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ThatFrenchGuy Has Issues With Darth Bruce's Review & Tells Us He Is Taken With TAKEN!!

Well by duct tape wallet	Aug 19th, 2008 07:52:23 AM
Howdy!
I had a Duct tape Wallet Once. by solartaco3	Aug 19th, 2008 07:57:26 AM
It was a pretty nice wallet.
And this is truly a fine way to start a morning by duct tape wallet	Aug 19th, 2008 07:57:27 AM
I won't say why. But all of you know what I'm talking about.
Yeah, but... by Heleno	Aug 19th, 2008 07:59:57 AM
It's kinda just xenophobic nonsense, isn't it? Sure, Liam Neeson's in it, but it's more Z-picture than B-picture.
Well done sir. Well done. by Stuntcock Mike	Aug 19th, 2008 08:01:11 AM

Is "immense talent" sarcasm as well? by SpencerTrilby	Aug 19th, 2008 08:02:50 AM
Because the director is the french equivalent of Len Wiseman's "see, fanboys, how I can butter you up by not using CGI to make you feel better" bullshit. District B13 was harebrained enough.
SpencerTrilby by Chewbaccalypse Now	Aug 19th, 2008 08:19:19 AM
A True Lies Handle?
take that darth bruce! by deadpool2449	Aug 19th, 2008 08:41:01 AM
this review is sooo much better, i saw the movie awhile back, and really did enjoy it. sure it had its problems, but far worst movies have been made.
come on... by cheyanne	Aug 19th, 2008 08:43:19 AM
It was great b-movie entertainment. They missed an oppurtunity to cut through the cheese at the end though. It should've ended with maggie grace in her audition singing completely out of tune and off-key and liam neeson holding his head thinking wtf... or reaching for his gun
I Like His Review by PR1C3Y	Aug 19th, 2008 08:55:02 AM
I thought the movie looked kickass and the first reviewer wasn't the best. SO FUCK YOU DARTH BRUCE FUCK YOU AND YOUR MOTHER AND YOUR SISTER WHILE I WATCH AND CLIMAX ON YOUR HAMSTER
ahh... much better by TylerK	Aug 19th, 2008 09:00:10 AM
This is closer to how I felt about the movie. Overall I thought it was great, but it did have a few shortcomings. For example, there's a scene where Neeson is on the phone with his daughter but you only hear his side of the conversation so to clue the audience in he's repeating everything she says as a question. "What do you mean you want to have lunch? Tomorrow? 24th Street? Sounds great!" I mean, seriously? I thought they only did that shit in sitcoms.
Fuck this is cool by Tyler_Turden	Aug 19th, 2008 09:08:24 AM
For a movie without a billion dollars advertising, this delivers. The action is FUCKING RAD. It is one of those film where you laugh at the villians because they are going to get it (Movie arseholes). Neeson rocks the shit. It will become one of those movies you pick up in the action section in blockbuster and go fuck yeah I'll hit that again. Masterpiece fuck no but damn fun.
