The Taking of Pelham One Two Three - A group of men hijack a New York subway train, take hostages and demand a ransom for their release. The NYPD, the mayor and a transit workers try to scramble to dissolve the situation, save the hostages and attempt to catch these hijackers. I take a look at the 1974 film The Taking of Pelham One Two Three starring Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw and Martin Balsam and its 2009 remake starring John Travolta, Denzel Washington and James Gandolfini.