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Taken - Liam Neeson

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Movie: Taken(2009)

Studio: Twentieth Century Fox

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Runtime: 93min

Website: takenmovie.com

Trailer:http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x73bds

Review :

Pierre Morel’s Taken was released on January 30th, 2009, and since it’s unveiling it has created a beautiful world of magic realism. People nationwide are flocking to their local theater in order to escape the economic recession and watch something worthwhile.

A former spy finds out that his estranged daughter is being captured for an illegal slave trade operation, and uses all of his perfected skills from the past to get his daughter out of slavery’s grasp.

Bryan, the protagonist, permits his daughter, Kim, to travel to Paris with her friend Amanda. He feels that it is the trip of her dreams, and he would not play a role in preventing her from going. Upon Bryan’s contacting her in Paris, Kim finds that an Albanese gang has laid its tentacles on her and her Amanda and forcibly induced her into human trafficking. The retired spy vows to avenge her daughter’s kidnap and kill the abductors.

The remaining plot is a tireless adventure of a father ready to walk on cinder for saving his daughter and taking revenge on the Albanese gang.

Luk Besson’s screenplay is frighteningly taut and gives us no room to yawn. The entire aura of intrigue is beautifully built up, and Brian’s revenge is worth traveling miles to see.

Liam Neeson, who plays Brian, portrays many different shades of a human face. This thespian uses his powerful acting skills to portray an abject father, a resolve-filled father, a cold avenging father, an emotional father, and lastly a relieved father. Neeson did a brilliant job and has done justice to each shade. While Neeson was a well cast character, Magi Grace as Kim and Katie Cassidy as Amanda could be better cast.

If the heroes have done well, so have the villains. Overall, the movie beautifully builds up menace and lets us live in its shadow until the final credits roll. Pierre Morel is certainly not unknown to the art, and does complete justice the beautiful vision he had.

-Edited by Cole G. & Trent M.

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Slumdog Millionaire - Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor

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Movie: Slumdog Millionaire(2008)

Studio: Fox

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Runtime: 120min

Website: www.foxsearchlight.com/slumdogmillionaire

Trailer:http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7cpib

Review :

Words cannot begin to describe the beauty in this movie. Slumdog Millionaire isn’t an everyday movie; limit yourself to one viewing per year and you may avoid chronic depression. This was a masterpiece of director Danny Boyle. From the music to the cast, every aspect of this movie deserves merit all thanks to Boyle. The acting is a great surprise because most actors are very young and have never acted before, but in this film the inexperience doesn’t show.

Boyle’s direction in this film is truly a marvelous. This movie displays in an archetypal format: the journey, the path, and that children have to go to in India. He turned street life into a genuine film that people of all ages will enjoy. Slumdog Millionaire starts off like a comedic drama but as the film progresses there is much more to witness such as: love, friendship, and even envy. This movie will have you laughing, crying, and allow you to just cherish Boyle’s magic as the director.

The movie is actually based on Love; something that a lot may not realize. Love is the main reason that Jamal (The Main Character) does everything he does and how he does it. This movie shows that there is nothing you can do to prevent these things(in the film) from actually happening. Despite all the obstacles, Jamal had to go through, it didn’t stop him. Boyle intended to do in this film with one major question: Destiny or Fate?

This movie has the perfect combination of: love, romance, and envy. It has been a while since there has been so much emotion and moral to a movie such as Slumdog Millionaire. So flawless that the only downside you can actually put on it is that it had to end. When you’re watching it you simple just do not want it to end, but of course it had an ending. If you’re still wondering if you should go Slumdog Millionaire, I highly recommend it! It is worth both the movie ticket and the DVD purchase.

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– Richard/Trent M.

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