The Inevitable Downfall Of Taken

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Жыл бұрын

When the first Taken movie hit theaters, it seemed Liam Neeson was on his way to a redemption in the action movie genre. Taken put Liam Neeson into a new light for movie going audiences. Though the popularity led to an immediate green light of 2 sub-par sequels. Both Taken 2 and Taken 3 proved that the magic was not going to last. But what exactly happened to the Taken franchise?
#taken #liamneeson #nerdstalgic
Written by Brian Long
Edited by Dan Smiley

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@thomaskuzma4360 Жыл бұрын

The most unrealistic thing about the Taken movies is that Liam Neeson's daughter wanted to travel Europe, following U2

@AC-hj9tv Жыл бұрын

Lmfao

@TheEmbessyNetwork Жыл бұрын

She could've just used any Apple product instead lol.

@creamusjones1568 Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@nathanknight6042 Жыл бұрын

Spin-Off series to follow. Will be called: "Tooken"

@samwellboy Жыл бұрын

No there's many girls who'd want to do that. The unrealistic part is that anyone would want to rescue someone like that

@bradley163 Жыл бұрын

Taken: "I think we may have something here!" Taken 3: "I think we should put 195 cuts into the scene with Liam jumping over a fence."

@syvulpie Жыл бұрын

When I saw that part in Taken 3, everything past that was forgettable. lol

@ZBeansUncut Жыл бұрын

You should see how many cuts there was in the scene where Liam Neeson takes a dump (it's in the Directors cut of taken 4)

@RTU130 10 ай бұрын

Right

@benwasserman8223 Жыл бұрын

I'd argue that the high point of Taken was never any set piece. It was Neeson's iconic phone call - that said all you needed to know about what his character could do when provoked. And it's not exactly replicable since the action movie surrounding it was very choppy.

@darylayertey6925 Жыл бұрын

It's actually the only scene I remember from any of the movies.

@slicedbread5692 Жыл бұрын

When people saw the first Taken movie everybody liked it... Then the sequels came out and sucked so bad that a lot of people realized the first one wasn't very good either.

@ronaldeliascorderocalles Жыл бұрын

Deadpool (2016) Wade: "They made 3 of those Liam Neeson movies. How many times can that guy's daughter be kidnapped before he realizes he's just a bad father"

@arthas640 Жыл бұрын

I thought it was the wife who got captured in the 3rd movie, not the daughter? And the second one the daughter got captured but escaped

@tjjordan4207 Жыл бұрын

The irony is that his daughter only gets kidnapped in the 1st film. In the sequels, she's pretty much safe.

@Olderaccount17 Жыл бұрын

Taken. Iron Man. The Dark Knight. Damn, I'd never realized what a year 2008 was for film industry! Those three films each paved a different way for movies in their genre/franchise going forward. And as a side note, one my all-time personal favorites was also released that year: Speed Racer!

@freezhollywood Жыл бұрын

And I am legend the year before and Hancock in 08 too. Wasn’t the best movie. But everybody loved the drunk/angry type Hancock in the beginning of it.

@taurinstraiter2325 Жыл бұрын

But you also got Disaster Movie (2008) and Twilight (2008) and Prom Night (2008) (the latter which I like but ill received). The director of the Taken sequels did Transporter 3 (2008) that year, same thing there, big box office, disappointing critical reception. One of my personal favorites is Vantage Point (2008).

@justinharris2320 Жыл бұрын

@@freezhollywood agreed. Hancock was two different movies. A superhero movie and a relationship drama. The superhero aspects were cool, and somewhat ahead of their time.

@Iron-Bridge Жыл бұрын

Hellboy 2. The best. Don't forget that.

@freezhollywood Жыл бұрын

@@justinharris2320 exactly 2 different movies. The love story was unwatchable. Idk why they made that left.

@trinaq Жыл бұрын

Bryan Mills is pretty much the epitome of the "Papa Wolf", who is intent on tracking his daughter down, and making her kidnappers pay. There's a reason why his phone threat is so iconic.

@anubusx Жыл бұрын

I wish we a Taken film where Bryan was taken. And had to fight his way out.

@Boozer13 Жыл бұрын

Papa Wolf! I love that band! CUT MY LIFE INTO PIZZAS, THIS IS MY FINAL SLICE!

