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Capone likes THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 as long as it stays underground...literally!!!

First by smiteboy	Jun 12th, 2009 01:02:50 PM
and only
Travolta... by cdubbs727	Jun 12th, 2009 01:04:28 PM
I enjoyed the film as safe, solid summer entertainment. But you're right Capone--Travolta was terrible. He's basically just playing his "having too much fun" bad guy that he played in Broken Arrow and parts of Face/Off...but the shtick is tired and really uncalled for here, in a film that should have had a gritty, angry villian. Surprised no one has mentioned the moment when an angry, frustrated Travolta actually yells--unironically--"Lick my bunghole!!" By the way, upon coming home I found "Hairspray" was on Cinemax. Travolta needs to stick to comedy.
Please Don't Fire at the Thermonuclear weapons by drewlicious	Jun 12th, 2009 01:17:22 PM
That one still makes me laugh. In a good way.
Love me some Crimson Tide! by Human_Bean_Juice_	Jun 12th, 2009 01:17:55 PM

Travolta was so awesome in Broken Arrow by ackack	Jun 12th, 2009 01:21:49 PM
They'll probably be remaking that soon.
"Broken Arrow: The Beginning" by ackack	Jun 12th, 2009 01:24:14 PM
Film's producers say "It will be a reboot much in same vein as Star Trek and Batman Begins." They added "Audiences' loved Travolta's 'ain't it cool' line so we're gonna show them where that came from." Potential director Michael Bay says "It will be awesome". Potential star Christian Bale says "It will be done professionally!"
Travolta is not a good actor anymore by BobParr	Jun 12th, 2009 02:12:57 PM
Let's just face facts. He's sucked in everything for the past 10 years (at least). His work always pulls you out of the movie. How he continues to get work is beyond me. Is anyone actually a John Travolta fan?
AVATAR. December. Nothing else matters. by Motoko Kusanagi	Jun 12th, 2009 02:15:52 PM
Seriously folks, a Pelham 123 remake? Thanks, but no thanks.
BATTLEFIELD EARTH by turketron_2	Jun 12th, 2009 02:16:19 PM
LOL
I'll see anything by Tony Scott w/ Denzel in it by fassbinder79	Jun 12th, 2009 02:30:47 PM

