Since Jason Statham was awsome in Snatch and Lock Stock, I thought the Transporter (I and II) would be equally good. Unfortunately, it is far, far from being as good BUT.... if you are a fan of films like XXX and action packed movies with crazy stunts and mad fight scenes, then you should enjoy it. Jason (Frank Martin in the film) did most of the stunts himself, which is quite an achievement in itself. In my opinion, the first film was way better than the second one, in that the story line was more complex and the acting from the supporting cast a lot less dodgy. The car chases are most enjoyable in both but in the second one, one of the stunts in nothing short of 'appalling'. Frank Martin ends up with a bomb stuck under his car so he simply gets rid of the unwanted bomb by taking off sideways and grazing a pillar which knocks it off. Another pretty dodgy stunt was when he drives off the roof of a building and lands on the building opposite (but not on the roof!) a few levels down as the car just slides in between two levels!!! The attempt to better the stunt with change of angle half way through the jump still doesn't make it any better. Watch out for the most annoying/appalling 'actress' of all time in the Transporter II, who is the 'bad girl' on the baddies side. She is a model and not actress and that's what she should have stuck to!!!! Her 'acting' is dreadful (I have reservations in calling it acting) and every time she opens her mouth it makes you cringe!! Still, she gets what she deserves in the end!
Finally, and this is only from a woman's perspective, Jason is hot, hot, hot... so watching him fight baddies with no top on was the highlight of the films. His body is amazing and I could listen to his voice for hours on end. I know he's not every girls' dream but if you are a fan of his, you'll be watching them more than once!
All in all, if you can try and forget the inevitable feeling of "this could never happen in real life", you will spend an enjoyable few hours with some great fight scenes! And if you're a lady and a fan of Jason, you will dream for hours afterwards about Jason 'the lovable rogue' rescuing you from a house in flame!
Happy viewing.
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Thanks for letting me know you've updated this. Re-rated for you.
Soho_Black 18.10.2006 22:47
I see you've posted this as a DVD review, but you've not mentioned the DVD. Are there any extras? If so, what are they and are they any good? If you add to this, or if you change it to be posted as a "Film Only" review, which can be done by accessing "edit review" in the top right of the review and changing the drop down menu under the "Which format are you reviewing?" question at the bottom, please let me know and I'll re-rate.
RazzaLazza 14.10.2006 02:35
Good review, will have to check these films out. Rich
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