Saturday Evening Movie Thread

Saturday Evening Movie Thread - 8/9/2025

Taken

The last time I had to fill a post in the middle of a longer run, I talked about Bill & Ted and the three films the two dudes, focusing on how the three movies establish, break, and then retreat into formula. With that recently in my mind and a new hole forming in the middle of another run, my mind turned to the Taken franchise, a quick trilogy of films that blew up and went away almost as quickly at the box office.

Largely the brainchild of French director, Luc Besson, who cowrote (with Robert Mark Kamen) and produced all three films, it started as just...an action movie. Originally mean to star Jeff Daniels, he cast Liam Neeson once Daniels dropped out of the production, and the tight, 90-minute story of a retired CIA agent jetting to Paris to undo a sex trafficking ring run by Albanian gangsters in order to save his daughter became a surprise hit.

Made for $25 million, it ended up making over $200 million at the worldwide box office. And where there is success in the movie industry, even if based in France through EuropaCorp., Besson's production company, there will be more attempts to capture it. So, Besson wrote and produced two more until the third one which...made over $300 million off of a relatively modest $48 million production budget.

That there haven't been more confounds me, but there was a television series (starring Clive Standen as the main character, Brian Mills) based on the idea that ran for two seasons, so maybe that's where the energy for the franchise died out.

Anyway, the franchise interests me more for artistic purposes than commercial, so let's talk about the logic of sequels.

Take 2

The first film in the franchise is a lot like the first John Wick film: a very simple premise of revenge that sees a retired, professional killer go on a rampage. I completely get this genre of movies. They're fun as we witness an accomplished, competent professional do a professional job with little extra business. Being 90 minutes long really helps things along as well because there's no time for side-business. They have one hour and thirty minutes to barrel through everything before the credits.

The second film can't do the same thing. Where the first film kept reminding me of John Wick (which came out later, admittedly, the same year as the third Taken film), the second film instantly reminded me of the Death Wish sequels. Charles Bronson keeps finding increasingly distant relatives and friends to kill a bunch of people over. Well, in the second, Brian Mills' family, including his ex-wife, decide to surprise him in Istanbul, a roughly 11-hour car ride from Albania, and Mills just...accepts it with a smile.

He goes on a date with his ex-wife, even, leaving Kim alone in the hotel. Nevermind that Kim ends up fine, the only way that danger happens is because Mills...just lets it happen despite a recent history of his daughter being kidnapped by Albanian gangsters who might not be that far away. So, why does this happen? So the movie can happen.

I think back to my admiration of the weird turn in direction that Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey took from the original film, killing the characters and having them go through the afterlife instead of having them do another report, wishing that Besson and Kamen had gone off in a weird direction. Having Mills be a worker in a sewer to make ends meet and then facing down a mysterious creature who steals his daughter through her bathtub, or something. Set it up quick, and get him moving fast. Instead, the second film's first act is interminably slow as it sets things up, in particular the effort to repair the relationship between Mills and his ex-wife Lenore (played by Famke Janssen).

However, there is cleverness in the script despite the tortured beginning. It's not Kim, the daughter, who gets taken. It's Mills and Lenore. Mills has to guide Kim to finding him, and we get that same flavor of tense, accelerated problem solving (without much action because Kim is a teenaged girl with no combat training) as she uses grenades to create sound and help direct her to him through his instruction. It's actually quite fun. The movie as a whole flounders a good bit in the first and third acts, but that second act is a take on the original material with a fun twist. Could they have done more around it? Sure, but I'm happy we got at least that much.

Take 3

I was surprised at the attempt to actually play with the formula established in the first film through the second film, but the third film tosses all of it aside. I don't mind that in general (think back to my imagined first sequel idea of Mills chasing a monster through the sewers), but the move is to the laziest of directions: loud action.

I'm not one to demand adherence to formula just for the sake of formula. I often advocate for active movements away from formula in sequels, but as I noted in my Bill & Ted post, that effort often ends up not being done well, and Taken 3 is a good example of that.

I think the key to understand is that the first two films are not action movies. The appeal is a professional man doing professional things to cut through chaos with a clear goal. The action is present, but it's mostly incidental (and also kind of pedestrian in execution). That's not what the third film is. It's Mills, again stupid in order to make the film happen, having to investigate a shadowy conspiracy around Lenore's death that involves her current husband, Shaun, and a Russian gangster.

The break from the first two films by not bringing in Albanian gangsters again is fine. The change in genre, from action-thriller to outright action, could be fine. The movement to a shadowy conspiracy that Mills needs to unravel instead of just cut through could be fine. And yet, it ends up just noise. You have to cancel out who Mills is, again, just to get the film to start, including retconning stuff from the first film (he did a deep background check on Stuart that didn't pick up that he did business with a known gun runner?), and the investigation gets sidetracked for long stretches in favor of middling action sequences, the problem being that Mills often doesn't have a clear goal of why he's there. He's being chased instead of chasing, making him reactive instead of active.

And the appeal of the first film, in particular, is just lost. There's no clear goal. The main character gets sidetracked and pulled back and forth without agency. The action is prioritized over professional effort. I just found it a loud, confused mess.

Legacy

So it doesn't surprise me that Besson moved the property to television. With these kinds of stories, you're looking for just continuing adventures of a character where nothing really changes in him from one to the next. It also allows for more adherence to formula by taking the procedural route (I've never watched an episode, but the episode summaries I've read indicate an overarching story over 10 episodes where repetition of story beats within episodes is the norm).

The film trilogy, though, will always be primarily known for two things: the first film as a whole and the over-done editing (about 17 cuts) to get Liam Neeson over a fence in the third film.

The sequels have their fans, but the IMDb ratings say everything, I think. The first one has a 7.7/10. That's high. That's actually, really high. The second has an IMDb rating of 6.2. The third has an IMDb rating of 6.0.

Larger Lessons

Is there a larger lesson to learn from this? It might just be that sometimes sequels aren't necessary. We want more Taken, but more Taken is going to struggle to be like Taken but different. What if Luc Besson had gone from the success of the first film and made something else...new with Liam Neeson? Similar in look and feel but not hidebound by formula from the first film? Another adventure with a new character played by Neeson that treads on similar grounds?

I think back to the period after the release of Edgar Wright's Shaun of the Dead when no one knew what would be coming next. There were rumors of a direct sequel titled From Dusk 'til Shaun which would have the same character go into a vampire movie. I mean, it would have been a real break from the zombies of the first, but Wright and Simon Pegg decided to go ever more afield than that, making Hot Fuzz, a Michael Bay/Midsomer Murders parody/celebration, instead, and it's generally as beloved, if not more so, than the first film.

But, that's not a lesson Hollywood wants to learn. IP is king. Remember, the Taken sequels made more money than the first one, and that's ultimately all that matters because cashflow is vital to keeping these studios alive. Selling Taken 2 to audiences is a safer financial bet than selling Liam Neeson Does the same thing but slightly different with a different title would.

I just think a Luc Besson written adventure dealing with a new character played by Liam Neeson doing similar things but not dedicated to the formula and lore of the first Taken film might have been more entertaining.

Ironically, I think that the only people to actually understand this are the people who are bringing us the reboot for The Naked Gun, starring Neeson, that obviously plays on the image he's curated over the past 17 years as an action star. No idea if it'll be funny or good or anything, but the marketing on the film is obviously leaning into that idea of him as an action star and just putting silly stuff around it. It's honestly more interesting than anything I saw in the two Taken sequels.

A Note

I'm still in Europe. It is very late. There is no automatic scheduling in the blog software. I will probably not be commenting, just staying up late enough, with the help of the movies I downloaded into my phone (Stoker, for instance), until 1:45 in the morning, to hit the publish button.

Be good.

