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A Remake That Doesn't Need To Happen Gets A Poster That Doesn't Even Try!! THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 Poster Is Here...


Merrick here...


This poster...is cheap, ugly, and says nothing about this new film from Tony Scott.

Or, maybe it does say something about the film...if it's trying to illustrate that this movie should never have been made.

I'm not sure if the Marketeers were aiming for retro, and missed the mark? If their PhotoShop froze-up half-way through the image's production? Or...whatever.

This originates from an exclusive over at JoBlo - you can see its embiggenable entirety by clicking the thumbnail below.







Harry here - this poster makes me sick to my stomach. Looks like a shit direct to video hack job. Check out the original...





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Bad. Ass.
by Psycho_Kenshin
Feb 10th, 2009
11:17:59 AM
Looks great and you're a buffoon
by ArcadianDS
Feb 10th, 2009
11:19:45 AM
The poster's fine
by slone13
Feb 10th, 2009
11:23:24 AM
Travolta = Instant Failure
by Stuntcock Mike
Feb 10th, 2009
11:25:23 AM
And now Harry chimes in with more ass-smoke
by ArcadianDS
Feb 10th, 2009
11:25:26 AM
At least the names are next to the right actor...
by BiggusDickus
Feb 10th, 2009
11:25:46 AM
Will be nowhere near the original. Mark my words.
by Motoko Kusanagi
Feb 10th, 2009
11:27:12 AM
Travolta?!?!?
by Aquatarkusman
Feb 10th, 2009
11:29:33 AM
Arcadian
by Crow3711
Feb 10th, 2009
11:31:12 AM
I'm afraid Merrick and Harry are right
by Darryll
Feb 10th, 2009
11:31:41 AM
one MILLION dollars!
by SG7
Feb 10th, 2009
11:31:54 AM

by Crow3711
Feb 10th, 2009
11:31:54 AM

by Crow3711
Feb 10th, 2009
11:31:56 AM
Crow3711 you are a complete idiot
by ArcadianDS
Feb 10th, 2009
11:39:11 AM
Movie posters seldom wow me anymore
by YackBacker
Feb 10th, 2009
11:39:28 AM
Whoever said As Good as It Gets had a terrible poster...
by blackmantis
Feb 10th, 2009
11:42:37 AM
The problem here is that...
by Darryll
Feb 10th, 2009
11:43:32 AM
Goatee vs. Handlebar One Two Three
by TylerDurden3395
Feb 10th, 2009
11:44:21 AM
Well...
by kwisatzhaderach
Feb 10th, 2009
11:45:39 AM
It'll make money...
by matineer
Feb 10th, 2009
11:46:15 AM
I think the poster shows their character
by kikuchiyoboy
Feb 10th, 2009
11:48:33 AM
They don't make posters like they used to
by Flip63Hole
Feb 10th, 2009
11:49:23 AM
As soon as I read a useless poster
by skimn
Feb 10th, 2009
11:51:41 AM
HOW THE FUCK DO YOU FIGURE THEY AIMED FOR RETRO?
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Feb 10th, 2009
11:53:38 AM
the original poster is outdated now
by cloudrider`
Feb 10th, 2009
11:54:12 AM
The original poster looks like a Mad Fold-In
by tonagan
Feb 10th, 2009
11:56:16 AM
This is gay porn right?
by Garbageman33
Feb 10th, 2009
11:59:00 AM
tonagan I doubt they made a parody of it.
by kikuchiyoboy
Feb 10th, 2009
12:02:38 PM
Put a key in the middle and presto!
by skimn
Feb 10th, 2009
12:08:19 PM
It Quite Clearly Says, "This is Another Mediocre Tony Scott Movi
by grungies
Feb 10th, 2009
12:11:31 PM
Hmmm
by BlackBauer0320
Feb 10th, 2009
12:12:36 PM
Travolta sucks.
by Knuckleduster
Feb 10th, 2009
12:17:28 PM
Blackmantis, I love you for showing me that poster
by Shut the Fuck up Donny
Feb 10th, 2009
12:19:15 PM
IAmJack'sUserID
by slone13
Feb 10th, 2009
12:23:51 PM
Since when are Tony Scott movie posters things of legend?
