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The Transporter

The Transporter

Actor(s): Jason Statham, Shu Qi, François Berléand, Matt Schulze, Ric Young
Director(s): Corey Yuen
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: PG-13
Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Movie Release: 2002
DVD Release: 04/15/2003
Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned
Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish
Subtitles: English, Spanish
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 32 mins
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Members Wishing: 0
Genres: Action, Action Thriller, Crime Thriller
See Also: The Transporter [Special Edition], The Transporter [UMD for PSP], The Transporter [Blu-ray], The Transporter: The Special Delivery Edition [Special Edition], The Transporter: The Special Delivery Edition [Widescreen]

DVD Synopsis

An outlaw finds his life becoming all the more dangerous when he turns against a gang of criminals in this action drama. Frank Martin (Jason Statham) is a former Special Forces officer who lives on the French Mediterranean and has a lucrative second career as a underworld courier for hire. Martin will deliver anything anywhere, but he has three iron-clad rules - once the plan is in motion it cannot be changed, neither he nor his customers are to ever use their real names, and under no circumstances will he open the package. Martin is hired to make a delivery to a wealthy but unscrupulous American known as Wall Street (Matt Schulze), but after taking possession of the package he realizes that whatever is inside happens to be alive. Breaking his own rule, Martin opens the bag to discover a beautiful Asian woman, Lai (Shu Qi), who is bound and gagged. Lai briefly escapes, but Martin captures her, and delivers her to Wall Street as promised. However, after being given a parcel to deliver by Wall Street, Martin finds out what Wall Street is up to - in partnership with Lai's father Mr. Kwai (Ric Young), Wall Street is part of a scheme to smuggle Asian illegal aliens into France. Martin's conscience gets the better of him, and he sets out to rescue Lai and put Wall Street and Mr. Kwai out of business; however, as if this wasn't enough of a challenge, Martin discovers a French detective, Tarconi (Francois Berleand) has gotten wind of his illegal business. The Transporter was the first English-language feature for Hong Kong-based director Corey Yuen, who along with directing a number of HK action flicks designed fight choreography for several American films. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Actors

Jason Statham - Frank Martin
Shu Qi - Lai
François Berléand - Tarconi
Matt Schulze - Wall Street
Ric Young - Mr. Kwai


Editorial Review of DVD

This hard-charging action drama arrives on DVD in a slam-bang package. The Transporter has been given two transfers to disc for this release -- a letterboxed version in the widescreen aspect ratio of 2.35:1 (and enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors) and a pan-and-scan transfer in the full-frame ratio of 1.33:1. The original English-language audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while alternate dubbed tracks in Spanish and French appear in Dolby Digital Surround; optional subtitles in English and Spanish are also included. Bonus materials include a commentary track with leading man Jason Statham and producer Steven Chasman, a short documentary on the making of the film, and the original theatrical trailer. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Member Movie Reviews

Pamela O. from MILTON, FL wrote on 8/24/2009...

I reeally like this movie. It has some great special effects.

Brock J. (insidebrock) from AUBURN, AL wrote on 6/24/2008...

0 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This movie has the action of Terminator 2 mixed with the fight scenes and realism of Kill Bill topped off with the combined plot of Born in East L.A. and Ronin. If you can stomach that then this is your film.


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