ROTTEN TOMATOES: RT on DVD: Taken Exclusive; Underworld 3, Trek Blu-ray Set!

RT on DVD: Taken Exclusive; Underworld 3, Trek Blu-ray Set!

Plus, '90sTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a Donnie Darko prequel, and more invade shelves.

by Jen Yamato | May 11, 2009

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This week on DVD, Liam Neeson (you know, the veteran Irish actor who your grandmother thinks looks nice) opens a can of whoop ass on unsuspecting kidnappers, much to our delight (Taken), while Michael Sheen (you know, the esteemed Welsh star of such Oscar contenders as The Queen and Frost/Nixon) plays a medieval werewolf in love in a fantasy-action prequel (Underworld: Rise of the Lycans). Elsewhere, Richard Kelly is chuckling to himself as an unofficial sequel to his cult hit Donnie Darko hits shelves (S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale), A-listers visit the depths of Direct-To-DVD Land, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles squeeze a few bucks from our pocketbooks, and Trekkies get a cornucopia of new nerdy delights.

Taken -- 56%

Liam Neeson WANTS HIS DAUGHTER BACK in Taken, this week's gloriously unapologetic exploitation thriller about a former CIA agent whose daughter (LOST's Maggie Grace) is kidnapped by slave traders while on holiday following U2's world tour. Never mind the strangely coincidental plot points (these thugs definitely crossed the wrong dad), Taken delivers one of the most gleefully violent, guilty pleasure viewing experiences of the year. Who doesn't want to see the 56-year-old former Darkman breaking necks, Jason Bourne-style? Watch an exclusive making-of video below.

Next: We're likin' Michael Sheen in Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans

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Chris B. writes:
on May 11 2009 05:41 PM

yayyy i finally get to see taken cuz i never got to see it in theaters. underworld looks pretty good but other than that i could really care less. a sequel to donnie darko? are you serious?

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ledawg1138 writes:
on May 11 2009 06:06 PM

I'll definately pick up "Galaxy Quest"! Hilarious film.

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ARTaylor writes:
on May 11 2009 06:09 PM

I love Galaxy Quest, it's the perfect Star Trek movie, but the special features don't sound all that different than the version I have.

If I didn't have all the Star Trek original crew movies, and if I wanted and/or had the money for Blu-Ray, I'd consider the new set. But I like my 12 disc set with all the bells and whistles it already has.

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on May 11 2009 06:31 PM

I have a weakness for Jena Malone. . . so . . . I'll eventually get "Lying."

I looked at what I'm getting from our friends at Netflix. 3 films listed here, and another called "Passengers"

Summary from Netflix below:

"When therapist Claire Summers (Anne Hathaway) starts working with the surviving passengers of a plane crash, she discovers that their account of the tragedy differs significantly from the airline's official, sanitized version. As she digs for the truth, the survivors suddenly begin to vanish, and Claire finds herself swept into a dark world of intrigue and conspiracy. Patrick Wilson, Andre Braugher and Dianne Wiest also star this eerie thriller. "

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on May 11 2009 08:51 PM

I LOVE Galaxy Quest, such a good comedy! Sam Rockwell is the best in that! I gotta pick that up. I rent Taken, kind of fun, and I'm interested in seeing the unrated cut. I'll avoid Underworld because I didn't like the first two movies.

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ColinTheCimmerian writes:
on May 11 2009 08:52 PM

Wow, Turtles was on for 7( ?) seasons? That's impressive for a kid's cartoon. I'm tempted to acquire those sets some day, but I doubt the show will have the same appeal to me now as it did 20 years ago. Some cartoons are good enough that I can still enjoy them now, but most are not.

Underworld was ok; it was something different from the first two and had some excellent production values; it looked really cool. Story was pretty non-existent though. Didn't help that we already knew essentially how it ends.

Taken was great, I'll definitely want to acquire it, but I suspect there'll be a director's cut coming in a few months, since there were apparently cuts made to the European cut for the North American release. I think I'll wait for that.

Galaxy Quest is a lot of fun; the whole cast does a wonderful job. And I love Sigourney as a blonde.

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on May 11 2009 08:53 PM

Also nobody buy that Star Trek set, I don't think it's even remastered and it doesn't feature Director's Cuts. I'll wait for the next inevitable double dip.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on May 11 2009 09:22 PM

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I don't want the director's cut. I want the original theatrical version. I still won't get it, becuase I own all the "good" Star Trek's already.

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scifimark writes:
on May 11 2009 10:20 PM

yeah im not buying 6 bluray star trek movies when i only want 2 of them. I thought i read somewhere they were remastered. I could be wrong however.

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DanielthePhantasm XIX writes:
on May 12 2009 06:02 AM

TMNT i thought it lasted at least 9 years!

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Funkmaster Flex writes:
on May 12 2009 06:36 AM

I beleive they are remastered. Paramount used that as an excuse to why they didn't include Director's Cuts, especially of TMP. They said the effects and extra sceens couldn't be remastered so they only gave the theatrical versions.

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frogleg writes:
on May 12 2009 09:04 AM

I'm interested in the Darko sequel. Skeptical, but interested.

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cypress550 writes:
on May 12 2009 09:04 AM

ill definately get galaxy quest and ill probably rent taken. i might get tmnt later on.

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Dave J. writes:
on May 12 2009 12:07 PM

marketing ploy

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Tyrant writes:
on May 12 2009 11:38 PM

The Grudge 3? you have to be joking, the last one was bad enough but jesus... Sorry but chicks with white make-up on =/= scary...or little boys that meow. I bet Michael Jackson loves that part.

Taken looks great, going to need to give that a shot.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on May 13 2009 09:26 AM

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LOL!...It's funny because it's true.

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