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* Marko's long-overdue and well-deserved ElectricTorture sequence, particularly when he sees Bryan going for the light switch a second time, and he starts shaking his head and yelling "No!" through his gag.

* "I believe you. But it’s not gonna save you."
** [[ElectricTorture *BZZZZZZZZZZZTT*]]

* "I believe you. But that won't save you."

[[AC:Taken (Film)]]

[[AC:Taken 2 (Film)]]

[[AC:Taken 3 (Film)]]

* Bryan ''ramming'' a Porsche into the wheels of Stuart's plane during the final chase sequence.

* Bryan telling [[spoiler: Stuart that he'll be waiting for him once he gets out of prison with his particular set of skills.]]

* Bryan ''ramming'' a Porsche into the wheels of [[spoiler: Stuart's]] plane during the final chase sequence.

** A prelude to telling Marco (in person) specifically that he's doomed, is Mills imitating a corrupt official acting as though he's giving the Albanian traffickers a pass to do what they do. He doesn't hesitate, though, to warn them that "Your arrogance offends me, and for that, the rate just went up 10%". Another very quotable and memorable line.

*** "You know, we used to outsource this kind of thing."
** "We can negoti--" '''BLAM!''' No, sir, we cannot. This has made many an audience cheer in the theaters.
** The entire movie is one long [=CMoA=] for Creator/LiamNeeson, an actor who has no shortage of [=CMoAs=] in his career. Honestly, the movie could be named ''Creator/LiamNeeson Makes Paris Cry For Their Mother''.

* A stalker/crazed fan attacks the pop star that Bryan is doing a security job for. Of course, the guy seemed to forget that he was facing off against Liam Neeson. Bryan takes the guy down with no injuries to him or his charge in less than five seconds.

* Bryan is handcuffed to a basement steam-pipe and strangled with a belt from behind? He ''still'' kills all of them.

** A prelude to telling Marco specifically that he's doomed, is Mills imitating a corrupt official acting as though he's giving the Albanian traffickers a pass to do what they do. He doesn't hesitate, though, to warn them that "Your arrogance offends me, and for that, the rate just went up 10%". Another very quotable and memorable line.

* TheDragon puts up a very creditable fight lasting much longer than anyone else. Bryan has to struggle to win and doesn't come out unscathed and is visibly exhausted after he finally wins.

--> '''Bryan''': You don't remember me? We spoke on the phone two days ago. I told you I would find you.

*** "I believe you... But that's not gonna save you." And Mills walks away with the power switch on, frying the sex-slaver to death.

** The criminal says only one thing before he hangs up on Mills: "[[SarcasmMode Good luck]]." Turns out this was the exact clue Mills needed to identify the man. And when he does, by tricking him into saying it ''again''... "You don't remember me. We spoke on the phone two days ago. ''I told you I would find you''."

*** The criminal says only one thing before he hangs up on Mills: "[[SarcasmMode Good luck]]." Turns out this was the exact clue Mills needed to identify the man. And when he does... "You don't remember me. We spoke on the phone two days ago. ''I told you I would find you''."

** Right before he reveals his identity to the kidnapper, you can ''see'' the moment he switches from the semi-jovial cover identity to cold-blooded PapWolf. He glances around the room and double-checks where everyone is, before utterly demolishing an entire building full of mooks.

** *BZZZZZZZZZZZTT*

* [[PremortemOneLiner "It was all personal to me."]]

* Bryan [[StormingTheCastle attacking Oleg Malankov's suite]], as well as Bryan's final fight with Malankov.

* Bryan telling [[spoiler: Stuart that he'll be waiting for him once he gets out of prison with his particular set of skills.]]