Posts tagged Liam Neeson
DVD Releases for Week of 1/15/2013

Just a handful of DVDs this week; not really that much to write about them as they are something of a sorry crop - but I will do my best!

'Taken 2' - Liam Neeson is back as ex-CIA operative Bryan Mills who's particular skill set, in this case, is making a terrible movie. Sloppy, lazy, tired and worn; Neeson should have said no to this sequel. Made my list of Worst Movies of 2012 and for very good reason! I still can't believe they actually wrote in the script to have the daughter lob grenades off of the rooftop to lead her father to her. Geez.

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DVD Releases for Week of 6/26/2012

It's a light week, but there are definitely some winners sprinkled into the releases!

'21 Jump Street' - Maybe it was Jonah Hill, but even Channing Tatum was good in this laugh riot riff on a not so classic TV series. The same series that gave us Johnny Depp is now fodder for the very funny Jonah Hill (who also had a hand in writing the script) and the equally funny Channing (who knew?); with a strong script that makes as much fun at itself as it does the series, '21 Jump Street' is a memorable comedy worth repeated viewings.

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