Yes, Transporter 2 please. And another Jason Statham action flick I can highly recommend is "Crank" and it's sequel. Complete over the top action and a crazy story that doesn't take itself to serious. Very fun to watch.
@@jenmurrayxo I came to the comments just to suggest Crank! Stay away from the sequel Crank 2 though, I still have to apologize to my friends for taking them to it.
@@jenmurrayxo haha Jen, just a warning...Crank is nuts and has crazy sex scenes (you'll see what I mean) and Crank 2 is absolutely bonkers with crazier adult content.... Just a bit of knowledge for you on Jason Statham....He's actually a former British Olympic diversity, high diversity. He's also a genuine dedicated martial artist since childhood.
Add his French language films like Le Grand Bleu, La Femme Nikita (which spawned a Hollywood remake and a TV series, but watch the original), and the Taxi film series.
also written/produced a lot of french-international action films like Taken 1-3, the Taxi films, Unleashed, all Transporter films, Lucy, Anna, Colombiana, Kiss Of The Dragon, Valerian, Banlieue 13, Ong-Bak, 3 Days To Kill, Malavita, Guy Ritchie's Revolver, Tommy Lee Jones' The Three Burials and The Homesman
*Luc Besson* Director: "La Femme Nikita" (1990) "Leon: The Professional" "The Fifth Element" Writer/Producer: "Kiss of The Dragon" "Unleashed" AKA "Danny The Dog" "District B-13" "Taken"
Again I get to hear a sentence I've never heard before! "THANK GOD FOR TUNA SALAD!". I love that you have mastered the heist movie! You know the rules, you're an expert on lairs and you're making a checklist for your inevitable future heist when you have to go on the lam! As always, you're presence makes the movie even better. I big enjoyed once again! Thanks, Jen!
Nice reaction and commentary, Jen. Very nice. Transporter 2 is charming, continues Frank's bittersweet love life and definitely deserves a place in your library of videos. But Transporter 3 is the crown jewel, and gives Frank another chance for love. More importantly, from your point of view, he loses his shirt quite often.
I love how the inspector knows exactly what Frank does and what he's into, but plays along with Frank's lies because he can't prove they're lies. All three Transporter movies are decent, though in my opinion, this one was the best of the three. Couple of fun facts: 1. In the TV commercial for this movie, when the bad guys are attacking Frank's lighthouse, they fire a rocket into the kitchen through an open window. Frank holds up a baking sheet at an angle to the rocket's path, deflecting it back out of the house through another open window. I guess they realized this was too unbelievable, so it was cut from the movie. 2. According to the director commentary, Shu Qi (who plays Lai) doesn't speak English. She learned her lines phonetically, not really knowing what she was actually saying.
Jason Statham is a pretty good actor, he's particularly good in "Snatch" (2000) which you've already reacted to and in "Death Race" (2008) imho. The Transporter series of movies gets even better and he's on great form in "The Expendables" (2010) alongside Sly Stallone. Glad you got a real kick out of this movie... (I'll get me coat) Looking forward as always to your next video :)
Shu Qi is a real good actress and not just "another pretty face". Never understood why she didn't had a bigger break through internationally after this one.
I'm not sure but I think a possibility is she may have had trouble mastering the English language. I heard for this movie she had to learn the English words she spoke phonetically. Side note, she is in the Chinese version of "Charlie's Angels"
I always found it interesting Chinese actresses were cast for the leads in Memoirs of a Geisha (Japanese). Many more familiar faces from China than Japan in movies.
@@davidterhune8277 She is from Taiwan and started here career in Hong Kong. And at that time, English was still second official language in HK. I can't imagine she couldn't speak any English before this movie. Probably not fluent as a native speaker, but at least some. But that's only my guess. The language could indeed have been a factor. BTW, you're talking about "So Close" as the Chinese Version of "Charlie's Angels", or was the another "girls power" movie? She had some good movies in HK, unfortunately a lot of bad stuff too ;)
I was in my last year of college and saw this in the theater with a classmate. I didn't have a car then so he gave me a ride on his motorcycle. On the way home I said "please, no driving like in the movie".
Luc Besson, an insanely good French movie director. He just doesn't do standard movies. What you are seeing is the French Cote d'Azur , the Azur Coast off southern France. A beautiful Mediterranean setting. The movie set in Nice, the chase was along the famous Promenade des Anglais, a very broad avenue right along the beach of Nice. Nice is located right next door to Monaco, a tiny kingdom along the French -Italian border. So everything you see here is southern France. The French have a, let's say, notorious disregard of the English, so Statham portraying an English ex- military criminal taunting a French criminal investigator is particularly 'spicy'. Despite their extremely polite relationship both know that they are bullshitting each other, and they know, the other one knows, etc pp. 😂 Edit: the only thing they should have toned down was the number of people smuggled in just ONE container. From 400 to 40. The number of 400 would have meant a cube of squishy human flesh stuffed into that container. Fourty would have been barely believable, 400 definitely not.
Madeleines are shell shaped French cookie. The Sugar Bowl Bakery whuich started in my childhood neighborhood was famous in the San Francisco Bay Area for its Madeleines and for selling a higher than usual number of winning lottery tickets. The Madeines became popular enough that they're now sold nationally. Safeway supermarkets sell Madeleines (they used to be Sugar Bowls, but I'm not sure now - I'm not that big a fan of Madeleines so i haven't kept track). As I recall, when I used to visit Vacouver, B.C. for the Anime Revolution convention, there was a Safeway there. If there's one in your neck of the Canadian woods, maybe they have some Madeleines for you, and they'll be less pricey than buyin them from a French bakery.