Movies of Today

Opening in Theaters:

Weapons

Freakier Friday

Movies I Saw This Fortnight:

Taken (Rating 3/4) Full Review "Not great cinema, but a solid entertainment." [Personal Collection]

Taken 2 (Rating 2/4) Full Review "The second act is shockingly solid, but the first act is boring and the third act hinges on emotional catharsis that neither makes sense nor the movie properly sets up." [Library]

Taken 3 (Rating 1/4) Full Review "It's just kind of a miserable third entry in a franchise that probably never should have existed beyond the first one. Not a surprise." [The Criterion Channel]

The Young Stranger (Rating 4/4) Full Review "It doesn't surprise me that no one searches out Frankenheimer's first film, a small family drama he made in the middle of his television career before Birdman of Alcatraz with no movie stars and not at all genre related. But, I think that should be fixed." [YouTube]

Impossible Object (Rating 1/4) Full Review "Really, the only way this makes sense to me is if Frankenheimer was intending a psychedelic or phantasmagoric journey into madness, and it's obviously not what the film is. What it is ends up being�kind of just boring." [Library]

French Connection II (Rating 2/4) Full Review "So, the overall package is kind of weird. There isn't much of an overall package. It's too many different parts that don't gel together, but some of the individual parts have their charms from the innocent (Doyle trying to order whiskey at a bar) to the explosive (the shootouts). It's not a disaster, but it's not really good either." [Library]

Black Sunday (Rating 3/4) Full Review "It was about the thrills. He built up to the thrills, as inelegantly as he did, delivered the thrills, and exited stage right. I can't fault him for that." [Library]

Prophecy (Rating 1/4) Full Review "Frankenheimer wanted his own Jaws. He didn't get it." [Library]

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Comments

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1 Pass the popcorn 🍿

Posted by: Skip at August 09, 2025 07:47 PM (+qU29)

2 Yo!

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at August 09, 2025 07:47 PM (XMwZJ)

3 Producer Guy: "So, why does this happen?"

Screenwriter Guy: "So the movie can happen!"

Producer Guy: "Oh!"

Posted by: Sharkman at August 09, 2025 07:49 PM (/RHNq)

4 So brian had been in special forces sag yet he had not ever been in kosovo or learn any albanian

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at August 09, 2025 07:51 PM (bXbFr)

5 I like the Taken series

Posted by: Skip at August 09, 2025 07:51 PM (+qU29)

6 Taken was fun. "In a world where everybody is either corrupt or incompetent except for Liam Neeson..
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Except Liam had a whole team of security professionals who were also his friends. They were on a celebrity bidyguard job at the start of the movie. I think the kidnapping of a daughter is one of those times you can ask your buddies for a big favor. He could have used that help I think.

Posted by: Fozzy at August 09, 2025 07:51 PM (zH2yS)

7 Happy Saturday to all!

Posted by: Moonbeam at August 09, 2025 07:51 PM (rbKZ6)

8 As i mentioned elsewhere rade the villain was criminally underused

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at August 09, 2025 07:51 PM (bXbFr)

9 Luc Besson is an interesting director, he has made many of my favorite films (and a handful of bombs--looking at you, Valerian). As a writer he seems...variable. His best work tends to have a co-writer.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 09, 2025 07:52 PM (CHHv1)

10 The series was more political left wise with private contractors being the foilx

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at August 09, 2025 07:53 PM (bXbFr)

11 I'm not one to demand adherence to formula just for the sake of formula.
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What do you mean?
*taps discreetly*
1..2..3..4
There's no formula.
*taps*
1..2..3..4

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 09, 2025 07:54 PM (JvZF+)

12 Valerian was his passion project too much worldbuiding

which was poorly cat dane de haan

In part because of this he deepsixed his production company eurocorp

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at August 09, 2025 07:55 PM (bXbFr)

13 Spouse and I went to see " Naked Gun" this afternoon. Liam Neesom is a good actor and clever as. A comic , as is the actor who plays the villain and the name of that actor escapes me right now. Pamela Anderson has a funny bit in a nightclub type venue. It was amusing, but we probably would have appreciated it more if we had seen the original "Naked Gun" movie.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 09, 2025 07:56 PM (2GCMq)

14 I love these movie threads!

Thank you.

Posted by: scottst at August 09, 2025 07:56 PM (XxFg+)

15 Sort of like the formula in the second french connection film where jehan was underused

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at August 09, 2025 07:57 PM (bXbFr)

16 Black Sunday (Rating 3/4) Full Review "It was about the thrills. He built up to the thrills, as inelegantly as he did, delivered the thrills, and exited stage right. I can't fault him for that."

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Fun fact. The book's author later wrote Silence of the Lambs.
Other fun fact, BS introduced me to Bruce Dern who played a crazy /evil veteran /POW. That role caused me to see him like that for years. Similarly, Fantastic Voyage introduced me to Donald Pleasance and I saw him as an evil traitor for years.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Something Smells Funny In Here at August 09, 2025 07:57 PM (L/fGl)

17 Danny houston stock tv and movie villain

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at August 09, 2025 07:57 PM (bXbFr)

18
g'early evenin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at August 09, 2025 07:58 PM (tljrc)

19 The Albanian criminals were really, really stupid.

They kidnapped the daughter of the man who trained Batman.

That's never going to end well for them.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 09, 2025 07:58 PM (IBQGV)

20 La Femme Nikita - Young lady assassin controlled by middle aged man

Leon the Professional - Very young lady protected by old tough guy

Fifth Element - Young naive alien girl protected by oler tough guy

Wasabi - Young Japanese girl protected by tould older cop.

I'm detecting a pattern in Luc Besson movies.

Posted by: Fozzy at August 09, 2025 07:58 PM (zH2yS)

21 Watched Last Night in Soho this morning on Sci-fi, certainly started interesting, but all in all I liked it.

Posted by: Skip at August 09, 2025 07:58 PM (+qU29)

22 What if Luc Besson had gone from the success of the first film and made something else...new with Liam Neeson?]/i]

The Extraordinary Adventures of Bryan Mills

Ted III (as a buddy film)

Posted by: Kindltot at August 09, 2025 07:58 PM (rbvCR)

23 See yellowstone that series set in 60s miami wolverine origins

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at August 09, 2025 07:58 PM (bXbFr)

24 Bryan Mills Goes to the Barrel

Posted by: Kindltot at August 09, 2025 07:59 PM (rbvCR)

25 Luc Besson did a good job with that Bruce Willis as a future cab driver movie.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 09, 2025 07:59 PM (JvZF+)

26 Liam Neeson is a curiosity to me. Oskar Schindler and movies like Rob Roy, which were serious dramas. Nothing wrong with going to Taken, but then he seemed to stay in that lane. After the Taken movies there were a series of other films where he plays almost the same character, hunting people down. Did he swear off more serious work forever? Now, Frank Drebbin. I'm not sure he has the deadpan to match Leslie Nielson, and it's again a strange choice. Nielson was just a bit and character actor when they made Airplane and Police Squad and then the Naked Gun. Liam Neeson has had one strange career. From movies like Krull to Schindler's List to Taken and a bunch of stale B action movies and now to comedy! What gives?

Posted by: Lex at August 09, 2025 07:59 PM (y4H1r)

27 I got to say, I'm impressed with Liam Neeson. The guy started out doing dramas (and Darkman, which rocks) and then reinvented himself for action movies with Taken. And now with the Naked Gun 2025, he's doing comedy.

Props to him. Not a lot of actors have done all three, very different, genres and done them well.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 09, 2025 07:59 PM (xcxpd)

28 Magic city

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at August 09, 2025 08:00 PM (bXbFr)

29 Posted by: Miguel cervantes at August 09, 2025 07:57 PM (bXbFr)

Thanks. I'm sure I 'vexhim in something . Just couldn't recall what and I haven't had a tv to see tv shows in about ten years,

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 09, 2025 08:00 PM (2GCMq)

30 Luc Besson is an interesting director, he has made many of my favorite films (and a handful of bombs--looking at you, Valerian). As a writer he seems...variable. His best work tends to have a co-writer.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 09, 2025 07:52 PM (CHHv1)
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Although Valerian as a whole is not a great movie, I do really like the introduction, where we see the ISS grow organically over time to become this massive space station inhabited by cultures from all over the galaxy. Cool concept and well-executed. Then the rest of the movie happens.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 09, 2025 08:00 PM (IBQGV)

31 What? Jeff Daniels?!?!

Lol.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 08:02 PM (zZu0s)

32 He played the outlaw in a million ways to similar dead pan also with seth mcmarlave

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at August 09, 2025 08:03 PM (bXbFr)

33 9 Luc Besson is an interesting director, he has made many of my favorite films (and a handful of bombs--looking at you, Valerian). As a writer he seems...variable. His best work tends to have a co-writer.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 09, 2025 07:52 PM (CHHv1)

I decided that this liked everything about Valerian - except the teenybopper male and female leads and every line either of them said. And since at least one of them is in every scene, that pretty much wrecked it for me.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 09, 2025 08:04 PM (q+E/R)

34 Mcfarlane

Yes the film occurs in a convoluted way

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at August 09, 2025 08:04 PM (bXbFr)

35 "Taken 3" is in the Criterion Collection?!

