This movie is actually Taken 1.5, this is what happened after the daughter was kidnapped and he got on a plane to go get her. This guys gets into all sorts of adventures.
The acting here is the biggest asset, clearly, but it's also a bit sleeker than you would expect from a technical standpoint. Julianne Moore is always great to watch and Liam Neeson always does this stuff well, but it actually is pretty well made and is thrilling throughout, but the ending is quite contrived. The movie also progressively tries to have more and more comic relief which never actually works. It disrupts the tone. And speaking of tone, the second half does become more of a '90s action flick as opposed to its preceding half which is more of a sly whodunit. Everything works more or less on its own terms but it doesn't quite mesh together perfectly. It is still thoroughly entertaining throughout and I didn't guess anything correctly, but the biggest problem is that they pretty much wasted Lupita Nyong'o, and that really annoyed me. She was barely in it. 7.6/10, good, one thumb up, above average, etc.
Okay, so as Alonso reviews movie after movie that is better than this one in the coming weeks and rates them lower, keep in mind that he gave Non-Stop a 7.6.
The idea of subjective experience (something which is a waste of time to even point out) does not make all viewpoints equal because some viewpoints are devoid of logic. There is still a spectrum of reasonability, even in subjective evaluation. If over time a critic exhibits a pattern of irrational and inconsistent views on what does/does not constitute a good film, then that is a bad critic. If a critic routinely dislikes far more movies than his peers and often fails to praise films which other critics generally agree are great, that is the sign of a bad critic. There are some absolutes. I have been watching What the Flick for years, and I am merely one in a long, long line of people to comment on Alonso's virtually non-existent standards and at times, willfully contrary nature.
WaitingtoHit He may not like films most critics generally don't (which I'm not even sure he does) but He might not enjoy the overall widely considered great movies as such because of differing view on the plot, characters, performances, directing choices, etc. To be not in agreement with most people about what you like as a film is not wrong of you to do so..
Dork Jam Oh, I see. I am dealing with a simplistic thinker with limited reading-comprehension skills. AGAIN, Alonso generally dislikes a much higher percentage of films than any reviewer I am aware of, AND his views on what makes a great film do not seem to be based on anything resembling a logical and consistent set of values from review to review. In other words, his ratings are completely arbitrary. If you dislike a film that most critics laud, you ought to be able to explain yourself based on a system of values that reflects your standards for a great film. Over the years, no such pattern of values has manifested itself in Alonso's explanations. He will say that he dislikes this film or that film for this or that reason...but then he will unexpectedly praise another film that embodies all of his alleged pet peeves. He has no real reasons for any of his ratings. So unlike Christy, he is a pseudoinetellectual. He wants to look and sound smart, and the easiest way to do that is to be overly critical of most films. This approach is only really a cover for the fact that he either doesn't know what films he likes or he does but just doesn't know why he likes them. A critic with convictions can be trusted, and you can gauge whether or not you will like a film based on the opinion of someone with observable and consistent convictions about what makes a great film. That is one of the big reasons why, whether people agreed with Roger Ebert or not, they still wanted to see what he had to say. The other major reason was that he loved the form; he believed in the potential magic of movies. Alonso almost never seems to enjoy himself, or rather, is too often afraid to let viewers know when he does because he is insecure. It is safer to be the inscrutable, grumpy critic. Passion stems from conviction, but exuding passion for something means that one must potentially defend it. When people know what you love (something you actually do love, not something you simply say you love), then you are potentially vulnerable to personal attacks. Alonso is not usually willing to take that risk.
But the real question is..... Who would win Liam Neeson Vs Wesley Snipes, in real life or their respective characters from those two films, in a plane bathroom fight?
