"Taken" (Liam Neeson)

[bembol]

Is this worth seeing? Haven't seen Liam Neeson at the Big Screen since Batman Begins.

[shannn]

Is this worth seeing? Haven't seen Liam Neeson at the Big Screen since Batman Begins.

I really wanna watch it, it looks GOOD!

and the star gave it 3 stars (out of 4) for what that's worth..they said it was really good too

But, w/ my scheudle, I'll probably have to wait til it comes to DVD :( I just hope I remember about it when it does get released on DVD

[nx6288]

wasn't this "out" a while ago?

[shannn]

wasn't this "out" a while ago?

In Europe it has been out for ages
But in North America...just released in theatres :o (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taken_(film))

Wow, reading wikipedia, just realized it is also in french

[theurbancanadian]

I loved this movie. It had the feel of a Bourne movie IMO so if you liked the Bourne films, you'll probably like this one as well.

[deep]

My wife and I watched this last night, and weren't expecting much. But it was fine, actually. Apart from the semi-ridiculous speed with which events transpired, it was entertaining. Liam Neeson tends to add some class to everything he does, but he also added a giant can of whuppass this time around. I'd give it a 7/10.

[Zndrew]

I watched this movie and it's great. I would recommend it

[time space]

Enjoyable thriller - not quite cartoony enough, but good February entertainment.

[stockbones]

This movie was really good. I couldnt help but laugh when the daughter started to run. There was something wrong with it.

[Little Dragon]

it's worth the watch. but kinda rushed in the bits in how he uncovers the politician's connections so quickly (imo)

[Keelie]

It wasnt a bad movie, but I found liam to be a bit unbelievable for the part.

[GateGuardian]

The movie was pretty good. Liam Neeson is a pretty good actor himself, but I'm not sure if he was suited for this movie

[Kaitlyn]

I really enjoyed this movie! I recommend it

[cmge]

what are u waiting for go watch it!!

[user01]

I like his movie dialogues, pretty rough and commanding like he would actually do anything to catch you... :razz::razz::razz:

[punisher101]

Great movie with lots of action. If you like 24's Jack Bauer - you'll like this movie.

[Kaitlyn]

Great movie with lots of action. If you like 24's Jack Bauer - you'll like this movie.

I'm pretty sure that is the reason I love it... love him! lol

[codemonkey]

I have only one beef with the movie: why did the daughter run like a ******?

because of the way she ran, I'll dock it one of its three stars.

[Crowbarfoot]

Watched it a few months ago, enjoyed it!

[ZombieSNiPER]

I have only one beef with the movie: why did the daughter run like a ******?

because of the way she ran, I'll dock it one of its three stars.

lol, my thoughts exactly. I was saying to myself "she's the top girl in the auction??".

Great action movie, saw the rip a few weeks ago. I liked it more than 3 stars, the hand to hand combat was awesome imo.

[ferkel]

Very good movie.. its worth the price of admission.

[skyblue12]

just watched it, great movie :cheesygri

[ZxExN]

great movie

[rems]

lol, my thoughts exactly. I was saying to myself "she's the top girl in the auction??".


it's cuz she hasn't been deflowered yet :lol:

[ipxxx]

i like it

[winstona]

I enjoyed this movie very much!

Liam Neeson's character is just great in this movie. Basically, he will shoot anyone or anything that is in his way of saving his daughter. No human emotions whatsoever and he doesn't think twice before shooting a bad guy in the head. He gave no time to these scumbacks to explain themselves and didn't care if there was a reason behind all the wrong doings they have done. Just Brilliant.

[jedijome]

that's exactly why i loved it.
you get an idea of that raw anger that he's willing to direct at anyone and anything that stands between him and his daughter. it's not just anger for the sake of it tho, it's love, and that's why it's kinda touching along with being a kickass action movie. girls actually watch the movie and enjoy it.

essentially he's like jason bourne cept his head is screwed on straight. essentially he's a cruise missle. oh and the camera doesn't shake as much as it did in those movies.

classic line from the movie

"I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you."

the way he says it just sets the tone for the movie and it rocks. the guy has the attitude and skills to back it up too.

essentially he's like jason bourne cept his head is screwed on straight. essentially he's a cruise missle.