Of course, you should watch Transporter #2 It will be in Miami Luc Besson, is a French director/producer. He directed movies like Leon, with Natalie Portman, The Fifth Element, with Bruce Willis and Lucy with Scarlett Johansson. He produced The Transporter, Taken, Taxi (a French saga), even the American version of Taxi with Jimmy Fallon and Queen Latifah.
This was the 2nd of many films by Luc Besson (La Femme Nikita, The Professional) & Robert Mark Kamen (The Karate Kid from 1984-94). This first film of the franchise was actually by 2 directors; hong kong legend Cory Yuen & art director Louis Leterrier. Jason Statham was a former athlete (professional diver). Later became known in several films including those of English filmmaker Guy Ritchie. As Frank Martin, this was his first-ever lead role and jumpoff as an action star. First installment was cool and I did have the extended cut of it. Most of these movies are about rules being broken. In the long run, Frank has to break his own when the bad guys don't play fair. Part 2 & 3 are good fun (watch definitely). There was a tv series (2 seasons) on TNT that was pretty good too. The 4th one was a failed reboot. Please don't see that one.
KNIGHT & DAY! Knight & Day! Knight & Day! Tom Cruise bugs on a personal level, but this flick is SO FUN. Cameron Diaz is hilarious, the witty banter is so well done, explosions, fight scenes, it’s all there. Great popcorn action flick. KNIGHT & DAY
Jason Statham can do no wrong. He's good in everything. Personally, I think Death Race, Parker, and The Italian Job are are fun watches. You also have the Expendables series. Snatch and Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels if you enjoy British humor. Honestly, you could throw a dart at the list of his movies and not be disappointed. Not all of the films are great, but he is.
Here are a couple of Jason Statham movies that I think you would get a kick out of. "Crank" Statham is injected with toxin that inhibits the body's flow of epinephrine (aka adrenaline) which is neurotransmitter that causes the heart muscle to beat, so he spends the movie using danger and excitement to maintain a high enough adrenaline level to keep his heart from stopping as he desperately tries to track down the antidote. "Safe" Statham is a homeless man who was once a cop and a cage fighter who ends up protecting a little girl who's a wiz with numbers from the thugs of a Triad boss who wants to use her as a human calculator so he can run has criminal business without leaving a digital trail. Mentioning the story of a burned out tough guy coming back to life to protect a little Asian girl reminds me that you should watch 2010 Korean movie "The Man From Nowhere" about a former special ops soldier who had withdrawn from humanity after a personal tragedy protecting a drug addict's daughter from drug dealers who use children to deliver their drugs and as donors for black market organ transplants. It has some great Korean child acting (seriously, Korean kid actors have a well deserved reputation for giving strong dramatic performances), a story that's exciting and heart rending, a handsome mysterious hero, truly despicable villains and some well choreographed Filipino martial arts (which the director chose because he wanted a style that looked deadly efficient rather than flashy).
The general Euro conversion rate is that 1 Euro is worth about $1 USD. Right now, due to market flux, 40k euros are worth $43k. And clearly, your next movie should be The Bank Job. It's got Jason Statham *and* it's a heist.
For heist movies given Jen already seen Ocean'11-12 (13?) I would add "The Italian Job" (2003) too . JS also appears. He was very busy in the early 2000's 😁
Great reaction! Luc Besson is a writer, director and producer. Though he doesn’t always direct the films he writes. His most famous and best film (which he did happen to direct) is *Leon: The Professional* which is Natalie Portman’s first film and quite exceptional. It also stars Jean Reno and Gary Oldman. Highly recommended.
Jen has a new crush . The Transporter series are ok action movies with lots of explosions, fast cars, and action and are a bit cheesy but not overly cheesy. If you want to watch other action movies with Jason Statham you should also watch Crank, Safe, The Expendables, and the later Fast and Furious movies.
Jen, I really enjoy watching movies with you. You're definitely one of the best! Your sense of humor and your graphics are hilarious and perfectly timed. I'm having a blast watching Transporter with you! Oh, and the "On the lam list" had me rolling! Please keep 'em coming.
This first film was so original when it came out. Even Statham was relatively unknown at the time. I’ve watched it so many times. I used to own a 2000 BMW M5, and used to drive it like a bat out of hell. There have been so many copy cats of this film since the original, including all the sequels, which really aren’t worth watching. They’re too over the top. One of the best parts of this film is it feels relatively realistic. Relatively.
2:02 safety first. When pulling a heist, never forget your seatbelt. 😂 4:05 he's a stickler for the rules just like me 👍 7:47 heart of gold! 17:05 we're getting naked now! 17:13 YEAH! you guys might die, just do it. 24:14 when in a fight, be the slipperiest. 😂 25:26 yeah, that's exactly like my car. That's exactly like me interacting with my car. 😂 29:14 (very cool dance moves)
Mmmmmmm..... Jason Statham. He was often called "the poor man's Bond". The Bond franchise would have been lucky to have him. He DOES end up in F&F franchise, so something to look forward to. Hobbs and Shaw is on offshoot of F&F so you may want to watch those first,I believe the Hobbs one falls after Statham's 2nd F&F appearance. Meg is another good one with him. The Mechanic, Death Race.... interestingly he's called Frank in quite a few of his movies. There's Crank; Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels; Snatch, The Expendables. You could go on a marathon, he's lovely to watch.
Adding: The Bank Job, The Italian Job, Parker, Hummingbird/Redemption (has different titles in the UK, and US), Chaos, Wrath Of Man , and the list goes on P.S: Btw Statham was in Snatch too. So you 've probably seen him 😁
Yes Jenny you should watch Transporter 2,I think he's underrated you should cheek out The Bank Job (2008) it's a heist film and it's based on true story.
