Overall, while quantum might be a marginally better film, transporter 3 is more fun and more satisfying as an action movie. A source says, the transporter refueled was shot largely on location in monaco and other parts of the french riviera between nice and menton. Transporter 3 is a perfectly acceptable brainless action thriller, inspiring us to give a lot of thought to complex sequences we would have been. Starring jason statham, robert knepper, and natalya rudakova. Sep 03, 2015 september 3, 2015 jason stathams departure from the moderately successful and cartoonishly fun transporter franchise, as the actor told vulture this past spring, was purely a business. They completely took the humour out of all the potentially very humorous moments through the. The film stars jason statham as frank martin, a driver for hirea mercenary transporter who will deliver anything, anywhere.
This reboot casts newcomer ed skrein who is the lowerpriced spread to stathams artisanal butter. Statham himself is an accomplished martial artist, allowing him to do all the combat scenes involving frank. We applied the same approach to the driving scenes in transporter 3, and the results turned out to be extremely convincing indeed. Jason statham, natalya rudakova, jeroen krabbe, francois berleand en robert knepper.
Occasionally something happens to deliver on the ostensible premise. Transporter, the internet movie firearms database guns in. The films, which starred jason statham and were produced by bessons europacorp. Specifically, stathams action movie breakout film the transporter is sort of being rebooted into a whole new trilogy. The transporter is a 2002 action film starring jason statham as the title character frank martin, an expert driver who specializes in transporting any type of cargo anywhere on time, no questions asked. There are 3 transporter movies, each equally exciting, well produced and written. The imdb only lists ukraine as a filming location, but some scenes are obviously set and filmed in france. Transporter 3 is a movie with dumb characters and a once again incoherent plot and some of the most poorly filmed action sequences ever put to film. Jason statham plays frank martin in the first three movies, a professional freelance courier driver for hire. The first film in the series to be directed by olivier megaton, it continues the story of. Jason statham on furious 7 and the real reason hes not in the new transporter movie. Transporter 3 internet movie firearms database guns in. Yes, im planning to, but ill not be able to do it in some time as ill go on a little vacation to italy. Filming location for the 2002 action film the transporter.
Transporter refueled to explore the beauty of the french. Jason statham on furious 7 and the real reason hes not in. It is the third and final installment in the original trilogy of the. When one package he was to transport nearly kills him, frank finds himself on the run from traffickers and the police.
From internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv and video games jump to. The producers of the movie rented the manon for 3 days and a larger vessel to film from. The original had some of the best chase scenes ever filmed and a starmaking performance from jason statham. In the movie, frank martin jason statham hijacks a small powered motorboat after he kidnaps inspector tarconi. She is best known for her role as the female lead in the action thriller transporter 3. Her parents moved with her from russia to new york when she was 17 years old, and she continues to reside in new york. Cold mountain, youth without youth, 7 seconds a straight to dvd wesley snipes movie, adam resurrected with jeff goldblum and willem dafoe, transporter 3 with jason. With a plot this bad you really need to deliver big time stunts but transporter 3 just doesnt have that in it. Name a movie that ended with the death of the main characters. Jason statham in transporter 3 luc bessons transporter action series featuring any number of sleek black audis and mercs, and jason statham breathing heavily through his nose. Heres a curated list of foreign films shot in romania, starting from the newest to the oldest. Frank martin jason statham is a highly skilled driver mercenary whose callsign is the. Two workers think that they are transporting alcohol, and want to have a little taste. There was built an exterior set for frank martins house on this terrace area.
En route, he has to contend with thugs who want to intercept valentinas safe delivery and not let his personal feelings get in. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Its a film with the right ingredients for great action, and an early look at its marketing materials left me betting that lionsgate has a winner on its. All of the motorway action scenes in the transporter movie were filmed on a 6 kilometer section of the d9 motorway then under construction between sausset les pins and carry le rouet in bouches du rhone france not far from marseille. Action movie 2020 monster best action movies full length english duration. Both jason statham and francois berleand reprise their roles, as frank martin and inspector tarconi, respectively.