Posted by: gp's Movie Laffs at August 09, 2025 08:05 PM (0I+GC)

36 John Wick i think works better than Taken, even though it is less believable.

No jump cuts, just shooting in the face.

The Pitxh Meeting really gets this right that they kept it fairly tight and did not decide to over explain.

The biggest problem i think is Viggo being a credible physical threat at the end of the movie for John. Tbf, the execution of his son is pretty much the climax and everything is down hill from there.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 08:05 PM (zZu0s)

37 30 Luc Besson is an interesting director, he has made many of my favorite films (and a handful of bombs--looking at you, Valerian). As a writer he seems...variable. His best work tends to have a co-writer.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 09, 2025 07:52 PM (CHHv1)
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Although Valerian as a whole is not a great movie, I do really like the introduction, where we see the ISS grow organically over time to become this massive space station inhabited by cultures from all over the galaxy. Cool concept and well-executed. Then the rest of the movie happens.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 09, 2025 08:00 PM (IBQGV)

Valerian was almost a spiritual sequel to The Fifth Element (which was an homage, shall we say, to the work of Mobius and Jean-Claude Mézières).

The problem was the casting and the acting. Both of the leads were horrible. The plot also was...weird. Which does match the source material in some ways but it deviated in important ways to make Valerian less manly and competent.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 09, 2025 08:05 PM (xcxpd)

38 Some movies should just be standalone.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 09, 2025 08:06 PM (vm8sq)

39 I would have let the Albanians have Maggie Grace. She is a terrible actress and her character acted like a 10 year old instead of a young adult.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 09, 2025 08:06 PM (HFcKg)

40 I decided that this liked everything about Valerian - except the teenybopper male and female leads and every line either of them said. And since at least one of them is in every scene, that pretty much wrecked it for me.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 09, 2025 08:04 PM (q+E/R)

You said it better than I did, yes agreed.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 09, 2025 08:06 PM (xcxpd)

41 Although Valerian as a whole is not a great movie, I do really like the introduction, where we see the ISS grow organically over time to become this massive space station inhabited by cultures from all over the galaxy. Cool concept and well-executed. Then the rest of the movie happens.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 09, 2025 08:00 PM (IBQGV)

It tried too much. It could have been three movies tied together by the Pearl McGuffin

Posted by: Kindltot at August 09, 2025 08:06 PM (rbvCR)

42 39 I would have let the Albanians have Maggie Grace. She is a terrible actress and her character acted like a 10 year old instead of a young adult.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 09, 2025 08:06 PM (HFcKg)

Both of the female characters were terrible and stupid, I have no idea why.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 09, 2025 08:07 PM (xcxpd)

43 Wi k also does a better job of not feeling like an overt divorced dad fantasy (Taken.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 08:07 PM (zZu0s)

44 TL; DR

I liked the first "Taken." I was smart enough to pass on the rest. Didn't bother Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey. Life is too short or long to watch/read shit.

How many sequels are better than the original?

"The Wrath of Khan."

Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 09, 2025 08:07 PM (ZmEVT)

45 Kind of like elisha (lne) in 24

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at August 09, 2025 08:07 PM (bXbFr)

46 25 Luc Besson did a good job with that Bruce Willis as a future cab driver movie.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

I'm almost positive Luc Beeson 'borrowed' that character from 'Heavy Metal'. He basically used 'Harry Canyon' for Willis's character.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 09, 2025 08:08 PM (qKYfj)

47 25 Luc Besson did a good job with that Bruce Willis as a future cab driver movie.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 09, 2025 07:59 PM (JvZF+)

While that is not the best sci/fi movie ever made, I will stand firm on my belief that 5th Element is by far the most entertaining sci/fi movie ever made.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 09, 2025 08:08 PM (q+E/R)

48 I'm almost positive Luc Beeson 'borrowed' that character from 'Heavy Metal'. He basically used 'Harry Canyon' for Willis's character.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 09, 2025 08:08 PM (qKYfj)
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I've heard that as well.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 09, 2025 08:08 PM (IBQGV)

49 Both of the female characters were terrible and stupid, I have no idea why.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 09, 2025 08:07 PM (xcxpd)

The daughter in the first one is hot.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 08:08 PM (zZu0s)

50 20 La Femme Nikita - Young lady assassin controlled by middle aged man

Leon the Professional - Very young lady protected by old tough guy

Fifth Element - Young naive alien girl protected by oler tough guy

Wasabi - Young Japanese girl protected by tould older cop.

I'm detecting a pattern in Luc Besson movies.
Posted by: Fozzy at August 09, 2025 07:58 PM (zH2yS)

He has a 'type'...and that is young. Check out how old his first wife was when he impregnated her.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 09, 2025 08:08 PM (xcxpd)

51 For verisimilitude, try "Albanian Gangster" (201

Posted by: gp's Movie Laffs at August 09, 2025 08:09 PM (0I+GC)

52 49 Both of the female characters were terrible and stupid, I have no idea why.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 09, 2025 08:07 PM (xcxpd)

The daughter in the first one is hot.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 08:08 PM (zZu0s)

Yeah but dumb. She ignored good advice. Drives me nuts when that happens, both in real life and in movies.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 09, 2025 08:09 PM (xcxpd)

53 Leslie Nielson was serious in "Forbidden Planet."

Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 09, 2025 08:09 PM (ZmEVT)

54 5th Element is by far the most entertaining sci/fi movie ever made.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 09, 2025 08:08 PM (q+E/R)

Hmmm. I want to be upset for Chris fucking Tucker alone. If you eliminated him though... damn that is an argument.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 08:09 PM (zZu0s)

55

Liam Neeson is a vile piece of komodo dragon scat who calls for gun confiscation while making a gazillion dollars on movies that celebrate the use of firearms to save and rescue people and stating that his movies are fantasy and don't reflect what real people do in the real world.

I hope dies in a dumpster fire being ass raped by rabid hyenas while drinking battery acid...

Posted by: Elderly Git at August 09, 2025 08:10 PM (BEwiJ)

56 Leslie Nielson was serious in "Forbidden Planet."
Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 09, 2025 08:09 PM (ZmEVT)
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But did anyone call him "Shirley?"

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 09, 2025 08:10 PM (IBQGV)

57 Haven't gotten around to Taken yet (any of 'em), or seen much Besson (Fifth Element has some nice stuff in it, but I find Chris Tucker so off-putting that I don't want to revisit it). Always kinda liked Leslie Nielsen (Forbidden Planet, and some nice tv work in The Fugitive, Route 66, Alfred Hitchcock, etc, before the later comic work).

I'd have loved to see Neeson in more Lawrence Block/Matt Scudder adaptations; A Walk Among the Tombstones should have kicked off a really good series of films, but nope, never happened.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 09, 2025 08:10 PM (q3u5l)

58 Yeah but dumb. She ignored good advice. Drives me nuts when that happens, both in real life and in movies.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 09, 2025 08:09 PM (xcxpd)

Lol. But that is why Taken is such wish fulfillment. She ignores her dad's advice and gets raped and sold into the sex market. She should have listened to her dad.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 08:11 PM (zZu0s)

59 I'd have loved to see Neeson in more Lawrence Block/Matt Scudder adaptations; A Walk Among the Tombstones should have kicked off a really good series of films, but nope, never happened.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 09, 2025 08:10 PM (q3u5l)

I haven't seen that one. I'll have to try and find it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 09, 2025 08:12 PM (xcxpd)

60 One of the interesting things about the first Taken film was the different tension points built into the backstory and plot. They get discarded in the sequel, and the series is poorer for it.

Liam Neeson's character starts off not rich. His ex married a wealthy man, and there's still some romantic chemistry there, on his side at least. He adores his daughter and wants her approval, and gives into things so he can one-up his ex and her hubby that he later regrets.

The second film seems to gloss over these tensions. His ex's marriage is kaput, her new husband was a louse. So of course Liam and his ex get back together! Sigh. I was happy he got a win, because I've grown to love the character, but it was disappointing because it sapped away all that delicious tension. It was clear from the beginning scenes they would reconcile, and I may have rolled my eyes the first time I saw the film upon realizing this.

This is cozy thriller territory, more Charade than Bourne. Which is fine, but the audience was promised one thing and gets another. (Also see Joker and Joker 2 -- but at least Taken 2 doesn't completely troll its original fans, just gives them wish fulfillment.)