_Transporter 2_ is my favourite in the series, so I'd definitely like to see you react to that. If you liked this, I also recommend reacting to _Kiss of the Dragon._ Like _The Transporter,_ it's set in France, was written and produced by Luc Besson, and the fight scenes were choreographed by Cory Yuen, so the films have a similar feel all round. The star of _Kiss of the Dragon_ is Jet Li, and, in my view, it's the best of his English-language movies.
Explaining that kidnapping is considered crime against the state reminds me of the Little Lindberg Law (from the case of the kidnapping and murder of famed aviator Charles Lingberg's infant son). The Little Linderg Law reminds me of the real life case of the Onion Field Murder in which two police officers were taken hostage, and one of the perpetrators would claim that, because he believed that the Little Lindberg Law made kidnapping punishable by death, he had no choice but to kill the officers. That reminds me that there is an excellent 1979 crime/courtroom drama called "The Onion Field." It's a very heavy film but a very good one that deals with the crimanal, the courtroom, the societal, and psychological aspects of the story. As a final FYI, the Onion Field Murder is taught in most American police officer survival courses and is what lead to many departments adopting a strict policy that an officer must never surrender his/her weapon to a criminal even in a hostage situation.
Great reaction Jen... There are more transporter movies, hope you do as many as you can. Also the expendables with Sylvester Stallone. FYI... Jason Statham was an Olympic diver for Britain. You are the best movie reactor on RUclips... keep up the good work... Cheers from Australia...
Kicknapping is considered a crime against the state not just against an individual, so it's a prosecutable offense even if the individual who was kidnapped doesn't want to press charges.
I was sitting in a bar the first time I saw a trailer for this film, and as soon as I saw him kick the door, I was in. Such a fun film. Another film I find fun that Luc Besson helped write was From Paris, with Love. The critics hated it, but I had a blast.
Jason Statham movies are always extreme. You would love the three “Expendables” flicks and another is the 90’s version of “The Italian Job,” though the 60’s version is good as well.
"The Transporter" trilogy are action packed! I give a big YES to watching #2. You watched Jason Statham along with a hunky (and also shirtless) Brad Pitt in your reaction to "Snatch."
Jen, I noticed you liked the music for this movie...Stanley Clarke is an award-winning Jazz-rock bassist...you can find his music performances all over utube..And what I wouldn't give for the BMW Statham drives..It''s one of the most quickest, agile cars ever made to this day.
Luc Besson is a very talented and famous French Director, sometimes considered the French "Steven Spielberg". His action sequences and gritty realism are fantastic. The Professional, La Femme Nikita, among others.... And Jason Statham is also an incredibly talented tough guy - ALL his movies are worth watching!
When the trailer for this came out. I was thinking, oh a new Bruce Willis movie. Ha This is one of the early films which featured the super choppy edits during fight scenes which made it hard to keep up with the action. But its a pretty common way of editing nowadays. I liked the movie. Didn't like the music score. But having watched it dozens of times, it works. Should check out 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels."
The Bad Guy with the Bad Haircut was Matt Schulze. He played Vince in The Fast and the Furious... The one who was jealous of Brian because they were both into Mia... Definitely watch The other two Transporter movies and the rest of the Fast and Furious movies ... including the spinoff Fast and Furious presents: Hobbs and Shaw... Statham's in that too. He's also in The Expendables franchise which is crammed with action stars and only gets more crowded with each subsequent film. Cheers!
I remember when this first came out and I was surprised how much I liked the premise. The name maybe holding the movie back a bit but the good action scenes speak for themselves. if you want to jump forward 20yrs to a recent Statham movie then watch Wrath of Man (2021).
Yes Yes. Another banger! I got the blu-ray set. Transporter 1,is one of my favorite go to movies. I really love this movie. Jason Statham is the man. I can't wait to enjoy one of favorite classic. I love this movie and the "Mechanic movies. You're killing it. 👍🏻
Thanks, Jen. I love you for doing this! This franchise has been around for quite some time and you (yes, YOU) are the only reactor kind, generous, and WISE enough to do these. The more sequels they make the less awesome they get but personally I would love to see you do all three. The reboot is also enjoyable! Although there is less focus on martial arts it is still very actiony and the new actor as the same character is also likable. Also written by Luc Besson ("The Fifth Element"). Which reminds me, do like seeing badass female action protagonists? He also wrote "Point of No Return" (based on "La Femme Nikita") with Bridget Fonda which is also extremely reaction worthy. I apologize, I am not a rich person who can afford Patreon - maybe someone who is will appreciate this suggestion and back it up? He also wrote "Lucy" and "Anna", both with awesome female badasses. Also the "Taken" trilogy
I like Transporter 1 & 3 quite a bit. T2 kinda departs from the formula. I only saw it once when it came out and don't remember everything about it. I do remember I thought it was meh. I've seen 1 & 3 multiple times and always enjoy them. If you like these movies you should try the Crank (2006) movies starring Statham. Statham is also in the F&F movies eventually, as well...
Yey Jen, glad you enjoyed this first one, I did recommended this :) The Transporter series and Jason Statham's movies are fun and lots of actions. Hope you eeact to more of it.
I'd continue with the Fast and Furious series Jen as they just keep getting more and more over the top. Transporter series is good too. Another fun reaction as always
Luc Besson directed the 1990 French action film La Femme Nikita. It was remade in Hollywood as Point of No Return(1993). Shu Qi acted in "Category III movies" before moving to mainstream fluff!!!
A few other great really fun action movies to watch, Kiss of the Dragon and Unleashed, both starring Jet Li, The Hitman's Bodyguard with Samuel L, and Ryan Renolds and for some great and realistic precision driving, check out Ronin, which has a great cast including, Robert DeNiro, Jean Reno and Sean Bean!
