One of those things is handling other sites, such as my daily news blog with Pop Culture Crusader, and my brand new writing duties in UnGeek PH! You'll see plenty of what I have to say or share about just about everything and anything hobby related in those two sites, and news that comes along for movies, comics, games, etc.
And of course, there's the fact that I still cosplay! While I haven't gone to any event yet for this year, me and my fellow cosplay teams of Justice PH and Enchantment PH welcomed 2015 with a bang by joining the festivities of the grand "2015 Philippine Countdown Celebration" held at the Philippine Arena at Bulacan! As you can see right above, there's a greeting for the new year I made on behalf of my heroic cosplay group, and you can check out pics of that 2014 ender of an event in each of the team's respective Facebook pages, which are linked above!
And of course, The CW's DC Comics' programs with Arrow and the Flash are coming back this week! I myself have cosplayed the Emerald Archer of TV as portrayed by the talented Stephen Amell, and I can't wait to get back in the hood and wield the bow soon enough.
Anyway, it's time to restart the blog with some thoughts on the very first movie I've seen this year - Liam Neeson's KICKASS RETURN as ex-CIA agent Bryan Mills in the third installment of the action-packed Taken film series with "Taken 3"!
Now for those who are new to this and the franchise altogether, I'm going to be real honest and direct - This mini-review WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS, and I got to see this flick a few days before it opened courtesy of 20th Century Fox Philippines. I'd highly recommend you go watch Taken and Taken 2 first before stepping into this one-man-do-whatever-it-takes movie that just shows that even in his age, Mr. Neeson is a force to be reckoned with... And you certainly don't want to piss off a man with "A very particular set of skills" that he can use to get the job done.
In this third installment of the Taken Trilogy, Neeson reprises his role as Bryan Mills, a ex-covert operative who has saved his family twice from forces who would seek to kidnap and use them in their own sinister desires and vendettas. Some years after those two incidents, Bryan has kept close ties with his own daughter Kim (Maggie Grace), and is slowly rekindling his relationship and romance with his ex-wife Lenore (Famke Janssen). Unfortunately for Bryan, he goes home to his apartment one day and finds Lenny dead on his own bed. Framed for her murder and hunted down by the combined forces of the police, CIA, and FBI, Mills is determined to find out who killed his ex-wife and protect his daughter from suffering the same fate. To do this, he evades the law and takes it upon himself to track down those responsible... Using his "particular set of skills" to get the job done and end the madness once and for all.
As with any action movie sequel that follows up from a highly successful first film, Taken 3 is pretty much loyal to its fanbase (including yours truly), and will impress those looking to see Liam Neeson kick butt and take names. Critics may not be so forgiving, but that's beside the point of seeing this movie - you're here to see someone take out the bad guys with extreme measures, and that's something that's both the definition of entertainment and a popcorn flick you can take your family, friends, or dates to if they're in the mood for it. Luc Besson and Olivier Megaton return as producer and director respectively to give another challenge to the life of Mr. Mills that seeks more out of him than ever before, and it becomes very personal after he loses his ex-wife. Also, Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker joins this film as the head inspector sent to chase Mills named Franck Dotzler, and you know his presence adds more encouragement for action buffs to see this film.
So without any doubts on the matter, if you're a Taken fan, do go and see this film for the assurance that you will be entertained. The film is now on its second week as of this writing, so do yourself a favor... And get some nice action from a guy who doesn't like him or his family to be messed around with.
And that about wraps it for my first blog entry return for 2015! More improvements and updates to come with the site... And here's me sporting a brand new Playstation Vita! Time for some portable gaming goodness!Xd
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