theaters on June 5th, 2009.

Till then, take a look at the stills and videos of the movie on the official website: http://www.thetakingofpelham123gulf.com/