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The Transporter (2002)
Rules are made to be broken
Director by: Louis Leterrier Corey Yuen
Country: France, USA
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller
Rating: 6.6 (48,693 votes)
Language: English
Runtime: 92 mins
Plot Outline: This film is about a man (Statham) whose job is to deliver packages without asking any questions. Complications arise when he breaks those rules.
* Plot: Ex-Special Forces operator Frank Martin lives what seems to be a quiet life along the French Mediterranean, hiring himself out as a mercenary "transporter" who moves goods--human or otherwise--from one place to another. No questions asked. Carrying out mysterious and sometimes dangerous tasks in his tricked-out BMW, Frank adheres to a strict set of rules, which he never breaks. Rule One: Never change the deal. Rule Two: No names--Frank doesn't want to know whom he's working for, or what he's transporting. Rule Three: never look in the package. Frank's newest transport seems no different from the countless ones he's done in the past. He's been hired by an American known only as "Wall Street" to make a delivery; but when Frank stops along the route, he notices his package is moving. Violating Rule Three, Frank looks inside the bag, finding its contents to be a beautiful, gagged woman. Frank's steadfast adherence to his other two rules--which make up his basic code of survival--also quickly fails, hurtling him and his new companion on a road leading to shocking secrets, deadly complications, and the last thing that Frank ever expected to come to believe: that rules are made to be broken. Written by Anthony Pereyra { }
* Ex-Special Forces operator Frank Martin lives what seems to be a quiet life along the French Mediterranean, hiring himself out as a mercenary "transporter" who moves goods - human or otherwise - from one place to another. No questions asked. Frank's newest transport seems no different from the countless ones he's done in the past. He has been hired by an American known only as "Wall Street" (see Rule Two) to make a delivery, but when Frank stops along route, he notices his "package" is moving. Violating his own personal rules, Frank looks inside the bag, finding its contents to be a beautiful, gagged woman. Written by Anonymous
* Frank Martin is a former soldier now living a solitary existence in France, Frank runs a private business as a "Transporter" a hired criminal whose job is to transport cargo, packages and passengers without question. Playing by the rules, Frank is the best in the business and he has never broken the rules. Until, Frank is hired by an American criminal known as "Wall Street" to deliver a package. Frank's curiosity leads him to break the rules, and he discovers the package he is delivering to Wall Street is a Chinese woman named Lai. Learning that Frank broke the rules and learn about Lai, Wall Street sends his mercenaries to assassinate him. With his own life in danger, Frank takes it upon himself to protect not only himself, but Lai, as he agrees to help Lai rescue enslaved people from China, who are being smuggled into France by Wall Street helped by Lai's father. Written by Daniel Williamson
* A few bumps mar an otherwise decent outing in "The Transporter", 31 August 2005
Author: dee.reid from United States
There's no question that Luc Besson is one of Europe's biggest action producers. I mean with the cult classics "La Femme Nikita" (1991) and "The Professional" (1994) behind him, he's basically been given the green-light for every big action picture he comes across. One of his latest and most ambitious projects was "The Transporter," released in 2002.
I have to admit this is one flick I approached with a very open mind - very open. I mean, I like Jason Statham. I think he's a pretty cool guy and at first, even I questioned his casting as Frank Martin in "The Transporter." But the problem is, and I'm assuming this is the result of the quickly edited action scenes (which were toned down to make the film "PG-13" , he's not being given the room to really be the best he can be.
As the lead character, he's a transporter. He can get you, your associates or your property anywhere, anytime, on time, no questions asked. But you know what? Common sense tells us that it was curiosity that killed the cat, and the cat in this picture thankfully doesn't die some horrible death but instead, curiosity yields him a break - a beautiful woman named Lai (Shu Qi) - bound and gagged, and in the trunk of his BMW.
It's not spoiling much that she and Frank get together and as a result, are forced to do battle with shady and vicious American businessman Wall Street (Matt Schulze) and his army of high-kicking, disposable assassins. There's a little more to the plot and Lai, and the circumstances surrounding her appearance in the trunk of Frank's car, and it involves some smuggling of poor Chinese immigrants from China to Europe, where much of the action takes place.
Speaking of action and there's plenty of it, Statham does display some pretty impressive moves but the frantic editing just doesn't do him justice. He obviously worked out for this part and there are frequent moments when his ripped torso is on display. He also (barely) manages to shy away any possible accusations that he's just a British novelty to American audiences. Director Corey Yuen (whose work on Jet Li's 2001 action film "Kiss of the Dragon" I admired), is behind it and Besson's got a producer credit.
The problem may not be Statham because I think he's a really cool actor with a raspy British accent, but the script is worth some deeper examination by more thoughtful minds. There are plenty of holes and unanswered questions (i.e., the extent of Frank's military training and experiences, Lai and how she wound up with Frank and her quarrelsome relationship with her father who is played by Ric Young, and the plot with the Chinese smuggling).
But why am I making such complaints? "The Transporter" is an action movie; no plot required. Despite some bumps in the road, "The Transporter" is pure action fun from beginning to end, and I got my free ticket to see "The Transporter 2" on Friday.
7/10
Description
The.Transporter.2002.1080p.BluRay.DTS.x264-xHD
Genre..........: Action | Crime | Thriller
Year...........: 2002
iMDB URL.......:
iMDB Rating....: 6.6/10 ( 48,676 votes )
Runtime........: 01:32:09
Video..........: x264
Format.........: Matroska (.mkv)
Video Bitrate..: 11000 kbps
Resolution.....: 1920x816
Frame Rate.....: 23.976 FPS
Audio..........: DTS 5.1 @ 1509 kbps
Languages......: English
Subtitles......: Romanian
Plot:
Frank Martin is a former soldier now living a solitary existence in France, Frank runs a private business as a "Transporter" a hired criminal whose job is to transport cargo, packages and passengers without question. Playing by the rules, Frank is the best in the business and he has never broken the rules. Until, Frank is hired by an American criminal known as "Wall Street" to deliver a package. Frank's curiosity leads him to break the rules, and he discovers the package he is delivering to Wall Street is a Chinese woman named Lai. Learning that Frank broke the rules and learn about Lai, Wall Street sends his mercenaries to assassinate him. With his own life in danger, Frank takes it upon himself to protect not only himself, but Lai, as he agrees to help Lai rescue enslaved people from China, who are being smuggled into France by Wall Street helped by Lai's father.
Transporter.2.2005.1080p.BluRay.DTS.x264-xHD
Genre..........: Action | Crime | Thriller
Year...........: 2005
iMDB URL.......:
iMDB Rating....: 6.1/10 ( 37,684 votes )
Runtime........: 01:27:38
Video..........: x264
Format.........: Matroska (.mkv)
Video Bitrate..: 11000 kbps
Resolution.....: 1920x816
Frame Rate.....: 23.976 FPS
Audio..........: DTS 5.1 @ 1509 kbps
Languages......: English
Subtitles......: Romanian
Plot:
Mercenary Frank Martin, who specializes moving goods of all kinds, surfaces again this time in Miami, Florida when he's implicated in the kidnapping of the young son of a powerful USA official.
Transporter.3.2008.1080p.Bluray.DTS.x264-xHD
Genre..........: Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
Year...........: 2008
iMDB URL.......:
iMDB Rating....: 5.9/10 ( 28,818 votes )
Runtime........: 01:43:58
Video..........: x264
Format.........: Matroska (.mkv)
Video Bitrate..: 9402 kbps
Resolution.....: 1920x816
Frame Rate.....: 23.976 FPS
Audio..........: DTS 5.1 @ 1509 kbps
Languages......: English
Subtitles......: Romanian
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