http://www.a1moviereviews.com/taken/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:29:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.a1moviereviews.com/taken/comment-page-1/#comment-8480 Good Movies Under 120 Minutes Tue, 24 May 2011 08:02:32 +0000 http://www.a1moviereviews.com/?p=106#comment-8480 [...] Taken (2009) – When he overhears his vacationing daughter (Maggie Grace) being kidnapped over the phone, retired CIA agent Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) gives the criminals one chance to let her go and save their lives. Predictably, they pass on his generous offer, and Mills wastes no time in heading to Europe and opening up a can of whoop-ass on every swarthy foreigner who crosses his path. Liam Neeson has kicked ass in a lot of movies, but this Luc Besson throwback in one of the best thanks to brisk pacing and Neeson playing it deadly serious throughout. A surprise hit at the box office, Taken proved that the action movie genre isn’t dead just yet (even though it’s been on life support for years). [...] [...] Taken (2009) – When he overhears his vacationing daughter (Maggie Grace) being kidnapped over the phone, retired CIA agent Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) gives the criminals one chance to let her go and save their lives. Predictably, they pass on his generous offer, and Mills wastes no time in heading to Europe and opening up a can of whoop-ass on every swarthy foreigner who crosses his path. Liam Neeson has kicked ass in a lot of movies, but this Luc Besson throwback in one of the best thanks to brisk pacing and Neeson playing it deadly serious throughout. A surprise hit at the box office, Taken proved that the action movie genre isn’t dead just yet (even though it’s been on life support for years). [...]

]]> http://www.a1moviereviews.com/taken/comment-page-1/#comment-7356 Movies Where Liam Neeson Kicks Ass - Liam Neeson Movies Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:06:07 +0000 http://www.a1moviereviews.com/?p=106#comment-7356 [...] Taken (2008) – The ultimate Liam Neeson ass-kicking movie, Taken stars the Irish actor as Bryan Mills, a loving father who also happens to be a retired CIA operative. With his fine daughter (Maggie Grace) goes and gets herself abducted by a white slavery ring in Paris, Mills stages a bit of a comeback in order to rescue his daughter and punish all those responsible. Playing out like the ultimate wet dream of any middle-aged male, Taken allows Neeson to punch, kick, stab, and shoot his way through anyone who stands in his way. It’s way over-the-top and somewhat reminiscent of Jack Bauer’s adventures on 24, but Taken still remains a well-crafted action flick that will have guys around the world high-fiving each other. [...] [...] Taken (2008) – The ultimate Liam Neeson ass-kicking movie, Taken stars the Irish actor as Bryan Mills, a loving father who also happens to be a retired CIA operative. With his fine daughter (Maggie Grace) goes and gets herself abducted by a white slavery ring in Paris, Mills stages a bit of a comeback in order to rescue his daughter and punish all those responsible. Playing out like the ultimate wet dream of any middle-aged male, Taken allows Neeson to punch, kick, stab, and shoot his way through anyone who stands in his way. It’s way over-the-top and somewhat reminiscent of Jack Bauer’s adventures on 24, but Taken still remains a well-crafted action flick that will have guys around the world high-fiving each other. [...]

]]> http://www.a1moviereviews.com/taken/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Nick Norelli – Movies and the Masses Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:09:58 +0000 http://www.a1moviereviews.com/?p=106#comment-128 [...] OGM: If you only had a few hours to live and could do nothing but watch five movies, which films would you select? NN: I’d pick: (1) Braveheart, (2) Goodfellas, (3) Pulp Fiction, (4) Die Hard with a Vengeance, (5) Taken. [...] [...] OGM: If you only had a few hours to live and could do nothing but watch five movies, which films would you select? NN: I’d pick: (1) Braveheart, (2) Goodfellas, (3) Pulp Fiction, (4) Die Hard with a Vengeance, (5) Taken. [...]

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