Remakes tend to come in for instant derision – particularly when the original is regarded as a classic, has a strong cult following, or there seems little need to update the story. There have been ...

Joseph Sargent’s 1974 heist thriller The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is considered one of the finest action thrillers in Hollywood history. Boasting a near-perfect 98% Rotten Tomatoes rating, ...

Sony has just debuted the trailer for their summer thriller The Taking of Pelham 123, a remake of the same 1974 movie that starred Walter Matthau. In this remake, Denzel Washington plays the subway ...

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)-- Denzel Washington's new movie, "The Taking of Pelham 123," is not a remake, even though Walter Matthau starred in a film by the same name in 1974, the actor told CNN.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Denzel Washington is no Walter Matthau. John Travolta is no Robert Shaw. And the remake of “The Taking of Pelham 123” is all the better for these so-obvious ...

John Travolta, center, is the head of a subway-hijacking gang in 'The Taking of Pelham 123.' There aren't many people who would accuse 1974's "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three" of being an ...

In the hyperactive hands of director Tony Scott, the remade “The Taking of Pelham 123” is equal parts frenzied, frantic and frenetic. Set in a nightmare New York City, the subway hostage thriller ...

Collaborating for the fourth time with Denzel Washington, British stylist-turned-Hollywood hack Tony Scott (Crimson Tide, Man on Fire, Deja Vu) updates the 1974 subway hijack thriller of the same name ...