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  • Really enjoyed this flick. Just good all out action like great action films should be. Bit Jack Bauer-24-esque with the family saving brutality but there's nothing wrong with that at all! Works a treat.

    The only issue I had was with his actual daughter. She's such a precious, spoilt bitch. Pampered to the extreme, you really don't give a shit if she gets gunned down or not. You know. Some kids have to grow up in poverty - this spoilt brat needs a lesson in life. And she got one.

  • Good Review!

  • But dude he is SUPERMAN!

  • as for his being able to reconstruct the crime scene just by looking around, well he was given a play by play of what happened by his daughter

  • its a good movie whats just disturbing is how easy it is to spot the mistakes kim and amanda made with Peter, and how easily I can see myself making similar mistakes

  • @halofable574 i am a guy and im not gay but i liked it because i see what u mean.

  • @0987poiu654ytr uhh ok, im sorry, but i didn't mean to call anybody gay, if i inferred that i am sorry, but where did you get me calling people gay from

  • Chuck Norris meet Liam Neeson, your new apprentice.

  • Great Review Buddy!

  • @ 3:15 or sherlock holmes

  • @MrSherlockWatson I actually was about to say that.

  • It was brilliant that the fight scenes were inspired by Borne and taken to the next level. Best fight scenes to date from an old Irish actor. How cool is that?

    At 50 odd Neeson is an action star.

  • This movie sucked! Nothing but a 1 hour beat em up film

  • great movie but the ending was just ok. When he found her she was kind of like thanks dad and then went back to live with her stepfather.

  • 0:00-1:40 wasn't a review, it was just you telling everyone pretty much the entire plot to the film.

  • @obayedkhan Reviewers should tell the plot synopsis. If some people don't find it intresting then they wont go to see it.

  • @HarrysReviews 1:40 is waaaaaaaaay to long and you gave away too much of the plot. that part of the review should only take about 30 seconds and shouldnt give away the entire plot but instead the basic setup that leads to the events of the film ie: the Fabula and not the Syuzhet

  • @obayedkhan I didn't give away the plot, it was Joshua the anarchist.

  • @HarrysReviews I meant the reviewer.

  • Its a very nice movie

  • Liam is my favorite actor. He taught Batman (Batman Begins) and Obi-wan (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace) and was a god twice. (Aslan in Chronacles on Narnia and Zeus in Clash of the Titans) He looks badass in this movie; to bad I can't see it. =(

  • @MrSalvation666 He's my favorite too, for all of those reasons! I mean, how much cooler can you get than the guy who trained Obi-Wan AND Batman??!!

  • I need the full movie in spanish or portuguese please!!!!

  • when I first saw the trailer, I thought Liam's character was taking her, and I couldn't understand why he would do that. So when my mom said we have to see it because we were going to Paris that summer, I was scepticle, but oh my gosh, I saw this and i was on the edge of my seat the entire movie. GOOD LUCK. when he figured that out, i was really impressed!! I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!

  • Use a pop filter

  • Omg i love this movie:) I think the girl who played the daughter was outstanding because she wasnt like a huge star at the time and it wasnt like Miley cyrus or ppl like that playing the part but i loved the story line it was amazing:)

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  • @campbellisfly Am I the only one who hated this movie? Although I agree with him TRYING to get his daughter back, some of the things he did were wrong, like he didn't have to kill the guy tied to an electified chair, he could've just knocked him out. What it some of the foes were WOMEN? If he wouldn't kill them, that means he's sexist. I'm going to write to Liam Neeson. I hated how the ex-wife and daughter lived in a castle because men shouldn't have to be rich to get sexual with women.

  • @Steveman27 Oh come on, show some balls. The guy who was electrocuted got what he deserved, if he was spared he would have tried to take revenge or would have gone on taking women. And he shot an already half dead guy in an elevator, this guy was determined, all he cared about was getting kim back alive, I don't think he would have cared about fighting any women who got in his way

  • @Steveman27 oh and another thing, if you can listen to your kids scream like that because armed men are taking them away to do god knows what to them, and you have to listen and be helpless, you will barely be able to contain your own rage.

  • @Steveman27 you're an idiot. So he's supposed to keep some kidnapping, rapist, human trafficking guy alive after he kidnapped his daughter and told him "good luck" on the phone. If he did, the guy would have most certainly wanted revenge, risking his plan to get daughter back AND he would have gone back to his disgusting ways, ruining the lives of more Women. He can't turn him in to the police because he's running from the French government too. You must be such a bellend.

  • It's an awesome movie!!!! An awesome revenge spy action thriller.

    "I'm sorry. It was just business...it was nothing personal" said Clair. "It was all personal to me" said Brain. Bam! Shot him in the elevater and killed him.