@paolothorpe1461 5 ай бұрын

@@anubusxliterally part 2 lmfaoo

@paolothorpe1461 5 ай бұрын

@@Boozer13wtf🤣😭

@lennywright5655 Жыл бұрын

I remember joking about what’s next for the Taken franchise, “Taking his dog” 😂 then John Wick came out. “Oh, I guess that could work” 😅

@tristanhartup4936 Жыл бұрын

I remember Smosh did a video about that once.

@benholman6 Жыл бұрын

Interesting observation about the lost opportunity of Taken 2. Kim could've had a Sarah Connor-esqe transformation as a protagonist in the sequel

@denverarnold6210 Жыл бұрын

I will be forever disappointed that we didn't get that "train the daughter to be badass" version of Taken.

@DylanWills312 Жыл бұрын

@@franksmith7247 Thoughts & Prayers, my friend. Thoughts & Prayers.

@Groteskfull Жыл бұрын

@@franksmith7247 Hilarious! 😆😆 Lol

@MrClassicmetal Жыл бұрын

There's a reboot in the making. The non-binary grandchild is kidnapped and the daughter goes after the kidnappers to save "them".

@sirmel11 Жыл бұрын

@@MrClassicmetal What?

@poppinc8145 11 ай бұрын

Oh hell no. That movie would have been a flop.

@bad_money Жыл бұрын

They made 3 of this thing, at one point you really have to wonder if he's actually a bad father

@Jahaay Жыл бұрын

if you steal deadpool's joke, at least quote him correctly...

@Wired4Life2 Жыл бұрын

@@Jahaay Lol, let's not overlook how a younger Neeson was literally in a film called _The Deadpool._

@fretted4life Жыл бұрын

@@Wired4Life2 Ahh yes the young Neeson is taller than Clint Eastwood in that movie. The last of Dirty Harry series. Also had a very young Jim Carey.

@najhoant Жыл бұрын

The whole ”a new loved one taken every sequel” was parodied in The Last Action Hero, where the movie-within-the movie has been repeated so many times the latest one has Schwarzenegger’s _second cousin_ get targeted

@mustang8206 Жыл бұрын

What

@najhoant Жыл бұрын

@@mustang8206 Litle typo there, this should clear it up

@tmclaug90 Жыл бұрын

A new loved one taken every sequel. Say that five times fast lol.

@Melchiahdim Жыл бұрын

They missed an opportunity to make a sequel about his daughter looking for him. Call it Misstaken!

@CaseyMeeko Жыл бұрын

nice joke

@RTU130 10 ай бұрын

Tru

@Negajoe Жыл бұрын

I actually thought that for the sequels they we're going to have Liam rejoin his buddies working for the government under certain circumstances, perhaps realizing that his skills can still be used to perhaps aid in rescue operations. Opens the franchise to world of new ideas and ensures the movies won't get too stale if every movie is a different adventure.

@user-sh1gy2oe5f 9 ай бұрын

Thats sounds interesting, what do you think the 2nd movie conflict would have been?

@josesardinas7660 Жыл бұрын

The first Taken is great. I can watch it over and over and it doesn't get old. The second one is forgettable at best. The third is a crime against humanity 🙂

@coffeecrusader4863 Жыл бұрын

Fully agree with you there

@jerryterwase9027 Жыл бұрын

This should have been the only comment on this post 👍👍👍

@mihaimercenarul7467 Жыл бұрын

honestly I get bored of the first one too since it's just a generic action movie with shooting. The only great scene about taken was the iconic phone scene, the rest of the movie is average at best

@LeonardoKlotz Жыл бұрын

This is what happens when you make sequels that no one asked for

@benwasserman8223 Жыл бұрын

Well to be fair no one, especially Neeson, thought the first movie would be anything other than a bargain bin DVD. And they were all proven wrong.

@tnttv544 Жыл бұрын

I don’t think it was the second movie that exhausted fans. It was the third.

@Robyamdam Жыл бұрын

Hollywood does that a lot

@chuchojuarez95 Жыл бұрын

Like John wick

@iamwahman Жыл бұрын

And also parred with bad direction. Yeah, the scripts got worse but these films are always referenced for having the worst direction in action scenes. Had the action scenes been better handled, could've been better.