Posted by: LizLem at August 09, 2025 08:12 PM (gWBY1)

61 Because script readers are idiots (pitch meetings captures this)

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at August 09, 2025 08:12 PM (bXbFr)

62 I watched the Michael Bay produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie last night with my daughter. I hear the movie gets a lot of crap, but I found it to be fantastic. Great action, pretty good plot, the Turtle CGI was great and the fight scenes were excellent, especially the fight between Splinter and Shredder.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at August 09, 2025 08:13 PM (Vh9CX)

63 58 Yeah but dumb. She ignored good advice. Drives me nuts when that happens, both in real life and in movies.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 09, 2025 08:09 PM (xcxpd)

Lol. But that is why Taken is such wish fulfillment. She ignores her dad's advice and gets raped and sold into the sex market. She should have listened to her dad.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 08:11 PM (zZu0s)

.....wish fulfillment. I would not have picked you for that sentiment

j/k

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 09, 2025 08:14 PM (xcxpd)

64 I'm almost positive Luc Beeson 'borrowed' that character from 'Heavy Metal'. He basically used 'Harry Canyon' for Willis's character.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 09, 2025 08:08 PM (qKYfj)

If you remember “Heavy Metal” the illustrated French sci/fi art magazine, its influence is throughout 5th element. (Main reason it looks so good). Besson hired Moebius , one of the main artists behind Heavy Metal, to do most of the concept artwork for 5th Element.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 09, 2025 08:14 PM (q+E/R)

65 RedLetterMedia reviews "Weapons":

https://tinyurl.com/3d3r9fh7

I enjoyed the movie. Starts slow, then hockeysticks to complete batshit crazy.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 09, 2025 08:15 PM (kpS4V)

66 Posted by: Elderly Git at August 09, 2025 08:10 PM (BEwiJ)

Wow!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 09, 2025 08:15 PM (2GCMq)

67 The second act where brian teaches kim how to find him is good but the lead up is weak

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at August 09, 2025 08:15 PM (bXbFr)

68 Taken or John Wick? I choose John Wick every time. " You arrogant bastard, he didn't shoot"

Posted by: Ben Had at August 09, 2025 08:16 PM (HFcKg)

69 Similar to chodorowsky and his bizarre take on dune he turned into graphic novels

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at August 09, 2025 08:16 PM (bXbFr)

70 Well, it's her friend who gets thrown in the drug/whore house. She's just going to get sold to middle eastern shieks.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 08:17 PM (zZu0s)

71 5th Element doesn’t just have great artistic concepts - you gotta love it for lines like “Anybody else wanna negotiate?”

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 09, 2025 08:17 PM (q+E/R)

72 I think the death of the lovely Natasha Richardson in 2009 took something out of Neeson, such that he stopped taking very serious roles and let himself be typecast as the revenge guy in movies that didn't take as much effort.

I have to say it is nice to hear he's got a spark with P. Anderson, so many years after his wife's untimely demise.

Posted by: Sharkman at August 09, 2025 08:17 PM (/RHNq)

73 If we privilege every stars virtue signal we wouldnt watcg anything

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at August 09, 2025 08:18 PM (bXbFr)

74 Also, having a catch phrase that became virally meme-able also helped Taken. Reminds me of Eddie Murphy's character in Bowfinger, and how he desperately wants an action catch phrase. Liam got his with the "I have a certain set of skills" line, and good on him for getting it!

I will say, I think the first film did well because it gave normies a peek at the sex slave trade they had never seen before. The scene of his daughter at the end, wealthy men ready to bid on her, is horrifying. They dip into the reality of life outside the safe, American middle/upper class bubble, to reveal the horrors lurking on the other side. And tap into a real fear of parents, their kids flitting off to a trip to Europe, if it goes horribly wrong. Every parent wishes they could be or have a Liam in their life, with a certain set of skills in the background to save the day. With this movie, they get to pretend they do.

Posted by: LizLem at August 09, 2025 08:18 PM (gWBY1)

75 It tried too much. It could have been three movies tied together by the Pearl McGuffin
Posted by: Kindltot

It insists upon itself.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Something Smells Funny In Here at August 09, 2025 08:18 PM (L/fGl)

76
Leslie Nielson was serious in "Forbidden Planet."

And The Poseidon Adventure

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 09, 2025 08:18 PM (63Dwl)

77 I just finished PotC Dead Men Tell No Tales

Jeffrey Rush, Barbossa is neat that he doesn't get angry and becomes more menacing the happier he is. I don't think his arc from villain to vague protagonist would chart out very well. Likewise Jack being almost-protagonist in the movie, someone who is "two steps forward, one step back" from Turner's point of view.

The Buster Keaton action set elements is the action signature of the Pirates series. Things that are "stagey" can be a good thing, EG Raiders.

Most of the music has melodies from the first film, which was a Zimmer collaboration but mostly not his. Like Train Your Dragon the more lyrical and complicated, the less it sounds like him. Zimmer will get a phrase out with with eight notes or less.

Posted by: BourbonChicken at August 09, 2025 08:19 PM (lhenN)

78 I wish I know about movies more.
I just watch and then decide.

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 09, 2025 08:19 PM (gbOdA)

79 But the beats continue in unknown wheee he is amnesiac doctor and the commuter where he plays everyman supercop

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at August 09, 2025 08:19 PM (bXbFr)

80 I really like revenge movies and my all time favorite is "Man on Fire". No sequels. One and done.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 09, 2025 08:21 PM (HFcKg)

81 Rolex founder was suspected Nazi spy

I have 3 makes me want 2 more

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 09, 2025 08:21 PM (gbOdA)

82
My Rewatch list of 20+ year old movies You People should be rewatching but forgot they existed:

National Treasure
Batman Begins
Shanghai Noon
The Mummy (1999)

Posted by: Soothsayer at August 09, 2025 08:22 PM (t0bKI)

83 The List was a great revenge movie (series).

Posted by: rhennigantx at August 09, 2025 08:22 PM (gbOdA)

84 I watched Heretic with my daughter and her boyfriend. Hugh Grant was terrifying and creepy and the women playing the missionaries were very good. Just the type of psychological horror that i like. Minimal gore and the terror builds through the movie. Very entertaining.

Posted by: Megthered at August 09, 2025 08:22 PM (GOJbT)

85 57:A Walk Among the Tombstones was very good.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 09, 2025 08:24 PM (qKYfj)

86 The best Liam Neeson action movie is Missile Tow.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 08:24 PM (MGB5H)

87 Leslie Nielson was serious in "Forbidden Planet."

And The Poseidon Adventure
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

And an evil cuckhold husband who gets his just desserts in Creep Show.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Something Smells Funny In Here at August 09, 2025 08:24 PM (L/fGl)

88 Who ever pictured Kevin Costner as Mr. Brooks ?

Posted by: Ben Had at August 09, 2025 08:26 PM (HFcKg)

89 Yes the death of his wife was like a movie script tragedy, incredibly sad.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 09, 2025 08:27 PM (q+E/R)

90 Posted by: Soothsayer at August 09, 2025 08:22 PM (t0bKI)

National Treasure was good. Batman Begins also good. I think what's her name is a better Rachel than Maggie Gylenhal.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 08:27 PM (DF0j7)

91 Katie holmes yes maggie (well both of the gylenhaals are pills)

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at August 09, 2025 08:28 PM (bXbFr)

92 My Rewatch list of 20+ year old movies You People should be rewatching but forgot they existed:

National Treasure
Batman Begins
Shanghai Noon
The Mummy (1999)
Posted by: Soothsayer at August 09, 2025 08:22 P

Rumors in the last week they are FINALLY getting national treasure 3 off the ground.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 08:29 PM (MGB5H)

93 Thx TJM. One of Neeson's first movies was Excalibur, an amazing movie. He ended up living with Helen Mirren

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 09, 2025 08:29 PM (e/yD6)

94 88 Who ever pictured Kevin Costner as Mr. Brooks ?
Posted by: Ben Had

That might be his best role. Really out of character for him and he nailed it. Solid movie.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 09, 2025 08:29 PM (qKYfj)

95 I have been binging Warhammer 40k fan fic on YouTube.

Posted by: Accomack at August 09, 2025 08:30 PM (FqNtp)

96 Disney did a series you guess how it turned out

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at August 09, 2025 08:30 PM (bXbFr)

97
National Treasure 3?

No thanks. No doubt it will be bait & switch with his plucky daughter taking the mantle.

