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Liam Neeson Displays Skillz in Brand New TAKEN Trailer!
Hi. It's Beaks.
You know and respect Pierre Morel as the director of DISTRICT B13 (aka BANLIEUE 13), so be a pal and check out the IGN-hosted trailer for his debut American feature TAKEN. Though it looks a little light on the ol' parkour, I do like the idea of a kidnapping drama in which a father refuses to fork over his daughter's ransom because he can kick ass like nobody's business. I don't imagine that approach boasts a huge success rate, but it's a helluva lot more exciting than going on the local news and offering $2 million for the head of Gary Sinise (which reminds me: why isn't the original, Glenn Ford RANSOM! on DVD?).
Liam Neeson plays the highly skilled papa, while Maggie Grace co-stars as his shanghaied lil' girl. Xander Berkeley is in this, too. Check out the trailer below. Looks like fun.
TAKEN hits theaters on September 19th.
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... and i'll never do it again. i feel like i just lost my virginity to a fat chick. i wanted to do it, but when it was over, i felt like shit.
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it's like a darkman prequel set after the events of darkman!!
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...to be Robin Hood in the new Ridley Scott Film "NOTTINGHAM."
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Another PG-13 action flick, god I miss the eighties!!!!!!
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Can anyone explain why the media was on this movie's nuts so much? I remember a ton of featurettes and specials and a shit load of previews for RANSOM and that shit sucked ass.
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it's been out for months now in Europe.
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I totally thought that meant the kidnapping was set up by the father, and I was like "Hm, this sounds interesting."
But wait. It's not. It's just another good-man-in-bad-situation flick. Oh look, Liam Neeson is talking in the same damn monotone he always does. Lame. -
From Nip / Tuck
/me has crush on Famke -
You know, like nunchuku skills, bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills... Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills.
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Talkbacks here are sometimes a very interesting debate of knowledgeable film-goers, but lately it's become a dismal section of hate and ignorance. It's beginning to suck the life out of this site and that's too bad.
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Is much hotter as a blonde. She's still hot as a brunette, but she looked much better on Lost
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BTW, which kind of respect Pierre Morel earned exactly with District B13? He managed to ruin the few good stunts on that one with his lame direction and - surprise, surprise - didn't performed better on Taken. The only upside is that Liam Neeson delivers, as usual. Unfortunately he's the only one doing his job right in that mess; not unlike in a certain prequel...
I'll go back watching Tony Scott's Man on Fire which is a hundred times better. "Avid farts" or not. Taken is for the most indulgent Besson fans only. -
that made him such a bad ass, huh?
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Sorry to hear this apparently sucks.
It seems to me from the trailer that someone finally learned something from THE LIMEY. Took 'em long enough. This looks kick-ass to me, but we've already got one dissenting opinion, so I don't know... -
yeah, was just looking her up the other day because I wondered what the heck happened to her... when I first saw her on LOST she made me cream... yes, she is hotter as a blonde...but still a looker...
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Starring Liam Neeson as Haggar (or is it Guy?)
Either way, Leland Orser does not get enough work. Why hasn't he starred in his own movie yet? -
The trailer was great, care to enlighten us as to why the final product sucks? Taverymuch.
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was the ultimate one-man army, gotta get my daughter back, and your gonna be sorry you ever laid a finger on her - movie. As over the top as it is, it's so much fun to see Arnold dress up as Rambo. The movie IS a video game.
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now where was i? oh yes. time for a beer.
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C'mon, I thought that casino fight scene was pretty fuckin good.
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Quigon as a badass works I guess.
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I'll catch it on DVD. -
You're right, Beaks, where ARE all his films? Usually after one of these classic greats passes on, you see a surge of remastered releases. There are some out there, but I really expected the original Ransom to be released when it was remade, as is usual. Ford was the top Hollywood draw in his day, and had, in real life, his own special little skill: he was the fastest man with a gun in Hollywood back then...so where's The Fastest Gun Alive? Torpedo Run?The guy was a war hero in real life! The film tributes and re-releases are long over due.
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I love these kind of under-the-radar little action / thriller flicks. Plus the fact it's in Paris gives it a hint of Harrison Ford's "Frantic." I hope it is good, too bad the word out of our Euro friends is it's no good. If the same word is by losers who download a bootleg off of pirate bay, then that makes me happy because anyone who ruins a good movie experience by getting a crappy version in advance for 'free' has no movie taste in my book.
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btw, don't know what the 'bad buzz' on this flick is about from the above comments. It's sitting at 7.30 / 10 with 800+ votes on IMDB...(Remove spaces)http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=taken&x=0&y=0
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But now we're getting people complaining that Liam Neeson is a bad actor?? LIAM NEESON!?! WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PLACE!?!
