Tony Scott is the worst film director in history. The execrable Top Gun, the reprehensible Domino, that worthless shoot-out movie in Mexico with Denzel Washington. He doesn't merely make bad movies he gleefully cashes in on the downward spiral of civilization. Pretty TV commercials for the material culture. Worthless and worse.

David Shire did the score for The Taking of Pelham 123.

@2: You are correct; I was misinformed by a friend and then didn't cross-check. I'm sorry. We'll be fixing that and making a note. Thank you!

While I haven't seen this one (and have no desire too) I would venture to say the TV version remake in the late 80s starring Eddie Olmos was superior to this.

Harry Gregson-Williams has done some great scoring work (often the only good feature of a Tony Scott film) but this one was a dud.

And if anyone asks... yes I listen to movie scores before seeing a film. I am a dork that way.

I liked the original and its funky big band soundtrack. Tony Scott and John Travolta are not worth paying attention to at this point.

The original is one of my all-time favorite films, and I am offended by this re-make on many levels. I won't see it, especially since I abhor a man that can't properly swear. Fucking Travolta.

@1 Worst? Probably not. But he's definitely in the same league as Michael Bay. His career is largely made up of films that could have been good (if not great) if given competent directors, but unfortunately his hackery drags them into mediocrity followed by obscurity. People even try to hold up True Romance as a great film, which is just completely mind-boggling considering what a mess it is.

Looks everybody jumped in and noted the excellent David Shire score of the 1974 original film. Shire's Pelham score-- along with Don Ellis (The French Connection), Jerry Goldsmith (Chinatown), Tangerine Dream (Sorcerer), Carmine Coppola (Apocalypse Now) and Shire again for The Conversation--helped set the 1970's frantic, edgy, alienated feel. --Steve Costie

You are mistaking production values, good taste, with cinematic ability of which TS has none. His only trick is to smash your attention span with flashing lights and loud noises. Thank his brother for that.
As for the odious use he has put his privileged position to Top Gun alone deserves a special place in the fascist propaganda hall of fame. The rest of his output merely demeans the entire human race.
He really is the worst film visionary, auteur, "director", of all time.

@ 11.. nope. although tony scott's pretty horrendous ( although 'true romance' is a guilty pleasure and i have quentin tarrentino for that). but i think it's joel schumacher..he's the worst. then again i haven't seen anything by this mc g fellow..

jesus... demon weed.. that should read ' i suppose i have quentin tarentino' ..etc..