  • @NightBeast12 that was brilliant you really get satisfaction in him killing every single one of those assholes.

  • Great movie, but the dude commentating is a douche bag.

  • This movie is SO under-rated, one of my favourite movies of all time, finally showed it to my mom last night, she loved it. Gotta love Neeson. 5 Stars.

  • Amayzing Movie, does anybody no any other movies like this i could see

    ?

  • if you havent seen this movie, you are truly missing out. ~Words dont do this movie justice..thats all i have to say, 10.5/5

  • I luvv this movie i saw it yesterday and it blowed my mind it is a must-see movie!!!! Love it excellent movie i give it 10/10!!

    By the way great actors!

  • @tensta Yea just seen it today was really good!

  • Taken is a must-see.

    An Action Film that didn't need any kind of High-budgeted Scenes.

    this is Amzing

    this is Wonderful

  • Saw this yesterday...it was stunning.

    Everyone needs to watch this.

  • @nintendogame33 i agree, its very moving, and action pack :)

  • He totally pwned the guy that took her! He elecrocuted him! Lol! THe movie cut off for me because the theater power cut down!

  • Ah no! When did it finish for you?

  • Right when they after the dude bidded for his daughter. Then the dude said" I have a daughter too. But I do not confuse buisness with personal business"

  • Ah its great after that!! Maybe get it on DVD?

  • holy crap this is an amazing movie

  • Darkman reference! Yesss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • i personally think that this is one of the best movies ever made and has to be movie of 2009.  if the hannah montana movie wins, i will laugh my ass off and get pissed at how much of a brat miley is.

  • i saw this movie yesterday and it was the best ever i have seen in a while. i ensisted u rent this movie because it is a action pact thriller leaving u at the edge of your seat

  • Good point about him being too good at what he does. But atleast it wasn't as OTT as JAmes Bond, the man who can dodge bullets. Lol

  • Lulz, "Remember this is guy who taught batman and obi wan kanobi everything they know."

    THATS WHY HE HAS THE SKILLS!!

    Btw, AWESOME MOVIE!

  • They Should've made a video game of this movie

    = /

  • i totally agree.

  • it would've been so badass lol

    u have to be liam throughout the whole movie,and it would've been rated m for mature

  • It was a really good movie until the end. i have to say the end was pretty cheap... since that " amanda " character died within the movie , and just left her there? and how did he pull this off without causing international disruptions and didnt go to jail... other than that this was a pretty good movie, lol

  • MOVIE OF THE CENTURY

  • Best movie ive seen this year

  • Taken is movie of the year!!!

  • he was not a spy lol he was Protective Agent in the CIA they start off about 90 G a year please don't ask me how i know i cant say

  • This movie sucked. I give it a 4/10 terrible movie. The only good thing is Liam Neeson. Hes so awesome

  • agreed, the implausibilities of everything pissed me off to no end. the fact that he "reconstructs" the crime scene in a matter of seconds like josh states annoys me beyond belief, but this scenario happens left and right. for example, just so ironically he finds the memory card to her phone which just so happens to have a picture of the coincidental killer and of course neeson is able to take it to a kiosk and of course he is able to immediately figure out that guy is involved and of course..

  • he then instantly is able to know that that is the guy he is after...yeah...ok...right. not only that, but the action utilizes the now standard "shaky cam" way too much, almost to the point where i often had no idea what was going on because it was simply a big blur onscreen. also, the supporting cast was god awful, and unlike josh, i didnt give a flying fuck about this idiotic girl who gets taken. i have no reason at all to care about her considering she gets "taken" after merely being...

  • onscreen for maybe 10 minutes. the main problem with this revenge film is the fact that it never builds a relationship between you and the girl who gets taken, thus when she does get taken, i didn't feel a sense of anger or grief, and i surely didn't want to go take revenge for her stupidity. i mean who in the hell goes to paris at age 16 and 17, unattended, to tour U2 the band? what parents would seriously allow that? furthermore, these morons say "im going to fuck him" right next to the...

  • dude that was flirting with them, and the same guy who ultimately is in on the kidnapping. in addition, they also are quick to tell him EXACTLY where they are living and point out they are all alone. i mean, how dumb do you have to get? why didnt she just stamp "ramp me" on her forehead and call it a day? please, i wanted her to be taken. also, this film was way to reminiscent of man on fire, a far better movie, and that was constantly distracting me throughout. and the plot strays the...

  • line of a ridiculously absurd videogame way too closely. i personally expect character development, good, clear action, a plausible plot, and good acting from the entire cast from my films and taken didn't deliver on a single one of those aspects. neeson may give an adequate, if not above average performance, but when the dialogue is atrocious enough to state he will tear down the eiffel tower if he has to, well that's when i just roll my eyes and walk away, palm in my face.