by slone13
Feb 10th, 2009
12:26:20 PM
Looking at the whole poster, with the train and skyline....
by Chewtoy
Feb 10th, 2009
12:32:35 PM
The actors are the big story, then the Story story...
by TheThinker
Feb 10th, 2009
12:33:35 PM
Blackmantis:
by Dollar Bird
Feb 10th, 2009
12:36:32 PM
Um Merrick..do you know anything about design?
by SomaShine
Feb 10th, 2009
12:37:19 PM
It's the taking of the Pelham 123...
by jarjarmessiah
Feb 10th, 2009
12:37:56 PM
most posters these days
by ufoclub1977
Feb 10th, 2009
12:39:45 PM
Great, the Big Heads
by GrandMuffTarkin
Feb 10th, 2009
12:44:15 PM
AICN doesn't want this film to be good.
by LoneGun
Feb 10th, 2009
12:53:35 PM
Denzel Travolta
by j_difool
Feb 10th, 2009
12:55:36 PM
Old movies and Bad posters.
by Vic Twenty
Feb 10th, 2009
12:57:32 PM
Sorry about the jumble. No edit fuction, you see...
by Vic Twenty
Feb 10th, 2009
12:59:16 PM
I really hope Travolta kicks Denzel's ass in this one...
by cifra
Feb 10th, 2009
01:02:33 PM
IAmJack'sUserID, your Denzel comments hold no water.
by LoneGun
Feb 10th, 2009
01:04:51 PM
Here is WHY the poster sucks
by Continentalop
Feb 10th, 2009
01:08:11 PM
Cirfa
by skimn
Feb 10th, 2009
01:11:44 PM
This poster tells me nothing.
by jimmy_009
Feb 10th, 2009
01:14:52 PM
May be......
by fxmulder35
Feb 10th, 2009
01:15:40 PM
poster
by Titus05
Feb 10th, 2009
01:21:16 PM
I knew it!! As soon as I read the headline i thought,"someones's
by brock landers baby
Feb 10th, 2009
01:22:11 PM
Testify, Continentalop!
by Darryll
Feb 10th, 2009
01:23:39 PM
skimm
by cifra
Feb 10th, 2009
01:24:20 PM
ugh
by Stormshadow4life
Feb 10th, 2009
01:24:29 PM
Another to avoid
by The StarWolf
Feb 10th, 2009
01:24:43 PM
The poster's inspiration...
by The Great One
Feb 10th, 2009
01:28:30 PM
slone13, Bale would have torn Patricia a new one
by kikuchiyoboy
Feb 10th, 2009
01:29:10 PM
OOhhh,Travolta is scary. He has black hair AND a tattoo.
by brock landers baby
Feb 10th, 2009
01:29:51 PM
Travolta is a murderer.
by disfigurehead
Feb 10th, 2009
01:33:59 PM
Brown and Blue
by BigDude
Feb 10th, 2009
01:43:38 PM
cifra
by skimn
Feb 10th, 2009
01:45:46 PM
THE ROCK AS JOHN TRAVOLTA
by Mullah Omar
Feb 10th, 2009
01:45:52 PM
Alien Goatee Invasion Movie!
by rxse7en
Feb 10th, 2009
01:46:28 PM
john travolta as Dr manhattan
by Mr_X
Feb 10th, 2009
01:51:51 PM
Oooo-oooo...
by Kid Z
Feb 10th, 2009
01:51:55 PM
This poster was made for the people who
by haggardatbest
Feb 10th, 2009
01:56:24 PM
Okay, I stand corrected
by skimn
Feb 10th, 2009
01:59:11 PM
Why a better poster is a worse idea
by rockgolf
Feb 10th, 2009
02:01:10 PM
I have to say I am like skimn
by Continentalop
Feb 10th, 2009
02:02:13 PM
TWO BIG HEADS
by Steve Young
Feb 10th, 2009
02:14:36 PM
Someone may have covered this but...
by dogrobber
Feb 10th, 2009
02:14:59 PM
Ugh
by aversiontherapy2
Feb 10th, 2009
02:26:45 PM
Doesn't matter anyway
by haggardatbest
Feb 10th, 2009
02:27:31 PM
The poster for the original reminds me of...
