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One for the guys!

Advantages: Brilliant fight sequences
Disadvantages: A good but occasionally weak storyline which can rely on the action a bit too much

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 ...
...Despite it?s average reception the film did quite well at the box office, grossing an estimated $43,928,932 on a budget of $20,900,000. The Transporter is rated a 15 which is to be expected & it runs for approximately 94 minutes. 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 ...

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Review of The Transporter (DVD)

A Clever Film

Advantages: An interesting storyline
Disadvantages: Nothing stood out

...Review**** Normally I am the first person to see film's in my house but in the case of 'The Bank Job' my mum had already seen it before I settled down to watch it the other night. Because of her previous viewing I was already aware that the film was decent, which for my mum to say is definitely a compliment. I was therefore dually expecting a really entertaining couple hours and by and large this is exactly what I got. General Information ...
...that was released in 2008. The film's cast include names of the big and small screen including Jason Stratham, James Faulkner, Saffron Burrows and Keeley Hawes. The film is based on the Baker Street Robbery of 1971 but the extent of the historical facts is difficult to determine under the significant fictional elements of the story. The Plot Terry Leather is a petty thief gone straight. He currently owns a car sales garage but is being increasingly ...

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Review of The Bank Job (DVD)

The Transporter - all action movie

Advantages: Jason Statham is great in lead role
Disadvantages: -

...(Jason Statham) has moved to the South of France to start a new life. Once there he takes on a job as a Transporter, someone who moves packages or people from one place to another for a nice tidy sum of money. He works by a number of set rules where he never wants to know what’s in the package, no names and no changing the details. These rules work for him and he prefers not to know too much so that he can just get on with the job and not worry about ...
...own rules and looks inside the package, finding a young Chinese girl (Qi Shu). From then on Frank ends up trying to fight for his life as he uncovers some very dodgy deals. Cast: ***** Frank Martin: Jason Statham Lai: Qi Shu Wall Street: Matt Schulze Tarconi: Francois Berleand Mr Kwai: Ric Young I found this to be a very fast paced action film, which is why i really enjoyed it so much. There wasn’t too much time to actually think about things ...

Southernboy 13.05.2007 · Read full review
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Review of The Transporter (DVD)

Just another 'damsel in distress'

Advantages: Some good action and cool car chase scenes
Disadvantages: Kind of stereotypical/formulaic in a way, with the woman being helpless and depending on a hero

...- Plot - Cellular tells the story of Jessica Martin, a wife and mother who witnesses the murder of her housemaid and is suddenly imprisoned in her own home by thugs, who lock her in the attic. She uses many different parts and shards of a smashed cell phone to get a signal and is eventually able to phone through to the cell phone of a teenage boy by the name of Ryan, to ask for help. At first he is pretty sceptical but as the call becomes more sinister ...
...the thugs are going to target her only child, Ricky and her husband, Ryan becomes more involved and vows to help out. However, if he loses the signal on his phone, she may not be able to get another signal, so he must keep the battery life and signal going, or Jessicas family might not make it. Who are these thugs and what do they want? and moreso, will Jessica manage to save herself and her family? Will Ryan be able to help and will the signal ...

IzzyS 02.11.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Cellular (DVD)

I'd do any job with Jason

Advantages: Good story , great characters, tense
Disadvantages: None

I'd do the job with Jason anytime! (The Bank Job (Blu-ray)) kellylouj Name: kellylouj Product: The Bank Job (Blu-ray) Date: 15/11/08 (32 review reads) Rating: Advantages: Great plotline, great acting, great set Disadvantages: Lack of other decent characters Going through our DVD rental list I noticed this film was listed as available but we had it further down, so I decided to put it to the top as I quite fancied watching something other ...
...wanted to watch it. The film is based on the 1971 true story of the Baker Street robbery, Terry Leather (played by Jason Statham) is a London Car Dealer with a pretty colourful past and when old flame Martine (played by Saffron Burrows) gets in touch with him with details of a bank that will be unalarmed she convinces him to take on the biggest bank job of the century. Terry is in debt and when he received the latest visit from 2 debt collectors ...

KELLYLOUJ 25.11.2008 · Read full review
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Review of The Bank Job (Blu-ray)