jean claude had just told our hero that he didn't care who got hurt as long as his family was taken care of. liam was just making explicitly graphic to him what it feels like to be a victim of someone who doesn't care if even friends get hurt when it comes to his family's safety.
Remember that ‘Taken’ joke in ‘Deadpool’? Wade says he had a dream that he’d kidnapped Liam’s daughter and he just wasn’t havin’ it? LOL! The punchline was fantastic! “They made three of those movies. At some point you have to wonder if he’s just a bad parent.”
2 & 3 he's definitely a bad parent. In this first one he's as close to a stranger in his daugthers life as he could be without being frozen out entirely. He's not a bad parent here, the mom is. But jesus the daugther is just bereft of a brain in this one.. 16 or no (even though the actress and the one that plays her friend are well into their 20s), some common sense should be involved..
Many people say Jean Claude's wife didn't deserve to be shot by Bryan. Maybe not, But the thing is, Bryan just found the dead body of his daughters friend in the same house where he found that dirt bag Marko as he electrocuted him to death. He was running out of time, and when he shot Jean Claude's wife, it was to show him how he's not messing around and he'll do anything to get his daughter back. Plus, it's Jean Claude's own fault for being involved in this horrible business.
@jerryrpettus1926 if he shot Jean Claude the wife would feel sympathy for him and possibly not question why. Shooting her will upset her a whole lot and would definitely leave him. That level of thought in the script is overlooked in what people see as an action flick. Btw cool first name.
My mom and Aunt would tell me about their class trip to Flordia and someone wanted to take a photo of them just like the scene at 9:54. Thankfully, their teachers were on top of supervision and were able to get them away from that situation. This stuff does happen.
Liam Neeson used to be a substitute teacher... Took over a class with a bully who refused to show the substitute respect and sit down for class. William, as he went by back then, stood his ground and confronted the kid in class who then attacked Liam... Liam layed him out with one punch, I believe got fired for defending himself... Then got into acting. Such a crazy story.
Best part of the movie was providing fuel for Seth MacFarlane. Him doing the "I have a particular set of skills" speech as Kermit the Frog was fantastic.
The singer Bryan is protecting at the start is played by Holly Valance, an actual popsinger that dabbled in acting. Her most known hit was "Kiss Kiss" and she had another starring role in the video adaptation of Dead or Alive, the fighting game... It's not a great movie, but surprisingly star studded .P
Lots of parents have done this kind of thing, just without the skills and luck needed to pull it off. Usually they just end up spending all the money they can get and never finding their child again. It's a cruel, evil world out there. Keep them as safe as you can.
Natalie: "Oh no, oh no... She's going to be taken in Paris isn't she?" Jen: (Channels his inner Holden)... "Who's to say" 🤣🤣🤣 Come on Jen you dropped the ball, that would of been your moment to shine lol
I grew up watching the James Bond movies and, while I enjoyed them as a whole, I could never get past how unrealistic they were. Taken was the first movie I've seen that took a realistic approach to how someone who is trained at that high of a level would fight. There are no scenes where he shoots a hundred times and hits his enemy once, 10 minute long hand to hand fights, etc. Just brutal takedowns in a matter of seconds. That's exactly how someone with that amount of training would do it unless they were up against someone of equal training. It happens that fast in real life. Liam Neeson did a phenomenal job in both the physicality and the drama of the role. I hope you both check out the sequels Taken 2 and Taken 3.
I would suggest that yo watch both of the next movies of taken, they are not repeats of what happened but progressions of the story and well worth the watch.
Assuming the film was made the year before it was released, Maggie Grace/Kim would have been 24 years old at the time. I felt sorry for Amanda who was apparently forgotten by everyone so easily.
This movie while entertaining is classic stranger danger security theatre. The USA has a huge trafficking problem. Not leaving the country won't make you safer. Just like the biggest danger to children isn't strangers but family members
This movie kicked off Liam Neeson basically playing same character in action movies for many years after - always something like a retired or former special forces person
18:27 Then you would have loved me in high school, Jen. If I hadn't been able to convince the disciplinary faculty that I didn't comprehend the policy on wearing...band T-shirts (whereas all that would have been necessary to expose the whole thing was for them to have asked anybody about my academic record), I would have been expelled long before graduation.