Nobody beats Simon Phoenix! Lol. These are 2 of my favorite actors so it hard to pick a "movie" winner. In real life, Snipes is pretty well trained, so I'll have to keep it real and call him the winner. It would be awesome to see Neeson and Snipes in a movie together one day.
this movie was great but never explains the bit where no-one on the plane was using their phone and neeson was still recieving messages...also I was kinda expecting the woman sat next to him was going to turn out to be the main villain as she was the last on in the toilet before the pilot died and was the only one he trusted for the whole thing
Overall, the movie was very watchable and suspenseful. There is a major plot hole, however, that I could not get past after watching the ending. (Spoiler alert) When it was revealed who the villain is, it made absolutely no sense to me that he was the one who stopped the other passengers from subduing Liam Neeson, allowing him to carry on with his investigation. Why would the villain allow the one obvious person in his path to continue his attempts at stopping him?
I was following this film, RIGHT up until the discovery of the bomb. After then, it takes a nose dive, pun intended. But, these shouldn't be compared to Die Hard or anything like that. Three comparisons i would make, and these are obvious comparisons are Red Eye, Flight Plan and Airforce One. And in this case, i feel Leeson shares a lot with Harrison Ford's character.
The trailers look kinda...eh... and it's telling to me that I've seen it so many, many times. That's usually not a good sign, when they try to "overpush" a film on you. But hey, I like some of the cast here, for sure, although I think that Liam's best work is well behind him now.
HELLO EVERYONE, IS OR ARE THEY ARE SPOILERS IN THIS MOVIE REVIEW? I AM GOING TO WATCH IT IN TWO HOURS AND I WOULD LIKE TO READ A REVIEW ABOUT IT BUT I DON'T WANT THEM TO SPOIL IT FOR ME! PLEASE COMMENT REPLY BACK WITHIN TWO HOURS OTHERWISE IT'LL BE TOO LATE FOR ME!
I hated this film. So overdramatic, so unrealistic. Why his character had to be SO moronically aggressive I do not know. Couldn't even watch it all the way through the first time. How the fuck does a paranoid alcoholic get cleared as an air martial anyway!? Worst script nomination.
This just came out here ---I was thinking it was in poor taste considering the anniversary of 9/11 but hey, were it not for that we might have had to wait a few more months...
Just saw the flick, good solid entertainment. While the explanation and the way we find out seems out of place, it made sense. The killer clearly was insane.
***** The Grey was a terrible movie, this movie also sucked, Liam Neeson is so over-rated. He's one dimensional and always the same, easy to follow for people who have difficulty following otherwise complex plots and developed characters, like people who write ''Just die. Please, just die.'' on youtube because they got a little sand in their vagina because someone did not like the same movie they liked. hahaha yu sooosteewwwpid so foooony
This movie is actually Taken 1.5, this is what happened after the daughter was kidnapped and he got on a plane to go get her. This guys gets into all sorts of adventures.
Liam Neeson can carry any nonsense plot his shoulders. He's a more intriguing action hero than Stallone and Willis ever were.
"Who brings a knife to a wolf fight?" has to be one of the best off-the-cuff one-liners ever spoken anywhere.
"Don't bring a knife to a wolf fight."
That might be the funniest thing I've ever heard Lemire say.
hehe i love how the last 4 minutes is everyone defending liam neeson action films and just giggling.
Ben has seen the movie ? WHAT IS THIS!!!!!!
just watched it, had me tense and sweating! they did well getting the suspense
"Who brings a knife to a wolf fight?". Classic Christie.
Will you guys review "The Wind Rises"?
I gotta see this movie. Great Miyazaki masterpiece!
The acting here is the biggest asset, clearly, but it's also a bit sleeker than you would expect from a technical standpoint. Julianne Moore is always great to watch and Liam Neeson always does this stuff well, but it actually is pretty well made and is thrilling throughout, but the ending is quite contrived. The movie also progressively tries to have more and more comic relief which never actually works. It disrupts the tone. And speaking of tone, the second half does become more of a '90s action flick as opposed to its preceding half which is more of a sly whodunit. Everything works more or less on its own terms but it doesn't quite mesh together perfectly. It is still thoroughly entertaining throughout and I didn't guess anything correctly, but the biggest problem is that they pretty much wasted Lupita Nyong'o, and that really annoyed me. She was barely in it. 7.6/10, good, one thumb up, above average, etc.
