But the thing with action movies is that people, and I'm referring to movie-making people here, seem to think it is an easy way out. Someone will always pay to go see the newest action flick, so they will always make a fair amount of money on them. And that sucks. Sometimes someone will make a fantastic action movie, it will be a huge success, and the producer will start to think "heeey...I know what I'll do; make a sequel!" This is where things usually start to go bad.. Now sometimes the sequel is just as successful as the first one. The Die Hard series is an example of a action movie concept that has just gotten better and better. Sure, they took their time making them, and maybe that is what makes them so good. Obviously when someone spends SO many years before they make the next one, something better be good. The first Die Hard movie was made in 1988, the last one (?) in 2007. 2 years between the two first, then 5 years until number three, and a whipping 12 years between the last two. It could have been wrong, but it was oh so GOOD! Lethal Weapon, The Bourne Trilogy..yeah, some made it through to the end. And then there were those who didn't..not even close.. Wonderful action movies with the kind of sequels that makes you squirm in your seat thinking; "Oh dear God NO!! WHY!??!" Yep, you know the feeling. When you like a movie, and you hear there is going to be a sequel you probably have one or both of the following reactions; The happy, warm buzz in your stomach because the story isn't over, there will be more! ---or--- The twist of your stomach when you feel sick from fear and dread that they will ruin the whole thing. Unfortunately I feel the latter is the one I get more often as time goes by. Not to mention when I actually sit down to watch the expected monstrosity; I get nervous, my palms get sweaty, I feel dizzy and lightheaded, my heart pounds and I hyperventilate. Pirates of the Caribbean, The Matrix, Spiderman, The Fast and the Furious, Jaws, Star Wars, Scream, I Know what you did last summer..okay so I'm wandering out of action movie territory, but I guess I've made my point. Sequels are almost never a good thing. Unless we're talking about the Incredible Hulk, where they managed to make a crappy first one, that no one liked, and then years later pretended they never made the first one, changed the entire cast (thank god..Eric Bana and Jennifer Connolly..I mean really..?!?) and made a kick ass sequel!
I like Transporter. I like Jason Statham. I like Luc Besson. I LOVE the two first Transporter movies, they're the kind of movies I watch over and over again. The kind I watch late at night, falling asleep to them, or watch when I'm bored out of my wits and nothing else tempts me. So when I heard there was going to be a third one, I actually got my hopes up. I was thinking that yes, this might really be good! Oh man, was I wrong...! The third Transporter movie SUCKS!! It is total crap from one end to the other. Illogical to the point where even the least demanding action movie fan will question the way of the movie.. The action scenes all seem like ripoffs, and not even good ripoffs. Frank isn't quite as cool as he used to be, even he lost his shine in this one. Like he tries to hard. And the girl...don't even get me started! No acting talent none what so ever, and it's not like I'm asking for a lot. She isn't close to being pretty, which might have helped her along a little bit, but no..not even slightly attractive or cute. And her character is so annoying I was on the verge of giving up the entire movie. There is nothing charming about her, nothing fun or sweet or likable. In fact I spent most of the movie hoping she would die. So when Frank and this awful Valentina kiss and have sex, I closed my eyes wondering what the hell just happened. There is nothing anywhere in the story giving any reason as to why Frank would find this girl even remotely arousing. She was disgusting, and a pain in the ass. How could Frank sink to the level of having sex with someone like Valentina? Why didn't the bad guys just drive her there herself? (though seeing how annoying she was, I might actually understand why they wanted someone else to do it for them..) They literally drove the same route Frank did..why go to all the trouble of having someone else drive the girl? Instead they could have saved their money, their explosives, bullets, phone bills, time and just drugged her, tied her up, put some duck tape over her mouth and brought her with them. But nooo...
The movie was crap, a huge disappointment, and it ruined the entire Transporter experience for me. And really, anyone else coudl have played Valentina better than Natalya Rudakova.. Like these guys; Naked Cat and Nervous Bunny...!
Anything would be better, and believe me, it would make just as much sense!
I hate sequels...!
-Miss Carmine-
