I thought Taken was ridiculous. The boys here love the action, but for me, the setup was so absurd. "Hi, let me drop anvil after anvil the possible danger to my daughter so the (stupid) viewers will know what's happening when it happens exactly the way I said it could." I couldn't get past that.
Oh, God. Oh, God. My hair. My hair! The government gave me bad hair!
Cordelia ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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Amy - Dec 30, 2009 8:09:06 am PST #5865 of 30000
Because books.
Tom Scola - Dec 30, 2009 8:15:23 am PST #5866 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I watched Taken the other night. Did they ever show what happened to the other girl the daughter was with when they were taken? Did I miss something?
Also, was it really necessary for Liam to kill all those people? Couldn't he have just winged a few more of them? Also, re: my question above, couldn't Liam have saved a few more victims who weren't his daughter? It seemed kind of cold to just leave them all behind.
msbelle - Dec 30, 2009 8:16:43 am PST #5867 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
With all the best of and decade lists around I started trying to think of movies in the 2000s that stayed with me (in no order):
Tsotsi
Billy Elliot
Brokeback Mountain
Memoirs of a Geisha
Amelie
Cold Mountain
The first Bourne
Where the Wild Things Are
Momento
Away from her
The Incredibles
Amy - Dec 30, 2009 8:19:08 am PST #5868 of 30000
Because books.
I actually stopped paying attention halfway through, Tom. No clue.
Cashmere - Dec 30, 2009 8:23:19 am PST #5869 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
Tom, Liam Neeson's character found her in the 2nd brothel--handcuffed to a bed, dead from a drug overdose.
I enjoyed the movie. Yeah, there were anvils but the action was well done. I hated the daughter but I thought it was interesting that all three brothels were identical in scheme--with doors/curtains in labrythian setups and the girls drugged out of their minds. They just got fancier the more money the guys were spending.
I saw a GREAT interview with Liam Neeson that made me love him--someone asked him about how difficult it was doing the fight scenes for a man of his "advanced age." He said the fight scenes and stunts weren't difficult at all--it was the running! LN's a smoker so he was really tired after they made him run after all those perps.
Cashmere - Dec 30, 2009 8:27:55 am PST #5870 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
I laughed at the anvil virginity will save you life! 'Cause that's funny.
tommyrot - Dec 30, 2009 8:55:04 am PST #5871 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Toy Movies: Smurfs, Care Bears, and Play-Doh Adapted For The Big Screen (VIDEO)
Imagine if Peter Jackson turned "The Smurfs" into an epic war movie. Or if Wes Anderson put his spin on Teddy Ruxpin. It'd be pretty awesome. In Dan Meth's "Toy Movies," all your favorite childhood toys are re-imagined through the eyes of famous directors. We'd shell out for David Lynch's "Koosh Ball."
Jon B. - Dec 30, 2009 9:39:44 am PST #5872 of 30000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Cashmere, Please don't use (font color="white") for spoiler font. Use the s quickedit or (span class="spoiler").
Beverly - Dec 30, 2009 10:14:13 am PST #5873 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I found it amusing that Neeson's virginal brunette daughter was played by the slutty blonde on Lost. And the callous disregard for anybody else's daughter bothered me a lot, too.
I sort of liked Eternal Sunshine as one of those plotless dreams one has, that you get flashes of in memory later on, but don't feel a compulsion to string together narratively. The characters were part of the scenery for me.
And ita's couples are mine, I think.
le nubian - Dec 30, 2009 2:31:33 pm PST #5874 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Tom re: Taken and the other daughter...
yes. she was found dead with a needle in her arm.