The Transporter
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Movie Reviews of The Transporter
Movie Review: Great Action (No More, No Less)!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This was the best movie I have seen Jason Stracham in. It's been a long time since I've had a non-Asian martial arts/action star come along and impress me the way that Stracham did in this film. Don't get me wrong I love all of Jet Li's movies. In fact, "Kiss of the Dragon" was one of my all time favorites. But ever since Van Damme & Segal started making stuff that mostly made it to the video stores and not the big screen, it seems that there have been a lack of non Asian martial arts movies available. In my opinion, there is only one scene that really blows. The scene were after Stracham has kicked everyone's ..., goes looking for a car, finds a black Mercedes, and the girl is in the back seat, still tied up to the chair. This was a poor decision by the director to keep that scene in. They should have edited the script before shooting that scene, and made it appear that she was able to untie herself from the chair and successfully hides in the Mercedes.
Other than that, the movie was kick .... Would I go see it again? Yes. Would I buy it on DVD? Yes. This is how I rate movies to my friends. If you're looking for a great story line, writing, and acting then don't waste your time with this movie. But if you're into senseless violence to get you out of the everyday rut, then this is definitely the movie for you.
Movie Review: Public tranportation at it's best
Summary: 5 Stars
I first saw Jason Statham in the greatest Jet Li movie ever, "The One", where he was a cop. Since then he has acquired a blackbelt and alot of rippled muscles to make his first starring role in "The Transporter". Statham plays Frank Martin, a former british special forces agent who now works as a transporter for just about anything. His code of conduct is, never change the terms of the deal, never learn each others names, and NEVER look in the package. His latest assignment involves tranporting a duffel bag across europe, and he winds up violating the golden rule and finds Lai (Mega-babe Shu Qi, in her first american film), a somewhat talkative Chinese girl. She reveals that her father is a slave trader, and wants her as part of the family business. With this information, Frank reforms and agrees to help Lai bust up her father's operation. This is as good an action movie as it could've been, in fact better. It's got chases, explosions, gratuitous PG-13 level nudes, kung fu fighting, you name it, because this movie is likely to please just about anyone in need of escapist thrills. It's not every martial arts movie that has a fight in a bus station, with the floor drenched in motor oil, and the hero strapping bike pedals to his feet to execute the kicks without falling on his butt.Movie Review: Transporter Series is action filled adventure, don't miss it
Summary: 5 Stars
We have become die hard fans of Jason Statham movies. The Transporter series being one of his best, we own all three. An English actor, Statham was born in Sydenham, on the south east London, growing up playing football and diving. His first experience with movies came from being cast by Guy Ritchie, British director in a 1998 hit Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and later in the 2000 film Snatch.
In 2002 Statham was cast in the role of Frank Martin, a driver that transports cargo without asking questions and under strict rules: Stick to the deal, Don't ask names and Don't look in the package. Statham's martial arts background allows him to perform most of his own stunts and it is simply thrilling to observe him in action.
The first Transporter brings us a hard driving courier that soon enough brakes one of his own rules, looking to see what he is carrying to find a beautiful young woman that involves him in the inhuman trade of people to be used as slaves.
Frank Martin is good at what he does but when he gets involved and his passion is aroused he is a lethal weapon, unstoppable and effective. If you like action packed movies, this is the series to obtain. Don't miss it !
Movie Review: "Transportation is a precise business"
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Transporter" delivers what it promises. Starting off with the best car chase scenes in a movie since "Ronin", the film introduces us to Jason Statham as a getaway driver operating in Southern France in a customized 1999 735 BMW sedan. Statham is awesome throughout although his indeterminate accent makes it unclear if he's an American or a Brit, he starts as a Yank but you almost wish he was more like Turkish from the movie Snatch.
Whereas Vin Diesel's "XXX" meant to position Diesel as a Bond for the attention-deficit crowd but ended up collapsing into lumbering self-parody, "The Transporter" casts aside all pretenses from the opening frames and doesn't let up until a belated (and unfortunate) attempt to pull together some kind of plot.
Director Yuen keeps things moving nicely, and the movie's score arranged by Stanley Clarke mixes rapp, jazz and pounding car chase music to good effect. The setting - in Nice, Marseille and other warm and beautiful parts of France - is refreshing for this sort of movie, and well-filmed.
All in all what this movie proves is that with stunts like this, a coherent story would be nice, but it's not necessary. In a nutshell, this is the movie that "XXX" wanted to be.
Movie Review: Sexy, fun, smart, and fast
Summary: 5 Stars
I watch a lot of movies, and it takes quite a bit to make me take notice. This move grabbed me by the throat and demanded my attention. Jason Statham plays Frank Martin, a former military man who's turned into a transporter, with his own set of rules. On a seemingly simple job, he breaks one of his own rules (rule 3: never look in the package) and his entire world blows up in his face. Suddenly, Frank is sucked into a dark world of human slavery and organized crime.
The fight scenes are amazing to watch, they held me spellbound, and the chase scenes are simply fun. Other reviewers are pointing out the plot holes. There's a few, but frankly, who cares? This isn't Alfred Hitchcock, nor is it trying to be smart, high drama. It's more analogous to Quentin Tarantino. It's just action for the fun of it.
If you're looking for a movie that will enrich your life and make you think- go rent Schindler's List. If you're looking for a movie that will entertain you, thrill you, and make 90 minutes race by- then get yourself a copy of the Transporter.
Highly recommended for all action movie buffs.