7.9 rating, really?
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TheAnimalMother — 10 years ago(May 17, 2015 12:21 AM)
Lmao, seriously man? What the beep are you smoking? If that doesn't "tell you anything", then there is likely little hope for you. Obviously I should have just stopped after the "Are you kidding me?", part of my reply. As it is I've spent 7 years trying to forget this film and that I actually wasted money on this crap, lol. You my friend obviously have way too much time on your hands.
My body's a cage, it's been used and abusedand ILIKE IT!! [Evil2] -
Tales-from-the-Goondocks — 10 years ago(July 17, 2015 10:40 AM)
And you are still not telling me anything See, our conversation has gone something like this:
- This movie is ridiculous and unbelievable.
- Why?
- Are you kidding me? It is ridiculous and unbelievable.
- Ok. But specifically why?
- LMAO, seriously man? It is ridiculous and unbelievable.
You haven't said anything of worth in any of your posts. You keep using baseless adjectives without explaining why you think that way. In this last reply of yours you just keep talking about how much crap the film is without answering my question: WHY. Specifically, why is it more unbelievable than other action movies? What particular plot points seemed particularly ridiculous to you and why?
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TheAnimalMother — 10 years ago(July 18, 2015 11:05 PM)
I get it bud, you're mentally challenged and really love Taken. You're the kind of person who if you don't get the response you want, then you cry about it and claim the person said, "Nothing of worth". You would think by now that you would at least realize that plot points are not my problem with the film at all, however you still insist that they must be. Calling you narrow minded would be the understatement of the year. Common sense and a good understanding of English is obviously something you severely lack. If you look back for instance, I only said the film was ridiculous once, and unbelievable once in my next post. Go ahead though, invent your own fake conversation and pretend you're having it with someone, see if I give a beep. Good luck with your mental issues.
My body's a cage, it's been used and abusedand ILIKE IT!! [Evil2] -
Tales-from-the-Goondocks — 10 years ago(July 19, 2015 07:48 AM)
Oh God. and you are calling ME mentally challenged? My point wasn't that you literally said the words "unbelievable" and "ridiculous" several times. The "conversation" I wrote was meant to be a summary of our discussion, not our entire discussion and not the exact quotes. My point was that you keep using baseless adjectives without answering the question I'm asking you, and those baseless adjectives mean the exact same in all your posts: that the film is crap, ridiculous and unbelievable. You keep making the same points (even if you are not using literally the same words) without answering the questions I'm making and you are apparently expecting me to accept that the film is "crap", "ridiculous" and "unbelievable" just because you say so.
Do you want me to be more literal in my summary so you can take a look at how much of NOTHING your argument is? Ok, then our conversation literally went something like this (just a summary):- This movie is crap and ridiculous.
- Why is it crap and why is it more ridiculous than other action movies?
- Are you kidding me? The film is cheesy and unbelievable.
- Ok. But specifically why is it more unbelievable than other action movies? Why is it crap?
- LMAO, seriously man? What are you smoking?
- Ok but you still haven't told me WHY, specifically, is it more unbelievable than other action movies.
- You are mentally challenged, you have no common sense, you have no understanding of english, you are not getting my point.
If you say in a discussion board that a film's writing is "crap", the bare minimun people will expect from you is that you be able to explain why, and not by appealing to other baseless adjectives (like ridiculous, unbelievable or cheesy), but by actually mentioning the specific points in the script that make it terrible and whatnot.
Really, after reading the kind of "arguments" you have, I can't help but laugh at this post of yours:
Every time I look at the top 250 on here I just can't help but laugh. Much of the world is stuck in a state of idiocy.
HAHAHAHAHA Yes, the world is stuck in idiocy, but NOT because people like different movies than you. Oh no, believe me, speaking of the problem of people's idiocy, your posts are a bigger part of the problem than the fact that people like other movies than the ones you like.
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TheAnimalMother — 10 years ago(July 24, 2015 12:31 AM)
LMFAO, you're killing me man. Do you even know what 2 + 2 is? Likely not given the way you struggle to comprehend the English language.
Dude, I don't give a beep what people like. I encourage diversity and unique views, in fact my work is mostly about perception. I just hate to see people encouraging idiocy. Therefore this is my last post to your dumb ass, because every post to you is obviously encouraging idiocy, since you like to post back with your mindless nonsense.
