movies like it?

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VictorineMeurent — 11 years ago(January 18, 2015 11:04 PM)

Dog Day Afternoon
Marathon Man
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three*
(The first and best)
The Last Detail
*Not to be confused with The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

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RuthlessGoat — 11 years ago(January 22, 2015 04:00 AM)

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Goat at Ruthless Reviews

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srklondie — 11 years ago(February 04, 2015 03:47 AM)

Which Pelham are you referring to?

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VictorineMeurent — 11 years ago(February 05, 2015 12:41 PM)

I meant the original.

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srklondie — 11 years ago(February 05, 2015 02:32 PM)

I'm glad. I kind of figured that you meant the original. The reason I asked you is because of the way you listed the title. In the original the numbers are spelled out and in the [ so called ] remake just numbers are used in the title. I don't have enough fingers and toes to count the number of times that I've watched the original. I do have enough fingers and toes to count the number of [ seconds ] I would waste on the remake.

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VictorineMeurent — 11 years ago(February 06, 2015 12:08 AM)

The funny part is I did actually look up the title (to confirm the numbers) yet still managed an error. I'll add an edit.

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devil_girl15 — 10 years ago(July 09, 2015 08:45 AM)

Death Wish (1974) portrays NYC with a dark, gritty atmosphere.
What ever you do, DON'T FALL ASLEEP.-Nancy Thompson RIP

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roadhammer_ab — 9 years ago(September 02, 2016 10:39 AM)

there where 2 remakes both terrible

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srklondie — 9 years ago(September 02, 2016 02:06 PM)

Nice to see that someone has the good taste to recognize that. I've seen the original at least 25 times. Have never seen the others. Anyone who thinks a masterpiece should be remade should be sterilized.

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benGsboat — 11 years ago(February 04, 2015 08:11 AM)

srklondie is dying to point out that the original
Pelham
uses
One Two Three
in the title, and the newer version is known as
1 2 3
.
After all, the OP asked about similar 60s and 70s movieswhy would someone mention a remake from 2009?
By the way, good recommendations. Another gritty, realistic film I like very much is
Straight Time
, also with Hoffman.

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VictorineMeurent — 11 years ago(February 05, 2015 12:43 PM)

Thanks!
I'm not familiar with
Strait Time
but I will definitely look into it.

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tthomaslew76-234-269609 — 10 years ago(December 04, 2015 04:30 PM)

I'm not sure if you mean the buddy-type films, but one that I'm sure you may like that is one stars Gene Hackman and Al Pacino as buddies called "Scarecrow."
It is the closest thing to "Midnight Cowboy" ever made.

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vince-volaju — 10 years ago(December 14, 2015 06:27 AM)

Tthomaslew,you're right on target about Scarecrow.
After rating Midnight Cowboy (which I didn't like long ago on first couple of viewings but now appreciate) I decided to check the board on it and came across your posts. You've an impressive grasp of movies. Alas, I could see only a page or 2 of posts you'd written.
http://vincentandmorticiasspeakeasy14846.yuku.com/directory

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daverindone — 10 years ago(February 15, 2016 05:16 AM)

Agree, good call on Scarecrow! I'd also toss out My Own Private Idaho and possibly SLC Punk! if you want two "doomed buddy" movies. If you want sleazy, bizarre and outright dangerous NYC, look no further than Cruising (1980).