Driven to Kill [Blu-ray] List Price: $29.99 Sale Price: $14.99 Average Rating:

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"Driven to Kill should have been released to the Theatres.Seagal plays Ruslan who is seeking vengeance on the men who killed his wife and hospitalized his daughter.The action is so good the fight scenes are amazing and the overkill is what i love most like only Seagal can do! I loved everything about this movie and i think his fans will as well-give it a shot its that good! Non stop action with a good plot."

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"This movie actually turned out to be pretty decent, but I was really concerned the first 20 minutes or so into the film that this might be another "Submerged" (2005) or "Attack Force" (2006) because I couldn't understand if Steven was trying to fake a Russian accent or it was just another in a long line of bad voice overs! Actually, I'm still not sure, but as I am not planning to re-watch the movie, you can figure it out for yourself if you like. Plus, it looked like the beginning of the film spent some time on the cutting room floor in post production because some of it made little sense in setting up the rest of the film. Having watched both "Attack Force" and "Submerged" previously where basically the whole films were cut-up post production, you can see why I was concerned!

But about 20-30 minutes into the film it started getting much better and the story actually flowed pretty well. I'm just not a fan of this storyline too much - Russian mobsters. Nice strip club scene by the way though, thanks for that! LOL

This film reminded me a lot of two of his other films: "Shadow Man" (2006) and "Black Dawn" (2005) though those films were set in Eastern Europe and have more of an espionage-quality to them. This film was less entertaining than those two, but did have some pretty good fight scenes and not a lot of annoyingly obvious stunt double work as compared to some of his other direct to videos. All-in-all a decent effort and one that I can recommend for Seagal fans."

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Taken [Blu-ray] List Price: $39.99 Sale Price: $14.77 Average Rating:

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What could be a skillful but ordinary action flick gets a surprising emotional heft from the presence of Liam Neeson as the hero. Bryan Mills (Neeson) has given up his career as a spy to form a relationship with his estranged teenage daughter--but when, on a trip to Paris, she's kidnapped by slavers, Mills uses all his connections and skills to turn the city of lights upside down and rescue her. Like most of the movies that writer/producer Luc Besson has a hand in (such as La Femme Nikita, The Transporter, Unleashed, and many other French action movies), Taken drips with lurid violence (a bit toned-down to get a PG-13 rating, but there's still plenty of it), deranged sentimentality, and stereotypes of all kinds. But this doesn't stop his movies from being effective thrill-rides, and Taken is no exception. Taken pays just enough attention to the illusion of procedure--making it seem like Mills knows all the right steps to track down his daughter--that the movie cheerfully seduces your suspension of disbelief, despite many plot holes and scenes where Mills doesn't get scratched despite bullets flying in all directions or pretends to be a French policeman despite not speaking French or even adopting a French accent. What holds it all together is Neeson; his gravitas and emotional availability make his character--the usual action fantasy of impossible competence and righteous fury--somehow seem real and relatable. --Bret Fetzer

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"This is one of those great action movies where the hero isn't burdened by doubt, ineptitude, or guilt. He knows what he has to do and he does it coolly and ruthlessly! What he does is kill bad guys... Lots and lots of bad guys of all nationalities, races, and creeds who deserve what they get. Very efficient and ecumenical...

I lost count, but Liam Neeson must have killed about 50 bad guys in this one. And they keep on spawning so he has more to kill. I haven't seen one hero take on so many bad guys who keep on reproducing since Steven Segal made "Hard to Kill"...

The action is non-stop and the retribution is very satisfying. There is a lot of violence, but this is not an explicit blood and gore film. Just good old Hollywood movie violence that hits you at the gut level. "Taken" is a nice vicarious vigilante thrill for all the rest of us who must play by the rules. Liam Neeson does an excellent job! Highly recommended for action fans... "

"I was skeptical when I heard that this movie would be produced by Luc Besson (The Professional, La Femme Nikita), the go to man or the French Joel Silver of action movies since some of his films have been hit and miss. This turns out to be a hit (it's already grossed $143 million thus far) thanks to the casting of Liam Neesom (Schindler's List; Rob Roy). A physically imposing actor of great presence, Neesom brings this physicality to the role of an retired CIA man brought back into action when his daughter is kidnapped in Paris. What ensues is 97 minutes of breakneck action and Neesom is totally convincing in this role. It may lack the complexity of the Bourne series but if you like your action movies to be lean and mean--this is the flick to see!!"

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