If you like Jason Stratham and action flicks in general, you need to watch "The Expendables". Seriously. As the tag line for the trailer goes, "Every action film has an action star. This one has all of them." And it does mean all of them. With the 3 Expendables movies, they bring out every action star and actually make a bunch of new ones.
One of my favorite action movie! Jason Statham fighting style is similar to Jackie Chan using all kinds stuff as a weapon. Bad hairstyle bad guy was FF too. Souht France is beautiful place! I like your style alot! Thanks for fun reaction! The Pink Panther(2006) maybe? And YES to Transporter2! More action with Jason at movie series The Expendables. Cheers!
Yes! I want to watch you watch transporter 2 & 3, and Crank, and Crank 2. I don't watch movies anymore but I do enjoy watching your reactions to all these great flix. 😁
All the vroom vrooms! 🚘 🚔 Luc Besson loves a crazy car chase almost as much as he loves a good shootout. They do get crazier, so I say keep going so long as they have Statham!
Love the reaction, Jen. If you love action and explosions, you should check out The Expendables. It's an all-star cast with Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Bruce Willis and many more.
Luc Besson is really a very good director and producer, he was involved in many good films, there are still good, exciting and funny films with good action like Taxi, The Fifth Element, Leon, Kiss of the Dragon or Wasabi
Great reaction Jen... as always, i really appreciate the effort you and your editor put in every reaction, always puts a smile on my face. You should try True Romance, a movie written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Tony Scott from the year 1993, it's got Action, romance, drama and a great cast of actors. If possible get the director's cut it's way better. 😃
Comment #2 if you want to see Transporter 2! 🔥
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Awesome movie
Of course I want You to do "Transporter 2!!" ✌"Transporter 3" would also be Nice too!!!🤞
Looking forward to the next part 2-4. ))
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Yes, Transporter 2 please. And another Jason Statham action flick I can highly recommend is "Crank" and it's sequel. Complete over the top action and a crazy story that doesn't take itself to serious. Very fun to watch.
Fun fact : the bad guy is also acting in Fast and the Furious, the first one as Vince, the guy with the beard who got beef with Brian lol
Thank you for that, I was trying to remember where i saw him before 😄
@@Mrs.Deanna_Ember he lost a lot of weight for this movie, threw a bunch of us off when we first saw it
@@ctmdarkonestm yeah it took me ages the first time I saw this.
Hi Jen, his craziest movie is probably " crank" , it's definitely worth a watch
Oh ya, thats on my list! 🔥👍
@@jenmurrayxo I came to the comments just to suggest Crank! Stay away from the sequel Crank 2 though, I still have to apologize to my friends for taking them to it.
@@car_tag come on, no point to watch Crank if you are not going to watch Crank High Voltage 👻
@@car_tag Crank 2 is great
@@jenmurrayxo haha Jen, just a warning...Crank is nuts and has crazy sex scenes (you'll see what I mean) and Crank 2 is absolutely bonkers with crazier adult content....
Just a bit of knowledge for you on Jason Statham....He's actually a former British Olympic diversity, high diversity. He's also a genuine dedicated martial artist since childhood.
"The Italian Job" Jen. Heist movie with Statham, Whalberg, Theron, many others. Right up your alley. 👍
Oooh yes, this is on the list 👍👍
Luc Besson wrote the Fifth Element and Leon The Professional. Also recently, he did Lucy, with Scarlett Johanson.
Add his French language films like Le Grand Bleu, La Femme Nikita (which spawned a Hollywood remake and a TV series, but watch the original), and the Taxi film series.
...and The Messenger: The story of Joan of Arc with Mila Jovovich
also written/produced a lot of french-international action films like Taken 1-3, the Taxi films, Unleashed, all Transporter films, Lucy, Anna, Colombiana, Kiss Of The Dragon, Valerian, Banlieue 13, Ong-Bak, 3 Days To Kill, Malavita, Guy Ritchie's Revolver, Tommy Lee Jones' The Three Burials and The Homesman
For the ultimate Statham experience, you absolutely must watch *CRANK* and its sequel!
Crank is definitely on my list!! 🔥🔥
@@jenmurrayxo hi , I just recommended it elsewhere , yes , it's a very fast paced crazy movie
@@anyone9689 Hahaha, yes, I just recommended it too. We were both to late I guess 😅
@@mrtveye6682 yep , comments help her channel tho
Those movies are fever dreams on crack
*Luc Besson*
Director:
"La Femme Nikita" (1990)
"Leon: The Professional"
"The Fifth Element"
Writer/Producer:
"Kiss of The Dragon"
"Unleashed" AKA "Danny The Dog"
"District B-13"
"Taken"
I loved The Fifth Element, it's on my channel 👍
The Transporter 2 & 3 are both very good!
Again I get to hear a sentence I've never heard before! "THANK GOD FOR TUNA SALAD!". I love that you have mastered the heist movie! You know the rules, you're an expert on lairs and you're making a checklist for your inevitable future heist when you have to go on the lam! As always, you're presence makes the movie even better. I big enjoyed once again! Thanks, Jen!
Thanks T! Gotta respect the life-saving tuna salad 🥪
Nice reaction and commentary, Jen. Very nice. Transporter 2 is charming, continues Frank's bittersweet love life and definitely deserves a place in your library of videos. But Transporter 3 is the crown jewel, and gives Frank another chance for love. More importantly, from your point of view, he loses his shirt quite often.
Appreciate the wisdom nuggets, Jen! Keeping these in mind, we'll be unstoppable 😂😂
Right!! 😂😂👍
Another fun Jason Stathom film is Crank 2006, it's so ridiculous in a good way. And yes he always has his cockney accent.
Oh that one is definitely on my list! 🔥👍
the v12 7 series in this movie will forever be one of my favorite cars
"Cool as a cucumber." "Not his first rodeo." Your unironic use of archaic slang is marvelous.