Posted by: Soothsayer at August 09, 2025 08:30 PM (t0bKI)

98 Disney did a series you guess how it turned out
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at August 09, 2025 08:30 PM (bXbFr)

Based around an illegal alien chick. BOMBED hard was canceled before it even completed its run.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 08:30 PM (MGB5H)

99 Damn. Prime Helen Mirren. Pam Anderson a bit after prime.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 08:32 PM (DF0j7)

100 Heh. Of course, so is he.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 08:32 PM (DF0j7)

101 Another early Neeson movie was 'A Prayer for the Dying'. Not the main character though. Good movie, better book. The movie starred Mickey Rourke, Bob Hoskins, and Alan Bates. Hoskins and Bates were great in it. Alan Bates played the bad guy.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 09, 2025 08:33 PM (qKYfj)

102 Wasn't Neeson in some shitty ghost movie?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 08:34 PM (DF0j7)

103 There was some of his fury in darkman the sequels were taken by arnold. Vosloo the future mummy

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at August 09, 2025 08:34 PM (bXbFr)

104 RedLetterMedia reviews "Weapons":

https://tinyurl.com/3d3r9fh7

I enjoyed the movie. Starts slow, then hockeysticks to complete batshit crazy.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 09, 2025 08:15 PM (kpS4V)

Absolutely loved. The amount of anxiety that it continually built up over the film was insane. And allowed just enough weird humor to expel some of the pent up energy. The acting, shooting, and pacing were all superb.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 08:34 PM (MGB5H)

105 Finally got around to renting and watching Frankenheimer's film of The Iceman Cometh. Delightfully bleak and worth a watch just for Robert Ryan's last performance (and Lee Marvin, and Fredric March, and an almost unrecognizably young Jeff Bridges). Would buy it (and may yet, I dunno), but I'm just not sure how often I'd re-watch 4 hours of Eugene O'Neill.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 09, 2025 08:34 PM (q3u5l)

106 Costner was sort of brian in three days to kill with connie nielsen as the jannsen charactet and german instead of albanian gangsters

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at August 09, 2025 08:36 PM (bXbFr)

107 Neeson was hilarious in Derry Girls.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 08:36 PM (MGB5H)

108 From kind of good movies to the ones that are so bad that they will gain cult status. Check out the Pitch Meeting in the sidebar for Amazon's remake of War of the Worlds.
I got half way through the movie before giving up on it. A weak script with unlikable characters, plot points that are telegraphed like the movie was written by Western Union, and absurd Amazon product placement.
I might watch it again and pretend the old MST3K crew is there, ripping on it.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 09, 2025 08:38 PM (bKn1x)

109 I didn't recall that Liam's Neeson's wife had died after a skiing accident . His character Drebin, in "Naked Gun talks about the death of his own wife. I guess that's why it seemed so poignant..

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 09, 2025 08:38 PM (2GCMq)

110 From kind of good movies to the ones that are so bad that they will gain cult status. Check out the Pitch Meeting in the sidebar for Amazon's remake of War of the Worlds.
I got half way through the movie before giving up on it. A weak script with unlikable characters, plot points that are telegraphed like the movie was written by Western Union, and absurd Amazon product placement.
I might watch it again and pretend the old MST3K crew is there, ripping on it.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 09, 2025 08:38 PM (bKn1x)

111 95 I have been binging Warhammer 40k fan fic on YouTube.
Posted by: Accomack at August 09, 2025 08:30 PM (FqNtp)

Astartes is better than most Hollywood movies

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 09, 2025 08:39 PM (xcxpd)

112 Liam Neeson starred in DarkMan, a forgettable superhero film, except it was written by a friend of mine. What was noteworthy is that my friend had TWO films in theaters at the same time, and thus was set for life. Good for him.

Posted by: goatexchange at August 09, 2025 08:39 PM (hyS0X)

113 Never liked Nesson more than when he cleaved Tim Roth to death in " Rob Roy".

Posted by: Ben Had at August 09, 2025 08:39 PM (HFcKg)

114 I remember a long story about how John Boorman’s Lord of the Rings script turned into Excalibur.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 09, 2025 08:40 PM (q+E/R)

115 Sorry. I made a double post. I am filled with shame.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 09, 2025 08:41 PM (bKn1x)

116 >I have been binging Warhammer 40k fan fic on YouTube.

Helsreach is amazing, I watch it about once a year. The animation style is the only reason it isn't mainstream.

Astartes OTOH is some of the best animation ever. The Space Marine episode of Secret Level is similar and amazing.

Space King is like Orville, parody but spiritually true to the franchise more than most of the franchise.

Posted by: BourbonChicken at August 09, 2025 08:41 PM (lhenN)

117 Liam Neeson was also in Krull. I had forgotten that one.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 08:41 PM (DF0j7)

118 Darkman was not forgetable

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at August 09, 2025 08:41 PM (bXbFr)

119 Dark man was same raising, no?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 08:42 PM (DF0j7)

120 Sam Raimi. Wth phone?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 08:42 PM (DF0j7)

121 Darkman was not forgetable
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at August 09, 2025 08:41 PM (bXbFr)

Not even a little. A great Sam Raimi gem. I watched it so much as a yuute my vhs broke.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 08:43 PM (MGB5H)

122 The cgi is great. I looked into the video games. Not doing that. Pixy rants about game cards and game makers. There has to be a movie somewhere.
All based on fancy Risk game play.

Posted by: Accomack at August 09, 2025 08:45 PM (+Bkka)

123 Slightly off topic: am i the only one who does not remember Canadian wildfires darkening the skies when we were kids?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 08:45 PM (DF0j7)

124 Well, OK: Darkman was not forgettable (although 100+ comments about Neeson and no mention of it). Glad to see the Horde has such refined tastes; I liked Darkman, with only a minor awareness of Neeson (Excalibur, Dead Pool).

Posted by: goatexchange at August 09, 2025 08:47 PM (hyS0X)

125 Space marine Secret Level is on Amazon Prime. Where would Astartes be?
The visuals are intense.
First thing I saw was a WWI short Kriegsmarine? Hooked.

Posted by: Accomack at August 09, 2025 08:48 PM (+Bkka)

126 So... the TV knockoff of Neeson is actually named "Stand-In?" LOL.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 09, 2025 08:48 PM (0CtFW)

127 YD, what filmology are you sharing with that sweet baby girl?

Posted by: Ben Had at August 09, 2025 08:50 PM (HFcKg)

128 How long before all the cobloggers are in Europe?

I'm surprised Ace has never done the blog from Oktoberfest.

Posted by: Splunge at August 09, 2025 08:53 PM (d03xA)

129 How long before all the cobloggers are in Europe?

I'm surprised Ace has never done the blog from Oktoberfest.
Posted by: Splunge at August 09, 2025 08:53 PM

I don't think doof is allowed in Europe.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 08:54 PM (MGB5H)

130 Splunge, how good to see you.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 09, 2025 08:54 PM (HFcKg)

131 Haven't seen Darkman (another one into the watchlist -- thanks, Horde); don't watch a lot of superhero stuff, and haven't for a while now, and missed that one early on.

Gotta say, though, I really liked Raimi's movie from Scott Smith's A Simple Plan. Bleak feel to it, well-acted, and nicely adapted. Always struck me as Paxton's best work.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 09, 2025 08:54 PM (q3u5l)

132 Hi Ben Had!

Posted by: Splunge at August 09, 2025 08:55 PM (d03xA)

133 I watched "Drop". It was good. Not #woke at all, although there were some silly "Die Hard" moments (which I am sure looked like homage in the script).
Apparently there is corruption in Chicago! I didn't know

Posted by: gkwve at August 09, 2025 08:56 PM (2AdwB)

134 The best Liam Neeson action movie is Missile Tow.
Posted by: BruceWayne

"The only thing that matters to me in this crazy world is you kids. And I'm sorry that your holiday was ruined by those godless motherfuckers."

Classic, Neeson!

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at August 09, 2025 08:56 PM (ftFVW)

135 Astartes

https://youtu.be/JpK4fcFNKbM?si=ylYYOMRxtdP9IGKy

This hits so fucking hard.

Posted by: BourbonChicken at August 09, 2025 08:56 PM (lhenN)

136 If you like Raimi and horror drag me to hell, don't breathe and don't breathe 2 are excellent.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 08:56 PM (MGB5H)

137 I think ace is not a huge fan of crowds. Drunk crowds, negative. Busty drunk women, positive.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 08:57 PM (zZu0s)

138 Liam Neeson starred in DarkMan, a forgettable superhero film, except it was written by a friend of mine. What was noteworthy is that my friend had TWO films in theaters at the same time, and thus was set for life. Good for him.
Posted by: goatexchange at August 09, 2025 08:39 PM (hyS0X)

was DarkMan originally supposed to be a Shadow movie, or is that just a rumor?

