Product Details

• Actors: Jason Statham, Qi Shu, Matt Schulze, François Berléand, Ric Young
• Directors: Corey Yuen, Louis Leterrier
• Writers: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen
• Producers: Alfred Lot, David Lai, Luc Besson, Mehdi Sayah
• Format: Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
• DVD Release Date: August 23, 2005
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (257 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000A3XYEG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91,137 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Transporter [UMD for PSP]" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Move over, Vin Diesel, because The Transporter, Hong Kong action veteran Corey Yuen's English-language directorial debut, is revving up to steal your thunder. As the other top-billed action star to emerge in 2002, British hunk Jason Statham--previously seen in Snatch, Ghosts of Mars, and The One--plays a hard-driving courier for well-heeled underworld clients. He follows simple rules: (1) Stick to the deal; (2) Don't ask names; and (3) Don't look in the packages he transports. All's well until he violates rule 3, discovering a Chinese beauty (Qi Shu) in the trunk of his tricked-out BMW, and foiling a deadly plot to smuggle Chinese slaves through the port of Marseilles. The first hour is ass-kickin' fun, and the stuntwork is impressive throughout, even as the plot degenerates into a predictable series of bone-breaking showdowns. Statham boasts an appealing combination of brains and brawn, suggesting the suave versatility of a promising career. Coproduced by action auteur Luc Besson and filmed on dazzling French locations, The Transporter is an action fan's delight. --Jeff Shannon

From The New Yorker

Jason Statham, best remembered from "Snatch," stars in this successfully generic action film directed, with bang-bang enthusiasm, by the Hong Kong action master Corey Yuen. He plays a chauffeur moonlighting as a courier of smuggled packages (bombs and kidnap victims) who quickly runs afoul of a Chinese crime lord. The extended action scenes fit together like pieces of a puzzle and display a silly, sly humor. The movie is noteworthy for Statham's delicious athletic performance; he moves beautifully, tossing off his lines like firecrackers. -Bruce Diones
Copyright © 2006 The New Yorker

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rules are made to be broken, March 31, 2008

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Gunner (Smyrna, Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Transporter (DVD)

Transporter DVD

Transporter is a high action movies involving an ex-Special forces soldier who earns his living transporting "packages" for various clients, mostly shady. In this movie, the transporter ( Jason Stratham )violates his own rules ( he's real big on rules ) and looks inside the package, doesn't like what he sees and doesn't complete the delivery. Bad idea, now the client is after him, along with the police. The movie is set in the French countryside so if you don't enjoy the thrill-a-minute action, just enjoy the view.

Highly recommended for fans of Jason Stratham , James Bond movies, and high action movies, especially car chases.

Gunner March, 2008

67 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hey guys and gals! You'll both like this one., May 17, 2003

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A. Ryan "Merribelle" (Westminster, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Transporter (DVD)

I wasn't expecting to enjoy an action flick last night, but when my hubby popped in Transporter I found my attention held almost against my will. I don't generally choose action for my own movie nights. Unexpectedly, the combination of incredible but well-pulled-off stunt sequences and the undeniable charisma of Jason Statham hooked me in.

In case you (like most law-abiding citizens) didn't know, a transporter is the guy who not only acts as a high-priced delivery service for such savory folk as mobsters, but also occasionally lands gigs driving the getaway car from the scene of the crime. From the opening scene where he is doing just that, our transporter, Frank Martin, is clearly the best in the business. A series of improbable car stunts and narrow escapes during the getaway chase establishes the general fast pacing of this movie and the slick professionalism of our "hero". And guys, his Beemer almost has enough gadgets to qualify as a 007 model.

This transporter made the fatal error of breaking one of his own rules when a mobster hired him to deliver a package: Never Look Inside. Sure enough, he discovered a conscience within himself. From that point on, his fate was set against the powerful underground smuggling cartel dealing in human cargo.

The chase scenes, fight scenes, and general action that ensues throughout the film are interspersed with just enough plot twist to keep it interesting and just enough humanity to keep it grounded without becoming maudlin. This is a somewhat toned-down version of a James Bond-like fantasy, set in the beautiful rural countryside of France and riddled with bullets and explosions that take out cars and buildings instead of entire islands. Of course, there is the obligatory gorgeous female who can't keep her hands off of Martin. Great for the testosterone and the estrogen all at once.

In the end, the Transporter did its job: I had fun without rolling my eyes once.
-Andrea, aka Merribelle

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jason Statham had better become a big star., April 3, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Transporter (DVD)

The title of the movie is The Transporter. That's apt, considering it's Jason Statham's character, who truly steals the entire movie. It's been a VERY long time since an action star has made the kind of impression Statham has, who's delightfully cool and charismatic, physically agile and imposing, and simply a great deal of fun to watch for every minute he's on screen.

The Transporter was 2002's best pure action film, loaded with thrilling stunts, fast-paced car chases, and some of the most memorable fight scenes (the oil-slick fight is a classic). True, there's not much of a story and a lot of the other actors are pretty bad (Ric Young, Matt Schulze), but the pacing is tight, the action's non-stop, and Statham and Qi Shu make for a surprisingly decent pairing. This is enthusiastically recommended to action fans.