From luc besson and robert mark kamen, the producer and writer of the transporter, comes another lean, mean action movie. The roads not taken official trailer bleecker street. Taken 2 is a perfect example for that hypothesis and it lacks a lot of ingredients for a good movie. With taken over, liam neeson cuddles up to ted 2 the actor has signed up for the sequel to seth macfarlanes hit comedy ted, but has said the taken franchise is going to come to an end published. Liam neeson returns as exgovernment operative bryan mills, whose life is shattered when hes falsely accused of a murder that hits close to.
The ending of contact leaves so many unanswered questions. Taken 2 takes uk box office by storm a and surprise charles gant. In the film we end up seeing quite a bit of a market and surrounding buildings. Captivating, suspenseful, riveting, exhilarating are only a few of the words that i would use to describe the movie taken. Liam neeson stars as bryan mills, an excia agent who left central intelligence agency to.
Two years ago, retired cia agent bryan mills liam neeson used his particular set of skills to rescue his daughter, kim maggie grace, from kidnappers. The first movie, which came out in france in 2008 and was released in 2009 in the us, grossed. In istanbul, bryan and his family cross paths with murad rade serbedzija, whose son died. The film follows bryan mills taking his family to istanbul, only to be kidnapped, along with his exwife, by the father of. Deleted video taken 2 official trailer by 20th century studios uk.
The dialogue of all three films is primarily english, and all three feature liam neeson as bryan mills. Numerous media outlets cited the film as a turning point in neesons career that redefined and transformed him to an action film star. With liam neeson, famke janssen, maggie grace, leland orser. Mar 27, 2011 contact is most definitely worthy of a sequel. Though it does have some thrilling sequences and another exceptional performance by liam neeson. The characters find themselves in a better place and are more sympathetic, and the movie seems to have more of an antirevenge stance.
June 1, 2018 acgt when the son of a cia agent is kidnapped in the middle of the night, bryan and his team of secret government lackeys stumble upon an illegal organ donation racket. The makers of taken 2 have stuck as close as possible. People are taken and killed for their hearts and lungs. If you desire a high dose of adrenaline to quench your movie watching thirst, and if you are ready to take a supercharged ride to the action filled city of paris, france, then this is a must see movie for you. Taken was released in france on february 27, 2008 by europacorp, and later in the united states on january 30, 2009 by 20th century fox. Contentwise granates are tossed around in instanbul. And it made a whole slew of money nearly a quarterbillion dollars worldwide. Jan 09, 2015 taken is a very successful movie franchise starring liam neeson, famke janssen, and maggie grace.
Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. The film follows bryan mills taking his family to istanbul, only to be kidnapped, along with his exwife, by the father of one of the men he killed while saving his daughter. In taken 2, the roles are reversed from its predecessor. Sep 07, 2012 the makers of taken 2 have stuck as close as possible. Everything you need to know about taken 3 movie 2015. This marks hos directorial debut after being a longtime scriptwriting partner of neos, and one of two films distributed by mm2 entertainment during the chinese new year period in 2017, the other being the fortune handbook. The movie shines with suspenseful action sequences in very exotic urban areas around istanbul. Taken is a very successful movie franchise starring liam neeson, famke janssen, and maggie grace. He may have gotten away with that when employed on cia business but in the movie, hes basically just breaking the law. In taken 2, the relatives of the deceased, headed by murad the father of one of them, initiate a brutal plot of revenge against mills as he, his daughter kim and exwife lenore are on vacation. When taken hit screens in 2008, it benefitted from the shock of the new. Oct 05, 2012 find a movie, tv show or artist 228,800 songs 71,200 artists 97,500 episodes, movies and games the internets best source for music from tv and movies since 2005. Movie was filmed in 2012, countries of filming locations are france. There wasnt really anywhere for the story to go after 2008s surprise hit taken, and this movie quickly proves that.
Were any of the scenes actually filmed in istanbul. It was produced and cowritten by luc besson, the french master of thrillers, and robert mark kamen, his writing partner on many films. For an indepth discussion of the film by the screen rant team check out the taken 2 episode of the sr underground podcast. One movie i have watched over and over and over and over through the years is contact, starring jodie foster and matthew mcconaughey yes, there is a chapter in beating ana about. Since then, kim has been learning selfdefense from her father, and bryan has been on a personal mission to reunite with his exwife famke janssen. Looks like holywood have started to use istanbul locations extensively, and thus using local actors.
Taken 2 2012 trailers and clips two years ago, retired cia agent bryan mills liam neeson used his particular set of skills to rescue his daughter, kim maggie grace, from kidnappers. As former cia agent bryan mills deals with a personal tragedy that shakes his world, he fights to overcome the incident and exact revenge. Taken 2 is slick, professional action, directed by olivier megaton. Let that name roll off your tongue olivier, not oliver. Jul 30, 2012 with taken 2, neeson will be pushing age sixty, but that fact is seemingly irrelevant, as the official taken 2 trailer proves that mr. Contact is a film that takes place at the intersection of science, politics and faith.