By the way, I've answered your questions(Probably just not the way you'd like and not as fully as you'd like. Too beep bad!), my advice to you is to take them to the English department of your school and try to get them translated. You can probably find some help there. I'm assuming and hoping you're in school. You've assumed A LOT, I may as well assume a little. One of the main points I have made, if you had the tact to read between the lines, is that nobody owes you an explanation that you find satisfactory you beep. Now do you get that point?
You say I expect you to accept that the film is crap or whatever. Never have I expected anything from you but perhaps a real conversation, which obviously you are incapable of, or at least incapable of regarding this film. You like the film, it's a great story. I don't care. In fact, I couldn't care any less. I'm not interested in changing anyone's opinion regarding it to begin with.
I don't owe you or anyone else an essay on why I didn't like the film, so go beep yourself. Did I originally post to you? No, I was talking to someone else completely. I don't owe you beep, no one does. That's one of the main points I've been trying to make to you, but you're too stupid to see it.
What you call 'baseless' is just something you're not willing to accept, because I guess you cry when people don't love the same films as you. Then you try hard here to call the kettle black and say that I don't like it when people like different films than me. You try way too hard my friend. Way too hard for nothing. If you don't like what people are saying, you come at them all ego and little brained. That's just the obvious truth about you. It is as if you're mentally challenged. As I said previously, I wish you the best with that.
My body's a cage, it's been used and abusedand ILIKE IT!! [Evil2] -
Tales-from-the-Goondocks — 10 years ago(July 24, 2015 10:48 AM)
- This movie is crap and ridiculous.
- Why is it crap and why is it more ridiculous than other action movies?
- Are you kidding me? The film is cheesy and unbelievable.
- Ok. But specifically why is it more unbelievable than other action movies? Why is it crap?
- LMAO, seriously man? What are you smoking?
- Ok but you still haven't told me WHY, specifically, is it more unbelievable than other action movies.
- You are mentally challenged, you have no common sense, you have no understanding of english, you are not getting my point.
- You still haven't told me why.
- You don't know english, I did told you why, you dumbass, you encourage idiocy, I don't owe you an explanation, blah blah blah.
And I'M mentally challenged huh? I'm the one encouraging idiocy? Ok.
Oh, I just noticed that you edited your post: "Post Edited: Sat May 16 2015 23:29:40", a day after I told you that you still hadn't told me anything about the film. I guess you added some stuff to make it look as if you had told me something of worth there, but I still don't see much.
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schweigermic-1 — 11 years ago(September 29, 2014 10:25 AM)
I totally agree, this movie is not more than a 4.5-5. 7.9 is overrated. Really simplistic story, totally unrealistic how he evade all French police, while doing this kills 40 Albanian and non descript Arabs and than peacefully travels home with his miraculously upbeat daughter.
If at least all that would be brilliantly designed and played Like for example in "Leon". I trusted the rating and feel almost I have wasted some valuable time -
emailaddress-600-852845 — 11 years ago(October 08, 2014 11:45 AM)
It received a 7.9 because you're not half as good at rating movies as you think you are.
It's dumb because you can't understand the minute details. It's generic because it was so obvious what was going to happen, that's just how it goes with a snatch and recover movie, no way to not have it obvious.
Self serious? Guess you never had children in trouble. Come back if you ever do then tell us how a parent feels.
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TheHestinator — 11 years ago(December 07, 2014 10:42 AM)
I gave Taken a 9/10, and the reason for this is because it's a love letter to action movie fans like myself. There's no real romance, little-to-no CGI, brutal violence (in the unedited version, at least), no unwanted comic relief characters, excellently choreographed action scenes, a fast pace, a focused plot that entertains even when people aren't being killed, and a real macho tough guy as the lead. If you're not a fan of the genre (which is okay) Taken may not appeal to you. However, if action movies are your thing, this flick is a wonderful ride.
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wayofthejeep — 11 years ago(January 06, 2015 06:15 PM)
Personally I have a different scale for every genre.
So I might give a horror movie a 7 because I am comparing it to other horror movies. That doesnt mean its equal to a 7 drama or suspense.
As for Taken, this movie just works. Yes, you can say all the cliche reviews "oh thats been done" "its just fighting and car chases". Ok, but it works. This is just a movie where you like the character and you get behind him. -
borchers34 — 11 years ago(January 07, 2015 08:24 AM)
I gave it a 10/10 because of what this guy said.
I gave Taken a 9/10, and the reason for this is because it's a love letter to action movie fans like myself. There's no real romance, little-to-no CGI, brutal violence (in the unedited version, at least), no unwanted comic relief characters, excellently choreographed action scenes, a fast pace, a focused plot that entertains even when people aren't being killed, and a real macho tough guy as the lead. If you're not a fan of the genre (which is okay) Taken may not appeal to you. However, if action movies are your thing, this flick is a wonderful ride.
