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Review of Movie: Runaway Train & The Taking of Pelham One Two Three DVD

Runaway Train: John Voight and Eric Roberts earned Oscar nominations for their stunning performances as convicts who escape into the icy northeast wilderness aboard an out-of-control freight train. 112 mins. 16x9 (Widescreen Letterbox)

The Taking of Pelham 123 (1998) Remake of the 1974 thriller about two New York City cops (Edward James Olmos, Lorraine Bracco) who try to negotiate with hijackers who have seized control of a subway train and are holding 14 people hostage. 120 mins. 4x3 (Full screen)

Overall rating for this DVD? 5 Star Excellent
4 Star Very Good
3 Star Good
2 Star Fair
1 Star Poor

The rest is optional but appreciated.

In your opinion, how was the narration level? There was no narration.
Just enough.
Could have used more.
A little too much.
Way too much.
Narration can be turned off.

Aside from the content of the DVD, how would you rate the image quality (sharpness, camera steadiness, etc)? Poor.
A little rough around the edges.
Good.
Excellent!

How would you rate the VALUE of this video? Overpriced for the amount of enjoyment I got out of it.
Seemed a little high, but not too bad.
Fair.
Good value.
Excellent value!

Last question. Would you recommend this DVD to others? Definitely not!
Not unless they REALLY were interested in the subject matter.
Yes
Definitely.
A "Must Have"!

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