Forget about "Gran Torino"--go see a REAL action movie

Rating: 10/10 (13 February 2009)

Liam Neeson and "Taken" give us something we rarely see these days--a real tough-guy action hero in the tradition of Charles Bronson, Bruce Willis, and Clint Eastwood (before Clint became a pussifist (er, I mean pacifist). Writing as a life-long Clint Eastwood fan since my first Clint Eastwood movie ("A Fistful of Dollars"), I say skip "Gran Torino". If you want to see a great action flick that is not trying to make a "statement", but just flat-out entertain you, go see "Taken". If you've already seen "Gran Torino", and came away feeling unsatisfied (as I did), go see "Taken", and you'll realize what was missing in "Gran Torino". I can't remember the last time I went to a movie and the audience applauded at the end of the moviethat was my experience with "Taken". I hope everyone will go see "Taken" while it is still in the theaters.