[deep]

...classic line from the movie

"I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you."...

Oddly, that was one of the parts of the movie that stood out for me as being very awkward and forced sounding. Totally not believable in the context.

[Evil Baby]

I love how he takes care of the guy holding his daughter hostage. I wish more movies were like that.

[Sammo99]

Wicked movie!

Liam Neeson is the man in this movie - although I always think of him as Qui-Gon Jinn whenever I see him in a movie.

[SwiZz]

Oddly, that was one of the parts of the movie that stood out for me as being very awkward and forced sounding. Totally not believable in the context.

Agreed. Definitely sounded forced and stood out.....

but aside from that, AWESOME movie.

[shannn]

Taken - Blu Ray out in Europe (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Taken-Blu-ray-Liam-Neeson/dp/B001J1O848) (wow, that's expensive)

Too bad it will take another 6 months or so to come here

[time space]

Taken - Blu Ray out in Europe (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Taken-Blu-ray-Liam-Neeson/dp/B001J1O848) (wow, that's expensive)

Too bad it will take another 6 months or so to come here

This is hardly a movie that requires Blu-Ray to enjoy. Since it's a thriller, I think it's more fun to see with a full house at the theatre - it's a thrill ride, not something you need to inspect each pixel of.

[whampoa]

My wife and I watched this last night, and weren't expecting much. But it was fine, actually. Apart from the semi-ridiculous speed with which events transpired, it was entertaining. Liam Neeson tends to add some class to everything he does, but he also added a giant can of whuppass this time around. I'd give it a 7/10.

Uhh, he had 96 hours to find his kidnap daughter or she will be virgin no more.

[deep]

Uhh, he had 96 hours to find his kidnap daughter or she will be virgin no more.
Exactly - how often is an abductee found within 96 hours when they, their abductor, and everyone looking for them are in the same neighbourhood? Now you're telling me that a SINGLE "well trained" individual can find ONE person abducted among many by a well funded, well organized group of criminals on another continent? And the sum total of the evidence he had was a recording of a phone call. Random events cannot be easily dealt with. Most abductions are done by someone very close to the abductee, and there are obvious and plentiful connections that can be found.

The real lives of "super agents" are spent at a desk, intercepting communication, slowly building a team, an organization, and a plan. Good luck even making contact with a particular criminal organization within 4 days of moving to a new country, let alone walking into the kitchen where the SAME guy you spoke with on the phone happens to be sitting.

Anyway, as I said, it's a fun movie. Just accept that it's fantasy...a pretty common fantasy among men, actually - being able to rescue someone you love against all odds.

[winstona]

I love how he takes care of the guy holding his daughter hostage. I wish more movies were like that.

This scene and the scene where he takes care of the guy in the elevator...Definitely my favourite scene/kill in the movie.

Most action movies in the same situations will try to set up some sort of "climax" struggle whereby the chief villian somehow "toughen up" and have a fighting chance against the hero...

Take Quantum of Solace for an example. I can't help but wonder how the hell can Dominic Greene stand a chance against super agent Bond in that final scene...Bond is a "superhuman" character (At least that's how the movie portrayed Bond IMO) who can survive a plane crash and beat up three special agents with his hands tied after all...

I think this straight forward approach is why I like this movie so much.

[ullyeus]

Wicked movie!

Liam Neeson is the man in this movie - although I always think of him as Qui-Gon Jinn whenever I see him in a movie.

He was very popular before that...

[nfnx]

damn... iw anted to see this.... had no idea waht its about ... but based on your advice i will goo..

thanks for the review jedijome

[Mike71]

Liam Neeson is my favorite actor cause he looks almost exactly like me:D

[FerrisB]

Saw it 2 months ago. Meh. Acting was shoddy in places and his daughter was scripted as an 11 year old, not 17.

It was entertaining but I don't understand all the buzz. 6.5/10

[time space]

I love how he takes care of the guy holding his daughter hostage. I wish more movies were like that.

This scene and the scene where he takes care of the guy in the elevator...Definitely my favourite scene/kill in the movie.

I also enjoyed the scene where he's chasing the guy at the airport who "gets away" by jumping down the freeway overpasses.

