Showing posts with label kidnapping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kidnapping. Show all posts

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li


Based on the characters in the popular Street Fighter video game this movie focuses on a young girl who turn to crime fighting after witness her fathers kidnapping. Years later she gets a mysterious note encouraging her to go to Bangkok to fulfill her destiny. If you like cheesy kung fu movies you might like this, but the acting left a lot to be desired.

12 Rounds


John Cena stars in this movie about a cop (Danny) who accidentally kills the girlfriend of a terrorist the FBI have been tracking. When the bad guy later escapes from prison he wants revenge, so he kidnaps Danny's girlfriend and insists he do various tasks if he wants her back alive. If you liked Cena in the Marine you will probably like this one.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Taken


When retired government spy Bryan Mills' (Liam Neeson) daughter gets kidnapped while on vacation in France and sold into a prostitution ring it is up to him to get her back. What follows is a dad who will do anything to bring his daughter home. A very violent and disturbing movie and one action junkies will love.