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[peanutbutterlatte]

I will always think of Qui-Gon when I think Liam.

Then for gods sake watch Schindler's List.


Or literally anything else.

 

[Battle Litany]

They will find you, and they will bribe you.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Note to self: watch Taken at some point. I don't think I've seen him in anything other than Star Wars.

For that matter, I guess, watch Schindler's List.

 

[dragonchild]

Finally going to pursue that career in comedy.

He was awesome in the Candy Crush movie.

 

[Bishop89]

Then for gods sake watch Schindler's List.


Or literally anything else.

I like QG though!

 

[ExVicis]

After watching Taken 3, thank God. Glad that's over.

 

[Battle Litany]

Note to self: watch Taken at some point. I don't think I've seen him in anything other than Star Wars.

For that matter, I guess, watch Schindler's List.

He's in Batman Begins as well.

 

[SirMossyBloke]

OBLIGATORY

https://vimeo.com/141940661

Dat video that plays afterwards

:O

 

[Baraka Obama]

For some reason I thought this was about Leslie Neilsen and wondered when the last Naked Gun movie was....

Didnt he pass away?

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Didnt he pass away?

Unless he comes out and says he's dead, it's just a filthy, vicious rumor.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Until he sees the paycheck for Taken 4

 

[PHOENIXZERO]

It's weird that this action movie run came so late because I'm pretty sure the first movie I ever saw him in was an action movie with Darkman back in 1990 or 1991.

 

[strafer]

he is also in one of the Dirty Harry movies.

 

[Marvel]

Cool, makes sense.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

Didnt he pass away?

He's dead and loving it

 

[ClivePwned]

I absolutely love Taken but everything hje's done since has been such utter shash.

Unknown is watchable I suppose but the Taken sequels, plus that one on a plan, were awful.

 

[crimzonflame]

smokescreen for his next movie. His character will become the hero and it will take everyone by surprise because we all thought he retired.

 

[vatstep]

Has he finally learned to do what is necessary?

 

[TheStruggler]

Damn was hoping he could have played a veteran hit man villian in a john wick movie.

 

[Insane Metal]

End of an era.

Thank you dude. You rock.

 

[hydragonwarrior]

C'mon, one last one!

Conor McGregor vs Liam Neeson.

 

[Fancyarcher]

he is also in one of the Dirty Harry movies.

Yes The Dead Pool, which is a self-parody kind of film, and he has a pretty laughable American accent in it too, and they try to make it a mystery and Neeson is one of the suspects (spoilers: he's not the villain), it's pretty blatant he isn't though. Awesome car sequence as well.

 

[Herr Schwarz]

Didn't he retire after star wars. or at least say he was

 

[Aselith]

Dat video that plays afterwards

:O

Was it Rubbert Heart?

Man, I love Vimeo <3

 

[More_Badass]

http://news.sky.com/story/amp/liam-...ment-from-action-films-11031685?ref=hvper.com

Bizarre late career twist for Liam, I must admit, but the money must have be good.

It's weird that this action movie run came so late because I'm pretty sure the first movie I ever saw him in was an action movie with Darkman back in 1990 or 1991.

If I recall, he started doing his action movies streak because it helped him cope with his wife's death.

So if anything, this new development is a good thing

 

[entremet]

If I recall, he started doing his action movies streak because it helped him cope with his wife's death.

So if anything, this new development is a good thing

Ah yes. Sad story there. I remember his wife died due to head trauma from a ski accident.

 

[Slackbladder]

Poor guy, I guess having full blown AIDS finally caught up with him?

What?

 

[Aselith]

What?

Watch the Vimeo link that was posted

https://vimeo.com/141940661

 

[VistraNorrez]

His turn as an action star was probably really therapeutic after the loss of his wife.

 

[Staccat0]

I remember him saying that he started doing dumb action movies after he lost his wife cuz it was too painful to try to "go there" for dramatic scenes and he just wanted to have fun for a bit. Guess he is healing and growing as an artist. Good for him.

 

[More_Badass]

Here it is:

But the reason why he keeps making action films like “Non-Stop” (in theaters Feb. 28) isn’t just for the money. It helps him avoid “wallowing in sadness” after the death of his wife.

“I’m not good without work,” the actor told Anderson Cooper in an interview (above) during Sunday’s edition of “60 Minutes”. “I just don’t – I just don’t wallow too much. You know? And I just didn’t want to – especially for my boys – seem to be wallowing in sadness or depression.”

According to a 2011 Esquire interview, Neeson said it has been this work which has helped him get through Richardson's passing.

"I think I survived by running away some," said Neeson. "Running away to work. Listen, I know how old I am and that I'm just a shoulder injury from losing roles like the one in Taken. So I stay with the training, I stay with the work. It's easy enough to plan jobs, to plan a lot of work. That's effective. But that's the weird thing about grief. You can't prepare for it. You think you're gonna cry and get it over with. You make those plans, but they never work."

So yeah, Neeson feeling like he doesn't need to do action movies anymore is really great

 

[Discotheque]

I really enjoyed non stop and run all night. But seeing him in Silence made me realize what we've been missing for a while now. Dude can do more than just world weary badass

 

[rrc1594]

Honestly always seen as the guy who teaches stuff. He is always teaching someone in a movie. SW, Batman etc......

 

[SirMossyBloke]

Was it Rubbert Heart?

Man, I love Vimeo <3

Haha yeah.

 

[Slackbladder]

Watch the Vimeo link that was posted

https://vimeo.com/141940661

Link doesn't work. I assume it's something 'humourous'?

 

[spawnsniper]

untill he, himself, gets taken....

 

[DizzyCaffeine]

Lol, except for the two action films due out next year...

Good for Neeson, though. A Walk Among the Tombstones and Run All Night were decent genre flicks.

 

[AuthenticM]

One last movie from the directors of John Wick!

One last!

 

[ItIsOkBro]

honestly he gave us taken, one of the best action movies of all time

his action hero status is certified

 

[frontovik]

That's all good. I've felt that his best performances were in films such as Les Miserables and Kingdom of Heaven where he wasn't expected to act like an action hero.

 

[Oriel]

Can he give up playing as Americans as well? His accents are pretty bad.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

So did Bruce Willis and look at him now, doing more action movies than ever.

I'm sure Liam will be back for Tooken 6

Also, I get really sad whenever I hear why he decided to pick only action movies.

Well, Bruce can't act for shit and must have bad money issues to take some of the shit roles he has been taking.

None of that applies to Neeson.

 

[Line_HTX]

"Good luck."

Congrats, Liam. I really loved the entire Taken trilogy.

E: Holy shit, I had no idea he was battling all that sadness in his life.

 

[mm04]

Good for him, he had a good run as an action hero. Let me tell you, every time I accidentally bump my head or get a bad headache, I think of his wife. It really brought to light for me just how fragile our heads are.

 

[Wag]

Taken 4

 

[The Last Wizard]

That's where your wrong Mr.Neeson, one can never have enough of your acting.

 

[AlexBasch]

Christopher Lee was doing laser sword fights backflipping and getting beheaded when he was like 84, Liam Neeson is weak.

Spoiler

Taken was a really fun movie series,
he earned his retirement.

 

[Goro Majima]

I'm probably the only one alive that wouldn't mind a follow up to Rob Roy which is probably my favorite movie from him.

 

[Random Human]

But my spec script! Who am I gonna cast now? Gibson!?

Haha.

 

[Crankshaft]

He was great before the action movies so all is fine.