make me take it
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missginger2177
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Doesn't this belong somewhere else? /
graceanne
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Doesn't this belong somewhere else? /
Yeah, the personals section. *sigh*
missginger2177
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Slowly but surely I begin to figure these things out.
Ladythunder
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"If you go into the woods today, you're in for a big surprise"
La la la
"For every troll that ever there was will be here today for certain because"
"Today's the day the trolls have their picnics!"
ok, so this ones just lost, but anyway...
wanders off humming
La la la
"For every troll that ever there was will be here today for certain because"
"Today's the day the trolls have their picnics!"
ok, so this ones just lost, but anyway...
wanders off humming
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No thanks.
ilickum
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take it baby. taste it on the back of your throat for daddy.
Etoile
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I'm on my way to see the new Pelham movie. I'm kind of a subway nerd, so I loved the original - 1974, was it? Anyway, I figure I have to see this one. Not that the plot was ever outstanding - I mean, it was good the first time, but it doesn't hold up to repeated viewings - but I have to see this treatment. You know? I heard there was a remake in the 80s or 90s but I haven't seen it.
Anyway, I have to run in and get my tickets. I'll let you know how it was after I get out. Probably will post while wandering around AC Moore looking for yarn bargains.
Anyway, I have to run in and get my tickets. I'll let you know how it was after I get out. Probably will post while wandering around AC Moore looking for yarn bargains.
NorthernVAM
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I remember seeing the original in the movie theater with my Dad in 1974. Actually, I agree with you that it was a good movie to see once or twice, but it doesn't hold up with repeated viewings. For those who like trivia, the guy who plays the motorman of the train in the original (the legitimate motorman, not the hijacker), was James Broderick, Matthew Broderick's father.
Etoile
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What a trip! I looked it up, found a picture, it is him! Man they look alike.
So the movie was...not so great. By itself I'd say a B- or C+. Distracting visual effects, useless profanity (if you're going to say fuck, say it like you mean it, not just as noise), no really intense character exposition. In terms of comparing it to the original - well, you can't. There's not enough to compare it on. Yes, there is a madman who hijacks a train. Yes, there is somebody named Garber. Yes, there is a mad dash to get the madman his money before the deadline. Yes, the passengers are sent flying down the track with nobody at the controls. But that's where the similarities end. No troupe of hijackers, no Walter Matthau character, no manhunt for the motorman, etc. There really isn't enough similarity to say "this movie did it better" - they're different movies with the same overarching plot.
Now I have simply GOT to see the 1998 version.