by Royston Lodge
Feb 10th, 2009
02:30:23 PM
nearly the entire talkback didn't look at the poster
by ArcadianDS
Feb 10th, 2009
02:31:14 PM
Today's Posters Suck
by Le Phantom
Feb 10th, 2009
02:31:21 PM
here's a link to the "REAL" poster
by ArcadianDS
Feb 10th, 2009
02:32:40 PM
"1 million dolllars!"... heh heh, i miss the 70s
by JimmyJoe RedSky
Feb 10th, 2009
02:35:56 PM
This post reeks of bias
by estacado1
Feb 10th, 2009
02:42:05 PM
SHARKS IN VENICE!!!!
by im_a_lead_farmer_muthafucker
Feb 10th, 2009
02:42:10 PM
ICE-T as John Travolta
by Marko Ramius
Feb 10th, 2009
02:42:40 PM
Le Phantom
by haggardatbest
Feb 10th, 2009
02:43:38 PM
re: Chevy Chase
by haggardatbest
Feb 10th, 2009
02:48:05 PM
What?????
by IAmMrMonkey!
Feb 10th, 2009
02:48:34 PM
Ho ho
by IAmMrMonkey!
Feb 10th, 2009
02:49:59 PM
They should only remake films like this
by Dr. Chim Richalds
Feb 10th, 2009
02:51:12 PM
ANYWAY...the complete poster over at Joblo..
by IAmMrMonkey!
Feb 10th, 2009
02:52:31 PM
Denzel is the white guy
by quintana007
Feb 10th, 2009
02:55:17 PM
Merrick, this is just a variant of the "flying heads" poster.
by JackPumpkinhead
Feb 10th, 2009
02:56:01 PM
Today's posters lack imaginations
by DarthBakpao
Feb 10th, 2009
02:58:22 PM
Not Getting It
by toxicbuddha
Feb 10th, 2009
02:59:20 PM
the original poster looks like something from MAD magazine
by WickedJacob
Feb 10th, 2009
02:59:36 PM
Recall the alternate poster, too.
by JackPumpkinhead
Feb 10th, 2009
03:00:49 PM
This is one step away from
by haggardatbest
Feb 10th, 2009
03:02:51 PM
The FAN is the only weak link in Tony's chain
by Six Demon Bag
Feb 10th, 2009
03:08:57 PM
the original was made when movie posters were art
by JimmyJoe RedSky
Feb 10th, 2009
03:15:10 PM
Right on JimmyJoe
by alienindisguise
Feb 10th, 2009
03:20:08 PM
yes yes and yes - alex ross should do the GL poster
by JimmyJoe RedSky
Feb 10th, 2009
03:25:53 PM
My submission for Best Poster Ever
by haggardatbest
Feb 10th, 2009
03:26:17 PM
Not only that, but this poster doesn't inspire confidence
by Continentalop
Feb 10th, 2009
03:29:12 PM
The Remaking of Pelham 123
by Blue_Demon
Feb 10th, 2009
03:36:31 PM
UM MERRICK..YOU CUT THE BOTTOM OF THE POSTER SHIT FOR BRAINS
by SomaShine
Feb 10th, 2009
03:47:57 PM
http://www.iwatchstuff.com/200 9/02/10/taking-pelham-1-2-3-po ster
by SomaShine
Feb 10th, 2009
03:49:02 PM
Looks like a TONY SCOTT movie poster
by Turd Furgeson
Feb 10th, 2009
03:56:02 PM
Lol SomaShine
by dr sauch
Feb 10th, 2009
04:09:37 PM
there is nothing wrong with the poster...
by Bob Parr
Feb 10th, 2009
04:11:09 PM
GIANT, FLOATING HEADS...!!!
by Nasty In The Pasty
Feb 10th, 2009
04:24:30 PM
"...with some white guy taking over for Freeman?"
