Taken

Yesterday was a pretty good day actually. I had the day off and managed to visit with some good friends of mine from Ft McMurray (Lee and Verlayne) who were down in Calgary for the day. It's nice to catch up with people you grew up with, and some friendships seem to pick up so easily from where they left off. It's too bad we only had a couple of hours, but it was still great to see them. Good Luck Lee & Layne! I hope you get good news! :)

The rest of my day went pretty smoothly too. I didn't get all the chores done that I wanted but I still had fun. I managed to get in some 8 ball coaching from my good friend Darren. Later we went off to dinner and were joined by his wife, Lori. The night was capped off with a movie and we watched "Taken" at the 730 show. Wow what a great movie!

If you haven't seen Taken yet... go see it! Liam Neeson is a great actor and did an awesome job in his role as an ex-cia agent. For those who are curious what this movie is about, here's a quick summary:

An ex CIA agent (Neeson) is trying to rebuild a relationship with his daughter whom he neglected during his career with the government. He's divorced, and his daughter lives with his ex wife and her new, rich husband. His daughter travels to Europe with a fellow 17 year old friend and is abducted. They are then sold into slavery and prostitution. Neeson spends the rest of the movie getting his daughter back using "a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you." as he says in the movie.

The action is believable and keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout the entire movie. There are a few twists and turns which makes it fun to go along for the ride. If you have kids though, this might bring up a lot of emotion for you. The idea of having your daughter taken into slavery and prostitution will make your stomach do flip flops, and you'll want to see the hero exact his revenge without mercy. They movie shows you just enough of the "reality" of this type of crime, that your imagination has no trouble filling in the rest of the gruesome details. It also makes you think twice about letting your kids travel abroad without a good chaperon.

It was a great film though, and well worth the $12.50 they bend you over for to see it. As my friend Ron pointed out... "Taken" is gonna look great on Blu-Ray high def!!