Taken is awesome, Darth Bruce must be a bitter person by DarthBakpao	Aug 19th, 2008 09:22:12 AM
Yes, if you read this Darth Bruce, you can use a little happiness in your life. Taken is awesome, it has been a long time since i saw a straight good action movie where the protaganist do exactly what i wish him/ her to do, kills a lot of bad guys and spares no one. This is a Punisher movie without the skull. I wish they would make more like this every year.
OH JUST CAPITULATE ALREADY by ArcadianDS	Aug 19th, 2008 09:26:50 AM
There's no point in taking issue with anyone, you stilly frog. Just capitulate and withdraw to the southern region of the theater.
a snarky, defensive review = bad review by necgray	Aug 19th, 2008 09:38:15 AM
When all you do is refer to some OTHER guy's review in YOUR review, that says to me you're an asshat. You couldn't have just reviewed the movie sans reference to Darth Bruce? Ridiculous.
I've seen this and..... by spyro	Aug 19th, 2008 09:49:02 AM
its ok but nothing more. Very contrived, the fight on the boat down the Seine and the end was a bad ripoff from the fight on the boat down the Seine from Kiss of The Dragon. Liam Neeson is ok in it but he never does anything that makes you go 'wow' and i couldn't remember a single thing about the film once it was over. It's a high B movie, no more, no less.
Stick to the facts by tomdolan04	Aug 19th, 2008 09:59:34 AM
as opposed to ripping on another reviewer. It's not edgy, not daring and just makes you come across as a jerk.
This was a pretty good movie. by bigbaldpapa	Aug 19th, 2008 10:21:00 AM
They filmed a character who did not give a fuck and did not hold back. It wasn't shocking to see the "hero" go this balls out but it was quite different. The movie paced well and sort of ended a bit faster than the usual Hollywood stuff but it worked out good for this film.
hooray for being comatose! by berserkrl	Aug 19th, 2008 10:27:51 AM
By "fuck conscious" I assume (hope!) he meant "fuck conscience"?
Hardass... by kLkL	Aug 19th, 2008 10:48:50 AM
the movie was hardass, and neeson is obliterating everything in his path. you're thinking to yourself, "it's about time, he's going about stuff without wasting any time." he has no qualms about headshotting ppl and moving on quickly.
"Wouldn't of"? by irritable	Aug 19th, 2008 11:59:01 AM
Jesus Wept, ThatFreedomGuy.
LIAM NEESON = CLASS by Stuntmoose	Aug 19th, 2008 12:26:25 PM
nuff said
American Accent?!?!?!??!?!?! by Wed Vid Guy	Aug 19th, 2008 12:53:03 PM
Damn. I didn't know he was trying for an American accent. It sounded like Liam Neeson in every other movie I've seen him in. I agree the movie isn't some classic but damn if it isn't fun. The part where he shoots the French guy's wife was amazingly bad ass. Highly recommend this movie.
darkman! by ironic_name	Aug 19th, 2008 12:59:11 PM

