Stephen King loves forgotten action thrillers with Denzel Washington-he went under with the criticism

Stephen King likes to face public perception. At least that’s how it works: A famous film adaptation of one of his novels is considered a horror master’s work, but he himself doesn’t like the film. The situation is different with the thriller The kidnapping of the Pelham 123 subway From 2009: The action cracker with Denzel Washington failed in the criticism of how many reviews on Rotten Tomatoes show. But King loves the film. Stephen King loves Thriller: “Denzel Washington is great”

In a list of his favorite films in 2009, which appeared at Entertainment Weekly, he explains:

The clearest and most exciting film by director Tony Scott. Denzel Washington is great In the role that Walter Mathau previously played. But the most fun is John Travolta in his absolute full throttle role as villain Ryder. The film even makes public enemies look old.

The kidnapping of the Pelham 123 subway is the third film adaptation of a novel by John Godey, which was published in Germany under the title departure Pelham 1:00 in Germany. The story revolves around them Kidnapping a subway in New York through several unknowns who demand a millions of ransom. You negotiate with the dispatcher Garber (played in the film from 2009 by Denzel Washington). When the handover of the money is delayed, the life of the hostage is on the knife cutting edge.

Take a look at the trailer for the kidnapping of the Pelham 123 subway from 2009:

The third film adaptation of Godey’s template was found in 2009 Little enthusiasm. According to The Numbers, he only played $ 150 million at the box office, which is far too little with a budget of 110 million.

It is good to hear that at least King is a fan of the film. For some, its taste may be a bit weird. But in a life full of bestsellers you can’t say that he does not know what was good.

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