Posted by: Kindltot at August 09, 2025 08:58 PM (rbvCR)

139 Taken really worked for me. Nothing like a man on a mission movie, and resolutions don't get much better than rescuing your daughter at the very moment some fat scumbag is about to rape her virginity away (um, spoilers?).

John Wick had a more compelling protagonist, and epic action scenes, and some great writing in spots ("May I ask why you did this?" "Oh." (click). But I agree that the ending fight after the ending fight was pretty silly.

Posted by: Splunge at August 09, 2025 08:59 PM (d03xA)

140 Watching moonrise right now. Clear sky. Huge orange ball.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 09, 2025 09:00 PM (Vqav9)

141 Im looking forward to seeing Weapons but I didn't know the director did Barbarian. I hated Barbarian, so so much. I need an open mind.

Posted by: Megthered at August 09, 2025 09:00 PM (GOJbT)

142 How long before all the cobloggers are in Europe?

I'm surprised Ace has never done the blog from Oktoberfest.
Posted by: Splunge at August 09, 2025 08:53 PM (d03xA)

Will Piper be reviewing the dirndles on the Teufelsrad?

Posted by: Kindltot at August 09, 2025 09:00 PM (rbvCR)

143 YD, what filmology are you sharing with that sweet baby girl?
Posted by: Ben Had at August

She doesn't quite have the attention span yet for full-length feature films.

So far, the only two she's willing to sit through are the 99s Hallmark version of "Alice in Wonderland" and "Despicable Me."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 09, 2025 09:00 PM (QAfoy)

144 Don't Breathe

If you rob an blind man's house, and he turns out to be Vietnam-era Zatoichi, that isn't bad luck, it is karma coming at you quick.

Posted by: BourbonChicken at August 09, 2025 09:01 PM (lhenN)

145 was DarkMan originally supposed to be a Shadow movie, or is that just a rumor?
Posted by: Kindltot at August 09, 2025 08:58 PM

My understanding is that Raimi wanted to make an original darker type "superhero" movie and was having trouble getting financing so pitched it under the cover of a Shadow movie. I could be misremembering tho.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 09:01 PM (MGB5H)

146 90s Hallmark, I mean

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 09, 2025 09:01 PM (QAfoy)

147 Im looking forward to seeing Weapons but I didn't know the director did Barbarian. I hated Barbarian, so so much. I need an open mind.
Posted by: Megthered at August 09, 2025 09:00 PM (GOJbT)

You hated Barbarian?!?!

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 09:01 PM (MGB5H)

148 Selections at the pawn shop have been nil. I have a larger collection.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 09, 2025 09:04 PM (HFcKg)

149 The review I remember from Taken 2 was, "filmgoers beware! Your money is about to be ... taken"

Posted by: gkwve at August 09, 2025 09:04 PM (2AdwB)

150 113 Never liked Nesson more than when he cleaved Tim Roth to death in " Rob Roy".
Posted by: Ben Had

Heh! Yep! Tim Roth can sure play the heel very well.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 09, 2025 09:05 PM (qKYfj)

151 I was surprised at the attempt to actually play with the formula established in the first film through the second film, but the third film tosses all of it aside.

The 3rd should have had the wife and daughter trying to find Liam's character, switching it up. Not grrrl-boss nonsense, but by the time the 3rd occurs, they should have had some interest and particular skills in finding kidnapped victims.

2nd should have been the wife and kid joining some op to rescue kids in bondage in the background. The 3rd should have been the wife and kid hunting down the kidnappers of Bryan Mills.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 09, 2025 09:05 PM (mlg/3)

152 Space marine Secret Level is on Amazon Prime. Where would Astartes be?
The visuals are intense.
First thing I saw was a WWI short Kriegsmarine? Hooked.
Posted by: Accomack

Astartes was a fan-film, and possibly copy-wright claimed by GW.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 09, 2025 09:06 PM (mlg/3)

153 Heh! Yep! Tim Roth can sure play the heel very well.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 09, 2025 09:05

Until she hulk when Disney cut off his balls.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 09:07 PM (MGB5H)

154 What is the Horde opinion on Brian Cox?

Posted by: Ben Had at August 09, 2025 09:08 PM (HFcKg)

155 If you like Raimi and horror drag me to hell, don't breathe and don't breathe 2 are excellent.
Posted by: BruceWayne

Big +1 on Drag me to Hell. And Don't Breathe was great, though I didn't know they made a 2.

Posted by: She Hobbit at August 09, 2025 09:08 PM (ftFVW)

156 What is the Horde opinion on Brian Cox?
Posted by: Ben Had

Incredible career. Good actor. But we don't have to speculate further.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 09, 2025 09:09 PM (mlg/3)

157 154 What is the Horde opinion on Brian Cox?
Posted by: Ben Had

He played a better 'Hannibal Lector'.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 09, 2025 09:11 PM (qKYfj)

158 Kinda like Brian Cox, though haven't seen a ton of his work. A nifty turn as Hannibal Lecter in Mann's Manhunter. There's a film from Jack Ketchum's novel Red (no relation to the Bruce Willis flick); Cox is lead in that, and it's well worth a look.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 09, 2025 09:11 PM (q3u5l)

159 What is the Horde opinion on Brian Cox?
Posted by: Ben Had

If Brian cox is playing a supporting character you can believe it's at worst a watchable movie.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 09:12 PM (MGB5H)

160 Happy Gilmore 2? I never really liked the first one. I thought Billy Madison was Sandler's best screwball movie. I liked the Carl Weathers character most of all in the first Happy Gilmore movie. Apollo Creed doing comedy and doing it well. "Just easin' the tension, baby." Second Gilmore was about as dumb as the first but not at all original in any way. Cash grab.

Posted by: Lex at August 09, 2025 09:13 PM (y4H1r)

161 This hits so fucking hard.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at August 09, 2025 08:56 PM (lhenN)

That is good. Had not seen it all the way through.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 09:14 PM (zZu0s)

162 Liam Neeson is a vile piece of komodo dragon scat who calls for gun confiscation while making a gazillion dollars on movies that celebrate the use of firearms to save and rescue people and stating that his movies are fantasy and don't reflect what real people do in the real world.

I hope dies in a dumpster fire being ass raped by rabid hyenas while drinking battery acid...
Posted by: Elderly Git at August 09, 2025 08:10 PM (BEwiJ)

^^^^^
This.

Posted by: Reforger at August 09, 2025 09:15 PM (h5TUr)

163 He played a better 'Hannibal Lector'.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 09, 2025 09:11 PM (qKYfj)

Manhunter>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Red Dragon

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 09:15 PM (MGB5H)

164 Astartes is epic. I watched it and was like where is the rest of it? I see Astartes 1-5. OK, I have 1 where is 2-5?
Kriegsmen

Posted by: Accomack at August 09, 2025 09:15 PM (FqNtp)

165 163:Manhunter>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Red Dragon
Posted by: BruceWayne

Yep.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 09, 2025 09:17 PM (qKYfj)

166 107 Neeson was hilarious in Derry Girls.
Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 08:36 PM

I've mentioned that before. It's my favorite episode of the whole series! Neeson was hilarious and I love how the uncle's character is so perfectly placed. It's like they put him in the first season just to use him in that episode in season 3. I thought it was brilliant.

Posted by: Moonbeam at August 09, 2025 09:17 PM (rbKZ6)

167 I wasn't expecting to board by ramming. So, the dude recovers on the red planet. Where are the others?

Posted by: Accomack at August 09, 2025 09:18 PM (FqNtp)

168 I've mentioned that before. It's my favorite episode of the whole series! Neeson was hilarious and I love how the uncle's character is so perfectly placed. It's like they put him in the first season just to use him in that episode in season 3. I thought it was brilliant.
Posted by: Moonbeam at August 09, 2025 09:17 PM

+100

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 09:19 PM (MGB5H)

169 Sorry, on the Taken thing? Like the first couple movies... never saw the third... why?

Leim Neeson decided to lecture the American People about owning guns, while constantly starring in movies where he used... oh... guns.

If you actually believed in what you said, you would not be making money, off of something you decided , AS a FOREIGHNER, to lecture us about.