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Said this when the last trailer came out- looks cool. Abe Lincoln going menudo on eurotrash; who wouldn't want to see that??
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Liam Neeson Displays Skillz in a Brand New TEKKEN Trailer! Zing!
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and Famke Janssen to boot? oh yeah.
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Looks like Ransom meets Man on Fire. And Liam is a big dude. I have no problem believing he could - and would - seriously fuck someone up for messing with his family. I really hope this delivers.
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This looks like a rental but I mean it in a good way.
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N-quiring mindz want 2 no.
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Give me back my hour and a half!
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I loves me some Leland Orser and some Xander Berkeley. Films are automatically better when those guys show up.
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This looks like total win. I'll be there.
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and I loved 'Frantic'.
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good, solid, hard, action film with some really great Liam action. He totally kicks ass.
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Jun 21, 2008 5:08:01 AM CDT
Well, Liam Neeson disappointed in The Phantom Menace...
by thedarklinglord
But that wasn't really his fault. Crappy script and a shitty director. He even said in interviews that he felt like a friggin' puppet. And I get the feeling he's really not into the whole voice acting thing, because his performance as Aslan is pretty bland and sedate. I think he prefers to actually ACT and REACT/INTERACT in movies. So, something like this really plays to his strengths. It's just a shame he doesn't get more quality roles, like Rob Roy.
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Grew up in the same town as me....Ballymena. I love him. His mammy lives across the road from me. She is lovely.
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Fucking love the guy. Darkman, Schindler's List, Rob Roy - 3 of my favourites right there. I've heard this is pretty damn good so looking forward to it. And you can't blame him for Phantom Menace - actually thought he was fine in it.
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Neeson looks pretty intense. I didn't know Pierre Morel directed this until now, and I consider that good news. I liked B13 a lot and can't wait to see the sequel.
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I couldn't agree with you more , its why this site is looked upon as a joke to most of the rest of the internet/real world. Its a shame too as the crew is good here but this open talkback system must piss off most of the actors/directors who make the mistake of being in interviews or just plain visiting here.
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...Why is it taking them more than six months to release this stateside? It was released in France back in February! Smells like a turd to me.
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I howled at that...great line. Look, Neeson rules. It's that simple; he just gets cooler as he gets older. "I once fought for two days with an arrow through my testicle"--I mean, COME ON, no one else can say that line and it not be a joke. Just the idea of a revenge flick with him sound intriging. Plus, Famke? No words need be said. Her presence speaks volumes.
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"...is a very particular set of action figures, still in their original packaging."
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a piece of shit
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It's actually a pretty good movie. Tight, simple story and the action's really well directed. Check it out.
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Jun 21, 2008 2:03:32 PM CDT
If Daniel Plainview was alive today and had Maggie Grace for a d
by silverese
...it would be this movie. Seriously, Liam Neeson sounds EXACTLY like Daniel Day-Lewis in 'There Will Be Blood'.
"One night I'm gonna come to you, inside of your house, wherever you're sleeping, and I'm gonna cut your throat." et cetera et cetera... -
Arnold Vosloo will play the father instead
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Dude, remember when I said that, I had such conviction, such rage. But this Brit Neeson, he's just a cold blooded bastard! I gotta admit, he scares the crap outta me, and I painted my face like Julie Christie in Wicker Man and mooned the English, so it takes a lot.
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Can't wait.
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Damn, this look like it can be a really good movie. I liam does a flaming kicks or flaming knee, he will be my new hero!
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This is gonna be good!!! You do NOT FUCK with LIAM MOTHERFUCKING NEESON!!! YES!!!
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LISTEN MOTHER(GUNSHOT)! GIVE ME BACK MY (GUNSHOT) DAUGHTER AND I PROMISE YOU WON'T HAVE TO KNOW WHAT YOUR RIGHT (GUNSHOT) TASTES LIKE!
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All he needs is a black t-shirt with a big skull on the chest and we'll get our ultimate badass Punisher
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I likee. Liam is excellent, and it's great to see him finally getting a movie that respects his presence.
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and we don't get to see him in nearly enough films. I really enjoyed District 13 and Taken looks pretty cool too.
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isn't liam neeson in the ira?
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Seriously, he seemed stuck in the wise teacher role in movies like TPM, BATMAN BEGINS, KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, NARNIA, and even KINSEY, I'm glad he's going to be playing a badass like Darkman!
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I love the premise of this trailer a lot! It seems like this will be an awesome movie!!!
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