tagged w/ The Taking of Pelham 123
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The question when considering what to grab on DVD is "how will I enjoy this?" That's why we work with our friends from Rotten Tomatoes to figure out what disc is worth your local currency. So without further ado, let's hit up what's fresh, rotten and bland on this DVDo's and DVDon'ts. But before we begin:
Special "F*CK YOU. Signed, Lionsgate" Edition DVD: The Dead. John Huston's ode to James Joyce is literally missing ten minutes. Why? Who knows. But Lionsgate clearly could give two shits. [h/t: Roger Ebert]
The Fresh
-Food Inc. is the highest rated tomatometer new release at 97 percent.
-North By Northwest is now out on Blu-Ray for its' 50th anniversary.
-Wings of Desire is on Criterion. Meanwhile, shitty American version City of Angels retails for $1.72 used.
The Rotten
-G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is on special edition DVD and offers webcam functionality. Which we offered first.
-I Love You, Beth Cooper is also out on DVD. Unfortunately.
-The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 is also out. You shouldn't buy it. Buy the original instead.
-Aliens in the Attic is proof that today may be a bad day for films.
The Bland
-Sand Serpants may beg the question, "what is this?" Let the screengrab show you why it is our Bland pick.
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Sure, it is highly propable that nothing remotely good came from The Taking of Pelham 123, a remake of a film that is literally perfect and shouldn't be touched. But for the Japanese release, director Sabu was hired to shoot a short film inspired by the blur-and-motion crapfest helmed by Tony Scott.
Cash and Dash is frenetic, fantastic and puts Tony Scott's sad abortive remake to shame.
[Twitchfilm]
-John Lichman
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It only came to my attention yesterday that John Travolta has also decided to rock the 'stache in The Taking of Pelham 123, which we're reviewing this week on The Rotten Tomatoes Show.
And it came to in an epic intra-office battle of mustaches!
-John Lichman
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in-depth audio comparison of the two 'Pelham' pictures, as well as a review of 'Food, Inc.'in-depth audio comparison of the two 'Pelham' pictures, as well as a review... more
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For the first time in (human) history, movie review haikus performed on television, courtesy of Brett Erlich and Ellen Fox.
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Dreading having to watch the remake/reboot/re-imagining of ‘The Taking of Pelham One Two Three’ I’ve decided to watch the original to fortify myself –
please join me Dear Current Viewers by clicking the link to see the whole film via Fancast - New York in all its seedy 70’s glory – and check out that kick-ass theme music! Da dum dum dum.Dreading having to watch the remake/reboot/re-imagining of ‘The Taking of Pelham... more
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The Good Dr. Higgins is insistent that we review the reboot of ‘The Taking of Pelham One Two Three’, ‘The Taking of Pelham 123′ for this week’s show.
Dear Listeners – this prospect fills me with dread.
A film obviously made by feeding ‘Swordfish’ and ‘Inside Man’ into Microsoft’s new search engine ‘Bing’ with a script polish by ‘Wolfram Alpha’ via ‘Scriptbot’, ‘The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3′, (why switch the words into numerals? why why why?), is the kind of movie that, like Transformers, I doubt I could make it more than 15 minutes into.
And yet.
The Good Dr. is, as I said, insistent.
So this post is a plea. Dr. Higgins – the redoubtable Karina Longworth has already reviewed ‘The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3′ on her Spoutblog.
Can’t we say that’s good enough?
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(Re: the image above, ‘Les Pirates Du Metro’? = best film title, ever)The Good Dr. Higgins is insistent that we review the reboot of ‘The Taking of... more
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Brett Erlich and Ellen Fox take a peek at what's coming up this weekend with Moon, The Taking of Pelham 123 and Imagine That.
The Rotten Tomatoes Show is a movie review show that airs on Thursday nights at 10:30 e/p on Current TV. From reviews of the newest releases to commentary on cult favorites and movie trends, each episode of The Rotten Tomatoes Show is a fast-paced, comedic journey through the week in cinema.
For more from the Rotten Tomatoes movie show: http://current.com/the-rotten-tomatoes-show
For more about movies from Current: http://current.com/moviesBrett Erlich and Ellen Fox take a peek at what's coming up this weekend with... more
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Record a webcam review for The Taking of Pelham 123, Moon or Imagine That below and you might end up on The Rotten Tomatoes Show on Thursday night (10:30 pm).
Annoyed at the second version of Pelham? Shocked by the science of Moon? Can't imagine how Eddie Murphy got another kids' film?
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