Looking at the winners and losers from this weekend’s box office: WINNER: “Taken 2.” Audiences simply cannot get enough of Liam Neeson’s Albanian-killing ways, as the ludicrous “Taken 2″ racked up an additional $22.5 million in its second weekend. Take that, Albanians! It was also able to fend off box office newcomers “Argo,” “Sinister,” “Here … Continue Reading →
Looking at the winners and losers from this weekend’s box office: WINNER: Liam Neeson. The 60-year-old star put the cherry on top of his late-career action hero run with the $50 million opening of “Taken 2,” doubling the opening of the first “Taken” movie back in 2008 and confirming that audiences either really like Neeson … Continue Reading →
It’s hard to believe there are still some Albanians left to kill after the first “Taken,” but here we are with “Taken 2: Taken Harder,” a thoroughly ridiculous sequel that finds Liam Neeson again piling up bodies of Albanians because, well, that’s what he does best. “Taken” was a surprise hit back in 2008, and … Continue Reading →