The shock came from the star doing the eurothrilling. There were 17 other movies released on the same date, including frankenweenie, wuthering heights and trade of. Yeah, taken 2 is pretty much the same movie that taken was. One movie i have watched over and over and over and over through the years is contact, starring jodie foster and matthew mcconaughey yes, there is a. If you desire a high dose of adrenaline to quench your movie watching thirst, and if you are ready to take a supercharged ride to the action filled city. Taken 2 official international trailer liam neeson movie. Neeson plays bryan mills, a former cia operative who sets about tracking down his teenage daughter kim grace and her best friend amanda cassidy after the two. Taken 2, a movie ruined by a hopeless script manus, give us several nice close views of edificises such as new mosque, galata tower and. Cell phone recording in movie taken ive actually done the same thing with my computer right now.
There were 17 other movies released on the same date, including frankenweenie, wuthering heights and trade of innocents. Taken 2 is an unnecessary sequel to a perfectly fine movie. It is also clear that the three corners are intended to come together in some way to make single image. In the film, an alien intelligence transmits an image of three pages of encrypted symbols. I m a big sci fi movie fan, and contact was one of the best. Taken 2 is an englishlanguage french 2012 action thriller film directed by olivier megaton and starring liam neeson, maggie grace, famke janssen, rade serbedzija, leland orser, jon gries, d. In 2009, taken showed up on movie screens as a raw, action flick thrill ride that sends an excia dad out to rescue his daughter in a foreign capital. Taken 2 official international trailer liam neeson movie hd in istanbul, retired cia operative bryan mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper mills killed while rescuing. I tried this, and once disconnected the movie was able to start. With clive standen, jennifer beals, adam goldberg, jessica camacho. Find a movie, tv show or artist 228,800 songs 71,200 artists 97,500 episodes, movies and games the internets best source for music from tv and movies since 2005. As directed by besson regular olivier megaton, the suspense is more streamlined this time around, and mostly wellconstructed.
Although its a subjective question, i believe majority of people would go with the first part. Taken 2 is a highly engaging action movie starring liam neeson, maggie grace, and famke janssen. Everything you need to know about taken 2 movie 2012. Taken is a 2008 englishlanguage french action thriller film written by luc besson and robert mark kamen, and directed by pierre morel. With taken 2, neeson will be pushing age sixty, but that fact is seemingly irrelevant, as the official taken 2 trailer proves that mr. Those are three subjects that dont always fit easily together. The taken movies, explained for people whove never seen them. Parents need to know that taken 2 is the sequel to the 2009s hit thriller taken, but its less mean and vicious than the original, with more sympathetic characters and a more antirevenge stance. Maybe all those tickets were snatched up by middleaged dads who wanted to imagine themselves running to the rescue, or perhaps it was just the. Sally potters the roads not taken follows a day in the life of leo javier bardem and his daughter, molly.
Like its predecessor, its preposterous and overthetop. Taken 2 was released in 2012 on friday, october 5, 2012 in nationwide movie theaters. Mar 29, 2019 one movie i have watched over and over and over and over through the years is contact, starring jodie foster and matthew mcconaughey yes, there is a chapter in beating ana about. Liamiwllfindyouneeson delivered a good performance. He had torn up paris in the space of 2 and a half days and killed countless people. Taken 3 on dvd april 21, 2015 starring liam neeson, maggie grace, famke janssen, forest whitaker. The pier where was filmed movie taken 2, cast liam neeson, famke janssen, maggie grace, rade serbedzija. How much in taken 2 was actually filmed in istanbul. The story keeps you on the edge of your seat and holding your breath all the way until the very end.
Taken 2 is rated pg for intense sequences of violence and action, and some sensuality. The taken movies, explained for people whove never seen. Yujian guiren is a 2017 singaporean comedy film directed by ivan ho and executive produced by jack neo. Is a lower 12a certificate responsible for taken 2 grossing more in the uk in a weekend than the entire run of its predecessor. Taken 2 2012 two years ago, retired cia agent bryan mills liam neeson used his particular set of skills to rescue his daughter, kim maggie grace, from kidnappers.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Like its predecessor, its preposterous and over the top. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of varese sarabande records. Unlike the taken 2 international trailers which provided a first taste of the sequels flavor, this domestic trailer starts things off on a happy note rather than an ominous one.
The best i can determine is that the copy protectionencryption mechanism is trying to reach a url that is for some reason invalid. Taken 2 soundtrack music complete song list tunefind. I thought it was a tidy and well paced action movie. Taken, directed by pierre morel, is very good action thriller. The albaniansbent on vengeance for the men bryan killed in rescuing his daughter in the last movietorture bryans french contact jeanclaude to learn bryans whereabouts.
Taken is a series of englishlanguage french action films beginning with taken in 2008. Taken 2 is a 2012 englishlanguage french action thriller film directed by olivier megaton and starring liam neeson, maggie grace, famke janssen, rade serbedzija, leland orser, jon gries, d. Not only does it have that same appalling moral vacuum at the centre it doesn. In istanbul, retired cia operative bryan mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper mills killed while rescuing his daughter. Particularly relevant story right now and a continuation of the story would be well received. Seems if he took kim to hospital, questions would be asked and he would be arrested not to mention shooting jeanclaudes wife and assaulting. Still, there are plenty of fights, chases, and shootouts, as well as torture scenes, though most of the really brutal stuff occurs off screen. It stars liam neeson, maggie grace, famke janssen, katie cassidy, leland orser, and holly valance. Jan 29, 2009 taken, directed by pierre morel, is very good action thriller.
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