[deep]

I also enjoyed the scene where he's chasing the guy at the airport who "gets away" by jumping down the freeway overpasses.
I liked that too - especially because he wasn't able to make the fastest possible connection to the Albanians. Spoiler> On the other hand, the guy was quick thinking and able to jump off an overpass, then stands there dusting off his jacket with his back to oncoming traffic? ;)
<Spoiler

[chaoslord]

really great movie!!!

but why didn't his 3 secret agents buddies didn't come along with him?
I know it wouldn't have been as great but more plausible.

[custy]

Great Movie!

The part where he owned the cocky human trafficker is the best.

[longo]

Great Movie!

The part where he owned the cocky human trafficker is the best.

He owned all the bad guys in the movie. Really entertaining to watch.

[bembol]

I finally saw it. It was alright, I just expected too much.

I definitely didn't care/buy the daughter's performance, this is what ruined it.

[DealDemon]

saw it about a month ago. better than i expected.

[Rocketo]

saw it last night i thought it was good..wanted to slap femke though..the ending was too convenient..he didn't even get arrested coming back to the USA? comon' that french inspector should have done something

[Evil Baby]

saw it last night i thought it was good..wanted to slap femke though..the ending was too convenient..he didn't even get arrested coming back to the USA? comon' that french inspector should have done something

he had multiple passports. One would suspect that not only would he just have used another passport but that the inspector wouldn't want to be outed either.

[Chim3ra]

OMFG, this movie rocked! mostly cuz i expected it to be a lame "harrison ford"-style desperately trying to give in to the kidnappers and through random luck surviving while yelling "give me my family!"

but yeah, liam neilson, fantastic, the girl, meh, the girl's blonde friend, meh, but the action and "hardcore-man's-man-manliness" FANTASTIC!

very anti-feminine, with both the mother and daughter being super dominant and pissy but then when stuff goes down *tear tears* save me mr. Manly-man....

but yeah, still great film

[shannn]

Just watched the movie last night, it was great!

But yea...the daughter's running was friggin hilarious, lol

[boonjaca]

I've wanted to watch this movie for awhile and I really enjoyed. This was one of the very few movies in a long time that actually lived up to what I expected. Liam was one bad-a$$. The close-quarter fight scenes were done really well, unlike some other movies, they weren't a blur and you were able to see each and every move.

[Little Dragon]

the co-writer of Taken, Robert Mark Kamen, announced that there will indeed be a sequel for Taken.
http://www.firstshowing.net/2009/03/12/robert-mark-kamen-already-writing-a-sequel-for-taken/

i really liked this movie and Liam was pretty bad-ass. haha. i think a prequel would be more interesting so we can see with his team and watch him develop his 'particular set of skills'.

[victory01]

thats gonna be amazing! i loved that movie. to me..'walk the line' to 'ray' is 'taken' to 'man on fire'

i love revenge movies and yes...liam was bad ass! would love to see where he got his skills from.

[winstona]

I hope they don't screw up the sequel by injecting a whole lot of Hollywood-ness to it...It needs to be darker than the first one to be successful IMO.

[Chim3ra]

i think a sequel would be potentally crappy, cuz honestly, i didn't know what i was walking into when i watched Taken the first time

however, they would have to make him MORE bad ass, and probably best to incorporate his set of friends into it, so that it doesn't get too repetitive. probably even a "Ocean's 11" type situation, where they each play a role in doing something.

i guess the sequel is about the crazy sex trade/drug dealers finding him back, and probably having to save himself...?

more importantly in that article:

AMERICAN VERSION OF DISTRICT 13!?

can i get an AMEN?

[gflux]

I hope they don't screw up the sequel by injecting a whole lot of Hollywood-ness to it...It needs to be darker than the first one to be successful IMO.

Are any of Luc Besson's productions from Hollywood? I always thought they were foreign productions.

[sleepyguy]

Just watched it yesterday on BR (good deal at RV for $12). Good no nonsense action :) 7.5/10 in my books. Yes the daughters running was so annoying :) -sg

[SloanHalston]

The daughter's friend was annoying - you couldn't help but grimace everytime she spoke. There were a lot of great thrillers this year including valkyrie and slumdog

[chadjustine]

I thought it was pretty good. Like others have said, **** unravels a little quickly and its a bit of a stretch for a dude who's almost 60 to kick THAT much ass, but it was definitely entertaining.

