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'Taken' captures $24.6M, Leads Weekend Box Office
Yahoo & AP ^ | 2/1/09 | Greg Risling

Posted on 02/01/2009 5:46:24 PM PST by Dr. Scarpetta

Liam Neeson's CIA thriller "Taken" bumped off "Mall Cop" at the weekend box office, raking in $24.6 million and helping fuel the first $1 billion January in Hollywood history.

"Taken" follows Neeson as a former CIA operative trying to track down a group of kidnappers who want to sell his daughter into the sex slave trade.

"We are thrilled. It's an all-audience movie," said 20th Century Fox distribution executive Bert Livingston.

"When people come out they are going to talk about it. I think it's going to play for a long time."

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


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To: TheMom

...:)


21 posted on 02/01/2009 6:40:07 PM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: TheMom

Moral of the story ....never fook with kids of old retired spooks that retained their specific skills !

You will enjoy this !!


22 posted on 02/01/2009 6:51:50 PM PST by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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To: randomhero97; MotleyGirl70; Cagey; Mr. Brightside; earlJam; Gamecock; F15Eagle

But not as good as Jon Voight. :-)


23 posted on 02/01/2009 6:53:01 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: Squantos

Hmmm . . . wonder who is scarier – an old retired spook or a really pissed off mom?

Thanks for the recommendation.


24 posted on 02/01/2009 6:56:14 PM PST by TheMom (What day is it?)
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To: TheMom

In the movies case .....the spook. In your case ya win !

You’ll like it.....just keep Eeeeek away from 16 penny nails and jumper cables for a while after he gets home.


25 posted on 02/01/2009 7:00:11 PM PST by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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To: Squantos

Well hell - there goes our sex life! ;-0


26 posted on 02/01/2009 7:04:32 PM PST by TheMom (What day is it?)
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To: TheMom

Soon as I hit post I said .......this’ll be good.


27 posted on 02/01/2009 7:05:39 PM PST by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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To: Prole

I thought is was down with transporter. Gran Torino was far superior as was defiance. Nilsen was good but the movie was low caliber.


28 posted on 02/01/2009 7:17:21 PM PST by colormeread
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To: Prole

Zed’s dead?


29 posted on 02/01/2009 7:55:36 PM PST by an amused spectator (Citizen Kenyan: Commander in The Effort Against Culturally-Influenced Misbehavior.)
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

The poster of the year.


30 posted on 02/01/2009 8:12:49 PM PST by max americana
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

Aslan kicks a**, again!


31 posted on 02/01/2009 8:16:12 PM PST by rabidralph (Obama is the McNabb of politics.)
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To: max americana

Could very well be...


32 posted on 02/01/2009 8:16:24 PM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: rabidralph

Yes, and what a fun ride...


33 posted on 02/01/2009 8:18:24 PM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

>> ‘Taken’ is a good movie, and I recommend it. (PG-13)

Good. If it reviews well here, it’s worth seeing.


34 posted on 02/01/2009 8:22:14 PM PST by Gene Eric
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

I saw this movie a few months ago in Costa Rica. It is a great action movie.


35 posted on 02/01/2009 8:23:59 PM PST by diverg
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

He is my favorite actor. My computer wallpaper is Neeson in a kilt in Rob Roy.


36 posted on 02/01/2009 8:24:19 PM PST by marsh2
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To: Gene Eric
Good. If it reviews well here, it’s worth seeing.

I also heard about it here, which is why I went to see it.

37 posted on 02/01/2009 8:33:08 PM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: diverg
I saw this movie a few months ago in Costa Rica. It is a great action movie.

Practically non-stop...

38 posted on 02/01/2009 8:34:18 PM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: marsh2

39 posted on 02/01/2009 8:36:43 PM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: an amused spectator
The way that foot chase ended was great.

SMASH!!!!!!!!!!

40 posted on 02/01/2009 8:43:40 PM PST by Prole (Please pray for the families of Chris and Channon. May God always watch over them.)
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