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It's "Taken" in a Western setting

posted 9 years ago by scaredsblood
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I don't know how to list all the things wrong with this movie because there were so many so instead I'll just say why this "Could" be a decent watch for those who haven't seen it yet.

It's mildly entertaining at times with the random fight sequences, very retro-western where you don't get dialog or story from any of the characters ever; just a chase scene that lasts for an hour+. Now toss in the story/plot from "Taken" and that's what this is.

Do you Like Westerns? Do you Like Liam Neeson? Do you hate it when characters talk? Do you like finding out that the Dad actually has a remarkable set of "skills"?

Well then this is a perfect 1 time watch for you, because that's what this movie was made for, to be watched ONCE and never again...because it is horrible

p.s. they don't even try to hide that this is suppose to be extremely similar to "Taken", the name of this movie is "Traded" which already sounds like a 'B' version of Taken and a B version of Liam Neeson.

[–] elombardi-2 9 years ago

Damn that's exactly what I thought. All we were missing was the "speech" told to a telegrapher dot dit dot dash kill you!

[–] Sanpaco13 8 years ago

And any action or entertainment. Those were missing too.

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[–] jpkrunch 9 years ago

Yup. I called it "a comedic Western take on Taken". I got more than a few chuckles. Especially the casting of that old man who worked for the Trace Atkins character. He was laughing through his lines! And of course Atkins saying he traded the daughter for that bell! too funny.

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