😂😂👍
I haven’t seen the 3rd one, but Transporter 2 is even more ludicrous, but funnier and has even more heart to it. Definitely watch it.
"Transporter 3" is the most under-rated of all 3, but it's still as Good IMO!!! There's a Trailer here online if you're curious. . .
Ya gotta add Crank and Crank 2 to your Statham watchlist. They're so over the top and hilarious, especially 2. They're super fun.
Love an outrageous action movie! 😎🔥
I love how the inspector knows exactly what Frank does and what he's into, but plays along with Frank's lies because he can't prove they're lies. All three Transporter movies are decent, though in my opinion, this one was the best of the three.
Couple of fun facts:
1. In the TV commercial for this movie, when the bad guys are attacking Frank's lighthouse, they fire a rocket into the kitchen through an open window. Frank holds up a baking sheet at an angle to the rocket's path, deflecting it back out of the house through another open window. I guess they realized this was too unbelievable, so it was cut from the movie.
2. According to the director commentary, Shu Qi (who plays Lai) doesn't speak English. She learned her lines phonetically, not really knowing what she was actually saying.
Jason Statham is a pretty good actor, he's particularly good in "Snatch" (2000) which you've already reacted to and in "Death Race" (2008) imho. The Transporter series of movies gets even better and he's on great form in "The Expendables" (2010) alongside Sly Stallone.
Glad you got a real kick out of this movie... (I'll get me coat)
Looking forward as always to your next video :)
Yes, the Snatch reaction was fab. ♥
"Snatch" was the first movie I saw him in., My fam and and I referred to him as turkish for awhile 😁
😂😂👍 loved those kicks so much!!
@@Mrs.Deanna_Ember Oddly, perhaps, I never enjoyed Snatch any where near as much as Lock Stock.
@@_starfiend nothing odd about that, though I didn't see that one until later on myself, but enjoyed it aswell
Yess!! I wore the crap out of this on DVD back in the day. What a fun mini franchise this was. You're gonna love all of them, I know it.
So much fun!! ☺️👍🔥🔥
Shu Qi is a real good actress and not just "another pretty face". Never understood why she didn't had a bigger break through internationally after this one.
Her being a former pornstar definitely hurt her career as an actress.
I'm not sure but I think a possibility is she may have had trouble mastering the English language. I heard for this movie she had to learn the English words she spoke phonetically.
Side note, she is in the Chinese version of "Charlie's Angels"
I always found it interesting Chinese actresses were cast for the leads in Memoirs of a Geisha (Japanese). Many more familiar faces from China than Japan in movies.
I heard she abandoned her actress career to focus on basketball, using her full name: Shu Qi Lon-Yil...
@@davidterhune8277 She is from Taiwan and started here career in Hong Kong. And at that time, English was still second official language in HK. I can't imagine she couldn't speak any English before this movie. Probably not fluent as a native speaker, but at least some. But that's only my guess. The language could indeed have been a factor.
BTW, you're talking about "So Close" as the Chinese Version of "Charlie's Angels", or was the another "girls power" movie? She had some good movies in HK, unfortunately a lot of bad stuff too ;)
I was in my last year of college and saw this in the theater with a classmate. I didn't have a car then so he gave me a ride on his motorcycle. On the way home I said "please, no driving like in the movie".
😂😂👍
These films get crazier the more you watch
Looking forward to it! 🔥💪
Luc Besson, an insanely good French movie director. He just doesn't do standard movies.
What you are seeing is the French Cote d'Azur , the Azur Coast off southern France. A beautiful Mediterranean setting. The movie set in Nice, the chase was along the famous Promenade des Anglais, a very broad avenue right along the beach of Nice. Nice is located right next door to Monaco, a tiny kingdom along the French -Italian border.
So everything you see here is southern France.
The French have a, let's say, notorious disregard of the English, so Statham portraying an English ex- military criminal taunting a French criminal investigator is particularly 'spicy'. Despite their extremely polite relationship both know that they are bullshitting each other, and they know, the other one knows, etc pp. 😂
Edit: the only thing they should have toned down was the number of people smuggled in just ONE container. From 400 to 40. The number of 400 would have meant a cube of squishy human flesh stuffed into that container. Fourty would have been barely believable, 400 definitely not.
Madeleines are shell shaped French cookie. The Sugar Bowl Bakery whuich started in my childhood neighborhood was famous in the San Francisco Bay Area for its Madeleines and for selling a higher than usual number of winning lottery tickets. The Madeines became popular enough that they're now sold nationally. Safeway supermarkets sell Madeleines (they used to be Sugar Bowls, but I'm not sure now - I'm not that big a fan of Madeleines so i haven't kept track). As I recall, when I used to visit Vacouver, B.C. for the Anime Revolution convention, there was a Safeway there. If there's one in your neck of the Canadian woods, maybe they have some Madeleines for you, and they'll be less pricey than buyin them from a French bakery.
Awesome thanks! 🍪🤤🤤
Of course, you should watch Transporter #2
It will be in Miami
Luc Besson, is a French director/producer. He directed movies like Leon, with Natalie Portman, The Fifth Element, with Bruce Willis and Lucy with Scarlett Johansson. He produced The Transporter, Taken, Taxi (a French saga), even the American version of Taxi with Jimmy Fallon and Queen Latifah.
The Stath is epic
This was the 2nd of many films by Luc Besson (La Femme Nikita, The Professional) & Robert Mark Kamen (The Karate Kid from 1984-94).
This first film of the franchise was actually by 2 directors; hong kong legend Cory Yuen & art director Louis Leterrier.
Jason Statham was a former athlete (professional diver).
Later became known in several films including those of English filmmaker Guy Ritchie.