'That' speech on the phone was an instant meme. I didn't see the movie at release, but I already heard the speech so many times beforehand like Bane imitations before I saw Dark Knight Rises. Zeithüter shirt!
I highly recommend the movie Ransom with Mel Gibson, Gary Sinese, and Renee Russo. It's a very powerful movie with a different take on a similar subject as Taken.
This is such a heavy topic that I’m very passionate about. I actually went from the US to thailand to work w/ women who’d been rescued from the sex trafficking industry. Very difficult work but also very rewarding. It’s a very dark and horrible industry that sadly exists in many countries that exploit women.
Taken 1 is a well done action thriller. Everything is done seriously and should be taken seriously. The other movies are just silly action movies with poor jump cuts.
Finally the reaction I’ve been waiting for and one of the best so I can’t wait for you guys including Holden to watch all of it the borne Trilogy and the taken Trilogy and I’m really looking forward to seeing you Jen continue on playing the halo trilogy
Brian was down to probably less than 48 hours. With that in mind Jean Claude's wife got off easy considering Jean Claude knew the whole time and could have told him. Men like Jean Claude don't care if you hurt them or at the very least will be able to hold out much longer before talking thus wasting more time. Brian didn't have time to mess around.
they have a strong similarity one has his daughter taken the other one has his dog killed and both dont mess arround and are smart. a team up between them would be an instant box office hit.
"I had another Liam Neeson nightmare. I kidnapped his daughter and he just wasn't having it. They made **** of those movies. At some point you have to wonder if he's just a bad parent."
2 & 3 are a bit derivative of this and obviously only made because this made good money, but I personally like them and think they're pretty good movies, especially the 2nd one that really continues this story.
Legitimately one of the great dad movies ever made. Its crazy that this is the film that made Liam Neeson an Action star but i personally am a fan of revenge movies where the hero is on a strict time table and is willing to cross any line that is necessary. Screw the no casualties or no collateral damage. Major Props to Liam neeson and if youd like to see a good old fashioned Revenge movie look up Rob Roy. Its a classic movie with one of the most underrated sword duels in movie cinema
It's not just about traveling. Men CAN'T protect the women in their life they love if those women don't LISTEN to them and their concerns saying, "I can wear, do and go anywhere I want and don't have to listen to you." It's not controlling. It's about safety. Great reaction ladies to a great movie and a VERY serious subject. This horror is happening all over the world.
Great Reaction! This film put Liam Neeson on the Map as an action star. I love this movie for the issue it exposed. If you want to see another great Liam Neeson action flick, I recommend "Unknown" a great 2011 action flick. He stars with Diane Kruger, Aidan Quinn and Frank Langella. A great film. Finally, if you want to do a great Thanksgiving themed film anytime between now and Christmas, I recommend "Dutch" a great 1991 road dramedy written by the late John Hughes. Ed O'Neill who is famous as "Al Bundy from Married with Children and also from Modern Family stars as the lead. Also stars Jobeth Williams (Poltergeist) and Christopher McDonald (Happy Gilmore). A great film.
Liam Nelson's biggest breakout movie globally. The reason why he's the Liam neeson people know now. I know that's not all Liam Neeson is and hes an actor as well
He's be in prison for life. He offed about 20 people, including a sheikh, in a foreign country and shot a policeman's wife. It's not legal to off people -- even if they are criminals.
Great movie. Other great movies like that are Equalizer with Denzel Washington and the first Bourne Identity movie. Other great Liam Nisson movies are Rob Roy 1995 and Darkman 1990 which is an original superhero movie Sam Ramie made before he got the rights to do the Spiderman movies. Another great movie like this is the first Jack Reacher (Which has a great Amazon series named Reacher). Fyi the sequals suck don't waste your time. There other Liam Nisson movies like I mention above and also NonStop and Unknown
Daniel Boone was faced with a very similar situation concerning his daughter Jemima in 18th century America. You can read about it in The Taking of Jemima Boone by Matthew Pearl. Or watch the first episode of the History Channel program Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen
Liam is great in this movie, portrailing the master in recovery! Remember, this is not what life is in real life! Europ has it fault, though if prepaired well, will never happen
Thanks for another great reaction. I gotta say, in my opinion, it would be better if you went into these reactions without reading the synopsis. Knowing too much spoils the reaction because you spend the first act picking apart the set up. See you next time...
