Comments on: Movie Review: Taken

By: Windy Wilson

Windy Wilson — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:24:21 +0000

And another thing, we should have compassion for scumbags, but we should remember that usually that is a matter between the scumbag and God, and we as mere mortals have to look out for ourselves.
Remember, David Kacszinsky’s brother loved him, too, but still believed that someone who did what his brother did belonged behind bars.

By: Windy Wilson

Windy Wilson — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:21:43 +0000

For decades, people have enjoyed movies where the characters portrayed got exactly what they deserved. Movie makers have profited nicely feeding that desire, just as food makers and others have.
But now this idea is morally questionable?
I find people who think such an idea is morally questionable to be morally deficient, if not dangerous, which is itself morally questionable.

By: ErnestThing

ErnestThing — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:10:41 +0000

Recently saw that movie, and found it very satisfying. It’s refreshing to have an action “hero” with no frills. It was awesome.

By: mike w.

mike w. — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:28:56 +0000

1st time I watched it was with my 18 y/o sister and she kept saying how badass the dad was, especially in the scene @ Marko’s where he’s methodically taking them out with one shot each.

I now have it on DVD.

By: David

David — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:39:11 +0000

Oh yeah, there was some seriously good knife/gun disarming techniques in there that appealed to my martial arts side. Some great shots of weapons too. If I remember right there was a real clear up-close shot of the suppressed revolver one of the baddies had. I’d love to see that one movie-guns-ized.

The space mace thing was classic, by the way. Heh. Sending you an email about your computer thing …

By: CTone

CTone — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:34:50 +0000

Definitely a movie great! I especially liked how it made the quick determination that he was a bad ass by showing him take down the guy with the knife at the beginning. No BS or flashbacks; the guys a stone cold killer, now let’s watch him smash and slash a bunch of baddies.

That one will end up as a Movie Guns post when I get a running computer. BTW, I got my monitor working with some creative soldering the other day, and then went to start in on Boiling Point, but found out that the DVD player had died again. A few days later was the space mace incident, so I have no PC at home now. I’ll be building one once we’re into the new year, so hopefully I’ll get off this hiatus; that is, until my third kid is here in Feb. We’ll see. . .