Is Unstoppable Really Based on a True Story? (And 24 Other
Urgent Questions)  Denzel Washington and Chris Pine chug into
theaters this weekend in Tony Scott’s runaway-train thriller,
Unstoppable. Denzel Washington plays a railway veteran assigned
to show the new guy on the job (Pine) the ropes. Is a movie
about a train with no one on it exciting? Is this really a true
story? Will Unstoppable be unstoppable at the box office this
weekend? As a service, we answer every question that you could
possibly have about Unstoppable.  Q: Are you sure your
introduction is correct? I swear I’ve seen this movie before,
but Chris Pine wasn’t in it. Aren’t you forgetting John
Travolta?  A: John Travolta and Denzel Washington starred in
last year’s The Taking of Pelham 123, which was also directed by
Tony Scott. Q: See, this movie came out last year. Why are we
still talking about it?  A: The Taking of Pelham 123, which came
out in 2009, was a movie about a hijacked New York City subway
train. Unstoppable is a movie about an