by Nasty In The Pasty
Feb 10th, 2009
04:26:38 PM
Bob Parr
by JimmyJoe RedSky
Feb 10th, 2009
04:38:25 PM
"the warriors" is another perfect 70s movie poster
by JimmyJoe RedSky
Feb 10th, 2009
04:40:54 PM
"scanners" has a great painted poster (80s)
by JimmyJoe RedSky
Feb 10th, 2009
04:42:22 PM
JimmyJoe RedSky
by Continentalop
Feb 10th, 2009
04:44:24 PM
George A. Romero's "Martin" had an awesome poster
by Continentalop
Feb 10th, 2009
04:49:18 PM
Travolta looks ready to lick some guy's ass!
by johnnyangel
Feb 10th, 2009
04:56:34 PM
one of my all time favorites, "king kong 1976"
by JimmyJoe RedSky
Feb 10th, 2009
05:01:10 PM
another classic painted movie poster, "sorcerer"
by JimmyJoe RedSky
Feb 10th, 2009
05:04:33 PM
Frazetta's "the gauntlet" poster
by JimmyJoe RedSky
Feb 10th, 2009
05:05:46 PM
"battle for the planet of the apes" ridiculously cool
by JimmyJoe RedSky
Feb 10th, 2009
05:06:45 PM
OMG! Photos of actors! On a movie poster!!
by Utamoh
Feb 10th, 2009
05:20:52 PM
best recent movie poster, "the wrestler"
by JimmyJoe RedSky
Feb 10th, 2009
05:45:52 PM
posters that dont show the actors says "confidence"
by JimmyJoe RedSky
Feb 10th, 2009
05:47:30 PM
LoneGun
by lsleelee
Feb 10th, 2009
05:53:09 PM
Tony Scott has whittled away the energetic editing
by CreasyBear
Feb 10th, 2009
05:57:18 PM
Or the Last Boy Scout.
by CreasyBear
Feb 10th, 2009
05:58:58 PM
Bah! This movie will rock!
by maddox
Feb 10th, 2009
06:10:30 PM
How come big budget movies have such bland posters...
by Continentalop
Feb 10th, 2009
06:11:44 PM
Continentalop
by JimmyJoe RedSky
Feb 10th, 2009
06:21:06 PM
Continentalop, i was referring to old movies
by JimmyJoe RedSky
Feb 10th, 2009
06:24:08 PM
JimmyJoe RedSky
by Continentalop
Feb 10th, 2009
06:28:28 PM
Meh.
by Darkman
Feb 10th, 2009
06:33:56 PM
"battle beyond the stars" has a fantastic poster
by JimmyJoe RedSky
Feb 10th, 2009
06:35:02 PM
"Q" had an awesome poster...
by Continentalop
Feb 10th, 2009
06:35:43 PM
the japanese 80s "flash gordon" poster is great too
by JimmyJoe RedSky
Feb 10th, 2009
06:37:05 PM
"inframan" poster fucks everyones eyballs
by JimmyJoe RedSky
Feb 10th, 2009
06:39:20 PM
Alligator had a great poster
by Continentalop
Feb 10th, 2009
06:40:36 PM
Oh man, "inframan"
by Continentalop
Feb 10th, 2009
06:41:26 PM
Megaforce
by Continentalop
Feb 10th, 2009
06:41:54 PM
Megaforce
by Continentalop
Feb 10th, 2009
06:42:59 PM
i wish mad max looked like its poster
by JimmyJoe RedSky
Feb 10th, 2009
06:43:46 PM
inframan is so bad its sublime, required viewing
by JimmyJoe RedSky
Feb 10th, 2009
06:44:38 PM
slow movie news day
by antonphd
Feb 10th, 2009
06:45:56 PM
"equinox" and "the devil's rain"
by JimmyJoe RedSky
Feb 10th, 2009
06:47:10 PM
wheres the rest of the poster?
by alice 13
Feb 10th, 2009
06:48:35 PM
"Fear No Evil" and "Raw Meat"
by Continentalop
Feb 10th, 2009
06:52:55 PM
I have to laugh
by Fireball XL-5
Feb 10th, 2009
07:29:48 PM
I loved the original and about the "dated" poster...
