The Transporter

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Summary: "Me make up for twouble."
Review: Come on, this has got to be the best guy movie ever made since the beginning of time. This guy kicks butt, drives fast, very rich, gets to be nasty to everyone and still gets the girl.
The best part of the movie is when our protagonist is upset for no good reason with his Asian side-kick and she decides to make up for all the "twouble" she caused him. :)
You gotta love it.

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Summary: An ideal action movie for someone who apreciates good action
Review: I saw this movie two years ago and I liked it. Very much. Great action, chases, plot points, martial arts and performances.
If you like descent action films. Watch this one, but if you do not, watch KUNG POW (what?) O.K. Whatever you do, I suggest you RENT this one. That's what I did, 'cause it's not to watch it a thousand times.

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Summary: Delightful chases, fights, actors and locations
Review: OK - a good deal of fight scenes and chases cross the lines of belivability (after all, it is just a movie), but both the chase scenes and the fight scenes are delightful to watch as are several of the actors.

Jason Statham, plays Frank - a transporter who will transport anything without asking any unnecessary questions and following few simple rules - one of which is never to look into packages he is transporting.

His problems begin when he decides to take a look, because in the package he was transporting there was obviously something alive and moving. The package is a chinese girl Lai (played by delightful Shu Qi), whose father is involved in smugling Chinese slaves. She wants to stop his father and in a process involves the transporter, who happens to be very well trained in combat. Here the chase and the non-stop action begin with one good guy fighting against a whole organized gang of bad guys.

Other than the chases and fight scenes, and in spite of the unbelievable scenes, I liked the Frank's character - his head is screwed on right - he is focused on what he is doing, he is well-organized, he plans whatever can be planned and when things don't work out, he just moves on - there is no waste of time or energy on bemoaning one's destiny or planning vengance for damages suffered. If something is gone, you simply create a new thing and a new life - a healthy attitude.

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Summary: Should have been better...
Review: What we have here is the perfect reason why the Hollywood action genre is bankrupt.

This movie starts *perfectly*. The hero is cool, but somehow human. The stunts, SFX, and action sequences that start the film are picture perfect. In the first fourty minutes I'm thinking: this could be the overlooked action gem you tell your friends about.

And then the wheels start to come off. The setup is perfect and the early scenes with the girl are well done. The action sequence in which the hero turns out to be a kick-ass fighting machine feel right because it's all driven by the story.

And then he gets her back to the house and all the logic drains from the film. The action follows the familiar action sequence (how BAD the bad guy is; the big chase; the bigger set-piece fight; the final showdown; the heart warming ending: I miss anything?) The back half of this film wastes the promising start. I managed to watch it without hurling the remote at the screen strictly due to Jason Stratham's screen presence. He's a star to watch (how come Vinny is a big star and this guy isn't??)

So... I was disappointed, but I still liked it. Good for a rental or a rainy weekend.

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Summary: Action!
Review: I'm not usually a fan of many pure action films, so this one is particularly good. Jason Stratham has the action hero part down perfectly, suitably tough but not ridiculously so(a la Vin Diesel). The action seqeunces are well done, although some of the extended action footage would have been better in the film, rather than appearing as deleted scenes. A lot of fun to watch, wish I had seen it in the theater.

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Summary: Some of the best chase scenes ever, and from an "unknown"
Review: Awesome chase scenes, great martial arts action, and a pretty Chinese actress. This movie has it all.

For the price this is a great addtion to any collection.

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Summary: Pretty good action movie
Review: I've gotten to the point where I'm getting tired of action movies. Most of them have no interesting characters or dialogue.
I often get the feeling that the goal in making one of these movies is to have one more explosion than any other action movie has had.

This one, on the other hand, was pretty interesting. It may not be believable, but it was fun. There were two great chase scenes, a lot of interesting fight scenes and a pretty good story. If you're in the mood for a fun action movie, this is a pretty good one.

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Summary: If you like FOB's, you'll ENJOY this movie! if not, then no.
Review: This movie, although the plot was ridiculous, was fun. It started with Jason Stratham cruising in his BMW 7 series, which kind of reminded me of BMWfilms.com, with a bad guy motif. I enjoyed the movie, I loved FOB Shu Qi, and her broken English, and the car scenes were fun. I consider this movie to be a rental.

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Summary: EU'r coming along for the ride!
Review: A foreword to those with throbbing craniums and cerebal hemmoraging: Stay away! This movie is strictly for action junkies. If you keep that in mind and don't try to nit-pick it, you'll enjoy it much more. It's meant to be fast, furious and outrageous. It's the perfect antidote to boredom.

Jason Statham is a rising star. I've seen his limited role in Snatch, but he gets to take his career to a whole new level as The Transporter. He's refreshing to watch with his cool, collected British manner. This movie would have been a complete flop without him. After countless Van-Damme and Segal flops in the last decade, Statham is the new action hero to cheer for (don't get me started on Vin Diesel).

The film is beautifully filmed on the south coast of France (a nice change from the streets of L.A.). A primitive musical score tries to keep the action alive. And, Wow! What action! Stratham demonstrates his kick-boxing talents and makes mush out of anyone who crosses him. But it's the suave, Bond-esque manner in which his character conducts his "business" that makes this a really cool flick.

The movie has logical flaws and exaggerations. I mean, lots of them. But I reserve my critical judgment for more serious films. Thankfully, Luc Besson has left this one open-ended and ripe for a sequel. Maybe the bugs will be worked out of the next one before it gets to production. Enjoy.