@mikegillettify Жыл бұрын

I think my biggest problem with Taken 2 is my problem with the end of Taken 1… Darn near leveled Paris by himself and then completely destroyed the Shiek’s yacht security. The Shiek thought threatening his daughter would work. Had I been the Sheik I would have said “hey… this is a bad deal. Take your daughter, some money, and let’s call it quits.” Then we would have parted our ways. But no. He thought he could outlast ole boy who just killed his ENTIRE SECURITY TEAM. Seriously. So when the second came out and they said oh, we gotta get this guy, it was like… really‽ Your sons got killed trafficking women. You really think you SHOULD do this? If you wanna die, sure. But why not take the “L” and go about the rest of your life!

@intrepid1160 Жыл бұрын

“Taken 3 makes Taken 2 look like Taken.” -Me, after watching Taken 3

@Locadel2003 Жыл бұрын

Along with the Hangover its one of those great well made fun movies with two forced sequels that werent necessary at all

@jordan_roadhouse4798 Жыл бұрын

The Hangover sequels are fun though, i don't get the hate.

@Drarack Жыл бұрын

Many franchises like that would've seriously benefitted from becoming an anthology. Makes it easier to keep the stuff that works while replacing the stuff that doesn't or has grown stale. I think Hollywood trending away from being so star-centric is a good thing

@McCheeseincakes Жыл бұрын

I remember watching taken 2 in theaters and feeling sick to my stomach. Whoever edited that movie was editing even the dramatic scenes as if they were action scenes with quick cuts and no time to breathe. Made the entire experience other than when the action justified for it unbearable.

@enriquesinghjr Жыл бұрын

Both sequels were definitely rushed. 200% greed. Should have never have happened (the sequels).

@madrush24 Жыл бұрын

What I love most about this series is as Liam personally ages and struggles to act in physically challenging action scenes-- well, they just start shaking the camera to try and fool us into thinking the old guy is super active. They do this for all his films nowadays. It's hilarious!

@TheEmbessyNetwork Жыл бұрын

I still feel that the 2nd film should've been called "Taken 2: Fathers Day"

@tjjordan4207 Жыл бұрын

What makes the first Taken so interesting is that its premise makes the film a one and done deal, despite having a character who would normally justify sequels because of his backstory and what he is capable of. But the premise here is so simple that Taken is meant to be a singular film because nothing else can come of it. To do a sequel either means to do the same thing again or to do something different that doesn't feel like Taken. I thought the same thing of John Wick when I first heard of a sequel being made, believing that it was a film meant to be a one and done like Taken. But the big difference I've come to realize is that John Wick has an expansive world that allows for sequels to happen, while Taken does not.

@charlesloomis2224 Жыл бұрын

The best thing about Taken 3 was Forest Whitaker!!! Totally underrated actor and his character wasn’t the typical bumbling detective. Forest’s character was intelligent!!

@dennythesavage Жыл бұрын

I credit this movie for reinventing Liam Neesons career. But also blame this movie for him being typecast as basically playing the same character in every movie from this point forward.

@iainronald4217 Жыл бұрын

I'd actually be on board for a movie where Bryan, as he's aged past fighting prowess, gets killed by some group or another. Kim walks into a warehouse to find him tied to a chair, his face burnt, railway spikes in his kneecaps, puffy cheeks and purple eyes, and the back of his shirt splayed open with cuts all along his upper back. Clearly, someone wanted information and he couldn't give it. In his final words, he tells her a name. Kim decides to gain agency and avenge him. She starts training, puts on a bunch of muscle until she looks like Sara Sigmundsdottir, gets a cool haircut and learns guerilla warfare as well as survival as she goes on the hunt. Maybe we could get flashbacks of him teaching Kim survival skills throughout her life as well. By the end of the movie, she's killed the man who initiated Bryan's death but is barely alive herself when she gets a scheduled email. It's from Bryan, sent days before his kidnapping and torture. In it, he says he didn't want her to find his killers, he wanted her to give the name to the authorities and he just wanted her to live a peaceful life, be her own person and forget the mistakes of her father. But, it's too late, she tears up as she uses a water pipe to help her stand and hobbles away from the camera, towards civilization. Depending who directs and writes it, I'd watch that.