by spectrebeeyatch
Feb 10th, 2009
07:52:04 PM
A Film By Tony Scott
by SnootyBoots
Feb 10th, 2009
07:58:29 PM
JimmyJoe RedSky
by Bob Parr
Feb 10th, 2009
08:15:57 PM
JimmyJoe RedSky
by Bob Parr
Feb 10th, 2009
08:18:20 PM
BATTLE ROYALE: MALCOM X VS. VILLAGE PEOPLE
by BringingSexyBack
Feb 10th, 2009
08:18:53 PM
TRAINING DAY 2: JAKE GOES CRUISING
by BringingSexyBack
Feb 10th, 2009
08:21:11 PM
Johnny T. needs a hit!
by thebearovingian
Feb 10th, 2009
08:35:00 PM
"SHANE, TOO MUCH LIGHT ON DENZEL ..."
by BringingSexyBack
Feb 10th, 2009
08:38:05 PM
SPOILER giant psionic squid hijacks the plane in ending
by Groothewarrior
Feb 10th, 2009
08:40:37 PM
WELCOME BACK KOTTER 39: VINNIE VS. FREDDIE BOOM-BOOM
by BringingSexyBack
Feb 10th, 2009
08:58:02 PM
DENZEL: "WHY SO BLUE?"
by BringingSexyBack
Feb 10th, 2009
09:04:49 PM
"Stop looking at my ear lobes"!!!!!!!!
by SoylentMean
Feb 10th, 2009
09:34:28 PM
Two Angry Dudes Not Really Making Eye Contact:
by SoylentMean
Feb 10th, 2009
09:35:03 PM
DENZEL: "WHERE'S YOUR OTHER HAND?"
by BringingSexyBack
Feb 10th, 2009
09:42:37 PM
Should be a sequel: TAKING OF PELHAM 456!
by Bob Cryptonight
Feb 10th, 2009
09:43:59 PM
TRAVOLTA: "I'M TAKING PELHAM 123."
by BringingSexyBack
Feb 10th, 2009
09:50:04 PM
DENZEL: "WHO'S LIGHTING YOU?"
by BringingSexyBack
Feb 10th, 2009
09:51:34 PM
Kong '76
by ufoclub1977
Feb 10th, 2009
09:56:39 PM
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang had a great poster.
by GQtaste
Feb 10th, 2009
09:57:00 PM
Mickey Rourke is smiling
by Star Hump
Feb 10th, 2009
10:01:33 PM
piece of shit
by Gungan Slayer
Feb 10th, 2009
10:27:36 PM
Bob Peak made some kick ass posters
by JimmyJoe RedSky
Feb 10th, 2009
10:37:17 PM
ufoclub1977
by JimmyJoe RedSky
Feb 10th, 2009
10:40:38 PM
THE TAKING OF SHIA LEBEOUF EASY AS 1-2-3
by BringingSexyBack
Feb 10th, 2009
10:42:24 PM
THEY DON'T MAKE POSTERS LIKE THEY USED TO
by BringingSexyBack
Feb 10th, 2009
10:43:55 PM
Regarding the original.
by Royston Lodge
Feb 11th, 2009
12:05:22 AM
The greatest movie poster is....
by Madmacks
Feb 11th, 2009
12:19:34 AM
Man on fire was also a remake...
by eustisclay
Feb 11th, 2009
12:28:21 AM
Havent they realized no one cares about stars now?
by BurgerKing
Feb 11th, 2009
12:32:47 AM
We have a broken arrow . . .
by aboriginal
Feb 11th, 2009
12:43:13 AM
hilarious to see all the contrarian shitfucks pop up as usual
by wash
Feb 11th, 2009
01:09:02 AM
the one good thing about remakes
by deanbarry
Feb 11th, 2009
01:50:06 AM
Lucio Fulci's "Zombie" is one of the best posters
by Stalkeye
Feb 11th, 2009
02:01:31 AM
Cash the pay check easy as one two three !
by kingoflight
Feb 11th, 2009
02:03:10 AM
Why so much Tony Scott hate?
by Motoko Kusanagi
Feb 11th, 2009
02:19:09 AM
Come on!
by Bruarvatn
Feb 11th, 2009
02:20:05 AM
And don't you even dare to hate on...
