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Movie: Taken (Dangerous Dad) - Reviewed by ArmyTimes
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:14 pm
by 308Mike
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Dangerous dad
You don’t mess with Neeson in this brisk thriller
By Chuck Vinch - Staff writer
Memo to the International Federation of Greasy Thugs: If you’re going to kidnap young female travelers to support a sex-slave business, you should try to avoid girls whose fathers are former U.S. intelligence agents with “unique skill sets.”
A bunch of Albanian goons learn that lesson the hard way in “Taken,” sort of a mutant hybrid of “The Bourne Identity” and “Father Knows Best.”
With his tall, broad-shouldered build, craggy visage and growly voice, Liam Neeson is well cast as the protagonist, Bryan Mills, who has retired from a government career in which he “prevented bad things from happening.”
That career cost him his marriage to ex-wife Lenore (Famke Janssen), now hitched to a rich industrial tycoon, as well as his relationship with daughter Kim (Maggie Grace), now 17.
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Re: Movie: Taken (Dangerous Dad) - Reviewed by ArmyTimes
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:39 pm
by Rod
I've heard this is an escapist's delight and one of the few politically incorrect movies. Amazing that Neeson plays the good guy.
Re: Movie: Taken (Dangerous Dad) - Reviewed by ArmyTimes
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 12:38 am
by workinwifdakids
I heard the same. Can't wait to see it.
Re: Movie: Taken (Dangerous Dad) - Reviewed by ArmyTimes
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 5:17 am
by Dub_James
Rod wrote:I've heard this is an escapist's delight and one of the few politically incorrect movies. Amazing that Neeson plays the good guy.
Er, remember Michael Collins?
Re: Movie: Taken (Dangerous Dad) - Reviewed by ArmyTimes
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 6:02 pm
by TheIrishman
It was a great movie. Neeson should have been doing these types of action films a long time ago. As to the Bourne comparison, I'd be more afraid of Neesons character. Bourne was a whiney bitch(at least in the movies but what do you expect from Damon) where Mills just kicks asses and keeps going.
Re: Movie: Taken (Dangerous Dad) - Reviewed by ArmyTimes
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 1:36 am
by ShadyDexter
IrateIrishman wrote:(at least in the movies but what do you expect from Damon)
The movie had NO RELATION TO THE BOOK (other then some names and the amnesia thing). None. 'Jurassic Park' was a word for word book to movie conversion in comparison to the Borne movies. Loved watching them though. But, I just wanted to be clear and make sure the point got made or reinforced. :p
And 'Taken' was great fun. I love ass kicking in the name of ones children.
Re: Movie: Taken (Dangerous Dad) - Reviewed by ArmyTimes
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 6:33 am
by sam
It was OK. A little slow to start, and once the action got really going, I had a tough time willing suspending disbelief a few times.
[spoiler]Great sequence at the end though. "Wait, I want to n." Bang![/spoiler]
Re: Movie: Taken (Dangerous Dad) - Reviewed by ArmyTimes
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 5:44 pm
by Jericho941
You'd think they'd learn by now that if you're a counter-terror type, don't name your daughter Kim. She'll get kidnapped every other week.
Re: Movie: Taken (Dangerous Dad) - Reviewed by ArmyTimes
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:23 pm
by sam
Jericho941 wrote:You'd think they'd learn by now that if you're a counter-terror type, don't name your daughter Kim. She'll get kidnapped every other week.
Especially if you are called Jack.
