Thread: My take: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)

Quote: Originally Posted by NappyP stop on with the review. I feel i may have liked it a bit more than you though. May i ask... What is the biggest flaw in this flick for you? I felt like i was in for an action movie, but it was a thriller with the style of an action movie. Parts felt out of place. The money cars speeding through the city kinda stuff. I dunno. for the 3rd pairing of tony scott and DW. This is closer to Deja Vu than Man on...

Quote: Originally Posted by soupnazi A vacuum cleaner, Kinky! Did she go from suck to blow, or visa versa? I've seen, "Spaceballs" a gazillion times, and never noticed how phallic the vacuum wand was!

Quote: Originally Posted by GymBrat98 Dss, what can I say. Goof gives good review! Nice grip!

Quote: Originally Posted by GymBrat98 Did she go from suck to blow, or visa versa? Turbo charged with hepa filter

Quote: Originally Posted by Peter Marlowe Hey L2W, There's an interesting comparison to the original in my review of the title, as I'm a fan of the first film and made some references to the differences between them -- notably the way the remake ends and the original ends; the remake's ending was in no way as clever as the original's with Walter Matthau's character finally "busting" the remaining...

Holy shit...I just glanced through the other 1 2 3 review. If you want to know what happens, plot-point to plot-point go ahead and read it. This guy leaves nothing to the enjoyment of a movie. Why does he insist on writing about the entire plot?! How is that a review? It should be called "A Cliff Notes Exclusive"!!

Quote: Originally Posted by oblioman Should choke up on it a bit, and wrap the thumb a bit tighter in order to get the most thrust out of it. It is a light saber,,isn't it??? Nope... a vacuum cleaner... (see Mel Brooks' ~masterpiece~ Space Balls)

Should choke up on it a bit, and wrap the thumb a bit tighter in order to get the most thrust out of it. It is a light saber,,isn't it???

Quote: Originally Posted by HD Goofnut I think the biggest flaw in this film was the fact that it just didn't grab me early on like Crimson Tide, Deja Vu, and Man on Fire did. It wasn't until half through this film that I genuinely became interested in what happened next. Interesting. The movie grabbed me early on and could keep up the pace, imo. The movie felt like it was building up to something, but never got there. The last 30...

I added this to my Netflix queue but it says long wait. Thanks for the review!