  • sorry for posting 5 consecutive comments, and if you're trying to read this, you may want to read from the bottom up. also, mind my typo. i meant to say "rape me," but clearly, it didn't come out that way. as for a final score, i would also have to give taken a saddening 3.5/10, if 5 is average.

  • the movie was too short IMO

    it could have been at least 30 minutes longer in order to develop a relationship between Liam and Maggie before AND after the whole incident

  • actually, i completely agree. some more character development would have greatly benefited the film overall

  • did you even get what was going on... It was a awesome movie. Action-packed. I agree Liam Neeson is cool but it was still a great movie. 9/10.

  • I was amazed at how young maggie grace looked. She's 25 playing a high school girl.

  • I just finished watching it, 'pretty cool movie'

  • This movie had one of the best and coolest action scenes ever.

    It also brought something new. e.g. when he beats of Peter in the car, he keeps hitting him in the gut, over and over again, and you can see that it almost crippled him when he runs away.

    And the last scene when the evil dude holds his daughter. The second the bad guy speaks, or is about to speak, Neeson shoots, knowing that the bad guy can't concentrate on holding the gun, whilst trying to talk Neeson out of kicking his ass.

    Pwnt!

  • Spy thriller? How about a-can-of-whoop-ass-and-probabl­y-one-of-the-best-movies-ever action/thriller...?

  • best movie ever. my no. 1. i could watch it over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over~!

  • it was pretty good. Kinda meepy though

  • really good movie its a must watch

  • I thought it was a good movie.

  • best movie ever no doubt!

  • the best movie for me. and that guys voice is so amazing

  • You make Anarchy look like a brand name. Stop.

  • This movie is the greatest. Neeson owns and it has to be one of the best if not the best movie this side of 2009

  • great review man! i just watched the movie last night, and it's awesome! The best movie I've seen this year so far! I was planning to make a review of the movie, but after seeing yours, I felt no need to make one. Yours rock! Keep it up! =)

  • AMAZING MOVIE

  • Most movies today suck, but taken kicks ass!!! Love this flim can't wait for it on DVD!!

  • BEST MOVIE

  • Finally, someone agrees with me about Liam Neeson's voice, I think he is like Morgan Freeman with his voice, easily recognizable.

  • this movie kicked ass!!!!!

  • Reconstructing a crime scene isn't a skill of Superman, but Batman. If your profession is investigative work, then obviously, you're good at it. Having that recording was very helpful though. The only thing I found over the edge was his friend looking up all the info for him from the recording. As for the action, I'm sorry if you don't like real life fighting. Most fights are over in seconds, and he uses Krav Maga, the Israeli miltiary martial art. Prolonged fighting is overrated and very rare.

  • I agree completely.I'm glad that the action scenes weren't over the top like transporter(although that style fits transporter).

  • The action wasn't bad over all, only a few "hollywood" moments like when the pipe he was cuffed to came uncinched at just the right moment and hits the guy on the head.  Overall a great watch though.

  • no..actually some software can recognize voice for lokcs and other stuff..so im pretty sure they have voice recognition software that can compare from some sort of database..software..and there are VERY unique accents out there maybe that was one of them..

  • you are not reviewing the movie, you are telling the story of the movie!

  • WTF? Anarch coin? Thanks for the review but I think something out of 5 or 10 would make more sense than a fuckin colored coin lol!

  • MAN this movie was great, i thought it was gunna be okay and mediocre steppin in the theatre with my freinds but. it was FUCKING awesome, amazing actors , just great, pretty believable other than the parts where hes pretty much unstoppable but who cares, its great to watch. love how he saves his daughter. great movie

  • this movie rocked

  • Why did it take so long to come here? Guessing that US distributor pussies would rather show movies like Redndition, Stop Loss and garbage like that.

    Yup, there's implausible shite in it but The lesson of this movie is very important. Leon Panetta needs to see it.

    "Good luck."

  • i said neeson has a voice better than morgan freedman when i left the theatre! at the beginning it was kinda like qui-gon-gin talking about birthday presents though.

  • great review! this was the best action movie i have seen in a long time

  • lol what the fuck is an anarch coin?

  • lol

  • I liked it too. some movies may not be perfect, but this movie was more entertaining than oscar-winning films iv'e seen.

  • liam neeson is my hero because of this movie he is the biggest badass in the world, and i know girls who met a weird seductive french guy who was a lot like the one from the movie woooow

  • This movie is the real deal.

  • Great review and above average flick.

  • No we can not negotiate!

  • lol yeah i felt like the thing about the game plot but yeah that movie was tight

  • awsome review. watched this movie tonight i really liked it too

  • nice review, I liked this movie a lot too...

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