The Transporter trilogy is some of the most purely fun action cinema of the 2000s and deserves more credit

All I can remember about these movies is the bit where he unwraps a new dress shirt from his trunk after a fight. Always thought that was cool.

Good action films, but the drop off in quality is so noticeable as the trilogy progresses. I think the third one is barely watchable.

Statham deserves more credit, therefore this trilogy/character deserves more credit. I agree with pretty much everything you wrote, except I may like 3 a bit more. I really loved the Eastern European villainess.

The first one was great.

I was always amused by the idea that Audis were completely indestructible until the warranty ran out.

the planning he does and how he takes care of his car. and I loved all those countryside shots.

The Leterrier vs Megaton comparison is something more people should talk about. You can literally feel the difference in craft between the first two films and the third. Leterrier understood that good action choreography needs room to breathe - wide shots, clear geography, letting the stunt work speak for itself. Megaton just... cuts everything to death. The oil drum fight in the first movie is still impressive to watch. Statham clearly put real work into the physicality of the role and Leterrier gave him the space to show it off. That said I think part of why the Transporter movies don't get as much critical recognition is the plots are genuinely pretty thin, even by action movie standards. But honestly that's almost beside the point - sometimes you just want to watch a guy in a suit beat up thirty people and drive really fast, and these films deliver that better than almost anything else from that era.

Statham’s movies are exciting if you buy in. The second one is my favourite. Transporter and crank are so fun.

I don't remember if it's 1 or 2 but Frank takes on a bunch of toughs in a garage covered in spilled oil, and he puts clips on his feet and still kicks the sh*t out of them . Realistic? No...but I'm not here for realism. 😎

Technically there are four movies.

Just because its not talked about much more than 20 years after it came out does not make it underated. Its just that everything''s already been said. They got plenty of credit and were very plenty well rated, since they kicked off his career as a lead character and action star. Hes played variations of that F4ank Martin ever since.

No it doesn’t. The third movie was hot garbage. The first 2 were good though.

Huh is it really that good?

Yes everything just works https://youtu.be/bZPVCFxoEfY?si=7sNjc7T2U8BT4Vdo

fr, the first two Transporter movies are classics that totally redefined action flicks. i’d rank them 1 > 2 > 3, with Statham just killing it as Frank; he’s lowkey a legend in the genre.

Good film

Transporter was the first movie I saw in theaters! Need a rewatch soon!

The bus depot fight sequence in the first film is one of Statham's best.

Try watching #3 in dubbed Spanish in Mexico 4 nights in a row and your opinion might change. Yes, fight scenes (more like mass suicide scenes) are ok nod to Enter The Dragon. But these are not well constructed movies.

Kate Nauta. "Death by rabbit."

They had me at oiled up Statham fight.

You forgot the "reboot" one that is so forgettable and bland a.f.

It was what Fast and the Furious became before it.

3, 2, 1. Not a fan of the 1st one, but the 3rd is one of my favorite movies of all time lol I've seen it like 10 times.