As Frank Martin, this was his first-ever lead role and jumpoff as an action star.
First installment was cool and I did have the extended cut of it.
Most of these movies are about rules being broken.
In the long run, Frank has to break his own when the bad guys don't play fair.
Part 2 & 3 are good fun (watch definitely).
There was a tv series (2 seasons) on TNT that was pretty good too.
The 4th one was a failed reboot.
Please don't see that one.
Gotta love Jason Statham. He was an Olympic diver before he started acting.
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KNIGHT & DAY!
Knight & Day!
Knight & Day!
Tom Cruise bugs on a personal level, but this flick is SO FUN.
Cameron Diaz is hilarious, the witty banter is so well done, explosions, fight scenes, it’s all there. Great popcorn action flick.
KNIGHT & DAY
Nice!! I'll add it to the list 👍🔥
Jason Statham can do no wrong. He's good in everything. Personally, I think Death Race, Parker, and The Italian Job are are fun watches. You also have the Expendables series. Snatch and Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels if you enjoy British humor. Honestly, you could throw a dart at the list of his movies and not be disappointed. Not all of the films are great, but he is.
I completely forgot I saw him in Snatch already!! It's on my channel 😂👍🤦♀️
Here are a couple of Jason Statham movies that I think you would get a kick out of. "Crank" Statham is injected with toxin that inhibits the body's flow of epinephrine (aka adrenaline) which is neurotransmitter that causes the heart muscle to beat, so he spends the movie using danger and excitement to maintain a high enough adrenaline level to keep his heart from stopping as he desperately tries to track down the antidote. "Safe" Statham is a homeless man who was once a cop and a cage fighter who ends up protecting a little girl who's a wiz with numbers from the thugs of a Triad boss who wants to use her as a human calculator so he can run has criminal business without leaving a digital trail.
Mentioning the story of a burned out tough guy coming back to life to protect a little Asian girl reminds me that you should watch 2010 Korean movie "The Man From Nowhere" about a former special ops soldier who had withdrawn from humanity after a personal tragedy protecting a drug addict's daughter from drug dealers who use children to deliver their drugs and as donors for black market organ transplants. It has some great Korean child acting (seriously, Korean kid actors have a well deserved reputation for giving strong dramatic performances), a story that's exciting and heart rending, a handsome mysterious hero, truly despicable villains and some well choreographed Filipino martial arts (which the director chose because he wanted a style that looked deadly efficient rather than flashy).
Luc Besson directed The Professional, The Fifth Element, Lucy and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.
Oh nice, loved The Fifth Element, it's on my channel 👍
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And clearly, your next movie should be The Bank Job. It's got Jason Statham *and* it's a heist.
For heist movies given Jen already seen Ocean'11-12 (13?) I would add "The Italian Job" (2003) too . JS also appears. He was very busy in the early 2000's 😁
If you like this movie, you'll love Baby Driver.
Definitely not a guarantee. I found Baby Driver very annoying until they mostly dropped the music video gimmick.
@@toddjones1480 Then you didn't understand the assignment.
Jen the bad guy(Matt Schulze) also played Vince in Fast and the Furious
Great reaction!
Luc Besson is a writer, director and producer. Though he doesn’t always direct the films he writes. His most famous and best film (which he did happen to direct) is *Leon: The Professional* which is Natalie Portman’s first film and quite exceptional. It also stars Jean Reno and Gary Oldman. Highly recommended.
Leon is a great movie, but I’d avoid the trivia. Kinda shows the type of guy Luc is.
Jen has a new crush . The Transporter series are ok action movies with lots of explosions, fast cars, and action and are a bit cheesy but not overly cheesy. If you want to watch other action movies with Jason Statham you should also watch Crank, Safe, The Expendables, and the later Fast and Furious movies.
"Safe" is Underrated. Great little action movie. Aslo "Death Race" & "Homefront" , not so guilty pleasures.
Oh man, I had such a crush on the actress, back in the day...
She's still gorgeous today...
Jen, I really enjoy watching movies with you. You're definitely one of the best! Your sense of humor and your graphics are hilarious and perfectly timed. I'm having a blast watching Transporter with you! Oh, and the "On the lam list" had me rolling! Please keep 'em coming.
This first film was so original when it came out. Even Statham was relatively unknown at the time. I’ve watched it so many times. I used to own a 2000 BMW M5, and used to drive it like a bat out of hell. There have been so many copy cats of this film since the original, including all the sequels, which really aren’t worth watching. They’re too over the top. One of the best parts of this film is it feels relatively realistic. Relatively.
2:02 safety first. When pulling a heist, never forget your seatbelt. 😂
4:05 he's a stickler for the rules just like me 👍
7:47 heart of gold!
17:05 we're getting naked now!
17:13 YEAH! you guys might die, just do it.
24:14 when in a fight, be the slipperiest. 😂
25:26 yeah, that's exactly like my car. That's exactly like me interacting with my car. 😂
29:14 (very cool dance moves)
Mmmmmmm..... Jason Statham. He was often called "the poor man's Bond". The Bond franchise would have been lucky to have him. He DOES end up in F&F franchise, so something to look forward to. Hobbs and Shaw is on offshoot of F&F so you may want to watch those first,I believe the Hobbs one falls after Statham's 2nd F&F appearance. Meg is another good one with him. The Mechanic, Death Race.... interestingly he's called Frank in quite a few of his movies. There's Crank; Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels; Snatch, The Expendables. You could go on a marathon, he's lovely to watch.
