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The Transporter | Year: 2002 Classification: Action/Adventure Directed: - Corey Yuen - Louis Leterrier Actors/Actresses: - Jason Statham - Qi Shu - Matt Schulze The movie that XXX wished it could be For the past year or two, all I've heard is how Vin Diesel is supposed to be the next big action blockbuster hero. Not a chance, especially with a line up of overbloated yarns including Fast & The Furious, XXX, and A Man Apart. The guy thinks he's this generation's Arnold Schwarzenegger, give me a break, through the years Arnie never even took himself that seriously. All that aside, if anyone is looking to claim the aforementioned mantle of being a big screen action hero, be it Jason Statham. After giving memorable performances in Snatch, Ghosts of Mars, and The One, Statham gets to flex his muscles as Frank Martin; a transporter of dangerous and illegal goods who never asks questions about his shipments. He is disciplined, organized, patient, precise, and always on time. Until his curiousity gets the better of him and he stumbles upon a plot organized by international slave traitors. Hong Kong action vet Cory Yuen makes The Transporter his English language directorial debut, and Statham is a more than fitting actor for the role and this is a showcase of his goods as the next big screen action hero. The plot, while filled with leaps of logic and plenty of holes, is easily ignored once once you lay eyes on some of the best martial arts action scenes to come along in a while. The bonus extended fight footage offers some more bone crunching bloody action as well. Hurry - Gee British is Coming British actor Jason Statham is as cool as any Hollywood male action hero actor, even though this is his first lead role as such. This guy has got some serious talent! So what if Guy Ritchie can't make his wife Madonna look pretty on the silver screen. He discovered Statham on the street corner of London while he was just a con-artist and gave him the opportunity of a lifetime by casting him in his very successful "Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels"(just a bunch of British guys having fun on the set) and the even more entertaining "The Snatch" (Brad Pitt as a Gypsy bare-knuckled boxing champion). In "The Transporter", a script written just for Statham by French filmmaker Luc Besson ("The Fifth Element", "La Femme Nikita", "The Professional"), Statham plays Frank, an ex-military turned for-hire get-away man for thieves and criminals, who tries to professionalize his lucrative trade with his "rules" and disciplined preciseness. Frank's quiet and carefully protected world is turned upside down when he unwittingly breaks one of his own rules - "never look into the package" which he delivers for clients, and finds the beautiful face/body of Lai, starring Taiwanese actress Shu Qi, the conscientious daughter of a Chinese human snake-head who tries to foil her criminal father's plot to smuggle Chinese immigrants into France. If you like "The Hire" film series made by BMW to showcase their product line, you'll love the adrenaline-rushing car chase scenes featuring a BMW driven by Statham himself, who has done his fair share of street racing in real life. But this is just the start the film off. The incredible physical prowess of this ex-British-national-champion-high-diver, which make Hong Kong director Cory Yuen's elaborately choreographed martial arts moves much more enjoyable than the typical Jackie Chan-style-action, makes you wish that the fun never ends. You quickly ignore how silly the rest of the plot is because of the superb acting by Statham and Francois Berleand who plays a French detective with a sense of humor. Seriously, would you complain about the décor if you are ordering takeout Chinese? See it on the big screen to fully appreciate Statham's performance, and buy the DVD for the hardcore action scenes that got cut. Girl Porn Jason Statham, shirtless, greased up in a bus station kicking ass. Oh.my.god. This movie has a crappy plot & silly dialogue, but I own in because Mr. Statham is the hottest British guy ever. The action sequences are really good, and he does his own stunts. If Jason Statham & Vin Diesel made a movie together where they get in a fight & accidentally kiss, I would be in heaven. Buy The Transporter at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Transporter Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Transporter This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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