BklynSouth Posted July 27, 2009 Share #1 Posted July 27, 2009 If you have seen this film, I would like to know what you thought, not much of the acting by the actors, but of the trains and the relationship to the story. Was it true to the story line? The right trains ,for the right locations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTR Admiralty Posted July 27, 2009 Share #2 Posted July 27, 2009 For the right locations??? LOL! They used the Flushing line and called it the Pelham line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R421969 Posted July 27, 2009 Share #3 Posted July 27, 2009 I know im going 180 degress here...but in the movie " american gangster ", which takes place in the late 60s early 70s, they have R62s smh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nel070 Posted July 27, 2009 Share #4 Posted July 27, 2009 if u based ur opnion on the factual part of the movie it fails there isnt an irt train that goes on the manhattan bridge let alone to coney island and the locations were off if you are a train buff the movie is not technical enough and factual enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTR Admiralty Posted July 28, 2009 Share #5 Posted July 28, 2009 if u based ur opnion on the factual part of the movie it fails there isnt an irt train that goes on the manhattan bridge let alone to coney island and the locations were off if you are a train buff the movie is not technical enough and factual enough The thing is, not everyone who goes to see the film is a railbuff or is from New York. A native New Yorker who takes the subway everyday would know damn well that the "number trains" don't run on the Manny B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgedPolaris Posted July 29, 2009 Share #6 Posted July 29, 2009 I will not give an opinion 'cos I haven't seen the remake, but the original is GREAT. Mainly because it's from the 70s, although I kinda wish they used a tagged-up train. I doubt the remake retains the original's sense of humor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqueduct Posted July 29, 2009 Share #7 Posted July 29, 2009 The original was an excellent film that was accurate to the pelham line, the new one is putrid with accuracy even before they show the flushing line as the coney island line. They have "track 62", the hidden waldorf-astoria platform as part of the subway systemc somewhere near 33rd street, dead wrong it is at GCT. The film itself was mediocre, Travolta used the phrase "motherf***er" as if it was a punctuation on every sentence. Gandolfini as an obese Gulliani/Bloomberg hybrid (looks like he ate both of them) was amusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AA 8th Avenue Posted June 14, 2010 Share #8 Posted June 14, 2010 where was that r10 and the redbird placed also at track 62? the roosevelt platform looked cool where was that though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BZGuy Posted June 14, 2010 Share #9 Posted June 14, 2010 The film itself was mediocre, Travolta used the phrase "motherf***er" as if it was a punctuation on every sentence. Gandolfini as an obese Gulliani/Bloomberg hybrid (looks like he ate both of them) was amusing. I agree. We were showing it from on our Prov-NY runs and most of the passengers were not impressed. After I watched it I realized why, If you've seen the original than this one really sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Car 09 Posted June 14, 2010 Share #10 Posted June 14, 2010 The original was an excellent film that was accurate to the pelham line, the new one is putrid with accuracy even before they show the flushing line as the coney island line. They have "track 62", the hidden waldorf-astoria platform as part of the subway systemc somewhere near 33rd street, dead wrong it is at GCT. The film itself was mediocre, Travolta used the phrase "motherf***er" as if it was a punctuation on every sentence. Gandolfini as an obese Gulliani/Bloomberg hybrid (looks like he ate both of them) was amusing. LMAO.I have yet to see the remake but the original I`ve see many times and loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rr4567 Posted June 14, 2010 Share #11 Posted June 14, 2010 That R62 had the interior of an R160 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R110B Posted June 14, 2010 Share #12 Posted June 14, 2010 Wirelessly posted via (Mozilla/5.0 (Danger hiptop 4.6; U; rv:1.7.12) Gecko/20050920) Lol the Remake was a flawed errors galore ,the original was true to earth and was way better than its successors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted June 14, 2010 Share #13 Posted June 14, 2010 The first one had errors too. I didn't know this thing went backwords! Seriously? You're a C/R studying to be a motorman and you don't know trains go "forwards" and "backwards" all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted June 14, 2010 Share #14 Posted June 14, 2010 I've seen the 2009 version about 3-4 times and the 1974 version only once. Either way, the 1974 version is WAY better than the 2009 and that crappy 90s version hands-down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoSpectacular Posted June 14, 2010 Share #15 Posted June 14, 2010 Lol I saw the remake (or the last parts of it last night) and I simply sighed, shook my head and said, "Hollywood, Hollywood..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R42 M Train Posted June 17, 2010 Share #16 Posted June 17, 2010 I LOL'D at the B div trips tripping an A div train! So inaccurate. smh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bveguy Posted June 17, 2010 Share #17 Posted June 17, 2010 Actually, some parts of it were funny. The ending was great IMO. Otherwise, since when does the emergency brake cover need a key to open it? http://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/still/the_taking_of_pelham_123_31.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QM1to6Ave Posted June 17, 2010 Share #18 Posted June 17, 2010 C'mon, its a movie for god's sake. They can only do so much. At least they actually filmed it in New York. That being said, I had really been looking forward to it when it came out, and I was disappointed. Still, I did really like the dialogue between Travolta and the dispatcher dude (was it Denzel, I can't remember anymore lol); it was very intense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTR Admiralty Posted June 17, 2010 Share #19 Posted June 17, 2010 C'mon, its a movie for god's sake. They can only do so much. At least they actually filmed it in New York. That being said, I had really been looking forward to it when it came out, and I was disappointed. Still, I did really like the dialogue between Travolta and the dispatcher dude (was it Denzel, I can't remember anymore lol); it was very intense. Yes, Denzel Washington. Regular folks (outside the city) won't really care about the inaccuracies that much. It's not just made for us, it's for them as well. They got what they got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoSpectacular Posted June 17, 2010 Share #20 Posted June 17, 2010 It's Hollywood, they want to make the movie look good by using all kinds of scenery, hence the part where the train's flying past Shea Stadium (LOL) but if that what rakes in the money for them, be my damn guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTR Admiralty Posted June 18, 2010 Share #21 Posted June 18, 2010 It's Hollywood, they want to make the movie look good by using all kinds of scenery, hence the part where the train's flying past Shea Stadium (LOL) but if that what rakes in the money for them, be my damn guest TBH, the people who live outside of New York don't really care if the runs R160s, or flies towards Flushing, that Shea Stadium is by the Pelham Line or that Grand Central is actually a station in Brooklyn. They paid money for action, not um... accuracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
error46146 Posted June 18, 2010 Share #22 Posted June 18, 2010 in terms of action it was alright... ...in terms of accuracy, well, at least they filmed it on the NYC subway at least and not toronto or a set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTR Admiralty Posted June 18, 2010 Share #23 Posted June 18, 2010 in terms of action it was alright... ...in terms of accuracy, well, at least they filmed it on the NYC subway at least and not toronto or a set Amen Lower Bay being redone as Canal Street, that was bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
error46146 Posted June 19, 2010 Share #24 Posted June 19, 2010 i still can't get that part when the guy nailed down the lever, got off the train and then pushed a button on the outside to start the train ...WTF ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrainFanatic Posted June 19, 2010 Share #25 Posted June 19, 2010 i still can't get that part when the guy nailed down the lever, got off the train and then pushed a button on the outside to start the train ...WTF ???I've been wondering about that part too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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