The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

by John Godey | Mystery & Thrillers | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0425228797 Global Overview for this book
Registered by bookowl1000 of Wuhan, Hubei China on 2/2/2013
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Journal Entry 1 by bookowl1000 from Wuhan, Hubei China on Saturday, February 2, 2013


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Journal Entry 2 by bookowl1000 at Xi'an 西安, Shaanxi 陕西 China on Saturday, February 2, 2013
John Godey is the pen name of Morton Freedgood, who achieved commercial success with the books A Thrill a Minute With Jack Albany, Never Put Off Till Tomorrow What You Can Kill Today, and The Three Worlds of Johnny Handsome. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, his novel about the hijacking of a New York City subway train, was a bestseller in 1973 and was made into a hit movie starring Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw in 1974. A remake starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta was released in summer 2009.

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Journal Entry 3 by bookowl1000 at City walls hostel in Beijing 北京市, Beijing China on Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Released 11 yrs ago (2/12/2013 UTC) at City walls hostel in Beijing 北京市, Beijing China

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

Reading this I was wondering how they woudl have turned this into a modern film; I guess they would have to leave out the repeated references to race issues, which are not relevant in the same way. From what I hav eread the 1978 film is more accurate then the most recent film where they seemed to have changed everything exept that it was a subway car. I was thinking while reading it that the advent of modern technology would chnage the hijack process a lot so the novel does feel a bit dated. It is also quite understated in terms of its 'showdowns'

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