Taken - Blueray
Hi,
Has anyone managed to see this film yet? I know it is not on general release until the 9th Feb. Blockbuster has it for hire, but I am looking to pre-order it on either Play or Amazon.
If you have seen it what are your thoughts, I've heard from some of my dvd snide friends that it is very good.
Not into the snide dvd's the quality is always poor.
Many thanks
Leahandanna
We've been using it as a test disc. Certainly a dynamic soundtrack, but that's about all it's got going for it. It's needlessly violent, with IMO slightly dubious racial overtones, and well beneath the stature of a class actor like Neeson (maybe he needed a new extension or something).
I rented and really enjoyed it, very realistic fight scenes. Turn off brain, enjoy a@se kicking. The end.
May be a keeper for me in the future.
R
Clare Newsome:and well beneath the stature of a class actor like Neeson (maybe he needed a new extension or something).
Could be - I heard that Jeremy Irons only did The Time Machine because he'd recently bought a castle! 
Clare Newsome:It's needlessly violent
The character's daughter gets kidnapped and he is a ex SAS Soldier, of course its gonna be violent.
If you liked the Bourne fight scenes then your gonna love this, makes Jason Bourne look like a sissy! Great modern action films, pays homage to classics like Commando in my opinion.
Don't patronise me! I'm up for a bit of on-screen tasty action - but IMO Taken went to unnecessary extremes, and the race issue made me slightly uncomfortable....
But each to their own!
Clare Newsome:Don't patronise me!
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Empire magazine gave it 1 star! but they also gave WANTED 4 stars so i dont believe a word thay say anymore. I will be renting it to see what its like.
Commando....Classic where did that one come from.
NSYGrinner:Commando....Classic where did that one come from.
You saying its not?? 
Yes, In my not very expert opinion. I thinks it's down there with Tango and Cash and Cobra as films which promised so much and delivered pants. Then again I didn't see many films in my teens. Music and gigging were my passions. I don't think they have aged well. Blue Thunder now there is a good 80's action film that still holds up. As well as Die Hard.
Next ur gna say Red Heat, Raw Deal and Total Recall were rubbish too?
Clare Newsome:But each to their own!
Indeed. Oddly enough the film only opened in US cinemas last week and has gone straight to number one.
That does not surprise me one little bit.
But the OP wanted opinions, and opinions he's had 
Clare Newsome:well beneath the stature of a class actor like Neeson
Aah. How quickly the world forgets 'Darkman'.
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Saw it at the cinema and thought it was dreadful. Fotunately I had a large pot of "Revels" with me so the afternoon was not a complete write off. I believe the DVD is a harder cut than the cinema version, however I can't see this improving a film that was dull. witless and totally lacking any style or originality.