Great review Everyone. I liked this movie thought it was very entertaining I gave it a B+
Okay, so as Alonso reviews movie after movie that is better than this one in the coming weeks and rates them lower, keep in mind that he gave Non-Stop a 7.6.
People have different opinions and experiences of a film - Film is subjective
The idea of subjective experience (something which is a waste of time to even point out) does not make all viewpoints equal because some viewpoints are devoid of logic. There is still a spectrum of reasonability, even in subjective evaluation. If over time a critic exhibits a pattern of irrational and inconsistent views on what does/does not constitute a good film, then that is a bad critic. If a critic routinely dislikes far more movies than his peers and often fails to praise films which other critics generally agree are great, that is the sign of a bad critic. There are some absolutes. I have been watching What the Flick for years, and I am merely one in a long, long line of people to comment on Alonso's virtually non-existent standards and at times, willfully contrary nature.
WaitingtoHit He may not like films most critics generally don't (which I'm not even sure he does) but He might not enjoy the overall widely considered great movies as such because of differing view on the plot, characters, performances, directing choices, etc. To be not in agreement with most people about what you like as a film is not wrong of you to do so..
Dork Jam
Oh, I see. I am dealing with a simplistic thinker with limited reading-comprehension skills. AGAIN, Alonso generally dislikes a much higher percentage of films than any reviewer I am aware of, AND his views on what makes a great film do not seem to be based on anything resembling a logical and consistent set of values from review to review. In other words, his ratings are completely arbitrary. If you dislike a film that most critics laud, you ought to be able to explain yourself based on a system of values that reflects your standards for a great film. Over the years, no such pattern of values has manifested itself in Alonso's explanations. He will say that he dislikes this film or that film for this or that reason...but then he will unexpectedly praise another film that embodies all of his alleged pet peeves. He has no real reasons for any of his ratings. So unlike Christy, he is a pseudoinetellectual. He wants to look and sound smart, and the easiest way to do that is to be overly critical of most films. This approach is only really a cover for the fact that he either doesn't know what films he likes or he does but just doesn't know why he likes them. A critic with convictions can be trusted, and you can gauge whether or not you will like a film based on the opinion of someone with observable and consistent convictions about what makes a great film. That is one of the big reasons why, whether people agreed with Roger Ebert or not, they still wanted to see what he had to say. The other major reason was that he loved the form; he believed in the potential magic of movies. Alonso almost never seems to enjoy himself, or rather, is too often afraid to let viewers know when he does because he is insecure. It is safer to be the inscrutable, grumpy critic. Passion stems from conviction, but exuding passion for something means that one must potentially defend it. When people know what you love (something you actually do love, not something you simply say you love), then you are potentially vulnerable to personal attacks. Alonso is not usually willing to take that risk.
Passenger 57 (1992) had a fight scene in an airplane restroom. Wesley Snipes FTW!
Good review though, I'm looking forward to this movie.
But the real question is.....
Who would win Liam Neeson Vs Wesley Snipes, in real life or their respective characters from those two films, in a plane bathroom fight?
Nobody beats Simon Phoenix! Lol. These are 2 of my favorite actors so it hard to pick a "movie" winner. In real life, Snipes is pretty well trained, so I'll have to keep it real and call him the winner.
It would be awesome to see Neeson and Snipes in a movie together one day.
But Is Snipes trained in toilet fighting?
The co-pilot in this (Law and Order guy) was the father of Batman in Batman Begins.
this movie was great but never explains the bit where no-one on the plane was using their phone and neeson was still recieving messages...also I was kinda expecting the woman sat next to him was going to turn out to be the main villain as she was the last on in the toilet before the pilot died and was the only one he trusted for the whole thing
Overall, the movie was very watchable and suspenseful. There is a major plot hole, however, that I could not get past after watching the ending. (Spoiler alert) When it was revealed who the villain is, it made absolutely no sense to me that he was the one who stopped the other passengers from subduing Liam Neeson, allowing him to carry on with his investigation. Why would the villain allow the one obvious person in his path to continue his attempts at stopping him?
Cause he dumb. That's the only explanation needed.
