Taken (Two-Disc Extended Edition) |  | Actors: Xander Berkeley, Famke Janssen, Liam Neeson, David Warshofsky, Mathieu Busson
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Rating:  371 reviews
Sales Rank: 16937
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 91 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: FOXD2255672D
UPC: 024543556725
EAN: 0024543556725
ASIN: B002436WJE
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: May 12, 2009
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Product Description
Genre: Action/Adventure
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 12-MAY-2009
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com
What could be a skillful but ordinary action flick gets a surprising emotional heft from the presence of Liam Neeson as the hero. Bryan Mills (Neeson) has given up his career as a spy to form a relationship with his estranged teenage daughter--but when, on a trip to Paris, she's kidnapped by slavers, Mills uses all his connections and skills to turn the city of lights upside down and rescue her. Like most of the movies that writer/producer Luc Besson has a hand in (such as La Femme Nikita, The Transporter, Unleashed, and many other French action movies), Taken drips with lurid violence (a bit toned-down to get a PG-13 rating, but there's still plenty of it), deranged sentimentality, and stereotypes of all kinds. But this doesn't stop his movies from being effective thrill-rides, and Taken is no exception. Taken pays just enough attention to the illusion of procedure--making it seem like Mills knows all the right steps to track down his daughter--that the movie cheerfully seduces your suspension of disbelief, despite many plot holes and scenes where Mills doesn't get scratched despite bullets flying in all directions or pretends to be a French policeman despite not speaking French or even adopting a French accent. What holds it all together is Neeson; his gravitas and emotional availability make his character--the usual action fantasy of impossible competence and righteous fury--somehow seem real and relatable. --Bret Fetzer
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 I was TAKEN by this movie! February 6, 2010
A. Kim (Anaheim, CA USA)
Liam Neeson... wow! I didn't even know who he was until I saw this movie. And I must say... "He's pretty fly for a white guy!" LOL or in the words of Paris Hilton, "That's hot!"
Taken Blu-ray February 6, 2010
Preston J. Niette Jr. (Shreveport, LA)
I love this movie. If you like action and suspense this is the movie for you. Liam Neeson still has it!
FAST PACED GUILTY PLEASURE FUN! January 31, 2010
! MR. KNOW IT ALL ;-b (TRI STATE AREA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
'Taken' is a fast paced action film that doesn't waste anytime getting to the point. The set up is simple and Liam Neeson shows he can play a bad A$$ as good as the next guy. What I enjoyed about this film is that it doesn't try to be something it's not. It's under an hour and a half and Neeson is terrific as a father on a mission to save his teenage daughter. If your an action fan this is a no brainer, but I think this will satisfy any movie lover who likes guilty pleasure films.
just a good movie January 30, 2010
Robin B. Beaudoin (TORRINGTON, CONNECTICUT, US)
the love for a daughter and knowing what he new saved his daughter. just you know the ending.
'Extended' version shorter? January 29, 2010
John F. (Chicago)
Can someone explain why, if the Amazon listings are correct, the "extended" version is shorter by two minutes (93 minutes for standard version; 91 for "extended")?
Does not seem to make a lot of sense.
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