Taken
Published 2011-09-26
Film info
- Title Taken
- Director Pierre Morel
- Year 2008
- Run time 1hr 33m
- Genres Action, Thriller
- Tagline They took his daughter, he'll take their lives
- Cast Liam Neeson
When his estranged daughter is kidnapped in Paris, a former spy sets out to find her at any cost. Relying on his special skills, he tracks down the ruthless gang that abducted her and launches a one-man war to bring them to justice and rescue his daughter.
Live Blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:02 | The pros use karaoke machines? |
| 3:22 | She looks different with dark hair. |
| 4:00 | They bought an actual horse to a birthday party. |
| 5:40 | Did he used to be in ER? Something to do with Neela. |
| 7:33 | "I don't think you'd call her a singer, exactly, more like a cash cow." |
| 8:50 | Holly Valance, eh? |
| 10:25 | Text messages are better at concerts, I guess. |
| 16:37 | She's far too excited about Paris. It's not that great. |
| 19:21 | I've only heard of one person travelling around and following a band on tour. All the kids do it? |
| 26:32 | He's amazingly calm. |
| 28:57 | Liam Neeson has just the right voice for that kind of threat. |
| 32:32 | Who says 96 hours? At that point, you're counting in days. |
| 38:19 | I wouldn't be able to run too far if I'd been punched in the lungs. |
| 45:53 | I wish I could be a translator. You can be so important. |
| 49:12 | How does he do that? He knows everything! He's almost as cool as Bourne! |
| 52:48 | The man is fashioning an IV drip out of a coat hanger. |
| 55:52 | Is it possible to be three steps ahead of everyone else all the flippin' time? |
| 1:02:17 | "I told you I would find you." |
| 1:07:29 | Part of me thinks films like this will just encourage girls to sleep with someone sooner! |
| 1:10:05 | Okay, he is not to be messed with. He's beyond Bourne, and not in a good way! |
| 1:11:56 | Poor doorman, he never hurt nobody. |
| 1:15:53 | Ooh, he is not immortal. Thank goodness. |
| 1:18:33 | That's at least eight bullets in one man. It really is personal! |
| 1:24:09 | It's amazing the number if ways you can kill someone with a gun. I think he has found every way. |
| 1:28:17 | Like he wasn't already the best dad in the world, he then took her to see Holly Valance. |
Thoughts
After we watched Unknown, this one was recommended to us as another Liam Neeson film to watch. We put it on the list and sort of skipped over it a few times, until Mr C discovered that Holly Valance was in it. That moved it up the list, and reminded by her appearance on Strictly, we decided to give it a watch.
It was fun and frivolous, I loved watching Liam Neeson kicking and punching his way through the bad guys - at some points to a shocking degree. I was left a bit nonplussed at the start, it was all very convenient. Oh, he just happens to be an ex-SAS or whatever, he just happens to be over-protective of his daughter, she just happens to go missing... what are the chances? But leave that aside, and it was a great ride. Not challenging, some good mindless fun, and blissfully short. I really quite liked it.
Rating: 4 / 5