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 09, 2025 09:21 PM (mP0Kj)

170 Good grief. Just looked at Brian Cox's entry on IMDB. I mentioned that Cox was lead in Red, an adaptation of Jack Ketchum's novel. That was a 2008 release. I'd completely forgotten that Cox was also in the Bruce Willis Red a couple of years later. So to avoid confusion, if you're looking for the one where he's got the lead role, look for the 2008 Red, with Cox and Tom Sizemore. Note that it's from a Jack Ketchum, and therefore grim.

He's got quite a long credit list on IMDB. Jeez.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 09, 2025 09:21 PM (q3u5l)

171 Well way late for bed
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at August 09, 2025 09:21 PM (+qU29)

172 If you guys don't know Feral Historian, you ought to.

Feral Historian on Demolition Man

https://youtu.be/eVNgGXJwUro?si=5DuQtjYBlIcO_U_d

Posted by: BourbonChicken at August 09, 2025 09:24 PM (lhenN)

173 I wasn't expecting to board by ramming. So, the dude recovers on the red planet. Where are the others?
Posted by: Accomack at August 09, 2025 09:18 PM (FqNtp)

I am guessing either dead or pulled through to different places.

And how else would they board? Space Marines are the opposite of covert.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 09:24 PM (zZu0s)

174 Liam Neeson's best work. Buying a box of Trix.

https://tinyurl.com/y97knbx6

Posted by: Orson at August 09, 2025 09:25 PM (dIske)

175 Barbarian had me screaming at the movie female who goes down into the basement of the Air BnB, after she spends the night, platonically, with a total stranger. I hate stupid people in a movie.Like sticking your head into a giant egg in Aliens.

Posted by: Megthered at August 09, 2025 09:28 PM (GOJbT)

176 Barbarian had me screaming at the movie female who goes down into the basement of the Air BnB, after she spends the night, platonically, with a total stranger. I hate stupid people in a movie.Like sticking your head into a giant egg in Aliens.
Posted by: Megthered at August 09, 2025 09:28 PM (GOJbT)

Teenage babysitters hardest hit.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 09:29 PM (MGB5H)

177 I saw the other ship come into view expecting them to go to the planet. When they crashed in, "oh, I see, that makes sense. Cool"
Are the books any good?

Posted by: Accomack at August 09, 2025 09:30 PM (6cOjz)

178 What is the Horde opinion on Brian Cox?
Posted by: Ben Had

If Brian cox is playing a supporting character you can believe it's at worst a watchable movie.
Posted by: BruceWayne

Made an impression in "Braveheart" in a bit part as William Wallace's uncle.

Posted by: Tuna at August 09, 2025 09:33 PM (lJ0H4)

179 Everybody likes to see bad guys get what they have coming, except actual bad guys.

Posted by: Eromero at August 09, 2025 09:34 PM (LHPAg)

180 *reads plot synopsis for Barbarian*

Huh. ...

So

Huh.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 09:34 PM (zZu0s)

181 What is the Horde opinion on Brian Cox?
Posted by: Ben Had

If Brian cox is playing a supporting character you can believe it's at worst a watchable movie.
Posted by: BruceWayne

Made an impression in "Braveheart" in a bit part as William Wallace's uncle.
Posted by: Tuna

Loved him in Long Kiss Goodnight, too.

Posted by: She Hobbit at August 09, 2025 09:34 PM (ftFVW)

182 The biggest problem with "Valerian" is that the two leads were terrible, more wooden than most mannikins and with more cardboard than your typical UPS store.

The visuals and imagination were fine, as were a number of side characters. But when you cast planks of wood as your leads, you're not going to get a movie that people could connect to.

With more charismatic leads, "Valerian" could have been awesome. With the duds they cast, it...was not.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 09, 2025 09:35 PM (CHHv1)

183 Loved him in Long Kiss Goodnight, too.
Posted by: She Hobbit at August 09, 2025 09:34 PM (ftFVW)

That movie is the tits. Better Bourne than any Bourne.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 09:35 PM (MGB5H)

184 If Brian cox is playing a supporting character you can believe it's at worst a watchable movie.
Posted by: BruceWayne

Brian Cox is fucking awesome.

Posted by: Nobody Reads my Comments at August 09, 2025 09:35 PM (0aYVJ)

185 Made an impression in "Braveheart" in a bit part as William Wallace's uncle.
Posted by: Tuna at August 09, 2025 09:33 PM (lJ0H4)

Also in Long Kiss Goodnight (an underrated movie.)

That dog has been licking it ass for 20 mins...

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 09:35 PM (zZu0s)

186 I haven't seen but the one Taken. I will have to go watch the other two and read this post later.

Posted by: toby928 at August 09, 2025 09:36 PM (L3gF5)

187
"Cold Pursuit"

Liam Neeson is a snow plow driver in the Colorado Rockies near Denver who sets out to avenge the murder of his only child by a drug running gang headed by a psychopath who presented his own young son with "Lord of the Flies" as the guide to life. Many twists and turns as the conflict gets escalated to involve a rival drug gang of Native Americans. Bodies pile up and are summarized with lists of their names alongside symbols of their putative faiths. Neeson offs the psychopath with a large tree he cut down, de-limbed and used as a pile driver on the bad guy. The hilarious fate of a Native American skier / paraglider who no doubt froze to death as he was in the air overnight in the winter ends the flick.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Point&Laugh! Point&Laugh! Point&Laugh![ at August 09, 2025 09:36 PM (Tv15w)

188 If Brian cox is playing a supporting character you can believe it's at worst a watchable movie.
Posted by: BruceWayne

Brian Cox is fucking awesome.
Posted by: Nobody Reads my Comments

And who can forget his Scotch tasting YouTube video.

Posted by: Tuna at August 09, 2025 09:37 PM (lJ0H4)

189 I do not remember a heck of a lot about valerian. However one thing I did notice, there was no physical difference (besides minimal boobs) between the main characters. No chemistry. No sexual tension.

Besson seemed to have similar androgynous leanings in 5th Element.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 09:38 PM (zZu0s)

190 Liam Neeson is a vile piece of komodo dragon scat who calls for gun confiscation while making a gazillion dollars on movies that celebrate the use of firearms to save and rescue people and stating that his movies are fantasy and don't reflect what real people do in the real world.

Posted by: Elderly Git at August 09, 2025 08:10 PM

Trees have harmed him more personally than guns.

Posted by: toby928 at August 09, 2025 09:39 PM (L3gF5)

191 And who can forget his Scotch tasting YouTube video.
Posted by: Tuna

How can you tease something like that and not link it?!

Posted by: She Hobbit at August 09, 2025 09:40 PM (ftFVW)

192 Trees have harmed him more personally than guns.
Posted by: toby928 at August 09, 2025 09:39 PM

Laughed so hard. Def going to hell.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 09:40 PM (MGB5H)

193 Trees have harmed him more personally than guns.
Posted by: toby928 at August 09, 2025 09:39 PM (L3gF5)

Fuck.

*picks up phone*

Hello, police? I'd like to report a fucking murder.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 09:40 PM (zZu0s)

194 I don't care what the topic is, or the viewpoint. I hate British people, and as of September 3, 1783 we don't need to hear their stupid thoughts about anything, ever. I guess Neeson didn't get that memo from Paris telling them to go back to sucking dicks and stay out of our fuckin' bidness forever.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 09, 2025 09:41 PM (RcIn0)

195 We have a particular set of skills..

Posted by: the Trees at August 09, 2025 09:41 PM (L3gF5)

196 From Paris with Love is a favorite of mine. Very non-politically correct and a big shot at Hillary Clinton.

Posted by: polynikes at August 09, 2025 09:41 PM (VofaG)

197 I think Liam Neeson is Irish.

Posted by: Megthered at August 09, 2025 09:43 PM (GOJbT)

198 don't care what the topic is, or the viewpoint. I hate British people, and as of September 3, 1783 we don't need to hear their stupid thoughts about anything, ever. I guess Neeson didn't get that memo from Paris telling them to go back to sucking dicks and stay out of our fuckin' bidness forever.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 09, 2025 09:41 PM (RcIn0)

A number of years back I dated a British chippy. Anytime we had an argument I would say we fought a war so I don't have to care what you say. Don't understand why it didn't workout.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 09:43 PM (MGB5H)

199 Cold Pursuit was a remake of a Norwegian movie called "Order of Disappearance." The villain in that one was a vegan.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 09, 2025 09:45 PM (RcIn0)

200 I think Liam Neeson is Irish.
Posted by: Megthered at August 09, 2025 09:43 PM (GOJbT)

Well, my mick friend...
-that guy from Godfather

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 09:46 PM (zZu0s)

201 I think Liam Neeson is Irish.
Posted by: Megthered at August 09, 2025 09:43 PM (GOJbT)

Yup. British.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 09, 2025 09:46 PM (RcIn0)

202
It would please me mightily if John Oliver was bound and returned to Great Britain gargling his own balls. I cannot abide that smug prick.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Point&Laugh! Point&Laugh! Point&Laugh![ at August 09, 2025 09:46 PM (Tv15w)

203 Which reminds me, I still need to see death of Stalin and sisu.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 09:46 PM (zZu0s)

204 Which reminds me, I still need to see death of Stalin and sisu.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 09:46 PM (zZu0s)

Drives me nuts death of Stalin is never streaming. Prly finally gotta bite the bullet and buy it. Great movie. Sisu is fun as hell.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 09:48 PM (MGB5H)

205 A number of years back I dated a British chippy. Anytime we had an argument I would say we fought a war so I don't have to care what you say. Don't understand why it didn't workout.
Posted by: BruceWayne

She couldn't appreciate a tension breaking joke?

