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Jason Statham is back as Frank Martin, the Transporter, in this explosive third installment of the action-adventure series. This time, Frank is presented an offer he can’t refuse and ends up with a mysterious passenger and a dangerous destination - calling for a new machine and new rules. The stakes are bigger, the enemy is deadlier, and the action has never been hotter.
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Jason Statham is back as Frank Martin, the Transporter, in this explosive third installment of the action-adventure series. This time, Frank is presented an offer he can't refuse and ends up with a mysterious passenger and a dangerous destination - calling for a new machine and new rules. The stakes are bigger, the enemy is deadlier, and the action has never been hotter.
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49 of 55 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Frank Martin (Jason Statham) is back and this time he is forced to transport Valentina (Natalya Rudakova), an objectionable young woman, across Europe by a group of villains who have fitted Frank and Valentina with explosive bracelets. If either of them move more than 75 feet away from Frank's car, their bracelet will explode.
Given all of the other reviews that I have read of "The Transporter 3", I went in to this film expecting to be disappointed and was pleasantly surprised when I wasn't. Although the script is not quite as good as Luc Besson's previous film, "Taken", this is more than made up for by the awesome stunts and martial arts sequences (choreographed by Cory Yuen, who was responsible for the action sequences in the previous two films). Two action sequences in particular, one involving Statham effectively performing a striptease while fighting half a dozen villains, and the grand finale on the train, are alone worth the price of admission.
One of the main criticisms that had been leveled at this film is that the heroine is distractingly ugly and annoying. Although Rudakova and Statham seem to have absolutely no chemistry between them at all and I did wonder why Frank Martin was even remotely interested in Valentina, she wasn't so annoying as to ruin the film for me. Valentina is meant to be objectionable, and keeping that in mind, I actually thought Rudakova did a good job of playing her. As for her looks, I didn't think she was bad looking, just different, and I actually thought it was nice to see someone who didn't look the same as every other Hollywood heroine.
As for Jason Statham, I am still not certain as to whether he can act or not, but who really cares. Statham became famous because of his personality and his martial arts skills and both are again on display. Sure this film is somewhat derivative of Statham's other film, in particular "Crank", but that didn't bother me, and it shouldn't bother other Statham fans either.
Given all of the other reviews that I have read of "The Transporter 3", I went in to this film expecting to be disappointed and was pleasantly surprised when I wasn't. Although the script is not quite as good as Luc Besson's previous film, "Taken", this is more than made up for by the awesome stunts and martial arts sequences (choreographed by Cory Yuen, who was responsible for the action sequences in the previous two films). Two action sequences in particular, one involving Statham effectively performing a striptease while fighting half a dozen villains, and the grand finale on the train, are alone worth the price of admission.
One of the main criticisms that had been leveled at this film is that the heroine is distractingly ugly and annoying. Although Rudakova and Statham seem to have absolutely no chemistry between them at all and I did wonder why Frank Martin was even remotely interested in Valentina, she wasn't so annoying as to ruin the film for me. Valentina is meant to be objectionable, and keeping that in mind, I actually thought Rudakova did a good job of playing her. As for her looks, I didn't think she was bad looking, just different, and I actually thought it was nice to see someone who didn't look the same as every other Hollywood heroine.
As for Jason Statham, I am still not certain as to whether he can act or not, but who really cares. Statham became famous because of his personality and his martial arts skills and both are again on display. Sure this film is somewhat derivative of Statham's other film, in particular "Crank", but that didn't bother me, and it shouldn't bother other Statham fans either.
64 of 82 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Transporter 3's lead writer (Luc Besson) has a thing for redheads.
I came to this conclusion after watching Transporter 3. I'm a big fan of Besson's science fiction foray, The Fifth Element, and all I could think as I watched the slinky, thickly accented Valentina (Natalya Rudakova) was how Transporter 3 would have been so much better if it had been Milla Jovovich in the role.
That I was distracted by the stiff Rudakova's acting is a testament to how much the film insists on zooming in on her, letting her drone on and on in her broken English, and the endless patience that Frank Martin (Jason Statham) seems to have for what amounts to a rich brat in a miniskirt and heels.
Oh right, the plot. So anyway, Martin is a wheelman who does jobs with certain rules. These are all meant to ensure success in Martin's job as a wheelman. By the time we reach Transporter 3, every one of those rules has been broken.
