Surprinsingly good - definitely must see,

Taken [2008]

First of all let me start by saying that those of you who thought "The Dark Knight" was a great action flick, then you obviously do not know much of what a real action flick means. And those of you do not think that "Taken" was an entertaining film, well you do not know the meaning of entertainment. You would probably end up giving a boring depressing film like "Bridge to Terabithia" or "The Thin Red Line" which both had no base, no path and no justified ending a 10 star rating on the grounds of being 'depressingly' entertaining, but would probably give "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" a one star based on an unrealistic plot, excessive violence and entertaining.

"Taken" is a brilliant movie from the start. The movie character development was well crafted as it gives you an insight of what the characters nature are like. This was typified with Liam Neeson's character Bryan who killed people as a profession prior to retirement but deep down inside there was humanity inside of him. He loved his daughter greatly and regrets of not spending much time with her while she was growing up. But furthermore, it depicted the length a parent will go in order to ensure the safety of their child regardless of whether the child is an adult or not.

The action side of "Taken" was of high class. The fight scenes were well choreographed and it gave a sense of "Bourne Identity" type of edge to it. Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen who are the writers for "Taken" did a great job with the script. It was a fast paced film, with suspense, action, thrills, touch of humour but most important of all a realistic plot. Sure some areas within the film seemed far fetched, like shooting the police chief's wife in the shoulder and not being caught, but within the film it contains a very important message. That is sex slave trading does exist.

Lets face it slave trading or sex trading of people do exist in this world. Unfortunately our governments are more concerned with blowing up countries where the leaders do not have any weapons of mass destruction, rather than worry about the illegal sex trade that go on within their own backyard. For those people who are involved in those type of illegal work deserve to be shot dead in cold blood with no question asked. They are a disgrace to society and humanity.

Overall "Taken" would have to be the action film of the year so far. Way better than "The Dark Knight" and "Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull". Others like me have felt a feel good feeling inside after watching the film. The money spent on ticket not going to waste.

A must see film.

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