Pelham 1-2-3

[Phil Kane]

On Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:38:07 +0000 (UTC), sch@panix.com wrote:

>Oh, I figured that out immediately, but to a sunway purist or anyone in
>NYC who cares, this is annoying Hollywood ****! From what I have seen in
>the commercials, there are other subway errors!

Subway purists and "Pelham 1-2-3" fans are two different (but somewhat
overlapping) entities. My idea of a "subway purist" is to build new
cars that look like and operate like the IRT Lo-Vs and the BMT
Standards of my youth, but that's not going to happen.

47 years ago I was with the Strategic Air Command and a film about SAC
called "Gathering of Eagles" was filmed at one of the bases that I
routinely visited. The film included some operational exercises that
I routinely evaluated. Yes, there were some very gross errors, some
intentional, but that didn't detract from the film's plot line for the
average viewer.

>I have no intention to see the movie. At ;east until it is on free tv.

Then you are not a REAL "Pelham 1-2-3" aficionado :-) . I have the
hardcover book (I used to have the paperback but it went out on loan
and disappeared over the years), the video of the first movie, an
off-the-cable recording of the ABC remake (one day I have to redub it
to remove the ads) and am looking forward to the new release.

They are all very different one from another, but that's what remakes
are all about.
--

"Stand Clear of the Closing Doors, Please"

Phil Kane - Beaverton, OR
PNW Beburg MP 28.0 - OE District

[grammatim]

On Jun 10, 7:02*pm, Phil Kane <Phil.K...@nov.shmovz.ka.pop> wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:38:07 +0000 (UTC), s...@panix.com wrote:
> >Oh, I figured that out immediately, but to a sunway purist or anyone in
> >NYC who cares, this is annoying Hollywood ****! From what I have seen in
> >the commercials, there are other subway errors!
>
> Subway purists and "Pelham 1-2-3" fans are two different (but somewhat
> overlapping) entities. *My idea of a "subway purist" is to build new
> cars that look like and operate like the IRT Lo-Vs and the BMT
> Standards of my youth, but that's not going to happen.
>
> 47 years ago I was with the Strategic Air Command and a film about SAC
> called "Gathering of Eagles" was filmed at one of the bases that I
> routinely visited. *The film included some operational *exercises that
> I routinely evaluated. *Yes, there were some very gross errors, some
> intentional, but that didn't detract from the film's plot line for the
> average viewer.
>
> >I have no intention to see the movie. At ;east until it is on free tv.
>
> Then you are not a REAL "Pelham 1-2-3" aficionado *:-) . *I have the
> hardcover book (I used to have the paperback but it went out on loan
> and disappeared over the years), the video of the first movie, an
> off-the-cable recording of the ABC remake (one day I have to redub it
> to remove the ads) and am looking forward to the new release.
>
> They are all very different one from another, but that's what remakes
> are all about.

On NPR this morning -- one on The Takeaway, the other on Morning
Edition

[Phil Kane]

On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:00:23 -0700 (PDT), grammatim
<grammatim@************> wrote:

>> They are all very different one from another, but that's what remakes
>> are all about.
>
>On NPR this morning -- one on The Takeaway, the other on Morning
>Edition

I heard the latter while I was driving (we don't get "The Takeaway"
here). Made me even more interested in seeing the film.
--

"Stand Clear of the Closing Doors, Please"

Phil Kane - Beaverton, OR
PNW Beburg MP 28.0 - OE District

[grammatim]

On Jun 12, 1:44*pm, Phil Kane <Phil.K...@nov.shmovz.ka.pop> wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:00:23 -0700 (PDT), grammatim
>
> <gramma...@************> wrote:
> >> They are all very different one from another, but that's what remakes
> >> are all about.
>
> >On NPR this morning -- one on The Takeaway, the other on Morning
> >Edition
>
> I heard the latter while I was driving (we don't get "The Takeaway"
> here). *

You're not missing much.

> Made me even more interested in seeing the film.