I have to admit it: the new "Taking Of Pelham 123" wasn't as bad as I thought it might be. (It's somewhat scary though when this reaction seems like the best you can hope for.)

Incidentally, I have a theory about remakes: in very few instances do they outshine the originals.

Indie producer/ director Roger Corman once told me why: think of all the moving parts and variables on a film production...all the things that can go wrong,...