Better than the 1st, but the 2nd holds the crown as the best transporter movie. Frank martin is the main protagonist driver from the transporter series. Jason statham was born in shirebrook, derbyshire, to eileen yates, a dancer, and barry statham, a street merchant and lounge singer. Truthfully, i think megaton is a pseudonym, after witnessing this trashy, incomprehensible effort in the transporter series, nobody would seriously allow themselves to have their real name plastered all over it. Theres nothing quite so profoundly lunatic in transporter 3, though not for want of trying. August 1, 2005 the transporter drives the luxury audi a8 sedansource. Just check out the list and share your views with us. His military background includes operations in and out of. It is the third and final installment in the original trilogy of the transporter franchise.
The audi a8, transporter 3, and some super rad stunts. The audi a8, transporter 3, and the old clearing the gap between two train cars with your audi trick recently, i walked down to rock bottom brewery on the 16th street mall to watch game 1 of the cleveland cavaliers vs. He has also been a fashion model, black market salesman and finally of course, actor. Watch transporter 3 starring jason statham in this mysterycrime on directv. Atlanta hawks series in round 2 of the nba playoffs.
Transporter 3s cast are all missing a trick by failing to embrace the comedic value of the movie. Why jason statham bailed on the transporter franchise. Frank martin is the main protagonist of the films and television series the transporter. En route, he has to contend with thugs who want to intercept valentinas. The transporter collection the movie database tmdb. Audi ag for the second consecutive summer audi ag has landed a highquality product placement. The first film in the series to be directed by olivier megaton, it continues the story of frank martin, a professional transporter who has returned to france to continue his lowkey business of delivering packages. Jason statham upcoming movies 2019 list, news, trailer and. Frank martin has been pressured into transporting valentina, the kidnapped daughter of leonid vasilev, the head of the environmental protection agency.
Watch transporter 3 online stream full movie directv. There are a few brawls in the film where frank the transporter is able to overcome what seems to be a dozen adversaries in a mechanics garage. The best hollywood action movies name list movienasha. The director of the third transporter movie has given himself the name olivier megaton. But the transporter series has managed to gather enough of an audience for lionsgate to inflict it on us every so often. Frank martin has been pressured into transporting valentina, the kidnapped daughter of leonid vasilev, the head of the environmental protection agency for the ukraine, from marseilles through stuttgart and budapest until he ends up in odessa on the black sea. He has a reason, in that hes fighting a room full of thugs and needs freedom of movement, but the point of his. Transporter 3 sees jason statham back in action as frank martin as he takes on a new job where he transports special cargos for a living. Frank martin puts the driving gloves on to deliver valentina, the kidnapped daughter of a ukrainian government official, from marseilles to odessa on the black sea.
Statham is a relatively entertaining action hero though he is better in the crank films. Perilously wooden and amazingly shallow, rudakova provides purely unintentional comedy as she delivers badly written lines in halting fractured english. Transporter 3 third transporter doesnt go anywhere. The actorathletes name is now synonymous with the bmovie action flicks that are peppered throughout each and every movie year most prominently in series like the transporter or crank. Later in 2008, white praised stathams transporter 3 as a great example of kinetic pop art. The film has a great story and the action scenes are really well done but for me things that stand out all involve jason statham whether it be the authority he brings to the role or the amazing driving.
While working as a hairdresser at a salon, she was discovered by luc besson, the cowriter of transporter 3. Transporter 3 is a perfectly acceptable brainless action thriller, inspiring us to give a lot of thought to complex sequences we would have been better off sucking on as eye candy. As a thriller, transporter 3 bandies back and forth between tolerable and terrible. Jason statham is an actor who broke into film with 1998s lock, stock, and two smoking barrels and later starred in highprofile action movie franchises, including the transporter. In this list, you will find the list of 20 action films, a list of 2014 action films, a list of 2015 action films, a list of 2016 action films, a list of 2017 action films and soon. Entertainment movies jason statham is an english actor born on 12 september 1967 in derbyshire of england, he is a famous actor in hollywood and in europe. Jason statham is an english actor born on 12 september 1967 in derbyshire of england, he. In fact, statham has so many singleword or the titles on his filmography that its little surprise that some of them are already being tapped for reboots. Carga explosiva 3, the transporter 3, i 3, le transporteur 3. He is portrayed as a former special forces operative who was a team leader of a search and destroy unit. Frank martin puts the driving gloves on to deliver valentina, the kidnapped daughter of a ukranian government official, from marseilles to odessa on the black sea.