this stuf aint no joke human trafficking is a big problem specialy woman and kids,i used to think it wasnt that bad but its pretty bad. dont ever leave youre kids alone with someone you dont trust on vacation or otherwize untill they are world smart enough which means atleast 22 but if youre smart you never leave them without trusted company. this stuf doesnt have to happen ofc it often doesnt but it can and thats the problem. great movie and the reason he shot the wife and not him is because he wouldnt care much if he got shot but if you shoot a loved one that has a much stronger effect,people are prepaired to be hurt but not so much prepaired to get there loved ones hurt or even killed its a psychological thing. if you shoot me it wouldnt do all that much but if you shot someone i care about that does allot more to me.
When you kept questioning the severity of his actions, i.e., shooting the wife. You were not considering that every second could make the difference of whether he would get Kim back or not. Jean Claude was a professional like Bryan & would have resisted taking up too much time. Taken 2 & 3 are well worth watching & each Taken movie story is very different.
It's a movie about eeeeeeeeevery dad worst nightmare and how they would react in their minds if they can just go and risk their life to just do anything like this.
Jen the real scary part is that is exactly how becoming a Victim to Human Trafficking Starts... right after Deboarding a Plane or even deboarding at a Port or even while on a Cruise Ship It's basically a Human Delivery Supermarket when it comes picking out alone Young Teen/Adult Attractive Women or even Guy's.
The U.S. loves to go into other territories to make money. But they refuse to go to other countries to stop human trafficking. I wish more people would get involved to put an end to it.
jean claude had just told our hero that he didn't care who got hurt as long as his family was taken care of. liam was just making explicitly graphic to him what it feels like to be a victim of someone who doesn't care if even friends get hurt when it comes to his family's safety.
Remember that ‘Taken’ joke in ‘Deadpool’? Wade says he had a dream that he’d kidnapped Liam’s daughter and he just wasn’t havin’ it? LOL! The punchline was fantastic! “They made three of those movies. At some point you have to wonder if he’s just a bad parent.”
2 & 3 he's definitely a bad parent. In this first one he's as close to a stranger in his daugthers life as he could be without being frozen out entirely. He's not a bad parent here, the mom is. But jesus the daugther is just bereft of a brain in this one.. 16 or no (even though the actress and the one that plays her friend are well into their 20s), some common sense should be involved..
You guys got me tearing up at the end over here too! 🥲 great reaction! 🙌🏾 ⚡️
Many people say Jean Claude's wife didn't deserve to be shot by Bryan. Maybe not, But the thing is, Bryan just found the dead body of his daughters friend in the same house where he found that dirt bag Marko as he electrocuted him to death. He was running out of time, and when he shot Jean Claude's wife, it was to show him how he's not messing around and he'll do anything to get his daughter back.
Plus, it's Jean Claude's own fault for being involved in this horrible business.
it was a flesh wound. She'll live
@@dominiqueodom3099"Please apologize to your wife for me."
Another side effect of that shooting was that Jean Claude would now be forced to tell his wife why she was shot and she would very likely leave him.
@jerryrpettus1926 if he shot Jean Claude the wife would feel sympathy for him and possibly not question why. Shooting her will upset her a whole lot and would definitely leave him. That level of thought in the script is overlooked in what people see as an action flick. Btw cool first name.
Ok so his wife did nothing wrong and you are arguing (with vigor) she deserved to be shot?
My mom and Aunt would tell me about their class trip to Flordia and someone wanted to take a photo of them just like the scene at 9:54. Thankfully, their teachers were on top of supervision and were able to get them away from that situation. This stuff does happen.
Scariest thing about this movie is that this stuff is really happening on a daily basis more then people can imagine
It’s even worse than this.
Demons love baby blood.
Especially Eastern Europe and most Middle East countries. Women and children are like toys to be played with.
Yeah, it’s happening to immigrants, child runaways, and children in poor/vulnerable positions, not blonde rich girls from the suburbs
Liam Neeson used to be a substitute teacher... Took over a class with a bully who refused to show the substitute respect and sit down for class. William, as he went by back then, stood his ground and confronted the kid in class who then attacked Liam... Liam layed him out with one punch, I believe got fired for defending himself... Then got into acting. Such a crazy story.