@TheQuantum09 Жыл бұрын

I had a similar idea to yours actually (or a prewrite for it in my head). Only that would've been my idea for Taken 2. Our protagonist, Bryan, would be a bit older (obviously). While away on a musical apprenticeship program in London, Kim (older) vanishes again. Lenore, Brian's ex-wife, ask for Bryan's help in locating her. But something is amiss. The more Brian investigates, the more that it appears that Kim did not want to be found. But why? That way that I had it in my head, Brian finds out that although Kim has a knack for music, her apprenticeship program is nothing more than a mere cover. She's actually an agent for an agency investigating and hunting down human traffickers. A job went wrong, and now the traffickers want her dead. Brian would reunite with Kim as they try to survive a battle with the traffickers as well as an internal conflict with one another (not a whiny one though)...... Brian is worried. The events from the first film traumatized Kim (especially losing Amanda). There is a bit of her father's determination when dealing with traffickers. Unfortunately, she also has some of his ruthlessness, which was probably what caused whatever assignment she was on to go sideways and officially put her on the organization's hit list. He loves his daughter, but should he try to stop Kim to try to point her into a better world, or let her seek whatever retribution she is looking for and follow in her father's footsteps? Either way, the father and daughter must try to work together to survive. I think that would've been a better idea. But I'm no writer.....

@TheQuantum09 Жыл бұрын

Bryan wouldn't get killed though (Beat up, banged up, roughed up. But not killed)! 😁

@rafresendenrafresenden.1644 Жыл бұрын

I think the 3 movies are good enough, not everything has to run FOREVER like marvel.

@arthas640 Жыл бұрын

Yeah i wouldnt really call it a "downfall". It was a one off movie that became one of the most popular franchises of the 2010s and it went on longer than anyone would have expected. The first one didnt really set up a sequel, it was just so popular everyone demanded one and the sequel was so popular they thought "why not make it a trilogy?" since trilogies are popular in media, and despite the plot being stretched pretty thin by that point and the 2nd movie not really setting up a sequel and tying many of the plot lines up the 3rd film was still highly successful and earning roughly 8x its budget back (anything above 2x the budget is considered a "success"). They made a tv series and despite that having being a generic series with almost zero connection to the movies beyond names, being made by nobody recognizable, it was still somewhat successful going on for 2 seasons and garnering a decent rating of 66/100 on IMBD. The movies alone earned nearly $1bil on a $118mil budget and went on longer than anyone expected, seems like a resounding success to me, especially since it helped spawn a slew of similar movies/shows like John Wick and The Equalizer and its one of the most recognizable franchises of the 2010s.

@SylvesterAshcroft88 Жыл бұрын

Neeson was so good in Darkman!

@josephk6214 Жыл бұрын

The AARP action genre came and (mostly) swiftly died. Unfortunately, Liam Neeson is still doing these types of movies -- tho he keeps talking about retiring from the genre -- but we got gems here and there between the Neeson and Jaume Collet-Serra trilogy, The Grey and Run All Night. Looking forward to Neeson moving on from these movies and taking on more serious roles unless he does more like The Grey, then I'm down

@IVeNoMII Жыл бұрын

The downfall was making the same movie more than one time. It was good, I hate how everything has to be a franchise when it really shouldn't be.

@BlakeWR81 Жыл бұрын

During the mid 2000's the only action movie saga I can remember watching every release was the Bourne movies. Unfortunately, after Bourne Ultimatum in 2007 the franchise took a dive. It's really interesting that Taken came out the year after that movie. I don't think Matt Damon is an action star, but in the Bourne movies he was, so when Legacy came out it was kind of like losing one of the only bona-fide action stars of the 2000's. Now, looking back, I can't really think of any stars like that from the past 10 years or so that didn't star in superhero movies. Reeves as John Wick is pretty much the only one.

@syvulpie Жыл бұрын

If anyone wants a good Liam Neeson movie, I recommend watching Non-Stop. It's a good movie in my opinion.

@Craxin01 Жыл бұрын

The problem with the Taken franchise is that it's a franchise. It needed to be one movie. SOOOO many movie franchises suffer from the same malady. They made one great movie and then just kept trying over and over to catch the same lightning in a bottle they weren't ever really aware of how they did the first time. Some movies deserve sequels, but most don't.

@waynegarbutt3386 Жыл бұрын

Great Work

@clayongunzelle9555 Жыл бұрын

When you can get a great movie out of very simple premise it's very easy for that premise to get played out.

@HarvestStore Жыл бұрын

Great video.

@alpolo007 Жыл бұрын

I genuinely enjoyed the second one (even though they pulled a Hangover and basically made the same movie, but just swapped plot elements around).