Battlefield Earth: Begins by Robert_Downey_in_blackface	Jun 12th, 2009 02:37:48 PM
Lets REBOOT that badboy. We can get Shitty Labeof to play Travola's big burly alien character...
Speaking of AVATAR, is that trailer still on for Transformers? by zillabeast	Jun 12th, 2009 02:39:24 PM
I may buy a ticket to Star Trek, and sneak into Transformers just to check it out. Then go watch Star Trek again.
Guess we all feel differently about Travolta... by castor778	Jun 12th, 2009 02:46:33 PM
I'm not going to stand by his work of recent, and I'm not going to say he was better in this than Denzel was... but I thought he did an excellent job in this movie. It is interesting though, it seems all the critics on Rotten Tomatoes have completely different feelings specifically for Travolta here - some definitely agree with Capone, some say he's the best thing about the movie. I'm not one of the laters, but I had no complaints about him at all. Outside of finding out more about his characters background near the end of the film, everything else about him was believable to me, and I happened to like his "motherfucker" drops quite a bit.
castor778 by Cruel_Kingdom	Jun 12th, 2009 02:50:28 PM
Are you kidding me? He was every bit as bad here as he is (for some reason) anytime he plays a bad guy. He overacted in Broken Arrow, he overacted in The Punisher, he did some overacting in parts of Face/Off... You always know he's in overacting mode when his head moves around like a bobble head and he says "cool" things like "my man" and "ain't it cool?" He really sucked in this movie. I realize you are a fan, but are you really so biased as to not notice that he chewed throught he scenery like a fucking T-Rex here?
Cruel_Kingdom by castor778	Jun 12th, 2009 03:12:26 PM
First and foremost, I hope you don't mean "fan" of John Travolta like I support all his work like Wild Hogs and any of the other shit he's been in over the past how many years. Face/Off is the last film I recall him playing a role like this in - and from what I can recall it was Nicolas Cage who stole that movie (hense my screen name Castor here). I forgot he was in the Punisher, but I really don't recall much from that movie to begin with so I'll probably agree with you that he likely sucked there too. I might like his bad guy image, even if he has ticks people might find annoying. But as I said, I'm not the only the person to say I liked his work here... "Travolta and Washington are dynamite in roles that could have slid by as stereotypes." Peter Travers "Travolta clearly relishes the chance to play a really bad guy, and almost makes us forget Shaw's perfectly conceived character." Peter Howell I'd post more, but whatever, go to Rotten Tomatoes if you don't believe me. It's just an opinion man.
Fuck Travers by Cruel_Kingdom	Jun 12th, 2009 03:30:56 PM
I normally agree with him, but giving this film an 88 is like putting a silk hat on a pig (to quote GoodFellas). That's almost as nonsensical as Ebert giving The Knowing a 100. And Travolta was far from the worst thing about this film. The worst thing was Scott's direction, which distracted from the film's storyline. Does every shot of two men talking really have to be filmed by a circling camera? And that sped-up train effect got so old... Ugh.
Can't stand Travolta anymore. by Knuckleduster	Jun 12th, 2009 03:56:04 PM
I would never ever fuckin ever cast that guy. How the fuck Tarantino got anything out of him remains a mystery, but those days are clearly long gone. Oh well, we'll always have Grease. The night this film opens, I'll be home watching the original.
Yeah, I'm gonna have to rent this one by SoylentMean	Jun 12th, 2009 04:08:28 PM
I was kinda excited to see it but now that I think about it I don't think this movie "needs" to be seen in a theater. I can wait.
This summer, nay this year, sucks for movies... by SoylentMean	Jun 12th, 2009 04:24:07 PM
There's maybe a handful of films I'm even remotely looking forward to, and we've most likely already gotten this year's best movie (Up). 2009 seems very, very disappointing in the movie department. Maybe next year won't suck.
travolta in battlefield earth by i.baronvladimir	Jun 12th, 2009 04:41:28 PM
i like when he's shooting off the legs of those cows or whatever the hell they were. he whips his gun around for a couple of behind the back shots - and can barely do it, because of his ridiculous costume. jesus. travolta, in his awfulness, can be strangely fascinating.
This movie's fucking wretched. by Harry Weinstein	Jun 12th, 2009 04:42:51 PM
Coney Island 6 train.
worst film ever: poll by i.baronvladimir	Jun 12th, 2009 04:43:26 PM
1. Battlefield Earth. 2. Catwoman. 3. Batman & Robin.
Desperate and shitty by lockesbrokenleg	Jun 12th, 2009 05:45:35 PM
What this film smells like
How high do you have to be to enjoy Battlefield Earth? by SoylentMean	Jun 12th, 2009 05:53:02 PM
I'd like to see if I can get there.
A Thetan 7 holds a bunch of Reactive Minds hostage by AzulTool	Jun 12th, 2009 06:58:28 PM
Which guys does Travolta make out with in this one?
by Harry Weinstein	Jun 12th, 2009 07:27:48 PM
"yes, in some cities, you can get a wireless signal in the subway" Then they should have set this film in Seoul, because you sure as hell can't do that on a 6 train.
battlefield earth = worst movie ever. by alice 13	Jun 12th, 2009 07:30:42 PM
reboot! ftlulz.
I thought I was going to agree with you (spoilers) by CherryValance	Jun 12th, 2009 08:47:19 PM
but then you went off on Travolta who I actually thought was really good in the role. I actually thought it went to hell when they went above ground too. It was like a little warning signal went off in my head when Denzel got away from them. The minute they said forget it we don't have time [to go after him] I was thinking 'uh oh'. But I had no problem with Travolta. And I'll put it out there that those high pitched "motherfuckers" clued you into the fact that he wasn't just some hood. The only people who pronounce all the letters in "motherfucker" are educated white people. It never sounds natural when they say it. Otherwise I don't see a problem with Travolta's acting. The ending didn't make sense to me. But I didn't see the original so I don't know if it's the same. I intend to soon enough. But the whole idea of criminals having money in accounts that they're going to get to later never makes sense to me. I mean wouldn't an account of any kind with your name on it be watched by the law after you just hijacked a subway? Anyway, you wanna talk never enough Guzman? There wasn't nearly enough Rispoli. Never is. I love that guy.
Travolta is always awful by Sexicutioner	Jun 12th, 2009 09:05:08 PM
even hated him in Pulp Fiction
Thank you CherryValance by castor778	Jun 12th, 2009 09:21:33 PM
Yeah, I'd agree with about everything you said there. The whole stock market thing was just awkward, not because it was a bad idea (in all reality, it makes sense) - but if you were going to do something like that, you wouldn't start feeding out stories about you that'd give away your identity. Anyways, I didn't feel it went to hell when they got above ground - I just started getting bored by that point. All in all, just another one to add to proof the Tony Scott/Denzel Washington pairing always deliver - even if this is down around the Deja Vu caliber if only a little better.
Can't review by spacebatman	Jun 12th, 2009 10:34:37 PM
The reviews are becoming more and more like out of touch Roger and Ebert. John is a good villain. Act your age and stop writing reviews like it's for NYT.
near far wheerrrrrreeevver you are by maitlanr	Jun 12th, 2009 10:37:28 PM
look at his use of color right here! tjohhny travolat makes my bone buzz
The villian made the movie BETTER. by GibsonUSA Returns	Jun 12th, 2009 11:38:28 PM
If it was a straight performance...the movie would have been completely forgettable. The script we're dealing with here aint genious. The over the top bad guy performance is what made it cool. If anything fucked up the movie, it was the cheesy webcam chat between the teens. WTF??
Travolta was actually pretty good as the villian in Swordfish by Sulik2	Jun 13th, 2009 12:18:15 PM
Which is an under rated movie in itself.
Travolta's acting by jawsfan	Jun 14th, 2009 09:46:39 AM
He could be a decent actor if he would ever choose to do decent material. He's not a completely untalented hack, but he sure doesn't try too hard either. No matter how many fake neck tattoos you put on this guy (as in TOP123) he always looks and sounds like John Travolta. I haven't bought his as a non-Travolta character since "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble" and that was back in 1852 or something.
spelling correction by jawsfan	Jun 14th, 2009 09:47:44 AM
I meant "I haven't bought HIM [emphasis added] as a non-Travolta character..."
"He could be a decent actor" by CherryValance	Jun 14th, 2009 01:09:12 PM
Seriously. What are you talking about? I know people love their hyperbole and whatnot but whether you like him or not John Travolta has never been a bad actor or just decent. I'd really like to know what most people around here think "good" or "great" acting is. The point is you're supposed to believe someone in the role they're playing. I think most actors do that on a regular basis. If they do then they're a good actor, imo. If you're looking for intense emotional scenes and lots of wailing and gnashing of teeth, you can't have that in every movie. And imo it should happen rarely. I really just don't know what people are expecting.
Saw the original last night by The Gipper	Jun 15th, 2009 01:26:15 PM
All I know is that Jerry Stiller kicked ass in the original!!! Plus it had Paulie from the ROCKY movies as a bad guy.

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