And that's the problem. The rules made Martin interesting. In Transporter 3, Martin has become a walking parody of himself, fetishized by the director to strip away (literally) everything likable about him, only to replace it with beefcake shots of Statham with his shirt off, whip-cut fight scenes that don't let us see his martial arts prowess, and aggravating supporting characters whom the Martin we know from the first movie would have left on the curb.
The gimmick here is that Martin can't just run away from his job because a super-advanced device is connected to his wrist that will blow him up if he is more than 75 feet away from the car. For reasons that only make sense to movie villains, Martin is forced to drive Valentina to a variety of locations, during which they track him constantly.
That's right, the bad guys track Martin's every move. In fact, the movie is obsessed with keeping Martin in the car to the point that the entire universe seems hell bent on keeping him in it. Even the laws of physics are in on this cruel joke, which helpfully bends its laws to allow Frank to do ridiculous things like drive his car on two wheels, float it to the surface using air pressure from its tires alone, and land it on a moving train.
The generic villain Johnson (Robert Knepper) is a victim of the So Bads. As in, he's So Bad that:
... he kidnaps drunk college girls!
... he shoots his own men when they asks stupid questions!
... he's helping sneak toxic waste into Europe!
That's right, uber-villains can now hit a new low: they're not just mean to you, they're mean to the environment!
The movie just spirals from there. Valentina, patently unlikable, somehow seduces Martin, who doesn't show the least bit of interest in her. Given that the ransom picture of Valentina shows her in a schoolgirl's uniform, there's at least a ten-year difference between her and Martin. Ick.
There are so many logic fallacies that you have to wonder if Besson's just mocking his audience. Statham as Europe's answer to the Kung Fu martial artist is just plain awesome -- I loved him in The Transporter and was willing to forgive the silliness of Transporter 2 -- but this is too much. Frank Martin deserves better.
I came to this conclusion after watching Transporter 3. I'm a big fan of Besson's science fiction foray, The Fifth Element, and all I could think as I watched the slinky, thickly accented Valentina (Natalya Rudakova) was how Transporter 3 would have been so much better if it had been Milla Jovovich in the role.
That I was distracted by the stiff Rudakova's acting is a testament to how much the film insists on zooming in on her, letting her drone on and on in her broken English, and the endless patience that Frank Martin (Jason Statham) seems to have for what amounts to a rich brat in a miniskirt and heels.
Oh right, the plot. So anyway, Martin is a wheelman who does jobs with certain rules. These are all meant to ensure success in Martin's job as a wheelman. By the time we reach Transporter 3, every one of those rules has been broken.
And that's the problem. The rules made Martin interesting. In Transporter 3, Martin has become a walking parody of himself, fetishized by the director to strip away (literally) everything likable about him, only to replace it with beefcake shots of Statham with his shirt off, whip-cut fight scenes that don't let us see his martial arts prowess, and aggravating supporting characters whom the Martin we know from the first movie would have left on the curb.
The gimmick here is that Martin can't just run away from his job because a super-advanced device is connected to his wrist that will blow him up if he is more than 75 feet away from the car. For reasons that only make sense to movie villains, Martin is forced to drive Valentina to a variety of locations, during which they track him constantly.
That's right, the bad guys track Martin's every move. In fact, the movie is obsessed with keeping Martin in the car to the point that the entire universe seems hell bent on keeping him in it. Even the laws of physics are in on this cruel joke, which helpfully bends its laws to allow Frank to do ridiculous things like drive his car on two wheels, float it to the surface using air pressure from its tires alone, and land it on a moving train.
The generic villain Johnson (Robert Knepper) is a victim of the So Bads. As in, he's So Bad that:
... he kidnaps drunk college girls!
... he shoots his own men when they asks stupid questions!
... he's helping sneak toxic waste into Europe!
That's right, uber-villains can now hit a new low: they're not just mean to you, they're mean to the environment!
The movie just spirals from there. Valentina, patently unlikable, somehow seduces Martin, who doesn't show the least bit of interest in her. Given that the ransom picture of Valentina shows her in a schoolgirl's uniform, there's at least a ten-year difference between her and Martin. Ick.