@babybatedits Жыл бұрын

This was great. I think that Marvel films have sadly fallen into the same trap that the Taken franchise did as well.

@motherplayer Жыл бұрын

All Marvel is doing now is properly catching up to the caveats of long term comic book storytelling on the screen now.

@laurarules3642 Жыл бұрын

It's unreal and almost unbelievable the massive fall Marvel has had. I remember (and I was guilty of it) when everyone classed a Marvel movie as a 'must see event' Especially Infinity War and End Game . Now I myself and almost everyone else couldn't care less about the MCU. I was appalled at most of the shows gradually stopped going to see the movies and by the time she hulk keep out (I think it was the last) I was just absolutely drained and anything MCU related just filled me with dread. I can't believe how it was once such a phenomenal thing to quickly becoming really unpleasant

@babybatedits Жыл бұрын

@@laurarules3642 yeah, I totally get that. After I saw Infinity War in theaters, I had some problems with it and was definitely already caring less about the films. I rented Endgame and it solidified my doubts about the entirety of the MCU. They completely destroyed and contradicted the characters that they had created.

@JingelJjay Жыл бұрын

Just imagine having a Mathilda- Léon (1994)-type of girl in her late teens having her "father figure" Léon kidnapped by some villain take down some Mafia or similar would be incredible.

@ComedyBros5 Жыл бұрын

It would've made for such an epic Taken 2, dangit.

@connornoiles2447 Жыл бұрын

The films are guilty pleasures to me.. I will never get bored of Neeson

@shadowleon659 11 ай бұрын

Taken should have never become a franchise. It should have been one film alone.

@MalleusSolum Жыл бұрын

They could have done something interesting in the 3rd movie by leaving into the fact that Liam Neeson was getting a bit too old for bombastic action sequences. Have it be a constant point of narrative tension that Brian Mills as a character is also getting on in years. Show him struggling with fights he previously would have won with ease. Then show him overcoming his weakness by planning better and using his experience to stack the odds in his favour despite his deteriorating physical condition. They did something similar in Logan with, well, Logan. I found it very engaging.

@Numba003 Жыл бұрын

My eldest brother was a big fan of Taken growing up, so I saw it several times back then. I have not seen it in years and may never see it again, but I do remember it. Thank you for this interesting video though! God be with you out there everybody. ✝️ :)

@therealCrazyJake Жыл бұрын

The real problem is that Taken should have just stayed a stand-alone film; the movie does not lend itself to being a franchise.

@megamass22 Жыл бұрын

Taken 2 should have had the daughter be the hero in the second half Taken 3 maybe his backstory and perhaps set up a universe

@Nate_the_Nobody Жыл бұрын

Taken was a movie that should have been one and done, the other two were fun kinda, but not thrilling like the first one, the methodical hunt Brian goes on just was not matched in the 2nd and 3rd

@wobblywack5531 Жыл бұрын

I used to know Liam neeson as a badass Jedi, now he is just a badass

@akuzikemauluka1086 9 ай бұрын

Taken was about protector versus predator. It also dealt with the contemporary evils of human trafficking

@kungfew1396 Жыл бұрын

I have a very particular set of skills, asking for witness protection for my family isn't one of them.

@carlosgreen4375 Жыл бұрын

Liam neeson's age is not what causes franchise to go down. The producers and the studio hired very weak writers who could not write an appropriate action movie. A good writer can write a very good action movie with an aging actor. All the writer have to do is write the appropriate style of action for an older actor. Take for example Denzel Washington The equalizer franchise. Mister Washington is i think 70 years old. So the director and writer of that franchise. They write the action scenes to cater Mister Washington as an older action star . Older fighters don't engage in wild action scene. They are very precise and short. The writers and producers of taken did not understand how to write action scene for older men.Also having the right editor is a must for any type of movie.

@motherplayer Жыл бұрын

You know, at least the second film had a reason for existing Some of the traffickers he killed had connections and family that wanted revenge and stuff. But the fact that the third film characterizes it's "taken" as more metaphorical should have said wonders about the ideas they had left at this point.

@LiShuBen Жыл бұрын

That fence jumping scene is like something you'd see in family guy lol.

@347Jimmy 9 ай бұрын

After the direction 2 went in, I was kinda hoping 3 would be "Bryan goes to that village in Albania"

@FATE522 Жыл бұрын

I feel like sometimes film companies are afraid to have a successful movie stay a successful movie that doesn't have to be a franchise.