by Motoko Kusanagi
Feb 11th, 2009
02:20:29 AM
high rez version of original poster
by mr.brownstone
Feb 11th, 2009
02:31:10 AM
Tony Scott
by Bruarvatn
Feb 11th, 2009
02:50:23 AM
and aicn kept saying
by Bruarvatn
Feb 11th, 2009
02:53:25 AM
Bruarvatn...
by im_a_lead_farmer_muthafucker
Feb 11th, 2009
04:01:17 AM
im_a_lead_farmer_muthafucker
by Bruarvatn
Feb 11th, 2009
04:14:08 AM
Seriously though...
by im_a_lead_farmer_muthafucker
Feb 11th, 2009
04:20:31 AM
who dosen't love
by Bruarvatn
Feb 11th, 2009
04:21:15 AM
Bruarvatn...
by im_a_lead_farmer_muthafucker
Feb 11th, 2009
04:26:31 AM
I don't remember
by Bruarvatn
Feb 11th, 2009
04:27:35 AM
I think
by Bruarvatn
Feb 11th, 2009
04:31:37 AM
But Dawn of the Dead was just zombies...
by im_a_lead_farmer_muthafucker
Feb 11th, 2009
04:33:05 AM
V for Vendetta was so so
by Dingbatty
Feb 11th, 2009
04:34:08 AM
Dawn of the Dead wasn't just zombies...
by Continentalop
Feb 11th, 2009
05:19:58 AM
Im_a_lead_farmer_muthafucker
by Continentalop
Feb 11th, 2009
05:23:16 AM
MERRICK HARRY WTF?!?!?
by HenryVIII
Feb 11th, 2009
05:29:15 AM
orange man vs blue man
by The Amazing G
Feb 11th, 2009
05:40:14 AM
original sucks too
by ironic_name
Feb 11th, 2009
05:54:42 AM
Spike Lee is in this?
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
Feb 11th, 2009
06:24:15 AM
ironic
by caruso_stalker217
Feb 11th, 2009
06:41:30 AM
The MUSIC of Pelham 123..
by CeejayNightwing
Feb 11th, 2009
06:57:54 AM
Jeez...
by Codename V
Feb 11th, 2009
07:00:17 AM
Matthau is too dead to trash my scene.
by ironic_name
Feb 11th, 2009
07:23:46 AM
I like the other original poster the best
by MRJONZ72
Feb 11th, 2009
07:23:55 AM
Kind of reminds me of the freakiness of
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Feb 11th, 2009
07:24:55 AM
Do any of the remakes really need to happen?
by quadrupletree
Feb 11th, 2009
07:59:28 AM
Twats crying "dat's only half of da poster, you suck!"...
by JackPumpkinhead
Feb 11th, 2009
08:42:10 AM
Tony Scott is God?
by ScottinDC
Feb 11th, 2009
09:25:54 AM
JimmyJoeRedSky is right
by The StarWolf
Feb 11th, 2009
10:00:06 AM
if there's Crank 2, then we needs Man On Fire 2
by Spandau Belly
Feb 11th, 2009
10:07:36 AM
Creasy Bear "twas a flesh wound."
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Feb 11th, 2009
10:25:50 AM
Okay, so who's going to photoshop
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Feb 11th, 2009
10:27:40 AM
Best poster EVER
by ArcadianDS
Feb 11th, 2009
11:31:42 AM
jackpumpkin...
by Codename V
Feb 11th, 2009
12:04:58 PM
JimmyJoe RedSky... Kong '76 art
by ufoclub1977
Feb 11th, 2009
12:27:05 PM
WTF?
by radio1_mike
Feb 11th, 2009
01:01:57 PM
the portion that harry left out doesnt help it
by JimmyJoe RedSky
Feb 11th, 2009
01:48:38 PM
Escape Fron NY is one of the best posters iv'e seen.
by Stalkeye
Feb 11th, 2009
02:33:13 PM
not as bad as this
by jermcdee
Feb 11th, 2009
02:53:55 PM
Stalkeye, yes - thats a great one
by JimmyJoe RedSky
Feb 11th, 2009
04:20:55 PM
Top Gun
by mojoman69
Feb 11th, 2009
06:38:52 PM
Poster
by AMAZING_BIZARRO
Feb 11th, 2009
08:52:29 PM

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