Maggie and Katie are amazing casting
Best part of the movie was providing fuel for Seth MacFarlane. Him doing the "I have a particular set of skills" speech as Kermit the Frog was fantastic.
No Country for Old Men is another intense movie y'all would love
That's one I need to watch
The singer Bryan is protecting at the start is played by Holly Valance, an actual popsinger that dabbled in acting. Her most known hit was "Kiss Kiss" and she had another starring role in the video adaptation of Dead or Alive, the fighting game... It's not a great movie, but surprisingly star studded .P
Lots of parents have done this kind of thing, just without the skills and luck needed to pull it off. Usually they just end up spending all the money they can get and never finding their child again. It's a cruel, evil world out there. Keep them as safe as you can.
Natalie: "Oh no, oh no... She's going to be taken in Paris isn't she?"
Jen: (Channels his inner Holden)... "Who's to say" 🤣🤣🤣
Come on Jen you dropped the ball, that would of been your moment to shine lol
But the movie is missing a part, Amanda's folks have to be told what happened to their daughter.
I grew up watching the James Bond movies and, while I enjoyed them as a whole, I could never get past how unrealistic they were. Taken was the first movie I've seen that took a realistic approach to how someone who is trained at that high of a level would fight. There are no scenes where he shoots a hundred times and hits his enemy once, 10 minute long hand to hand fights, etc. Just brutal takedowns in a matter of seconds. That's exactly how someone with that amount of training would do it unless they were up against someone of equal training. It happens that fast in real life. Liam Neeson did a phenomenal job in both the physicality and the drama of the role. I hope you both check out the sequels Taken 2 and Taken 3.
I would suggest that yo watch both of the next movies of taken, they are not repeats of what happened but progressions of the story and well worth the watch.
Assuming the film was made the year before it was released, Maggie Grace/Kim would have been 24 years old at the time. I felt sorry for Amanda who was apparently forgotten by everyone so easily.
This movie while entertaining is classic stranger danger security theatre. The USA has a huge trafficking problem. Not leaving the country won't make you safer. Just like the biggest danger to children isn't strangers but family members
This movie kicked off Liam Neeson basically playing same character in action movies for many years after - always something like a retired or former special forces person
18:27 Then you would have loved me in high school, Jen. If I hadn't been able to convince the disciplinary faculty that I didn't comprehend the policy on wearing...band T-shirts (whereas all that would have been necessary to expose the whole thing was for them to have asked anybody about my academic record), I would have been expelled long before graduation.
After that monologue on the phone, we knew those kidnappers were as dead as the russians that shot John Wicks dog...
Liam has been type cast ever since this movie.
Hi does have a very particular set of skills.
'That' speech on the phone was an instant meme. I didn't see the movie at release, but I already heard the speech so many times beforehand like Bane imitations before I saw Dark Knight Rises.
Zeithüter shirt!
Me too, I did not saw this film in theaters but in DVD release.
From Bourne to Taken. What a transition. Only Transporter & John Wick come close imo.
I highly recommend the movie Ransom with Mel Gibson, Gary Sinese, and Renee Russo. It's a very powerful movie with a different take on a similar subject as Taken.
I saw this at the theater when it came out and it was intense. I hope you 2 watch the sequels.
This is such a heavy topic that I’m very passionate about. I actually went from the US to thailand to work w/ women who’d been rescued from the sex trafficking industry. Very difficult work but also very rewarding. It’s a very dark and horrible industry that sadly exists in many countries that exploit women.
2 females reactors = talking over EVERYTHING 😂😂😂😂
Taken 1 is a well done action thriller. Everything is done seriously and should be taken seriously.
The other movies are just silly action movies with poor jump cuts.
It's funny because the John Wick franchise feels like what the Taken franchise wanted to be...
Finally the reaction I’ve been waiting for and one of the best so I can’t wait for you guys including Holden to watch all of it the borne Trilogy and the taken Trilogy and I’m really looking forward to seeing you Jen continue on playing the halo trilogy
A good movie with neeson in it that I don’t see many people talk about is called The Grey really good and another one is non-stop good suspense movies
@13:18 Marko saying “good luck” is his way of signing his own death warrant.
