Taken for a terrible ride

Rating: 1/10 (4 January 2013)

I love Liam Neeson and I loved the first movie however as many of you have already said in other reviews the first movie was absolutely perfect and kept me glued to the screen. But the sequel is tragic..
1. Miss hottypants jr leaves her Ipad by the pool.. stupid. No teenager/young person would forget their electronics regardless of potential danger.
2. I think the year was 2012 and not -1400 in Istanbul as well.. no modern police cars or security? Throwing grenades off a roof 3 or 4 times without anyone noticing.. really?
3. Stupid plot... stupid bad guys.. terrible fighting scenes..
4. How did miss hottypants jr get the driving skills of Micheal Schumacher in the middle of tight streets in Istanbul when she couldn't even get a license in the states...
5. Crashing into the US Embassy without anyone following them? Sure mate. Thats like having a movie where a cowboy rides into the white house unharmed... or someone driving into CIA headquarters on a segway.
I cant even continue. The plot and story was so bad I cringed.. Liam Neeson fought like Chuck Norris on speed. Not realistic. There's only one Chuck Norris.
6. HOW DID LIAM SUDDENLY GET A NEW LEATHER JACKET AND CASUALLY WALK INTO THE LOCATION OF HIS EX WIFE AFTER THE EMBASSY SCENE? Is he a tracking dog? No. Can he trace people by their smell through a massive urban city like local amazon river warriors? No.
7. I cant believe the budget on this film was 20 million dollars higher than their first movie...and I am sad they made so much money on it..
Conclusion - Liam Neeson is the man but I will not be watching Taken 3 which would probably be as bad as Tekken 3 (the fighting game movie)