@laurarules3642 Жыл бұрын

Yeah many great movies should just remain great stand alone movies. I can separate a movie I like from all its trash sequels. But to some people the bad sequels or remakes damage their enjoyment of the original they once loved

@FATE522 Жыл бұрын

@@laurarules3642 I can separate them too.

@BBoy4040 Жыл бұрын

It's almost as if "CIA agent gets family constantly kidnapped or killed, has to go on rampage to get them back every time" is a ridiculous premise for a film series or something

@Ic3h0rnEt14 Жыл бұрын

Never should have made a sequel. I saw the first "Taken" at my local theater without seeing a trailer or even knowing what it was about. It was one of the best theater experiences I've ever had.

@alejandrovallencci Жыл бұрын

Imagine if the second film was flipped, and it was his daughter saving him. I know they’d have to do some expository work about why she suddenly has fighting skills but I think that would’ve been one way they could replicate the first film without feeling like a retread

@makatron Жыл бұрын

First was an instant banger, sequel was kinda decent but kinda repetitive, by the time the third arrived they needed a new set of eyes with new ideas to keep it fresh but then it felt meh. John Wick is a rare example that if you bring new concepts to the next movie it will be interesting enough to make a profit.

@reiatomsk Жыл бұрын

Suggestions: Freakazoid, Animaniacs, the Crow, Wilfred, Becker and House

@cameroncrisamore2871 Жыл бұрын

This video dropped literally a day after I watched taken again

@akuzikemauluka1086 9 ай бұрын

Taken 2 could have been a villain spin off on Patrice St Claire. Taken 3 could have been a prequel on Bryan Mills sacrificing his family for his country, then showing his daughter being a pop star, whilst The Russian Mob kill Stewart’s associates, forcing Bryan to protect the family.

@Y2Jerms Жыл бұрын

This video can be summed up by a joke made in the deadpool movie. Which is basically the same joke that was said at 4:09

@kayleeruiz Жыл бұрын

I love Taken still it’s so good

@chrism2887 Жыл бұрын

It's so hard to watch the action sequences in Taken 3. There are SO MANY JUMP CUTS. And they all happen so fast it damn near makes it impossible to follow what's happening. It even made me feel dizzy a few times.

@thetruthstand Жыл бұрын

Why couldn't the second taken movie focus on the sex trafficking? He could have been the leader of a newly formed team that is trying to destroy sex trafficking rings all over the world. Think about it, his daughter was kidnapped because they wanted to have her as a part of a sex trafficking ring that could have definitely been a good premise for the second movie.

@roberttreacy8271 Жыл бұрын

I’d like to see a video about The Karate Kid franchise.

@arcturionblade1077 Жыл бұрын

Liam Neeson: "Daughter, hand me my thinking grenades."

@fayerankin5799 Жыл бұрын

you said it perfectly.

@wenjiewu69 Жыл бұрын

I wish there is Taken 4. Hopefully Taken 4 movie could be Liam Neeson final film. He has like 5 more movies to go.

@Boozer13 Жыл бұрын

Neeson at his worst on screen is infinitely better than Seagal at HIS best…

@DanielSlva Жыл бұрын

Careful saying that, or else Seagull will take you to the blood bank.

@Boozer13 Жыл бұрын

@@DanielSlva he’d have to chase me. And we all know he barely walks let alone runs. That double dutching bitch 😂🤣😂

@DanielSlva Жыл бұрын

@@Boozer13 He's gonna waddle run towards you, and then send his double after you.

@Iron-Bridge Жыл бұрын

But Seagal wants to save the environment and bang hot East European babes. So that's cool.....😁

@Boozer13 Жыл бұрын

@@DanielSlva I’m so fucked

@arminxvs3372 Жыл бұрын

We needed a crossover between Taken and The Equalizer.

@gatorcroc7212 Жыл бұрын

Do the Equalizer next

@Groteskfull Жыл бұрын

I don't get what the mass appeal is with the first Taken film (which is the only one really worth watching). It's a good movie but certainly nothing to write home about, and that iconic phone call scene always bothered me.

