The 1973 version is infinitely better. Denzel and John Travolta do not equal Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw. Plus the entire premise of the film works much better in the pre-Internet New York. 

Pros:

- Denzel 
- James Gandolfini 

Cons:

- 2000s action thriller slo-mo 
- 2000s action thriller music
- Robert Shaw hijacked a subway in 1973 and did the crossword. Travolta is just whiny looking at stocks
- The 1973 ending was better than the book’s. This one was much dumber by comparison.