There are so many logic fallacies that you have to wonder if Besson's just mocking his audience. Statham as Europe's answer to the Kung Fu martial artist is just plain awesome -- I loved him in The Transporter and was willing to forgive the silliness of Transporter 2 -- but this is too much. Frank Martin deserves better.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By S. Naimpally
Format:DVD
I like Jason Statham and have seen almost all of his movies. He does action movies very well and would have made a great James Bond. I enjoyed the first two Transporter movies and was expecting to enjoy this one. Unfortunately, I disliked Transporter 3.
One of the main reasons is the love interest, Natalya Rudakova, is not particularly attractive. Moreover, her accent got on my nerves almost from the start. I usually don't mind accents; in fact the love interest in the first Transporter film had an accent and I liked her, but this one got very annoying very quick.
In addition, the plot was too stupid. Its an action movie and I am not really expecting too much in the way of a plot, but come on! At one point in the movie, Jason Statham's character opens the bag he is supposed to be transporting and finds phone books and then realizes that the woman accompanying him is in fact the "package" that he is transporting. Well duh! Didn't he watch the first Transporter movie in which a woman was the "package"? Its stuff like this that made it difficult to watch - I can suspend disbelief only up to a point. Also, the gimmick of the movie, in which he wears a bracelet that will explode if he strays too far from his car is very reminiscint of his Crank movies.
Corey Yuen (choreographer for the Matrix) does a good job with the fight scenes, but even those weren't as inventive as the previous Transporter movies.
One of the main reasons is the love interest, Natalya Rudakova, is not particularly attractive. Moreover, her accent got on my nerves almost from the start. I usually don't mind accents; in fact the love interest in the first Transporter film had an accent and I liked her, but this one got very annoying very quick.
In addition, the plot was too stupid. Its an action movie and I am not really expecting too much in the way of a plot, but come on! At one point in the movie, Jason Statham's character opens the bag he is supposed to be transporting and finds phone books and then realizes that the woman accompanying him is in fact the "package" that he is transporting. Well duh! Didn't he watch the first Transporter movie in which a woman was the "package"? Its stuff like this that made it difficult to watch - I can suspend disbelief only up to a point. Also, the gimmick of the movie, in which he wears a bracelet that will explode if he strays too far from his car is very reminiscint of his Crank movies.
Corey Yuen (choreographer for the Matrix) does a good job with the fight scenes, but even those weren't as inventive as the previous Transporter movies.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun vs. Gore...Transporter vs. Man On Fire...
I really get a kick out of Statham...he is just pure fun BANG, BANG, BOOM, BOOM
moves right along... Read more
moves right along... Read more
Published 20 hours ago by Princessmmx
5.0 out of 5 stars
Adventures
This kept me on the edge of my seat all the way through. I wasn't sure what to expect next. I love his accent. It reminds me of the Bond Adventures with Sean Connery. Read more
Published 8 days ago by Kathy Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Action
This 3rd in the series was up to Jason's usual calm but explosive action. Glad I added it to the first two. Great action.
Published 12 days ago by Ruth Spiekerman
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good, just a little over the top, I think.
For mindless, leave the brain in neutral, action movie, this is probably as good as it gets. Some of the chase scenes are a little too unbelievable for my liking, however.
Published 19 days ago by Olle Gladso
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Movie!
Action packed film with cool cars, good actors/actresses, a beautiful Ukrainian girl, and a good story line. Jason Statham at his best!
Published 1 month ago by dannytube
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lason Statham!!!
It is amazing how one actor can do such a myriad of movies, From Crank ( terrible ) to The Expendables, Jason Statham is a good actor.
Published 1 month ago by Tom Welling
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great aaction film
Really enjoyed the first two Transporter films and enjoyed this one also.
Action packed and takes you on a fun ride.
Action packed and takes you on a fun ride.
Published 1 month ago by Chris Imamura
5.0 out of 5 stars
completes the set
Another great movie. However, I wont bother to do reviews anymore if the word count continues to be cumbersome. done
Published 1 month ago by Twohands
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great action
Another action packed presentation. The Transporter series is always an edge of your seat movie. This one had a few more comedic lines than previous ones.
Published 1 month ago by Chelsey James
5.0 out of 5 stars
love this movie
I love this movie...had a break in and they stole a lot of my DVD's so had to replace it
Published 1 month ago by Tangodancer
