I Suck At The Taking Of Pelham 123

Yesterday, I had a couple of hours to kill during the wee hours of night. By that time, Karen had already fallen asleep and our newborn daughter (Briana), based on her usual schedule, was set to wake up in a couple of hours. Like my niece (Kaleigh) has been known to say, "I'm not tired!" And that was the case last night for me... I was not tired. Of course, it helps that I am a night owl, probably thanks in part to my ability to play video games into the wee hours of night.

So what is a person to do during the early morning hours with nothing to do? Had I owned a PlayStation 3 game, I probably would have played that. Lucky for me, I have another addiction: movies. So last night, I decided to watch a movie thanks to our Verizon FIOS movie package. That movie: The Taking of Pelham 123.

Now I suck at the Taking of Pelham 123.

(The video below is a trailer for the Taking of Pelham 123.)


The movie is a remake of the 1974 version, which was the film adaptation of the book by the same name by author Morton Freedgood (whose pen name is John Godey). Confusing? Yes, especially since the book was also made into a television movie.

So what does this version have that is different from the other versions? Apparently a bad ass John Travolta as the antagonist. Truth be told, the movie was actually entertaining despite the cheesy slow motion car chases, helicopter rides, and train scenes.