With the release of the trailer for 'Taken 2' it seems appropriate that this weeks movie recommendation should be the original 2008 French thriller film directed by Pierre Morel and starring Liam Neeson who plays Bryan Mills a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative who sets about tracking down his daughter after she is kidnapped by human traffickers while traveling in France.
Although the film didn't do as well at the box office or critically, 'Taken' has became a hugely popular movie, honestly check Facebook or Twitter when it is on the TV and you'll see just how popular it is. The film is full of great one liners and actions scenes, from hand to hand combat, to shoot outs. There's even car chases and torturing, what more could you want from a film? Granted there are a lot of things in this film that are unbelievable, but most people ignore that because of the extent of this films awesomeness. The film got a PG13 rating in America, after having a lot of the violence taken out, the extended cut was released on DVD and blu ray, I have both of these and I would highly recommend watching it. It doesn't give us a lot of extra footage, but what it does give us is pretty sweet.
There's not much more I can say about this film, I am recommending it not just because of the sheer amount of people that were excited by the 'Taken 2' trailer (the film is due to be released on October 2012), but also because I really like this film, and so does a huge fan base, the film did wonders for Neeson's career, allowing him go into action films (like 'Unknown', 'The A-Team' and 'The Grey'), which have all been really good. The film is by no means perfect, but it is a true man's film (and a woman's film too apparently since a vast majority of girls think it's awesome as well), showing the story of a father who does anything and everything in his power to get his daughter back. I would give 'Taken' an 8.5/10.
It's one of those films you have to see at least once in your lifetime.
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