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| Transporter - Porcupine (2/11/2002 6:41:25 PM) |
Thursday night, let's see a movie. The options were Red Dragon or Transporter. I was ambivalent but Ninja really wanted to go see Transporter. Fair enough. Having only glimpsed at the shorts I expected the story was tending towards a girlie road-trip type movie where this transporter guy falls for the girl he is transporting. I could not have been more wrong.
Oh, we got to see the trailer for the next bond movie "Die another day". Now that looks very impressive ... in a James Bond movie way.
Transporter is an action movie. Full on, amazing stunts, fights and explosions type action movie. The lead is played by Jason Statham (Lock Stock and Snatch) who handles the part of a retired special forces guy (there seems to be an abundance of these guys in movies) who has settled in a villa in Europe somewhere, who cares where, although much of the scenery is awesome. He decides to take up a transporting business in a product placement car provided by BMW. He delivers all sorts of stuff, but his rates are high, so I guess part timing as a pizza delivery guy isn't on the cards. There's a plot in there somewhere, but generally we don't focus on that aspect in this type of movie, although I think the plot is quite good for movies of this genre.
If you have seen xXx, firstly my condolences, and secondly, Transporter is a MUCH better film. Statham plays a far superior hard arsed hero than the smirking Vin Diesel ever could. The stunts in Transporter make xXx seem pedestrian. I can't believe they are making xXx2.
The martial arts were excellent, and some fight scenes were quite novel. Sure, Transporter had some stunts which were just too far fetched to ever happen, but instead of wanting to roll your eyes at it - then check your watch, they invoke mirth, at least for me.
Although the ending slowed down and was typical Hollywood soft, I came out feeling thoroughly entertained and would highly recommend this one to any fan of action movies. |
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WELL,
I went and saw The Transporter last night ... and i LOVED it. Some of the stunts were a little over the top, but still made you want to see what was going to happen next - not predict it.
Thoroughly enjoyed Statham in this role (he got VERY buff which is a MAJOR plus). He did a farkin excellent job - as he has done in every one of his films that I have seen.
The little chinese girl is a right pain in the ass. I would have rolled her down that long, winding road before I let her say a single word. Her butt-ugly father ... WHOEVER did the plastic surgery on his ears needs to re-evaluate his qualification!
Stunts were wicked, the lead actor was unreal, LOVED the cars and the driving sequences which had me from the word go.
If you don't like this movie then go see Lilo and Stitch, it might be more to your liking.
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I saw this movie with porcupine and my girlfriend and I must say "SCREW xXx" go see this movie instead!
Statham is awesome in the action role. Establishing yourself as an actor first and then doing an action film is a MUCH better way than going from the gym to action, comedy or drama as very few in history have actually done this successfully. The stunts are great and the fight scenes are reminiscent of Jackie Chan just that Statham has a better body and isn't chinese (not that I have anything against the chinese but you don't expect Westerners to be that lithe).
Coming from my martial arts perspective, I loved the film as his moves were technically correct, not relying on simple brute strength fights, which is really rare in movies.
I give this one 9 out of 10. It isn't perfect, as Kitten has said, the girl in the movie is very annoying and I can't see why Statham would have put up with her - OK she does look great in lingere :)
Ninja
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