Popcorn Playa: Taken

This movie has to be one of the most badass movies that I've ever seen in my life. Taken stars Liam Nesson as Bryan, an ex-CIA agent who retired early in order to be close to her teenage daughter Kim (Maggie Grace). His work kept him away from her daughter Kim, and he's now making up for lost time. When Bryan's daughter said that she was going to Paris with her friend Amanda; he was against it because he knows what the real world is like, and for two teenage girls who are traveling without a chaperone, it was very dangerous. But he gave his daughter the permission to go just as long as she calls him when they arrive and every time they move to a new location. His worst nightmare came true when he receieves a call from his daughter saying that they were being abducted. With the help of his other CIA agents, he found out that the abductors were an Albanian gang who specializes in trafficking women especially teenagers. Using his skills that he has acquired over the years, he goes to Paris and becomes this super agent who tracks down the abductors of his daughter.

One word. Two syllables. BADASS! This is the word that describes this movie. If I were to approach anyone and say badass in front of them, they'd automatically say, yeah I know right, Taken is such an awesome movie, and probably give me a high-five! It's like it's already implanted on their brains that the word badass originated from the movie Taken. The reason why it's such a badass movie is that Liam Nesson is just a normal person with super intense arm breaking skills, neck twisting tricks, and spleen bursting punches with a little bit of class when he does it. Not like in the James Bond movies where in he has all this high-tech gadgets like a watch that turns into a car that could be a urinal and can also turn into a hot-tub that could fit 10 people. No, Liam Nesson is just not into those techy things. He just brings a wallet, a cellphone, and an English-Albanian dictionary and busts into the lair of the abductors and starts kicking everones asses without even staining his Italian suit. He's so intense that one time he goes to this French dudes house who's like an Internal Security Chief of the Eiffel Tower whatever, and had dinner with his family. Then out of nowhere, he takes out his gun and pops one on the shoulder of his friend's wife. He was all like, "If you don't give me an answer, imma pop another one on her head!" Talk about disrespect right? But he did it in a cool way.

This movie is just great. Imagine a retired old man, who wears a Hawaiian polo during the day and drinks papaya shake for his digestive system to be healthy; turns into this Italian suit wearing, Limb breaking, Gang tracking maniac at night, who kills bad guys for kicks! Who wouldn't want to see that right?

I'd say this movie should be rated R. R for Ridiculously Badass. Anyway if you want to see a 1 hour and 30 minute movie of intense action; watch this movie, because after you've watched it, you're gonna want to take up martial arts.