Taken blew me away!! by lunacyfoundme	Aug 19th, 2008 01:05:02 PM
Big fan of Neeson didnt know what to expect from this flick but love Luc Beson too. I thought this film rocked. Couldnt take my eyes of it from the start. Never seen Liam kick ass like this. This film is really exciting and a great watch. Bruce is a dung head.
Yes.. I admit... by FrenchBastard03	Aug 19th, 2008 01:16:52 PM
Yes, I admit that I was a bit snarky and a bit of a jerk towards Bruce in my review. However, when I came home to find such a downer of a review on a movie I thought was so fun, anger boiled within me and.. well let's just say I may have some anger issues and acted with haste. Looking back, I maybe could have been more classy and not mentioned Bruce at all, but haven't we all sometimes been quick to anger towards another person and said things we would have maybe later taken back? Liam Neeson in this movie might have thought the same thing, but he said fuck it and rolled with it, anything to bring revenge upon the people who ruined his day by taking his daughter. Bruce ruined my day yesterday, so.. yeah. Sorry Brucie!
This movie got pushed back AGAIN by Fox by milesdyson	Aug 19th, 2008 01:31:00 PM
January 23 is the new US release date.
Fox keeps pushing movies back by ArcadianDS	Aug 19th, 2008 01:36:03 PM
and thinking we'll all just happily tune in to watch him on Lost and pretend like nothing happened. He sucks, and he should release our movies - we're his fans, after all. well except the Party of 5 Blu-Rays. He can push them back into a landfill.
I saw Taken yesterday by D o o d	Aug 19th, 2008 01:59:17 PM
it's rubbish!
Parity Restored by Super Rabbi	Aug 19th, 2008 02:40:14 PM
Thank you ThatFrenchGuy.
finally a movie... by orange cinema	Aug 19th, 2008 02:49:54 PM
where we feel the true rage of a vigilante. there is a scene where neeson unloads his gun into a guy in an elevator, even though he was long dead - that's exactly how we want to see those fucks dispatched: with brutality and no remorse. i hated darth bruce's review as well, good job frenchguy.
fuck concious? by zombiwolf	Aug 19th, 2008 03:36:10 PM
you mean conscience?
Forget it guys saw this one... by can-D	Aug 19th, 2008 04:06:04 PM
It's utterly Besson crap. Really should be straight to dvd. We have a lot of Besson haters here in France and Belgium and I'm one of them. Try and watch Angel-a if you dare!
Captain Justice by slone13	Aug 19th, 2008 04:06:37 PM
"brown people"??
DARTH BRUCE by darth_bruce	Aug 19th, 2008 05:00:07 PM
Wow, I never thought I’d create such a fuss with one simple review, although I stand by my opinions on the film I’ll say just two things; One; Taken is an good B-Movie, it just didn’t deliver on its promise to me personally and Two: debate on a film is a good thing, we all like different films for different reasons, and we should value said differences, and not talk about having sex with peoples hamsters just because we disagree (although my sister did say you were hung like one PR1C3Y, no offence meant) And maybe a third thing: if Jack Bauer, Jason Bourne and Bryan (Taken) went head to head who’d win? Answers on a postcard please…..
DARTH BRUCE SHOULD TAKE NOTES by MacGruber	Aug 19th, 2008 05:05:05 PM
from ThatFrenchGuy because this review is right on the money.
Yes zombiwolf, et al by FrenchBastard03	Aug 19th, 2008 05:16:07 PM
I misspelled "conscience". You all can quit pointing it out now.
KUMITE DEATH MATCH!!! by BillyPilgrim	Aug 19th, 2008 06:31:28 PM
I see no other way to solve this issue.
Can we all admit.... by Wed Vid Guy	Aug 19th, 2008 06:59:08 PM
.....that everyone on this TB saw the bootleg? That's how I saw it and I'll be happy to see it again in the theater whenever Fox decides to release it that is.
I just want to watch Liam Neeson kill people. by eggart	Aug 19th, 2008 08:44:57 PM
That is all I ask.
re: KUMITE DEATH MATCH!!! by hatemphd	Aug 19th, 2008 10:19:01 PM
I agree. Finish Him!!
Bourne wins by greyspecter	Aug 19th, 2008 11:34:32 PM
Only man who could beat Jason Bourne: Chuck Norris.
Fun film by Dwarves	Aug 20th, 2008 01:11:47 AM
I saw the film tonight...It was solid and I had a good time watching it, what more can you ask?
Yes, I saw the bootleg... by Fatesmith	Aug 20th, 2008 05:08:34 AM
and have urged friends to see this on theatrical release in the US (as will I). I'm also looking forward to picking up the dvd. TAKEN is a simple, yet very satisfying revenge tale.
YES, A PROPER REVIEW, well done frenchy! by couP	Aug 20th, 2008 07:03:46 AM

The French Guy is right by kinoman	Aug 20th, 2008 07:52:17 AM
Taken is simply terrific. Sure the lead-up is a bit sentimental but it does establish the Neeson character's devotion to his daughter. However once the action kicks in, it never lets up. And though the bad guys here - knuckle-dragging ex-pat Albanians - are, as usual, lousy shots and the hero manages to kill more that his logical share, the film avoids indulging in the kind of ridiculous superhuman stunts and escapes that Die Hard 4 wallowed in. Ignore the negative comments and go see this one. It's superb.
It surprised me how much I enjoyed it. by Gilkuliehe	Aug 22nd, 2008 01:32:18 AM
I just saw this and I must confess I had a blast. I recommend this movie to all you action fans waiting for a decent flick. Liam was great and there was a scene where I looked at Liam and said "I'm sold!". The look on his eyes was priceless... Do check it out.

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