the name's Neeson, Liam Neeson

Advantages: ass kicking action film
Disadvantages: none that im aware of!

...Liam Neeson is probably one of the most unlikely action heroes, sure he was a hero as the Jew saviour Oskar Schindler and as a lightsabre wielding Qui Gon Gin but in a role as an ex spy who knows all sorts of martial arts and who has all the sort of gadgetary equipment and contacts that James Bond has? In Taken he fills this role more than adequately. Taken is the story of a protective father, split from his wife and whose only joy in life is his young teenage daughter. He eventually lets her go on holiday to Paris with a friend but she soon falls into some trouble and is kidnapped along with her friend by a gang notoriously well known for their human trafficking. Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) is soon on the trail with the clock ticking away until he loses his daughter into obscurity, using his contacts and expertise to get to the people...

jamiebecks 17.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Taken (DVD)

FREE DVDs

Advantages: Free trial, large choice, post included,new realeases
Disadvantages: see review

...I like movies and I like freebies, so when you get offered both in one swoop you?re bound to accept! I used my two week free trial with this company and remained with them for a couple of monthsbefore moving on to try many other companies free trials (and winning a new DVD player on Tesco DVD rental site on their free trial offer). I then had an email from DVDs 365 asking me to go back, and offering me a free DVD if I did so. I had just left Tesco (with my new DVD player) so I chose to go back with them. ∆◊◊ THE SERVICE THEY OFFER ∆◊◊ Basically it?s like going to a video shop and hiring films on DVD, except you don?t pay for each film you chose ? rather a monthly fee for which you can watch as many movies as you can fit in, for us this is usually around 8 a month (2 a week usually weekends...

dabmim 15.11.2004 · Read review
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Review of dvds365.com

Surprising Picture Quality - Panasonic DVD-S54

Advantages: Incredible picture quality when compared to my old non-upscaling player with a scart lead
Disadvantages: Sometimes disc drive can be really noisy when DVD's initially load.

...At first I wasn't convinced by up-scaling DVD player technology but was persuaded after reading an article in "What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision" magazine. Unable to afford a Blu-Ray player my sister and I bought the Panasonic DVD-S54 to match our parents brand new Panasonic TX-32LZD80 LCD television as their Christmas 2008 present. Admittedly it was a slightly selfish purchase as we both live at home and wanted to watch DVDs on the big new TV ourselves! We bought the player from the electrical retailer Comet for about £100 just before Christmas so there were no discounts applied. On Christmas day when opened we found a relatively small box tightly packed with the player in polystyrene packaging. All the components such as cables, remote and manuals were well presented in their own protective plastic bags, to keep them protected. The player...

bobbacon985 12.02.2009 · Read review
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Neeson Knees Em

Advantages: Great Action, Well Paced, Entertaining
Disadvantages: Nothing really - does what it says on the tin

...?I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you.? And so is the basis for Taken, a violent thriller set in Paris for that little bit of va va voom. Liam Neeson plays Bryan, a former spy who has taken early retirement in order to be near to his daughter and catch up on the years lost when his job consumed his time. Begrudgingly letting his daughter go it alone on a European trip leads to her abduction by a gang taking foreign girls...

utero 10.04.2009 · Read review
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Review of Taken (DVD)

All Beginning but no middle and little end

Advantages: Good acting, watchable
Disadvantages: Ending out of nowhere

...Stumbled across a showing of this film in Bath. I hadn't heard of it before but faced with a choice of Miss Congeniality or The Last Dance, I would have gone to see this regardless. As a bonus it was written by Jimmy McGovern (who wrote Cracker). The film tells the story of Liam, a young boy with a stutter and his family growing up in Liverpool in the 1930s. It is a time when more and more workers are joining the dole queue but as the film begins Liam's father (Ian Hart) is working and managing to support his wife and three children. His daughter has just started working as a maid for a well off Jewish family while Liam prepares for his first communion, being taught how to avoid hell at his local school. The film is very similar to other period family films (such as Anglea's Ashes) as it focusses on the family, primarily...

