This is the trailer for The Taking of Pelham 123 which is actually a remake of a 1974 film about a subway hijacking starring Walter Matthau. In this latest version, John Travolta and Denzell Washington play a couple of regular, working-class Joe Wifebeaters.  You can tell by their facial hair, you see. Anyway, this movie looks pretty boring.  But you know what wouldn’t be?  An Asian kid named “Denzell.”  Think about it.

After the jump I’ve got the trailer for The Taking of Pelham 123, the second movie in only a couple months to star John Travolta as some kind of goateed hard ass.  Look, man, nothing’s gonna make us forget this nightmare.  It was directed by Ridley Scott’s brother Tony and co-stars Denzell Washington.  He and Travolta play sort of a flipped-flopped version of John McClaine and the fat guy from Family Matters in Die Hard.  James Gandolfini plays the mayor, and I’ll bet $1000 he turns out to be the bad guy.  Long story short, it would be lot better if it were about the three sexy Pelham sisters.  Or Madame Pelham, who’s 123 (for the novelty value).
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