[xbl_sucks]

I loved this movie. It had the feel of a Bourne movie IMO so if you liked the Bourne films, you'll probably like this one as well.

Yeah I got that as well, I think Jason Bourne is a better assassin and a better fighter. I thought the movie was a bit overdone I mean he does some WTF stuff (will not post spoilers) WORTH a watch in my opinion

[Vertigo]

Oddly, that was one of the parts of the movie that stood out for me as being very awkward and forced sounding. Totally not believable in the context.

Hm. Just saw the movie earlier today.

Well, I think I'll have to disagree with you. Given the context, it seemed entirely feasible that the conversation on the phone would be both awkward and forced, given that he has suddenly been thrust into attempting to negotiate the release of his daughter. It seems plausible that his voice would be a touch forced, as he would have to hold his rage in check if he actually expected the negotiation to be successful, and, failing that, get a reaction out of the kidnapper.

But that's just my opinion. *shrug*

As for the girl's running, I'm glad I didn't read this thread before I saw the movie - else I'm sure that would've bothered the hell out of me. Fortunately for me, I didn't notice. :)

[phos]

Definitely a good movie for what is, which is a chance to see Liam Nesson (ie the guy who trained Batman and Obi-Wan Kenobi :cheesygri) get his due and kick some ass.

Plotwise the setup was pretty bad: ultra-paranoid father, who happens to be some ex-super assassin, is actually right on his suspicions when his daughter gets kidnapped while backpacking around Europe? :rolleyes: Everything after is as loosely held together as an episode of Prison Break but the action is pretty good when it comes. The only real misstep for me was (SPOILER ALERT) when nesson shot his comrade's wife. Just took nesson's badass-ness down a few notches imo. That and probably how they didn't really do anything with the bigger issue of those prostitution rings.. oh well.

[appleb]

I saw the movie this past weekend. It's one of those movies that works best if you don't dwell much on the ridiculousness of the main character, and just enjoy the action. Kinda like Jack Bauer in 24.

They could have done a better backstory on the girl though. The way they built her up at the beginning, it made her look like selfish girl who didn't respect her father. It made you care a lot less about what happened to her.

[winstona]

The only real misstep for me was (SPOILER ALERT) when nesson shot his comrade's wife. Just took nesson's badass-ness down a few notches imo. That and probably how they didn't really do anything with the bigger issue of those prostitution rings.. oh well.

This is necessary for the character.

Think about it. This is a man who is DESPERATE to find his daugther with NO TIME to think about everything else. He had no choice but to shoot at that moment to force the guy to listen to him.

Also, not every movie has to portray a hero...

[dealzuser]

I just saw this on the plane. Definitely a good movie. You could see how he fights for control over his anger and desperation. I smiled broadly whenever a bad guy is taken down HARD (i.e. the electrocution with hopefully rusty nails.) It's a guilty pleasure, but one nonetheless to see these types of horrible people get their due, even just in a movie.

[yao416]

watched 3 times and still wanting to watch, lol

[Vertigo]

This is necessary for the character.

Think about it. This is a man who is DESPERATE to find his daugther with NO TIME to think about everything else. He had no choice but to shoot at that moment to force the guy to listen to him.

Don't ya think shooting the ground right next to her would have had nearly the same effect? You can show intent to harm if necessary without actually harming.

Every other person he harms in the movie deserves no sympathy. The wife, on the other hand, has done absolutely no harm; she is explicitly innocent. This did seem rather out of character.

[Talamasca]

Don't ya think shooting the ground right next to her would have had nearly the same effect? You can show intent to harm if necessary without actually harming.

Every other person he harms in the movie deserves no sympathy. The wife, on the other hand, has done absolutely no harm; she is explicitly innocent. This did seem rather out of character.

That's how it's done in tons of other movies and it's a cliche. By actually shooting an innocent woman, the audience goes "WHOA! THIS GUY IS HARDCORE!"