Ork1927 01.04.2001 · Read review
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Review of Liam (DVD)

Nice One, Neeson.

Advantages: Good plot, very funny.
Disadvantages: Lame ending.

...;. With stars of the calibre of Brando, Pacino, Robert Duvall and James Caan, this was, and is, one of the best films ever made, and apart from its own sequels, it spawned a plethora of copycats and tributes, some good, some not so good and some excellent. ‘Scarface’, ‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Casino’ are films that I could watch a dozen times. Now we have the comedy gangster movie. A British film, ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ began the trend and for once the U.S. is playing catch-up. ‘Gun Shy’ is a nice blend of farce, slapstick and psychotic violence. Liam Neeson plays Charlie, an experienced and respected undercover cop, whose task is to set up deals between Columbian drug barons, Mafia muscle and Wall St. shysters, to launder millions of dollars of drug money into legitimate...

baddog 19.07.2001 · Read review
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Review of Gunshy (DVD)

Liam's Letter

Advantages: -
Disadvantages: -

...and polished wood that bloated my stomach spread up my throat, then behind my stinging eyes and into my head. I had to shake off this internal claustrophobia, get some fresh air. But I didn't want to be alone. Then I saw Clare but barely recognised her. The real Clare wasn't this wreck who played an endless game of charades, murmuring ?Thanks for coming, he?d appreciate it?. I remembered the first time Liam introduced her, or rather showed her off. They'd been together for about a week. I had to forgive him though - she was gorgeous, different from the girls back home. I was happy for him, a bit of stability, hoped it would rub off into the rest of his life. That was eight years ago. The priest came over to me and said something, but his words were cotton wool. I strained "Oh, yeah, thanks". He looked at me and half smiled, patted me...

paulgusta 05.02.2003 · Read review
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Review of Fiction

Don't Mess With Neeson

Advantages: Good Plot And Performances, Lots Of Action
Disadvantages: Sometime A Bit Far Fetched

... Don't Mess With Neeson When the daughter and her friend of a retired American CIA agent Bryan Mills is kidnapped by Albanian in Paris it's a race against time to find her before it's too late she'll be sold into sex slavery and never be found. Fortunately for her, dad Bryan is a highly skilled man who isn't afraid to take some risks and hurt some people in the pursuit of his beloved daughter. Conclusion Along with Hostel this film has probably done more to harm the tourist industry in Europe. I'm a big fan of Liam Neeson who seems a bit underused these days and gets smaller parts, like in Gangs of New York, Batman Begins or Kingdom of Heaven. This is a shame as he more often than not lights the screen up. It's good to see him in a starring role. His portrayal of a man who will go to any lengths to find his daughter is...

lilmsnaughty1979 19.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Taken (DVD)

YAMAHA DVD-S 557 this is THE DVD player of all time.

Advantages: Brilliant DVD player, perfect quality
Disadvantages: cant think of any

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plainpaul 22.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Yamaha DVD-S 557

I've got a big one,but what do I do with it?

Advantages: Learn how to elasticate your pole.
Disadvantages: 4 turn waterknot not explained.

...This dvd, introduced by Liam Dale but presented by Bob Nudd MBE, sets out to explain the basic techniques of how to use a pole, including elastication, making a rig, shipping in/out, holding the pole, feeding, buying a pole, the use of a pole cup and many more points that first time pole anglers need to be successful. Location Kingfisher,Taswood Lakes, Flordon, Norfolk So, why use a pole? A pole has many advantages over rod and line. The ability to place your hookbait in the exact same spot time and time again increases your chances of a bumper catch. This in conjunction with the use of light lines and sensitive floats allows you to see even the shyest of bites, so it's easy to see that the pole is one of the best methods for coarse fishing as long as the fish are within range. Buying...

snake_plissken 07.08.2006 · Read review
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Review of Start Pole Fishing With Liam Dale (DVD)