[Closed] Taken I the movie- A warning

II?

Taken ?

What do you normally watch boring mcboringson ?

I thought it was quite a good brain out movie for a quiet saturday night when the mrs was out

How ever i dont have much hope for taken 2 - much like the hang over the story only works once.

i agree with hora

I like the way he gets the language dictionary [b]from the translator[/b] to translate "good luck".......

Bet it took him hours!

DrP

I disagree with Kimbers, but agree with Hora.

I went to see a film today called Sinister, it was rubbish too.

This weekend I watched both Repo Man and Tank Girl for the first time in years. Both still great. Repo Man aged slightly better IMO.

i both agree and disagree with lifer

repo man is great, tank girl isnt

I like her geeky airplane flying friend.

hora - Member

If you haven't watched it DONT waste two hours of your time. Gawd awful film.

You forgot "IMO"

I enjoyed it.

[quote=blisterman1962 ]hora - Member
If you haven't watched it DONT waste two hours of your time. Gawd awful film.
You forgot "IMO"
I enjoyed it.

Who elses opinion was he likely to have been expressing there?!

I watched Taken for the first time the other day. Thin plot but enjoyable little romp, I thought it was pretty decent.

It's a great action film, I wasn't sure when I see the trailers but loved it.

It's an awesome film!

I watched Looper. Not quite as good as I'd expected, unfortunately.

Already way ahead of you on Taken though - didn't need to watch it to know it was dross

didn't need to watch it to know it was dross

That's what's known as talking from a position of ignorance.

He meant Take II. Taken I was an unexpected hit, Taken II is a bag o shite. Don't bother.

I mean Taken - the first one. There just seem to be bigging up what a tired looking Liam Nielson could do to people (alot of beating up and killing). For a prossie ring the bad guys seem to be very numerous and well armed. Plus why did his daughter get sold on/unsullied whereas the other girls were addicts/ruined? The film would have been darker if he had to save his daughter from being tied to a bed/used.

Hora - taken 1 is silly but very enjoyable IMO

Daughter is saved for final auction cos she is a virgin - I have no idea how the bad guys know this

It is an awful film in many ways - racist/ xenophobic etc. but it is entertaining

I haven't seen Taken 2 - reviews suggest it is not good

It's great not being a film critic. I just watch films & say 'that was good' or 'that was crap' or whatever, I never pick the bones out of them.
Some people on here really should be in the film business, I'm sure they'd go far.

[i]There just seem to be bigging up what a tired looking Liam Nielson could do to people (alot of beating up and killing). For a prossie ring the bad guys seem to be very numerous and well armed.[/i]

It wasn't a documentary, it was a film and some suspension of disbelief is required

[i] Plus why did his daughter get sold on[/i]

'cos she was a virgin therefore could command a higher price.

[i]The film would have been darker if he had to save his daughter from being tied to a bed/used. [/i]

I think this probably says more about you than the relative merits of the film.

I watched Taken for the first time the other day. Thin plot but enjoyable little romp, I thought it was pretty decent.

Da man speak da troof

STW film 73 massif.. should i waste a free film voucher on Dredd?

She was a good ol American virgin and daddies girl, they were dirty Albanians and Arab's. Sheesh. Its still [b][i]taken[/i][/b] my 2hrs from me! 😆

Totalshell - yep Dredd is good fun

Looper is also good if you like sci fi

Taken is MUCH better than the Bourne Legacy though. I really enjoyed the first 3 films but this one seemed like a rushed, cheap knock off.

Apart from Schindlers List, has Liam Neeson ever been in anything other than dross?

STW film 73 massif.. should i waste a free film voucher on Dredd?

I would. I really enjoyed it. It's beautifully done in places (and a bit gory in others), Urban is great.

On the Mark Kermode podcast the other day someone suggest Liam may be the new Michael Cane, in terms of being a good actor doing lots and lots of terrible films

I think he has a way to go compared to Nic Cage though

Taken- I wasn't expecting Battleship Potemkin done with an Irish accent. I was expecting 2 hours of knockabout fun and Liam smacking Foreigners about. Job done.

Hora's desperate "All the bad guys are Arabs/Albanians" is a bit weak. The French got slapped too.

Sheesh. Its still taken my 2hrs from me!

Have you counted the time spent here educating the masses?

Nick - Member
Apart from Schindlers List, has Liam Neeson ever been in anything other than dross?

Apart from Schindlers List, has Liam Neeson ever been in anything other than dross?

Darkman

And I'm the only person to like Kingdom of Heaven too

As for Taken, I enjoyed it. Went to the flicks to see Taken 2 the other day and it was dire

.......apart from Famke Janssen

Thought he was talking about the second one, very much enjoyed the first one though probably wouldn't watch it again.

I really appreciated Taken (I). The aspects I liked were:

* Protective father motivation - don't care about the consequences
* The bad guys are bad. Fighting the "it's business" attitude that justifies the immorality
* Dealing with the frenchy cop was particularly satisfying!
* Quietly tough old guys rule

I knew is was gonna be bad when the rating 12a came up at the start. The first one was an 18. They re cut the film for a lower age rating thats why it's so watered down

Apart from Schindlers List, has Liam Neeson ever been in anything other than dross?

Dude, hes the voice of motherfreaking Aslan! So the answer to your question would be , "No".

But, Taken is quality, he [i]takes[/i] the bad guys apart and saves his daughter, Booyah! Not seen taken 2, the 12a certificate puts me off somewhat. It seems everything will now be watered down so that a wider audience can be achieved. What the flaming heck is going on?

Dredd is well worth a watch.