I was following this film, RIGHT up until the discovery of the bomb. After then, it takes a nose dive, pun intended.
But, these shouldn't be compared to Die Hard or anything like that.
Three comparisons i would make, and these are obvious comparisons are Red Eye, Flight Plan and Airforce One.
And in this case, i feel Leeson shares a lot with Harrison Ford's character.
The trailers look kinda...eh... and it's telling to me that I've seen it so many, many times. That's usually not a good sign, when they try to "overpush" a film on you. But hey, I like some of the cast here, for sure, although I think that Liam's best work is well behind him now.
I actually was believing Liam could've been the bad guy
I wonder if Julianne Moore turns out to be the villain.
Fun movie...nothing great, but it was enjoyable. Liam Neeson is a badass.
review the wind rises please :)
It's basically The Rock on a plane.
Every time I watch What the Flick (which isn't often) I swear Christy trolls so hard. 5.8? wtf
Liam neeson would make a great magneto if they ever reboot that series. Just thought about it when you talked about acting neeson and action neeson
I enjoyed this movie and give it 3 and 1/2 stars. Love the suspense!
So excited to this tomorrow!
It was the Stewardess.
Sound engineer keeps messing with the sound because, engineer.
2:38 mins. in to this video and already, a spoiler has been blurted out. This review is absolutely rubbish.
These reviews make me love the movies even more. Just saying.
HELLO EVERYONE, IS OR ARE THEY ARE SPOILERS IN THIS MOVIE REVIEW? I AM GOING TO WATCH IT IN TWO HOURS AND I WOULD LIKE TO READ A REVIEW ABOUT IT BUT I DON'T WANT THEM TO SPOIL IT FOR ME! PLEASE COMMENT REPLY BACK WITHIN TWO HOURS OTHERWISE IT'LL BE TOO LATE FOR ME!
NO THEY DON'T SPOIL ANYTHING EXCEPT A VERY MINOR SPOILER IN THE LAST 5 SECONDS OF THE VIDEO
Thanks! The movie was not nice, sad to say.
best movie in a long time
This movie was way better than Taken 2 and Unknown.
It was good but it wasnt better than unknown
macker33 I saw unknown and I cant even remeber it. Lol
Who killed the pilot? #giantplothole
Anyone think Matt is wearing toupee?
Om that's rude
Modern B-movie fare?
@ 03:55 .......Que the Rubbarb Rubbarb Rubbarb
9/10
I hated this film. So overdramatic, so unrealistic. Why his character had to be SO moronically aggressive I do not know. Couldn't even watch it all the way through the first time. How the fuck does a paranoid alcoholic get cleared as an air martial anyway!? Worst script nomination.
You are part of tyt I where is the son of god review
WHY DOES KRISTY ALWAYS RUIN THE END OF MOVIES??
Who is "Kristy"?
Christy Lemir, the woman.
Mason Prenevost
I know of a woman named Christy Lemire. Is that who you mean?
WaitingtoHit The woman who is sitting at the table next to the guys in this review!
I KNOW. Read the description under the videos...if you can. Her name is always spelled out there. Spell it right.
lmao. Liam Neeson franchise.
Such high scores for such a shitty film. Weird.
First one here.
Neeson isn't nothing
This just came out here ---I was thinking it was in poor taste considering the anniversary of 9/11 but hey, were it not for that we might have had to wait a few more months...
Just saw the flick, good solid entertainment. While the explanation and the way we find out seems out of place, it made sense. The killer clearly was insane.
12 Years a Stewardess... I knew she was the baddie
so many people talking at the same time!
They not counting the A Team?
He shared protagonism with the other three actors.
The Grey on a plane is a insult. The Grey was movie mental retardation and someone writing it got their education on wolves from Brothers Grimm
*****
The Grey was a terrible movie, this movie also sucked, Liam Neeson is so over-rated. He's one dimensional and always the same, easy to follow for people who have difficulty following otherwise complex plots and developed characters, like people who write ''Just die. Please, just die.'' on youtube because they got a little sand in their vagina because someone did not like the same movie they liked. hahaha yu sooosteewwwpid so foooony