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Summary: Jason Statham is fantastic!
Review: I give this movie 5 stars because it is exactly what it appears to be. Your typical B grade action flick. It has car chases, explosions, a daffy policeman, a damsel in distress and a sexy hero. Don't look for any great plot and you'll enjoy this immensely!
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Summary: Car chases, things that blow up and lots and lots of action!
Review: This 2002 film is action all the way. So much action, in fact, that the story doesn't matter. It plays like a young man's fantasy - fast cars, things that blow up, and a pretty girl to decorate the scene. The English actor, Jason Statham, is cast as the cooler than cool hero. He lives is opulent splendor on the French Riviera and is supposedly a former soldier with the British Special Forces. He now makes a living by transporting packages and/or people in his luxury BMW car. For example, the beginning of the film shows him pulling up at exactly the right moment at a bank heist. Four bank robbers in masks rush to get picked up. "The agreement called for three," he says. There is no time to argue as the police are closing in and so they shoot one of their members and throw him out of the car. Of course there is a car chase, with dozens of police cars falling off cliffs or banging into each other as the transporter's car leaps over barriers and is totally immune to all the bullets being shot at him. And that's just the first five minutes. The transporter's next job consists of delivering a small suitcase to a location. All goes well until he gets a flat tire, opens the trunk and sees the suitcase moving. When he opens it, he finds the lovely Qi Shi, a pretty young Chinese actress who manages her role well, in spite of the fact that she speaks very little English. No problem though because there is very little dialog anyway. Mostly, things blow up, including our hero's luxury house and the pair are forced into a daring underwater escape. There is more and more action and more and more people getting killed and some sort of redeeming value in the plot about saving Chinese slaves from a cargo container. The most important thing in this kind of film, however, are special effects and the martial arts of the hero who can knock out a dozen armed men with a few well-placed kicks. This is a film targeted to teenage boys. So what is it that kept the eyes of a mature lady like me so glued to the screen? Perhaps its because the action was so intense and outrageous that it just locked in my attention in a way that wound up to be totally relaxing. By all my generally standards I should have hated this film. But sometimes I like to take a mini-vacation from anything meaningful. Hence, I cannot help but recommend The Transporter.
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Summary: I got 8 words for ya, Jack
Review: My Review of the Transporter: REALLY BAD ACTING. REALLY GOOD ACTION. WATCH IT.
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Summary: The Transporter
Review: GREAT action movie. As believable, if not more so, than Vin Diesel's XXX. I've seen Jason in his other films. He's a very good actor. This movie is underrated, I believe as was The Bourne Identity. The 2 got praise but not as much as XXX, yet both were more believable. The Transporter was a very enjoyable action packed movie!
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Summary: Another bad Luc Besson Presents....
Review: My expectation was that this vehicle was going to be better than your average "B action monthly movie" from Van Damme or Seagal. Unfortunately it's pretty much the same stuff and by choosing this one over the aforementioned you are not really going to be seeing that much better. The packaging of this movie has one or two things you should know about. First of all this is a LUC BESSON produced movie. Yeah, that's right, it is a Luc Besson presents "The Transporter" but is not labelled as such because most "Luc Besson presents" movies are really bad in plot, structure, story and dialogue in favor of big explosions and car chases. In essence, The Transporter is the exact same sort of hokum, except for Jason Statham showing us that he can do some stunts and in fairness he does them well. If you did not like "Taxi" then you will not like this one. If you liked Taxi then you can expect pretty much the same thing - terrible plot that is just there as a convenience to show some car chases, punch-ups and shoot outs. It was good to see Statham doing the action hero thing although he does lack a bit of charisma and the hard man side does not come through as well as it should because of various scenes that give him a heart. The plot is really full of obvious holes with totally unbelievable scenes (especially with the detective) and has something to do with a mafia dealing in slaves and Statham being double-crossed on one of his transporting jobs. Cue various set pieces involving Statham doing some stunts, beating up the bad guys and saving the day. In terms of storytelling it is a way below average for its type, but the action is not bad and at least the fun fight sequences and odd laugh help save this one from being as bad as the one star screenplay. Only watch this one if all the good rentals are out. Older teenagers or young adults will probably like it and although there is a lot of violence it is not generally bloody and is played out more as a display of martial arts and stunt work than for graphic shocks making it somewhat family entertainment on par with the latest Bond flick.
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Summary: Deliciously preposterous!