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fst5000 — 11 years ago(January 20, 2015 01:16 PM)
it's about as good as action movies get. of course it's not flawless and of course some plot points can be considered dumb, but if you want to watch a fast, fun movie which will have you on the edge of your seat for 90 minutes, if you like revenge flicks and aren't opposed to violence it doesn't get much better than this.
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cinema_forever19 — 11 years ago(January 21, 2015 12:57 AM)
I'm sorry, but this movie IS overrated. It is just so ordinary for an action movie. How many movies are out there that have pretty much the same plot and/or concept? A girl is taken away, and a guy kicks some ass in order to get her back. Whoopie. This is done in practically every action movie in existence. Most fail, but granted, Taken does a solid job, but seriously nothing really that special. On top of that is average to mediocre acting, bland writing, and some entertaining action scenes, and it really doesn't offer much more than that. 7.0-7.5/10 is as high as I would rate it, but not 7.9, that IS ridiculously high for this movie.
Without mercy, man is like a beast.
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Tales-from-the-Goondocks — 10 years ago(May 02, 2015 11:53 PM)
There is no such thing as an "overrated" movie. The very usage of the word is ridiculous. Are we to accept that your subjective opinion of a film is somehow more valuable than the opinion of anyone who liked it? The film doesn't get its points for originality, it gets it for execution. It has an excellent lead, a focused story and very good directed action scenes. Action movies today don't really get much better than this.
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milstar — 11 years ago(January 29, 2015 05:11 AM)
You're absolutely right. There are worse action films than this, still 7.9 is SO overrated. Action movies with such a great rating really have to have something that deserves it that high, which this picture doesn't. I mean, how many time we saw a ex-agent, former military op, cop, etc fighting his way to get his back and safe? And does it mean that we should praise and raise every such a movie to heaven? I don't think so. Some people may experienced a kidnapping of loved one(s), to make them root and cheer for the main character, still
Me, personally I find (almost) every action movie from 2000s to onwards to be sucking balls - deep, very deep. Taken reminded me on that. These movies lack soul, hand-held camera and rapid editing, just few things I hate. 80s and partly 90s were like a Golden Age and definitive era on action films. Plain right, with movies like Commando, T2, Running Man, Predator, Die Hard, Hard Boiled, Broken Arrow, etc -
Tales-from-the-Goondocks — 10 years ago(July 17, 2015 10:32 AM)
So you think only people who have experienced a kidnapping of loved ones can root and cheer for the main characater? If you really think that, then you are very disconnected from humanity. First of all, you don't really have to have experienced a personal tragedy to root for someone who is experiencing it. Besides, this movie DOESN'T overuse the hand-held camera and rapid editing. Really, The Bourne Supremacy is much worse than this in that regard. And yes, we have seen an ex-agent or former military op countless of times before, the same way we've seen countless other good films sharing countless overused elements, but the good part about this movie is its execution. It has good action scenes (if you don't think so, then you are not remembering it right), it has an awesome lead, and it is just full of thrills. This movie is not overrated in the least.
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milstar — 10 years ago(July 17, 2015 12:54 PM)
"So you think only people who have experienced a kidnapping of loved ones can root and cheer for the main characater?"
Read what people wrote above about it. Anyway, I like what Schwarzenegger does in Commando, despite I have nothing in common with the character. But you may be right. I could be disconnected from humanity (whatever).
"Really, The Bourne Supremacy is much worse than this in that regard."
And really is. And I am not liking that movie very much either.
"And yes, we have seen an ex-agent or former military op countless of times before, the same way we've seen countless other good films sharing countless overused elements, but the good part about this movie is its execution. It has good action scenes (if you don't think so, then you are not remembering it right), it has an awesome lead, and it is just full of thrills. This movie is not overrated in the least."
To bring Schwarzenegger again in, someone started the thread "he" did it better (in Commando ofcourse) on which I absolutely agree. They don't make action movies like that, even from 80s or 90s. I guess, it has something with growing up. Btw, I do not consider myself old, as I am 26, but I understand my Dad who shakes his head in chagrin on movies made from 30 years ago to nowadays. Who thrills on older Bond movies, westerns and epics.
Yes, we had similar storyline - ex-military agent, blah, blah, and I've seen worse movies than this, but for 7.9 rating alone - yeah, it certainly is overrated.