Posts

Showing posts with the label Luc Besson

Taken 2 (2012)

Image
To say that Taken 2 is a logical movie is a bit of a stretch.  It's a story of our protagonist (Liam Neeson) getting involved in another plot where he needs to rescue his family from bad people.  The original was an interesting and powerful piece of action, adventure, and suspense.  Taken 2 does have its moments of thrills and suspense, but doesn't come close to the originals originality.  Having said that "Taken 2" is a great popcorn movie, and for an audience who has grown to like Liam Neeson's character it's got some really good sequences that will have you gripping your seat. The daughter played by Maggie Grace has a bit more to do here and she really has some good scenes.  Famke Janssen plays the mother and does a fine job at playing the damsel in distress, but it is Liam Neeson who we all have come to see.  He does a great job here playing Bryan Mills the super spy or security expert.  I really don't know what he does and for whom, ...

District B13 (2004)

Image
District B-13 is a film on high octane! Written by Luc Besson , & Bibi Naceri and directed by Pierre Morel this film flies onscreen at hypersonic speed. The film takes place in the future in an area known as District B-13, which has been walled up and is a no mans land run by criminals & gangs. The government has given up, and sealed off this section of Paris, which is now a war zone. Our hero Leïto was born and raised here, and he is only trying to survive in a desperate land, but when the police betray him, and his sister is given over to a ruthless drug kingpin heads will roll. Enter Capt. Damien Tomaso of the Paris police. A super cop who enforces the law, and is incorruptible. It seems that the ruthless drug lord has obtained a Neutron bomb, and it will go off in 24 hours if Tomaso doesn’t diffuse the bomb. Our two heroes forge a reluctant alliance, and off they go. To say that this film does not have any action scenes is like saying Disney does not do cartoons. Distri...