The transporter 4, 5, and 6 will not feature jason statham. With jason statham, qi shu, matt schulze, francois berleand. This is the kind of movie where cars which drive off cliffs must instantly explode. Jan 15, 2011 this is a clip from transporter 3, where a debadged eclass keeps up with a a8 w12 mmm amg i doubt, but this is hollywood. Click the above you tube video and see if you can spot the filming locations around frank martins house the small 3 wheel vehicle seen arriving to deliver milk and bread to frank martins house is a 1980s piaggio ape model 50. Nice, alpesmaritimes, france 16 of 16 found this interesting interesting. The transporter refueled 2015 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Transporter 3 2008 official trailer jason statham youtube. The dying of the light 2014, to be launched in 2015 directed by paul schrade, starring. These scenes were filmed very near where the set was built for the house, port of cassis. Transporter 3 is a reassuringly beefy thriller in which jason statham has to drive very fast across eastern europe with a ukranian beauty queen on the seat beside him.
A 2002 merc eclass behind a 2003 audi a8 w12 awesome take. Audi w12 vs eclass mercedes from transporter 3 the film. Some of the best movies of the last year are finally available to stream. Statham will only be involved in one of these projects. En route, he has to contend with thugs who want to intercept valentinas safe delivery and not let his personal feelings get in the way of his. Statham boasts an appealing combination of brains and brawn, suggesting the suave versatility of a promising career. The first film in the series to be directed by olivier megaton, it continues the story of frank martin, a.
Coproduced by action auteur luc besson and filmed on dazzling french locations, the transporter is an action fans delight. First appearing in 2002, the transporter series of films introduced driverforhire frank martin. The transporter filming location frank martins house in. Nov 26, 2008 somehow, the moving reflections on the foreground led us to believe that this car was really moving. 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. The car and actors were filmed on a soundstage, surrounded with a bluescreen and mounted on a rig. The third time around we get more cartoon violence a car leaps into overdrive, spinning vertically on two wheels at 120 mph, whirling between two mack trucks and crazed romancing, now between our hero and an underagelooking. Dec 01, 2008 a lot of transporter 3 is wasted on talk and character bonding between statham and the ukrainian. May 30, 2018 especially bucharests old town and its squared were primarily used as movie locations. In a carrelated tv show they said that the only fake thing was the car jumping on the train.
Although i was wondering if olga kuryenko was too busy filming quantum of solace to play the role of valentine, rudakova is attractive and unique looking. Olivier megaton shares secrets to filming action for sequel. Find out where transporter 3 is streaming, if transporter 3 is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. The transporter tv series stars chris vance, executive produced by luc besson. The transporter tv series begins filming in nice this week. The catch is, the transporter 4 through 6 will not star jason statham. Le transporteur is an englishlanguage french actionthriller film franchise, comprising four films released between 2002 and 2015, and a television series. They open a container and find numerous drums inside. Jun 30, 2017 find out where transporter 3 is streaming, if transporter 3 is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Filming locations 9 filming dates 1 filming locations.
In the movie the name plaque on the boat indicates cassis on one side and manon on the other side. Transporter 3 was released by lionsgate films in the united states. Transporter 3 is another jason statham mindless action film, but i will admit that. Frank martin, who transports packages for unknown clients, is asked to move a package that soon begins moving, and complications arise. Le transporteur 3 is a 2008 englishlanguage french actionthriller film.
It is the third and final installment in the original trilogy of the transporter franchise. This film is genuinely trying to sell itself as a serious action movie. This middling installment in the transporter franchise is a few steps down from. Le transporteur is a 2002 englishlanguage french actionthriller film directed by corey yuen and louis leterrier who is credited as artistic director on the film, and written by luc besson, who was inspired by bmw films the hire series. The locations for iron man 3 can mostly be found in north carolina, where the production was based at the euescreen gems studios, 1223 23rd street north, in wilmington, the largest production facility in the us outside california. The other movies made you laugh in their almost comic book presentation and stunts. With jason statham, robert knepper, natalya rudakova, francois berleand. It is the first installment in the transporter franchise, succeeded by two sequels, transporter 2 and transporter 3, a reboot, the transporter refueled and a television series. This is a clip from transporter 3, where a debadged eclass keeps up with a a8 w12 mmm amg i doubt, but this is hollywood. Clubs scott tobias said the movie falls short of the standards set by the first two transporter films but gave praise to the speedlike. The sole success of the transporter movies is jason statham. His macho mannerisms and voice make him a likable tough guy without making stupid jokes. Also the fourth movie, transporter legacy, in march 2015.
Hot ukrainian female natalya rudakova in transporter 3 in. His character of frank martin will still be the focus of the films but the new movies will be prequels. Transporter 3, movie, 2008 internet movie cars database. Le transporteur 3 is a 2008 french action film, it is the third and final installment in the original trilogy of the transporter franchise.
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