Why is FOX screwing over Pierre Morel's Taken?!

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Taken is a great movie starring Liam Neeson that Fox continues to jerk around. FirstShowing.net has a great editorial that is definitely worth the read. I want as many people to see this movie as possible. Not to support Fox, but because it really is a very good movie. Easily in my top 5 of last year or will that be of next year (thanks Fox)?

Here's some parts of the editorial (head over to the link above to check out the entire article). It really is worth the read. If you haven't heard of this movie before, head to the link and in the article the three trailers are linked. This movie had moments that gave me goosebumps. Please give it a chance. You'll be glad you did!

The other night I finally watched Taken, a film we've been following for over a year. I still remember watching the first trailer a year ago and nearly falling out of my chair when Liam Neeson says, "I will find you. And I will kill you." At the time, Fox had scheduled Taken to hit theaters on September 19th this year. But sometime since then, they moved it all the way to January 30th. Now after finally seeing it, and confirming that it is an absolutely fantastic movie, I'm wondering why Fox is screwing over a potential hit. They're burying one of the best action movies of this year (and next) and I don't know why!

I'm not trying to make a prediction about its potential box office earnings, as it could still do very well on January 30th (considering Smokin' Aces made $36 million when it was released on the same weekend in 2007). However, everyone knows that January is a very bad time for movies and I'm already thinking Fox is just trying to dump this and get it off of their hands. I mean, they haven't done any marketing for it yet and it really doesn't seem like they care to support it at all. This would make sense if it were a bad movie or something that wasn't what everyone was thinking it was (e.g. Smokin' Aces or Cloverfield), but it's not!

Before I go any further, I need to say how badass Taken was. We've debuted at least three trailers over the last year and it still had plenty more to offer overall. Not only does it deliver exactly what you want to see (yes, you get to see Liam Neeson kick the shit out of all of the kidnappers), but part of the way through it actually moves to an even greater level. There's a lot more to the story, right down to Neeson's relationship with his wife and daughter, that plays an integral part in the overall film. To put it simply, I loved the hell out of this movie, and I'm considering calling it one of my favorite movies of 2008 … except that it didn't even come out this year.