Anyone see the preview for this? My neighbor saw this last night and said it was epic!

"what I do have, are a very particular set of skills, skills that I have acquired over a very long career, skills that make me a nightmare for people like you"

DAMN!!!

[URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pQuNcuk5FE[/URL]

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good luck!

saw it, its good not so spectacular, is less of what i expect tbh but pretty good watch

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you mean the year old taken?

thought it was good... saw it on dvd

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Liam Neeson is an excellent actor.

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movie is a good one-time watch. Liam Neeson is a good actor but NOT when he's trained to fight (and does so in the movie) like Jason Bourne. No one and I mean no one in my opinion can take that spot from Matt Damon. He's just captured it wayy too well.

The story overall is ok, another CIA operative using his skills to nab people who have kidnapped his daughter. The plot started losing my attention half way through the movie but the end of it wasn't bad.

It probably deserves more for what the movie stands for in-itself but I'll give it a [B]5/10[/B] for lack of originality and being a copy-cat-fighter - enjoy it.

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I didn't think it was copy-cat though. Their acting styles are quite different. Bourne was a character whose body and musclesknew how to fight before he remembered who he was; while Neeson's character was a fighter upfront. I liked that Neeson brought a singularity and gravity to the character, he did the 'don't fuck with me or I'll fuxor you' quite well.

The movie was formulaic and predictable but Neeson played his part well.

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Good movie. Didn't see it as competition to Bourn in any way. This is a story about an old timer, an old CIA operative who's obviously been kind of run down by life...not much like Bourn. Liam Nelson carried the part well, the only true disappointment is the character of the retarded daughtre.

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we'll just agree to disagree :)

[QUOTE=Shpira;698484]Good movie. Didn't see it as competition to Bourn in any way. This is a story about an old timer, an old CIA operative who's obviously been kind of run down by life...not much like Bourn. Liam Nelson carried the part well, the only true disappointment is the character of the retarded daughtre.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=feather;698447]Bourne was a character whose body and muscles knew how to fight before he remembered who he was; while Neeson's character was a fighter upfront.[/QUOTE]

you're getting into the psychology of the actor's behaviors, all I am saying the director of the Bourne series introduced a "style" of fighting that is ridiculously mimicked in this movie. By "style" I mean slap on a bond movie from the 90's and see how they fought back then and how the fighting style has now changed. From all of the movies I have seen and in my collectible memory, Bourne's was the first where this "style" of quick, short-throw, and aggressive moves captured my attention to the extent I now find nearly every other movie trying to copy it ...... and there was almost no reason it was copied with Leeson in this type of movie.

In fact I almost never saw Leeson as a fighter. I haven't seen too many of his flicks and the last one I remember of his was Nell. Yes that is probably not a fair basis for comparison since Nell is from the 90s but that probably what accentuated my opinion about his character as an ex CIA dude, which I personally felt he didn't carry off too well. There's too much sloppy affection in the movie with his daughter that obfuscated his bad boy CIA image.

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Ah ok get what you mean about the fighting style. I thought you were comparing Bourne with Neeson's character. But this is kinda like when Steven Seagal or Van Damme came on the scene or even Jet Li, and their moves were copied as well.

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[QUOTE=feather;698573]Ah ok get what you mean about the fighting style. I thought you were comparing Bourne with Neeson's character. But this is kinda like when Steven Seagal or Van Damme came on the scene or even Jet Li, and their moves were copied as well.[/QUOTE]

I know that could be used as a basis of comparison but those are actual fighting styles. I dont think Bourne's fighting style could be taught in a monthly lesson for $30/Month by the local maestro :lol:

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Talking about fighting, has IP Man opened in the US? Some sweet fighting in there. IP Man is the story of Bruce Lee's master, played by Donnie Yen.

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I liked this movie, I think neeson does a pretty good job at being a badass, i mean he is like 6'4" for christ sake, he can kick some ass.

he kicked ass and took names during this flick it was good. the subject line was a bit disturbing but i thought it was a good film.

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Going to go see [I]Taken[/I] next weekend.

Been pretty excited to see how well Liam preforms in this flick. I loved how well he did in [I]Kingdom of Heaven[/I], [I]K-19 The Widowmaker[/I], and [I]Batman Begins[/I].

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This movie is farking tragic. What an absolute waste of time.

Would not recommend. I'd rather waste my time watching commercials. Seriously.

Liam fails miserably at his attempt at being a badass mofo.

0/10

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incorrect.

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[quote=dig72;706121]This movie is farking tragic. What an absolute waste of time.

Would not recommend. I'd rather waste my time watching commercials. Seriously.

Liam fails miserably at his attempt at being a badass mofo.

0/10[/quote]

Who in your opinion is a good badass mofo?

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Jean Claude Van Damme

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Jean Fraud?

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jean claude van douche.

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chuck norris

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pretty good movie given some harsh reviews

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I thought it rocked and kept me entertained throughout the movie.

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[quote=nick007;708195]I thought it rocked and kept me entertained throughout the movie.[/quote]

I agree! In fact I thought [B][I]Taken [/I][/B]was one of the best movies I've seen recently!! I didn't want the movie to end and thought Liam Neeson was incredibly badass.

It actually got a great [URL="http://www.hollywood.com/review/Taken/5386980"]review[/URL] from hollywood.com... 4 Stars!! [CENTER]"With a fierce and determined Liam Neeson in command, get ready to be taken yourself … for the ride of your life."

[LEFT]I would definitely recommend this movie... everyone I know how has seen it agrees that it is awesome! [/LEFT] [/CENTER]

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2/5 imo. Same cliche, formulaic hollywood movie. Typical white american in distress with subpar acting. Story was too fast paced and the only sense of reality was the sex trade itself. His breaks in his search usually came in by 'chance' (being handcuffed to the pipe above him).