The Transporter is the first in the trilogy of brilliant action movies starring Jason Statham, The Transporter is followed Transporter 2 (2005 ) & the aptly named Transporter 3 (2008) which I am yet to see. However I?m here to talk about the film that started it all, The Transporter was released 2nd October 2002 & was greeted with a mixed reception from the critics, the film had an average of a 53% rating which means just over half of the critics liked it. One thing that I read about the reception is that one critic remarked that it had too much action? it?s an action film what do you expect?! Most people will moan when there?s not enough now there?s people moaning that there?s too much!

The Transporter is directed by Louis Leterrier & Corey Yuen. Louis Leterrier is most famous for directing this film, the first sequel & Fearless, a martial arts film starring Jet Li & Morgan Freeman. Corey Yuen, the more well known of the two is great friends with martial arts legend Jackie Chan. He?s considered to be one of the top action directors in the business & with using this film as an example I can see why. He?s also worked on; Game Of Death II starring Bruce Lee which was released after his death, Hero & DOA: Dead Or Alive.

The Transporter revolves around Frank Martin, an ex special forces operative who now works as a transporter, delivering anything & everything on time with exact precision, no questions asked. Frank is offers a job which he accepts, the package is put into the boot of his car & he sets off on his way to deliver it. Frank is very meticulous with his job & always follows some simple rules, one of which is to never look in the package. When Frank hears numerous disturbances coming from the boot of his car curiosity gets the better of him & as soon as he opens the package he immediately wishes he hadn?t.

The story with this isn?t too strong but that isn?t really the main appeal of this film & to my surprise neither is seeing Jason Statham with his shirt off! If you want a really strong storyline that you can be gripped by then this sadly isn?t the film for you, if you want an all out action movie that doesn?t slow for one minute then this is definitely the film for you. This does actually have a decent story to it, with so many films like this the stories are very weak & they rely on the action alone to keep people interested but this actually has a good storyline & in some ways it can be quite controversial as it?s about a touchy subject that was handled well. It also sheds light on something that I & I?m sure a lot of other people weren?t aware was still going on, yes this movie is just a movie & not based on truth but the plot line is good.

One thing that I noticed upon buying this DVD is the lack of special features, there?s only three on there which to some people I?m sure will be disappointing however I didn?t buy it solely for the bonus features so that kind of thing doesn?t really bother me too much. The DVD includes;
Audio Commentary
Making- Of Featurette
Extended Fight Sequences