96 Hours - Taken 3

Ein durch und durch schlechter Actionfilm, dem das Wichtigste fehlt – Action. Naja, es gibt sie eigentlich, aber der Regisseur ist ein Pfuscher und er war nicht imstande, sie zu drehen. Er hat sich offenbar – so wie im Jahr 2012 – gedacht, dass er den Mangel an Ideen mit einer falschen Wildheit überspielen kann, die durch einen absolut verrückten Schnitt und durch Unübersichtlichkeit erzeugt wird. Aber diesmal ist das Ergebnis noch schlimmer geworden. Jetzt ist sogar die Geschichte absolut miserabel. Es handelt sich um eine gewöhnliche, zweitklassige Variante von Auf der Flucht, die so einen Schauspieler wie Liam Neeson wirklich nicht verdient hat. Über das Verhalten des Haupthelden kann man oft nur den Kopf schütteln. Pfui. (24.10.2015)

Roughly the same nonsense as the second film. The charm of old-school crime and action films of the first film is irretrievably gone, as is the quality of the physical action. Olivier Megaton tries to imitate Michael Bay in some scenes and shots (massive destruction, over the top airplane vs Porsche), but he only succeeds halfway. It must also be noted that in the first half an hour, it is so confusing and poorly edited that it will give a headache to every other lover of action scenes. The second half is more satisfying, but still painfully below average. (01.02.2015)

I am curious what Olivier Megaton promises to Luc Besson for being able to film movies based on his screenplays and for his money. I would, at best, give Megaton a samurai sword so that he could do seppuku in front of me, so he would cut his stomach into pieces and I could watch it with joy. If any director is a dabbler, it is Megaton. And it is funny that that isn’t his name, but his nickname. Probably so it would be obvious that he makes ultra shit action movies. So, in no way did Taken 3 disappoint. It is just as dumb as the second installment. The action is impetuous, crazy. Thanks to the editing, you cannot see anything. I am curious how Megaton would handle, for example, Steven Seagal, who also works with pretty shit directors, but they at least edit one of his action scenes per movie in a way that you cannot see even a gram of fat. Here, the action is directed and edited in a way that prevents you from seeing anything. (25.05.2016)

This is just bad. It’s no great surprise that the screenplay is like an action version of a Mexican telenovela. But the fact that the action is terribly filmed is a great disappointment. Megaton buries everything in confusion and is excessively over-the-top. When you compare this to Morel’s action scenes, it brings tears to your eyes. Is it really too much to expect to see Neeson shooting and torturing people in a simple, yet meaningful story revolving around well-produced action scenes? P.S: It still bothers me that I don’t understand why Forest carries that chess piece around with him all the time… (30.01.2020)

If it were just a little rougher, if the action scenes weren't so sterile and if it didn't try to appeal to thirteen-year-olds, it would be an excellent action movie. Like this, Liam Neeson only does what he can, and the most surprising thing happens only after a few minutes. Nevertheless, I enjoyed this ride. (10.02.2015)