Review: I'll be honest right away. This isn't a brilliant or groundbreaking movie. It's pretty standard action movie stuff: car chases, shoot outs, explosions, a hunk, and a babe. Now what you don't get in a plot or dialogue, you get in beautiful cimenaphotography and flashy action. Unfortunatley, while not enough to compensate for a lack of originality, it keeps the movie a fun flick to watch. Jason Statham plays an underworld courier who transports goods, no questions asked, to anyone. One day, he broke his own rules and finds the beautiful Qi Shu bound and gagged in his trunk. And shortly after that, the crooks are after both of them. Get ready for a predictable plot, but you'll be distracted by some great shots, but ridiculously fun car chases and fighting in discarded motor oil.
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Summary: Rule #4 Don't open the DVD case....
Review: Transporter was recommended to me by a friend and I purchased it in a two-pack with Fight Club. My expectations were not high, but I was not prepared for the film that would unfold. As far as the action sequences and the cinematography go the film is fine, but as far as plot and dialogue go this is a major yawner. The opening car chase is great, but the film never really matches the thrills of its beginnings. I also think that Memento was an easier plot to follow. The plot never really made any sense to me...my family is being smuggled....just kidding, my father is the one doing the smuggling....whatever.... Save your $$ and either rent it & watch with the lights and your brain off or just go watch something else.
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Summary: An Entertaining Fun Action/Adventure.
Review: An Ex-British Soldier (Jason Statham) turns himself into a Delivery Man, who has Rules that he brings in or pick up with no Questions ask. Then he gets involves with his latest package (Qi Shu) that unexpectedly gets in his way but when those people hired him that turned on him, then they try to kill him & the package, who got into him. Now he has to protect her. Directed by Louis Leterner made a entertaining action-packed thriller that has an amusing sense of humor. Which is Written by Luc Besson (The Fifth Element, The Professional, Subway) & Robert Mark Kamen (The Karate Kid, Kiss of the Dragon) makes this film slick & surprisingly engaining. Statham is amusing in his first lead role. DVD`s has a terrific anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) transfer (also in Pan & Scan) and an strong-Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. DVD has an Commentary Track by the Director & Actor:Statham. DVD Extras has R-Rated Three Extended Scenes with the Film`s Score but with no sound effects & dialogue with/without commentary & more. The Plot isn`t great but It`s so much fun that it`s makes up for the film`s flaws. Besson is also One of the Producers of the Movie. Super 35. Grade:A-.
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Summary: Takes you back to the old days of beat-em up movies........
Review: While watching 'The Transporter', I was reminded of the days of Jean-Cladue Van Damme & Steven Segal movies. The late 80's & early 90's was a time in movies when one man could take on a whole crime syndicate by himself and win. I mean look at the similarities in place here: One white guy takes on an asian bad guy with a cool, tough talking henchman. He gets the asian girl and he uses kicks and punches more than he uses guns. I mean it's like I was watching a Van Damme movie made in the year 2002. That's not to say this is a bad movie. Just don't go into this expecting great acting or a drama filled plot. Jason Statham plays a Transporter. Basically he will transport anything to any location for a fee & no questions asked. He has certain rules that have to be abided by. He ends up breaking one of his own rules by opening a package that he was paid to transport by a rather bad man (Matt Schulze). He finds a young asian girl (Shu Qi) inside the bag. To make a long story short, the bad guy tries to blow up the transporter. He gets pissed. Goes back to bad guy's house and preceeds to kick everyone's ass. And so the movie starts. Like I said, this will not win awards for writing or acting. It's a fun action movie. That simple. Jason Statham makes it better than it should be by being a decent actor. This is a Van Damme movie with a WAY better lead actor. He shows that he can be a lead in an action film and make it work. I would love to see more of him in this genre. The rest of the cast is rather average. Statham definately owns this movie. And that's the way it should be in a action beat-up movie. I would check this out if you like mindless action flicks. This tries it's hard to be a Hong Kong martial arts action movie. It doesn't get to that point, but it's definately worth owning if you can find it for cheap. The DVD itself is pretty good. I can't complain about the picture or the sound. The extras aren't great, but they are passable. There is a commentary track, some deleted scenes, a making of featurette, and a trailer.
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Summary: How do I give zero stars?
Review: This may be the worst movie I have ever seen in my life. No, nevermind. It was. Couldn't even finish, it was that bad. Coincidentally, it's also the least believable. I've seen cartoons which were more credible.
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