@galaxybrain_658 Жыл бұрын

Taken 3 is one of very few movies that genuinely hurts my eyes to watch. The constant cuts, weird zooming effects and yellowed out colour profile is really disorienting and puts the final nail in the coffin. What could have been a mindless thriller that you can still watch over dinner or something just turns into an actively painful experience.

@nickwyrwas8789 Жыл бұрын

Ahhh but the Taken franchise didn't stop there. It had a 2017 TV show that got 2 season with 26 episodes.

@TheMajorStranger Жыл бұрын

Taken hasn't really had a downfall. Sure the movies themselves wimpered out after TAK3N But The whole "Angry divorced boomer dad fighting bad guys on VoD" has been booming ever since. I consider this the true franchise of Taken.

@januzi2 Жыл бұрын

Everything sooner or later will get to the jumping the shark part, or in the case of "Taken", to the jumping the fence in 20 cuts.

@WSendam Жыл бұрын

Man you got a particular set of skills you must have acquired over a long career

@tecpaocelotl Жыл бұрын

My way to tolerate the Taken movies, I pretend Liam Neeson character remembers his past life of being a Jedi.

@seanbrazell7095 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see him appear in a John Wick film as either his taken character, or preferably, as a new character.

@slicedbread5692 Жыл бұрын

When people saw the first Taken movie everybody liked it... Then the sequels came out and sucked so bad that a lot of people realized the first one wasn't very good either.

@mvtv-montanavigilantetv5976 Жыл бұрын

Just about everything has an expiration point but Hollowwood has to drain each drop of blood.

@franzgemota8425 Жыл бұрын

I still remember watching the first film in school when my teacher decided have a film showing no let us watch in her laptop, me and my schoolmates enjoy it

@DestinyFilmWorks Жыл бұрын

I think one of the problem was that Taken was just a one movie story..You really couldn't make franchise out of it without repeating itself.

@ellicel Жыл бұрын

I think the first Taken has a few similar beats to the first Die Hard. An actor not known for being an action movie star, a character caught in an impossible situation.

@akuzikemauluka1086 9 ай бұрын

Taken had a personal stake, whilst the sequels and other Neeson action films lack that moral conflict, and personal stakes

@foodreacts837 Жыл бұрын

Its crazy that the Taekn 1 movie has a 7.5+ Imdb rating, thatis insane

@JKG52 Жыл бұрын

I agree that it got stale but Taken didn't have enough story to sustain a franchise. John Wick has a underground society of assassin's also know as story potential

@bpexodus Жыл бұрын

TAKEN 4: Coming to theaters this year!

@cthomas025 Жыл бұрын

I was in agreement with everything until the John Wick comparison. I can't see how John Wick 3 was any better than Taken 3. John Wick 3 was one of the most boring slogs of a movie I can recall watching as of late. Just non-stop fighting sequences with almost no plot to speak of. I think that John Wick 4 needs to reinvent the franchise just as much as Taken 4 would've needed to had there been more.

@imjackm2174 Жыл бұрын

I remember seeing taken 3 in the cinema and I just couldn’t believe how bad the editing was 💀

@sivawright Жыл бұрын

Wasn't there a tv show which was a spin-off or based on the same premise?

@thebroken0wastaken Жыл бұрын

Haven't watched yet. My biggest complaint was the cuts. The action completely lost me. My first run in with it that brought me out of the movie.

@arthas640 Жыл бұрын

i wouldnt really call it a "downfall". It was a one off movie that became one of the most popular franchises of the 2010s and it went on longer than anyone would have expected.

@AlkisenSuper Жыл бұрын

Quality downfall in this case, not box office downfall.

@moneymikz Жыл бұрын

It’s like Home Alone, premise only works once

@barrysmith4610 Жыл бұрын

Taken really should have been a one and done

@I.____.....__...__ Жыл бұрын

8:54 They tried to prime for the possibility for more sequels by making a TV show in 2017, but it was cancelled after two seasons due to (unsurprisingly) low ratings, so no, I doubt there's gas in the tank for another movie.

@Chaosic Жыл бұрын

First Taken was awesome the other two sequels were not nesscary.

@abdelali9279 Жыл бұрын

2:12 off topic, but at least Van Damme has some proper skill, leaping into a flying kick, while Seagal only stretches his arm while an action double does the rest of the job, man that guy sure is silly 😅 3:22 dude had to turn on the subtitles, don't know if he speak like that so you don't hear that cheesy line or if he just looses his breath by just standing still 😂