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Taken Movie Review

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By Eddy As a father of a child, I now get to live the nightmarish world of the "what if" zone.  "What if" something happens to my child (ie.  kidnapping, death etc.) It definitely isn't a fun zone to be in, and lucky for me it is going to last the rest of my life, huzzah! Taken brings us into the world of Brian Mills, a former CIA spy, played by Liam Neeson whose teenage daughter is kidnapped when she goes on an unsupervised trip to France and sold into a drug infested sex slavery ring (sorta like Hostel, but not scary).  We get to see Neeson, basically live out my dream of retribution and revenge on those who took his daughter. Now I haven't seen any of the Charles Bronson Death Wish movies which are supposed to be the genesis of these revenge type films, but I was hoping for a lot more rage and revenge filled carnage in the film.  At its best, Taken is a Bourne Identity version of Man on Fire , both the Scott Glenn (1987) and Denzel Washington … [Read more...]

Blog: Disney Interactive Studios Bloggers Night

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By Divina Well Readers, once again, Dancing hotdogs got invited to another bloggers night by the lovely Maral.  (We love Maral and are happy she is enjoying her new job!)  She always throws the best bloggers night! Eddy was working late that night so he could not make the event.  Playing video games just does not appeal to me.  We have a Wii and a Playstation2 and I NEVER go on them. So I brought along my 12 year old sister to get the tween perspective on the games.  Boy, am I glad I did because to her total delight we got to try out Disney Sing It, Ultimate Band and a whole bunch of other fun games. So please don't judge me since I never claimed to be an expert in video games! Wii Ultimate Band: This game, I have to say was a lot of fun.  We have Guitar Hero at home and while I don't play that but this seemed a lot easier.  Good news parents, you don't need to buy a fake instrument along with the $50 game but instead use the actual Wii Controllers. With the … [Read more...]