Her parents moved with her from russia to new york when she was 17 years old, and she continues to reside in new york. Jason statham is topnotch as action hero, he lives what seems to be a luxurious life along the french mediterranean, hiring himself out as a mercenary transporter who moves goods from one location to another, hes a tough man fighting stunningly. Both jason statham and francois berleand reprise their roles, as frank martin and inspector tarconi, respectively. Jason statham is a british actor and a film producer. He has been nominated for best actor in a comedy role for the movie spy and as a villain for the movie furious seven. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Written by robert mark kamen and coproducer luc besson, it is the sequel to th e transporte r 2002, and star s jason stath am, alessandro gassman, amber valletta, kate nauta, francois berleand, matthew modine, an d jason flemy ng. After a brief scare in the fourth quarter, the cavs recorded a resounding 10493 victory. Consider this ingenious dilemma faced by the transporter. Transporter 3 2008 transporter 3 movie transporter 3. Transporter 3 is a 2008 englishlanguage french actionthriller film. The transporter drives the luxury audi a8 sedan audiworld.
Jason statham carried the transporter franchise for three films and a video short titled special delivery. In this installment, he meets anna and they attempt to take down a group of ruthless russian human traffickers who also have kidnapped franks father. Transporter 3 lovingly continues the comic book level of inane action and martial arts mayhem that its previous antecedents established. This list is totally based on my opinion, so no offense, please. Along the way, with the help of inspector tarconi, frank has to contend with the people who strong armed him to take the job, agents. Its just too bad that the audience has no chance of seeing the same things megaton is musing over. Actually, ive got a few theories regarding the absence of the word the, but well get to that in a bit. The sites critical consensus reads, the transporter refueled has little to offer beyond a handful of decent action sequences, leaving this reboots title feeling more. Others will wonder how a movie this disjointed and poorly scripted could get made. Jason statham will always be known as a hero, that has stiff. It was a rock solid b movie that showed jason statham had the chops to make it as a leading man, and i was as happy as.
Statham appeared in various united states films, some the films as leading role are the transporter, death race, crank, the bank job and war. Mob courier frank martins jason statham latest assignment pairs him with valentina natalya rudakova, the cynical daughter of a ukrainian official. His country of origin is unclear throughout the franchise, statham seems to speak with a midatlantic accent, mixing his own estuary english accent with a european and also with perhaps a generic appalachian american. Fans of the first two transporter films will likely find this one diverting, although it is a step in the wrong direction. Jason statham plays frank martin in the first three movies, a professional freelance courier driver for hire. While the first two transporter films were good, dumb fun, transporter 3 is critically wounded by what may be one of the worst performances ever committed to film. Heres the best hollywood action movies name list of the 21st century so far.
But when youre trying to sell a substandard bmovie to an already cynical demographic, a little selfaggrandizement never hurts. Except one frank martin puts the driving gloves on to deliver valentina, the kidnapped daughter of a ukranian government official, from marseilles to odessa on the black sea. Tethered to his car by an areasensitive bracelet bomb which will explode when removed a certain. He cannot remove a bracelet that is linked to a mighty bomb in his audi a8. Death race 312 movie clip rules of death race 2008. Somebody by the name olivier megaton, yes, you read that right, has the gall to call themselves a director with this muck.
The crew breaks down the rules of the death race to jensen jason statham. Transporter 3 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The sequel to the action feature the transporter, directed by louis letterier the transporter, danny the dog, features audis top model the audi a8 w12. If he goes more than 75 feet from the car, the explosion kills him. After the stupid yet charming the transporter 2002 and the misguided the transporter 2 2005 comes transporter 3, which presumably dropped the definite article in its title to weather the recession. Chris hewitt of empire magazine, noted the film as a dour, drab affair, but credit the film with establishing statham as a new action hero, as at ease with gruff oneliners as he was with jackie chanesque highkicking.
The transporter though, was what kickstarted the whole crazy love affair in the first place, as it marked the start of staths ascension to action movie king after his supporting role in the. The transporter star jason statham takes the wheel in. Le transporteur 2 is an englishlanguage french 2005 actionthriller film directed by louis leterrier. Partway through transporter 3, frank martin jason statham takes off his shirt.
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