Also, it's true so nyah!

Posted by: She Hobbit at August 09, 2025 09:49 PM (ftFVW)

206 Isn’t Liam Neeson Irish?
Or is he Northern Irish which makes him British. It’s all so gay and retarded.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at August 09, 2025 09:49 PM (zBBwI)

207 And outta here.

Thanks for the thread, TJM.
Have a good one, gang, and will probably sorta kinda see some of you tomorrow in the space formerly occupied by the good Perfessor.

Enjoy.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 09, 2025 09:49 PM (q3u5l)

208 She couldn't appreciate a tension breaking joke?

Also, it's true so nyah!
Posted by: She Hobbit at August 09, 2025 09:49 PM (ftFVW)

Hahah ya I wasn't joking 😂

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 09:50 PM (MGB5H)

209 Drives me nuts death of Stalin is never streaming. Prly finally gotta bite the bullet and buy it. Great movie. Sisu is fun as hell.
Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 09:48 PM (MGB5H)

Death of Stalin is worth buying.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 09, 2025 09:50 PM (rbvCR)

210 I heard a rumor that Chuck Tingle himself will be guest hosting the book thread.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 09, 2025 09:51 PM (kpS4V)

211 Isn’t Liam Neeson Irish?
Or is he Northern Irish which makes him British. It’s all so gay and retarded.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at August 09, 2025 09:49 PM (zBBwI)

It's all British. Which is European. So it's all eurotrash.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 09:51 PM (MGB5H)

212
Quote from The Americanization of Emily

"You American-haters bore me to tears, Ms. Barham. I've dealt with Europeans all my life. I know all about us parvenus from the States who come over here and race around your old cathedral towns with our cameras and Coca-Cola bottles... Brawl in your pubs, paw at your women, and act like we own the world. We overtip, we talk too loud, we think we can buy anything with a Hershey bar. I've had Germans and Italians tell me how politically ingenuous we are, and perhaps so. But we haven't managed a Hitler or a Mussolini yet. I've had Frenchmen call me a savage because I only took half an hour for lunch. Hell, Ms. Barham, the only reason the French take two hours for lunch is because the service in their restaurants is lousy. The most tedious lot are you British. We crass Americans didn't introduce war into your little island. This war, Ms. Barham to which we Americans are so insensitive, is the result of 2,000 years of European greed, barbarism, superstition, and stupidity. Don't blame it on our Coca-Cola bottles. Europe was a going brothel long before we came to town."

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 09, 2025 09:52 PM (63Dwl)

213 Death of Stalin is worth buying.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 09, 2025 09:50

Oh I know. I love it. Just annoying that it's never available

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 09:52 PM (MGB5H)

214 I heard a rumor that Chuck Tingle himself will be guest hosting the book thread.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes

Hahahahaha, I'm so glad I looked him up just now.

Posted by: She Hobbit at August 09, 2025 09:52 PM (ftFVW)

215 heard a rumor that Chuck Tingle himself will be guest hosting the book thread.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes

Hahahahaha, I'm so glad I looked him up just now.
Posted by: She Hobbit at August 09, 2025 09:52

Kurt Eichenwald is intrigued.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 09:54 PM (MGB5H)

216 Neeson is an Ulsterman. All the good ones moved to Appalachia by the time we shitstomped the leave-behinds' fairy King.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 09, 2025 09:54 PM (RcIn0)

217 A number of years back I dated a British chippy. Anytime we had an argument I would say we fought a war so I don't have to care what you say. Don't understand why it didn't workout.
Posted by: BruceWayne

That your honor, is when it turned to knives and guns. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 09, 2025 09:56 PM (snZF9)

218 Chuck is def a pants-optional COB.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 09, 2025 09:56 PM (kpS4V)

219 Sisu only made 14 million?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 09:56 PM (zZu0s)

220 Chuck is def a pants-optional COB.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes

Pants allowed, but only if they're crotchless.

Posted by: She Hobbit at August 09, 2025 09:58 PM (ftFVW)

221 What's that movie in which Cher plays the defense attorney for an all but mute Liam Neeson? The twist at the end is that the judge presiding over the case was the killer.

Posted by: tankdemon at August 09, 2025 09:58 PM (VSht7)

222 Sisu only made 14 million?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 09:56 PM

Foreign film that had little to no marketing until like 2 weeks before release. Actually surprised it got a wide American release.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 09:58 PM (MGB5H)

223 Chuck is def a pants-optional COB.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes

Pants allowed, but only if they're crotchless.
Posted by: She Hobbit at August 09, 2025 09:58 PM (ftFVW)

Chaps mandatory.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 09:59 PM (MGB5H)

224 What's that movie in which Cher plays the defense attorney for an all but mute Liam Neeson? The twist at the end is that the judge presiding over the case was the killer.
Posted by: tankdemon at August

Suspect

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 10:00 PM (MGB5H)

225 The success of Aliens was it moved from (scifi-themed) "haunted house horror" to (scifi-themed) action-horror. The problem with Alien-3 is that it pulled back to haunted house instead of moving to another subgenre. Alien 4 was just damn weird and didn't have a point.

Posted by: Jeff Weimer at August 09, 2025 10:00 PM (gUs21)

226 That your honor, is when it turned to knives and guns. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 09, 2025 09:56 PM (snZF9)

ROFL

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 10:00 PM (MGB5H)

227 The success of Aliens was it moved from (scifi-themed) "haunted house horror" to (scifi-themed) action-horror. The problem with Alien-3 is that it pulled back to haunted house instead of moving to another subgenre. Alien 4 was just damn weird and didn't have a point.
Posted by: Jeff Weimer at August 09, 2025 10:00 PM (gUs21)

The problem with alien 3 was the studio ripped the movie away from David Fincher and re cut it.

Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 10:02 PM (MGB5H)

228 227 The success of Aliens was it moved from (scifi-themed) "haunted house horror" to (scifi-themed) action-horror. The problem with Alien-3 is that it pulled back to haunted house instead of moving to another subgenre. Alien 4 was just damn weird and didn't have a point.
Posted by: Jeff Weimer at August 09, 2025 10:00 PM (gUs21)

The problem with alien 3 was the studio ripped the movie away from David Fincher and re cut it.
Posted by: BruceWayne at August 09, 2025 10:02 PM (MGB5H)

Also they killed Newt and Hicks.
Fuck that.
Bad writing and I don't care who hears it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 09, 2025 10:14 PM (xcxpd)

229 172 If you guys don't know Feral Historian, you ought to.

Feral Historian on Demolition Man

https://youtu.be/eVNgGXJwUro?si=5DuQtjYBlIcO_U_d

Posted by: BourbonChicken at August 09, 2025 09:24 PM (lhenN)
He's good, I've subbed to him

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 09, 2025 10:18 PM (xcxpd)

230 Ont is nood.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 09, 2025 10:52 PM (DF0j7)

231 Naked Gun was really good, it's a movie you'll have to watch 2 or 3 times to catch all the inside jokes (it helps to be familiar with the Police Squad TV show.) If you ignore that Liam is no Leslie, you'll enjoy it better.

Posted by: As not seen on TV at August 10, 2025 12:10 AM (0S8As)

232 Great post, check out "The Equalizer" series. Denzel is tops.

Better than Taken(which is classic).

Posted by: Danimal28 at August 10, 2025 07:18 AM (mNOhh)

233 Watched 28 years later, it opened pretty good, but by the end was a ridiculous mess. Completely unbelievable.

Posted by: Bob Foreaples at August 10, 2025 10:14 AM (N/XOu)

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