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Adding: The Bank Job, The Italian Job, Parker, Hummingbird/Redemption (has different titles in the UK, and US), Chaos, Wrath Of Man , and the list goes on
P.S: Btw Statham was in Snatch too. So you 've probably seen him 😁
Yes Jenny you should watch Transporter 2,I think he's underrated you should cheek out The Bank Job (2008) it's a heist film and it's based on true story.
luc besson + driving = taxi (the movie) - no idea if the english sub is any good but the movie(s) is one of my fav movies of all time.
Two and three are very good, as is "The Italian Job".
_Transporter 2_ is my favourite in the series, so I'd definitely like to see you react to that. If you liked this, I also recommend reacting to _Kiss of the Dragon._ Like _The Transporter,_ it's set in France, was written and produced by Luc Besson, and the fight scenes were choreographed by Cory Yuen, so the films have a similar feel all round. The star of _Kiss of the Dragon_ is Jet Li, and, in my view, it's the best of his English-language movies.
Explaining that kidnapping is considered crime against the state reminds me of the Little Lindberg Law (from the case of the kidnapping and murder of famed aviator Charles Lingberg's infant son). The Little Linderg Law reminds me of the real life case of the Onion Field Murder in which two police officers were taken hostage, and one of the perpetrators would claim that, because he believed that the Little Lindberg Law made kidnapping punishable by death, he had no choice but to kill the officers. That reminds me that there is an excellent 1979 crime/courtroom drama called "The Onion Field." It's a very heavy film but a very good one that deals with the crimanal, the courtroom, the societal, and psychological aspects of the story. As a final FYI, the Onion Field Murder is taught in most American police officer survival courses and is what lead to many departments adopting a strict policy that an officer must never surrender his/her weapon to a criminal even in a hostage situation.
Interesting!
He is a professional athlete, so no wonder everyone wants to see him fight topless... He is not just some guy with make up of CGI
Great reaction Jen... There are more transporter movies, hope you do as many as you can.
Also the expendables with Sylvester Stallone.
FYI... Jason Statham was an Olympic diver for Britain.
You are the best movie reactor on RUclips... keep up the good work... Cheers from Australia...
Thanks stephen ☺️👍
There was also a TV series. It, uh..... Well it certainly does exist.
goddamn it, this movie is 20 years old already... I feel old now.
Kicknapping is considered a crime against the state not just against an individual, so it's a prosecutable offense even if the individual who was kidnapped doesn't want to press charges.
Miss Murray this is your BEST reaction video yet.!!!!!!!! Thank You #2 YES....... The Crank films are great too! Very fast paced.
Awesome, thanks!! ☺️👍🔥
I love this movie and all of the advanced tactical training inspired by the British SAS!
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SWEEEEET!!Monday Matinee Murray!!! And it's a car/action movie too. I'm stoked!!!
Such a fun movie!! 🔥💪
I was sitting in a bar the first time I saw a trailer for this film, and as soon as I saw him kick the door, I was in. Such a fun film. Another film I find fun that Luc Besson helped write was From Paris, with Love. The critics hated it, but I had a blast.
Jet Li`s "Kiss of The Dragon" is Fun watch to 😁..
@@brianjones7907 As is "The One" (2001) with Jet Li, Jason Statham and Delroy Lindo
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Jason Statham movies are always extreme. You would love the three “Expendables” flicks and another is the 90’s version of “The Italian Job,” though the 60’s version is good as well.
Definitely want to see Expendables!! 🔥🔥
Jason Statham representing us baldies like a real man instead of buying fake hair 🤩 proper athlete too, represented England in diving competition.
Oh ya, dude looks good!! 🔥🔥
@@jenmurrayxo thanks! ☺Jason looks good too 😜
Loved the reaction. Too bad there was no Champagne in this one. Can't wait to see your updated list of essential items. And, yes...#2 all the way!!
Ohhh ya true, one of the few times there was no champagne! 🥂
"The Transporter" trilogy are action packed! I give a big YES to watching #2. You watched Jason Statham along with a hunky (and also shirtless) Brad Pitt in your reaction to "Snatch."
Oh my gosh ya I totally forgot I saw him in Snatch!!! 😂👍🤦♀️
This series is great. I also recommend The Mechanic (2011)
Jen, I noticed you liked the music for this movie...Stanley Clarke is an award-winning Jazz-rock bassist...you can find his music performances all over utube..And what I wouldn't give for the BMW Statham drives..It''s one of the most quickest, agile cars ever made to this day.
Luc Besson is a very talented and famous French Director, sometimes considered the French "Steven Spielberg". His action sequences and gritty realism are fantastic. The Professional, La Femme Nikita, among others.... And Jason Statham is also an incredibly talented tough guy - ALL his movies are worth watching!
When the trailer for this came out. I was thinking, oh a new Bruce Willis movie. Ha
This is one of the early films which featured the super choppy edits during fight scenes which made it hard to keep up with the action. But its a pretty common way of editing nowadays.
I liked the movie. Didn't like the music score.
But having watched it dozens of times, it works.
Should check out 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels."
Jason is the real deal. This series is one of my favourites. You'll love the next one. The opening sequence makes me laugh
Can't wait!! ☺️🔥🔥
Ain't that the truth having Frank beat the young car hackers was funny
Great reaction to to a great action movie.
Two more fun car chase movies are
The Chase (1994)
The Italian Job (2003)
#2 !
Its where you'll get more of Frank and Tarconi together !^^
The Bad Guy with the Bad Haircut was Matt Schulze. He played Vince in The Fast and the Furious... The one who was jealous of Brian because they were both into Mia...
Definitely watch The other two Transporter movies and the rest of the Fast and Furious movies ... including the spinoff Fast and Furious presents: Hobbs and Shaw... Statham's in that too. He's also in The Expendables franchise which is crammed with action stars and only gets more crowded with each subsequent film.
Cheers!
Jason Statham is one of the legit OG badasses! He's especially great in The Expendables movies.
