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"Taken" (Updated Sunday evening)

Posted on 2/7/09 at 7:07 pm
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
134746 posts
Posted on 2/7/09 at 7:07 pm
Have you seen this movie? Comments on it? The review in today's paper frowned upon it.

Edit: I saw it this afternoon. It's very cathartic. Kinda fun to see slimeball foreigners get their due. I enjoyed it.
This post was edited on 2/8/09 at 8:10 pm
Posted by LSUtigahs28
Member since Sep 2008
14561 posts
Posted on 2/7/09 at 7:09 pm to
Its a good action movie.

If you wanna see Liam Neeson kick some arse go for it.
IF you want plot and characters skip it.
Posted by tiger rash
monroe
Member since Nov 2008
70 posts
Posted on 2/7/09 at 7:13 pm to
Puts bourne to shame imo.
Posted by GeneralGrant
The Old North
Member since Feb 2009
86 posts
Posted on 2/7/09 at 7:13 pm to
LSUtigahs accurately sums up the movie in two sentences.


That being said, if you want to watch a truly interesting movie on the sex slave trade rent TRADE.
Posted by LfcSU3520
Arizona
Member since Dec 2003
24474 posts
Posted on 2/7/09 at 7:19 pm to
quote:

Puts bourne to shame imo.



how can anyone say this?

Bournes were original and there's been three of em all just as good as the others.

Taken was good in the arse-kicking revenge mold, but no way was it as good as Bourne. At least imo.

But I've never been wrong.
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
134746 posts
Posted on 2/7/09 at 7:21 pm to
Thanks to all (except GG).
Posted by Slinger16
Not Louisiana
Member since Jun 2007
21903 posts
Posted on 2/7/09 at 7:24 pm to
Very entertaining. Kick-arse action-revenge movie. In the vein of Commando except Liam Neeson speaks english.
Posted by tiger rash
monroe
Member since Nov 2008
70 posts
Posted on 2/7/09 at 7:26 pm to
I see your point. I just thought taken was a little more realistic than bourne. But i can't comment anymore on the subject. Wedding Crashers is on right now and i think that's something we can all agree on.
Posted by philabuck
NE Ohio
Member since Sep 2008
10394 posts
Posted on 2/7/09 at 7:34 pm to
Posted by Froman
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2007
38895 posts
Posted on 2/7/09 at 7:44 pm to
That was a good thread, definitely a lot of interest in this film.
Posted by LfcSU3520
Arizona
Member since Dec 2003
24474 posts
Posted on 2/7/09 at 7:46 pm to
quote:

I just thought taken was a little more realistic than bourne.


this I can't really agree with and for one reason. Gunfire.

At least in Bourne the spraying of machine guns is held at the very minimum. In taken it's another one of those movies where no less than ten thousand bullets were fired at Liam only to be hit by the very last one.

You know the one that leaves him slightly wounded so he can leave the scene with some bandages.

Most of the combat in the Bournes is hand to hand so it becomes more believable, for me at least.
Posted by Michael J Cocks
Right Here
Member since Jun 2007
47157 posts
Posted on 2/7/09 at 8:21 pm to
quote:

"Taken"


definitely needed another thread IMO.
Posted by TigerMyth36
River Ridge
Member since Nov 2005
41491 posts
Posted on 2/7/09 at 8:26 pm to
MJC. never enough Taken threads.
Posted by Michael J Cocks
Right Here
Member since Jun 2007
47157 posts
Posted on 2/7/09 at 8:27 pm to
quote:

MJC. never enough Taken threads.


do we have an official count?
Posted by TigerMyth36
River Ridge
Member since Nov 2005
41491 posts
Posted on 2/7/09 at 8:29 pm to
Think Happening Sucks threads is the only movie with more threads since I have been coming on here.
Posted by Michael J Cocks
Right Here
Member since Jun 2007
47157 posts
Posted on 2/7/09 at 8:30 pm to
quote:

Think Happening Sucks threads is the only movie with more threads since I have been coming on here.


or possibly TDK.
Posted by philabuck
NE Ohio
Member since Sep 2008
10394 posts
Posted on 2/7/09 at 9:07 pm to
my link had 13 threads in it, double that and i think that will give us the total
Posted by GeauxLSUSam
NLU Indians
Member since Oct 2007
11737 posts
Posted on 2/7/09 at 11:04 pm to
Awesome movie. I have seen it 3 times so far
Posted by JJ27
Member since Sep 2004
62230 posts
Posted on 2/7/09 at 11:13 pm to
quote:

this I can't really agree with and for one reason. Gunfire.


SPOILERS









I would've thought you would've gone with the phone call to Liam and the Mom before he leaves. I mean you got all of that information from "Good Luck". Really?

I really enjoyed the movie, except that part.
Posted by LfcSU3520
Arizona
Member since Dec 2003
24474 posts
Posted on 2/7/09 at 11:19 pm to
yeah...or when he had that guy read the 'good luck' to him

what if it wasn't that guy but another guy in the room...he would've had to wreck shop without any cool lines
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