Brian was down to probably less than 48 hours. With that in mind Jean Claude's wife got off easy considering Jean Claude knew the whole time and could have told him. Men like Jean Claude don't care if you hurt them or at the very least will be able to hold out much longer before talking thus wasting more time. Brian didn't have time to mess around.
I need a Taken/John Wick multiverse
they have a strong similarity one has his daughter taken the other one has his dog killed and both dont mess arround and are smart.
a team up between them would be an instant box office hit.
no more reading the movie summaries before watching!! haha great video!!!
I agree
"I had another Liam Neeson nightmare. I kidnapped his daughter and he just wasn't having it.
They made **** of those movies. At some point you have to wonder if he's just a bad parent."
2 & 3 are a bit derivative of this and obviously only made because this made good money, but I personally like them and think they're pretty good movies, especially the 2nd one that really continues this story.
If you are up for a Liam Neeson movie based on a real historical person I recommend both "Rob Roy" & "Schindler's List".
+10 for the rammstein shirt ❤ 🤘
I see Maggie Grace, I press like
Thank you for the energy you put into your videos! Very inspiring! 😘🍭
*thumbnail*
Mind your Trigger finger Jen.
Army taught you better 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻
*props to the support hand grip. Looking better*
Legitimately one of the great dad movies ever made.
Its crazy that this is the film that made Liam Neeson an Action star but i personally am a fan of revenge movies where the hero is on a strict time table and is willing to cross any line that is necessary.
Screw the no casualties or no collateral damage.
Major Props to Liam neeson and if youd like to see a good old fashioned Revenge movie look up Rob Roy. Its a classic movie with one of the most underrated sword duels in movie cinema
I thought by beagle Natalie meant a glock she named 😂
It's not just about traveling. Men CAN'T protect the women in their life they love if those women don't LISTEN to them and their concerns saying, "I can wear, do and go anywhere I want and don't have to listen to you." It's not controlling. It's about safety. Great reaction ladies to a great movie and a VERY serious subject. This horror is happening all over the world.
Maggie looked amazing
Krav Maga is the fighting style done in this movie it was adopted for the Israeli defense forces.
Love this movie but yeah scary if you’re just a regular parent the kid is gone
Sigh the best movies hit close to home
Great Reaction! This film put Liam Neeson on the Map as an action star. I love this movie for the issue it exposed. If you want to see another great Liam Neeson action flick, I recommend "Unknown" a great 2011 action flick. He stars with Diane Kruger, Aidan Quinn and Frank Langella. A great film. Finally, if you want to do a great Thanksgiving themed film anytime between now and Christmas, I recommend "Dutch" a great 1991 road dramedy written by the late John Hughes. Ed O'Neill who is famous as "Al Bundy from Married with Children and also from Modern Family stars as the lead. Also stars Jobeth Williams (Poltergeist) and Christopher McDonald (Happy Gilmore). A great film.
Well, technically this is a Disney movie now...
Liam Nelson's biggest breakout movie globally. The reason why he's the Liam neeson people know now. I know that's not all Liam Neeson is and hes an actor as well
Paris is a shithole and such things rly happen daily.
Movie is tense and rewarding. One of my action all time favs.
Jenn - absolutely LOVING the Rammstein shirt
Waiting on Bourne Ultimatum 😭 Side note, skip Taken 2 and 3! They are sooo bad
I never realized Luc Besson wrote this movie. 😂
Liam Neeson is a phenomenal actor 👏🏿.
17:10 We call that Karma. 20:47 "try not to make a mess." Sorry no. 25:36 And we call THAT Justice.
Taken? More like... Talkin.
He's be in prison for life. He offed about 20 people, including a sheikh, in a foreign country and shot a policeman's wife. It's not legal to off people -- even if they are criminals.
maybe not,i mean secret agents have done allot of crap and gotten away with it sometimes they get carta blanch whihc means inmunity for persecuation.
Sure but I think he wouldn't be thinking of that just trying to get his daughter back and he would deal with consequenses of that afterwards.
Yet you are here😂😂😂😂
Damn, I forgot Jenn has a 16 year old. Basically, the same age. Holden ain't letting her travel to Europe by herself.
guys Transformers One is Great
Lol is she really wearing a Rammstein t-shirt? That doesn't seem to fit her, but nice!