I remember when this first came out and I was surprised how much I liked the premise. The name maybe holding the movie back a bit but the good action scenes speak for themselves. if you want to jump forward 20yrs to a recent Statham movie then watch Wrath of Man (2021).
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Yes Yes. Another banger! I got the blu-ray set. Transporter 1,is one of my favorite go to movies. I really love this movie. Jason Statham is the man. I can't wait to enjoy one of favorite classic. I love this movie and the "Mechanic movies. You're killing it. 👍🏻
Thanks, Jen. I love you for doing this! This franchise has been around for quite some time and you (yes, YOU) are the only reactor kind, generous, and WISE enough to do these. The more sequels they make the less awesome they get but personally I would love to see you do all three. The reboot is also enjoyable! Although there is less focus on martial arts it is still very actiony and the new actor as the same character is also likable. Also written by Luc Besson ("The Fifth Element"). Which reminds me, do like seeing badass female action protagonists? He also wrote "Point of No Return" (based on "La Femme Nikita") with Bridget Fonda which is also extremely reaction worthy. I apologize, I am not a rich person who can afford Patreon - maybe someone who is will appreciate this suggestion and back it up? He also wrote "Lucy" and "Anna", both with awesome female badasses. Also the "Taken" trilogy
Thanks David! Great suggestions 🔥
I like Transporter 1 & 3 quite a bit. T2 kinda departs from the formula. I only saw it once when it came out and don't remember everything about it. I do remember I thought it was meh. I've seen 1 & 3 multiple times and always enjoy them. If you like these movies you should try the Crank (2006) movies starring Statham. Statham is also in the F&F movies eventually, as well...
Yey Jen, glad you enjoyed this first one, I did recommended this :) The Transporter series and Jason Statham's movies are fun and lots of actions. Hope you eeact to more of it.
So much fun!! ☺️👍🔥🔥
I can't wait to see how a stickler for the rules does a heist! 😜
Jason Statham used to be an Olympic high board diver, so that gives you a clue about his flexibility.
I can't wait until she gets around to say watching Jason in "Crank" lol what a movie that was! Crank 2 is even crazier!
Luc Besson directed some great classics like The Fifth Element, Taken, & Leon: The Professional.
Oh yes I loved The Fifth Element, it's on my channel 👍
@Jen Murray Oh yeah, he also did a movie called La Femme Nikita.
Ooh yes one of my favourites. Jason Statham is a badass
Totally! 🔥💪
I'd continue with the Fast and Furious series Jen as they just keep getting more and more over the top. Transporter series is good too. Another fun reaction as always
Thanks Sean! ☺️👍
Luc Besson directed the 1990 French action film La Femme Nikita. It was remade in Hollywood as Point of No Return(1993).
Shu Qi acted in "Category III movies" before moving to mainstream fluff!!!
A few other great really fun action movies to watch, Kiss of the Dragon and Unleashed, both starring Jet Li, The Hitman's Bodyguard with Samuel L, and Ryan Renolds and for some great and realistic precision driving, check out Ronin, which has a great cast including, Robert DeNiro, Jean Reno and Sean Bean!
One of the top 5 action movies post 1980s.
Luc Basson Fifth Element, LaFem Nikita, District B13, and Leon the Professional.
If you like Jason Stratham and action flicks in general, you need to watch "The Expendables". Seriously. As the tag line for the trailer goes, "Every action film has an action star. This one has all of them." And it does mean all of them. With the 3 Expendables movies, they bring out every action star and actually make a bunch of new ones.
One of my favorite action movie! Jason Statham fighting style is similar to Jackie Chan using all kinds stuff as a weapon. Bad hairstyle bad guy was FF too. Souht France is beautiful place! I like your style alot! Thanks for fun reaction! The Pink Panther(2006) maybe? And YES to Transporter2! More action with Jason at movie series The Expendables. Cheers!
Yes! I want to watch you watch transporter 2 & 3, and Crank, and Crank 2. I don't watch movies anymore but I do enjoy watching your reactions to all these great flix. 😁
If you want more driving and more Luc Besson you have to watch Taxi(1998)
All the vroom vrooms! 🚘 🚔
Luc Besson loves a crazy car chase almost as much as he loves a good shootout.
They do get crazier, so I say keep going so long as they have Statham!
Awesome!! ☺️👍🔥💪
3 Transporter movies and he started in the franchise of Fast and the Furious after this movie
#2. Plus for another series it's of action movies with Statham, Stallone and many others you should watch the Expendables franchise.
think you'll enjoy Transporter 2 (and 3, if you so desire), this joint Hong Kong-France production crew also made the Jet Li movie Kiss of the Dragon
Love the reaction, Jen. If you love action and explosions, you should check out The Expendables. It's an all-star cast with Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Bruce Willis and many more.
"she needs to poke her father in the eye" lol
This is how I fight 😂
Luc Besson is really a very good director and producer, he was involved in many good films, there are still good, exciting and funny films with good action like
Taxi, The Fifth Element, Leon, Kiss of the Dragon or Wasabi
FYI... Jason Statham in the FAST AND FURIOUS franchise. 🌷🌷❤❤🔥🔥
Looking forward to it!! ☺️👍🔥🔥
Luc Besson directed Leon and the Fifth Element
Just so you know, there's also a Transporter TV series based on this. Different actor but still incredibly fun to watch!
Great reaction Jen... as always, i really appreciate the effort you and your editor put in every reaction, always puts a smile on my face. You should try True Romance, a movie written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Tony Scott from the year 1993, it's got Action, romance, drama and a great cast of actors. If possible get the director's cut it's way better. 😃
Thanks Sebastien! ☺️👍 My editor Dmytro did a great job on the cut & I had a blast adding graphics 😂
I'd like to see that one 👍