Great movie. Other great movies like that are Equalizer with Denzel Washington and the first Bourne Identity movie. Other great Liam Nisson movies are Rob Roy 1995 and Darkman 1990 which is an original superhero movie Sam Ramie made before he got the rights to do the Spiderman movies. Another great movie like this is the first Jack Reacher (Which has a great Amazon series named Reacher). Fyi the sequals suck don't waste your time. There other Liam Nisson movies like I mention above and also NonStop and Unknown
There is not only a second one, there is a third one.
Daniel Boone was faced with a very similar situation concerning his daughter Jemima in 18th century America. You can read about it in The Taking of Jemima Boone by Matthew Pearl. Or watch the first episode of the History Channel program Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen
Liam is great in this movie, portrailing the master in recovery! Remember, this is not what life is in real life! Europ has it fault, though if prepaired well, will never happen
Love the Chernobyl reference!!
Thanks for another great reaction. I gotta say, in my opinion, it would be better if you went into these reactions without reading the synopsis. Knowing too much spoils the reaction because you spend the first act picking apart the set up. See you next time...
this stuf aint no joke human trafficking is a big problem specialy woman and kids,i used to think it wasnt that bad but its pretty bad.
dont ever leave youre kids alone with someone you dont trust on vacation or otherwize untill they are world smart enough which means atleast 22 but if youre smart you never leave them without trusted company.
this stuf doesnt have to happen ofc it often doesnt but it can and thats the problem.
great movie and the reason he shot the wife and not him is because he wouldnt care much if he got shot but if you shoot a loved one that has a much stronger effect,people are prepaired to be hurt but not so much prepaired to get there loved ones hurt or even killed its a psychological thing.
if you shoot me it wouldnt do all that much but if you shot someone i care about that does allot more to me.
Zeit🤘😈
When you kept questioning the severity of his actions, i.e., shooting the wife. You were not considering that every second could make the difference of whether he would get Kim back or not. Jean Claude was a professional like Bryan & would have resisted taking up too much time. Taken 2 & 3 are well worth watching & each Taken movie story is very different.
Do not do Taken 2 or 3. They are among the worst released action films
lol
Skill issue
2 was mid but I actually enjoyed the 3rd lol
@@arielcortez2000 even more horrible. With the worst shot action scenes ever. Cant even see whats going on
@@joevaldez4889 whats so funny joe
Next, Taken 2.
Might be even better if you dont read the description before the movie for a more raw reaction to pivitol scenes.
you all have never seen Taken?????
Halo 2🥹
Do not listen to the comment saying taken 2 and 3 are terrible, they are good, this one just haooens to be better than the next two
It's a movie about eeeeeeeeevery dad worst nightmare and how they would react in their minds if they can just go and risk their life to just do anything like this.
Coming up Taken 2
Jen, you should show Natalie Death Wish which stars Bruce Willis.
BAD trigger discipline, Jen.
Where is the Transformers One reaction?!
Telling them that you dont have money is probably not the best idea.
Jen the real scary part is that is exactly how becoming a Victim to Human Trafficking Starts... right after Deboarding a Plane or even deboarding at a Port or even while on a Cruise Ship It's basically a Human Delivery Supermarket when it comes picking out alone Young Teen/Adult Attractive Women or even Guy's.
The U.S. loves to go into other territories to make money. But they refuse to go to other countries to stop human trafficking. I wish more people would get involved to put an end to it.
This is actually one of the least common ways to trafffick someone
I highly recommend the movie “The sound of Freedom”
Ya'll need tose equalizer 1 2 and 3
A fact that people like to ignore is that the vast majority of traffic victims are young boys.
Very interesting and informative video! Thank you for your hard work! 🍒🧡
Yall should react to 2 and 3 they are just as good as this one ive seen them all there good.
Please do Taken 2 and 3 that possibly among the best
@@godzilla44556 among the worst wide released action films ever made
This other lady talks way too much.
Hope you guys do Taken 2 and 3 - although they are not as good
I came here to watch a reaction, not two girls talking like they re life depends on it. My ears are crying.
I was going to say the same. This was not a reaction vid, it was two women having a conversation every other moment.
Waiting for Ultimatum...
I miss Colette Cherry 🍒🥺
??? so go to her channel?
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You guys talked way too much
no offense but there's just way too much talking over the movie
WHERE IS HARALD?