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Transporter 3 (2008) -- Jason Statham returns as mercenary-turned-driver Frank Martin in Transporter 3, directed by Olivier Megaton.
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Transporter 3 (2008) -- Third installment in this action series about a man who will make deliveries with no questions asked
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Luc Besson (written by) &
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Release Date:
26 November 2008 (USA) See more »
Tagline:
This time, the rules are the same. Except one. See more »
Plot:
Frank Martin puts the driving gloves on to deliver Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of a Ukranian government official, from Marseilles to Odessa on the Black Sea. En route, he has to contend with thugs who want to intercept Valentina's safe delivery and not let his personal feelings get in the way of his dangerous objective. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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You review: From Paris with Love
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 1 March 2010, 8:34 AM, PST)

Bourne Prequel Coming Minus Matt Damon?
 (From MoviesOnline. 31 January 2010, 8:00 PM, PST)

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Unexpectedly good! See more (146 total) »


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Also Known As:
Le transporteur 3 (France)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action and violence, some sexual content and drug material.
Runtime:
104 min
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2.35 : 1 See more »
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Trivia:
Olivier Megaton views the "Transporter" franchise as being somewhere in between the James Bond and "Die Hard" series, with a slight edge to "Die Hard". See more »
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Revealing mistakes: Some of the German license plates do not have the correct German license plate font type. See more »
Quotes:
Valentina: Am I not sexy?
Frank Martin: [uninterested] ... yeah, you're sexy.
Valentina: [elatedly] You're the gay!
Frank Martin: Nope! I am not "the gay."
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Referenced in Hierarchy (2009) See more »
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La Danse de la Mariee See more »

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2 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
Unexpectedly good!, 6 February 2010
Author: Affirmative_Dave from Japan

Ready to watch an average entertaining movie, I didn't expect to see the best of the Transporter sequels.

For once the script has been designed carefully, action and fight scenes happen logically, there is true suspense and we believe in the story. This is not the regular high-budget low-brained film we have been taught to expect.

Valentina (Natalya Rudakova) has a nice touch of "Nikita", and plays wonderfully the captive girl half romantic, half moving. A very promising actress. Jason is excellent as usual, and, for once, gets his performance highlighted thanks to a riveting story. Fight scenes have something from the legendary Jason (Bourne) movies. Camera effects give fights some necessary depth, compared to other movies.

The best of Luc Besson back at work.

Do not pay too much attention to the low rating: It looks like the Transporter aficionados - used to pure raw action/no story "Chuck Norris" like - were disappointed. Well, this is probably the best thing that could happen to this movie: Transporter 3 definitely got its level upgraded and targets a different audience.

My advice to the producer: keep on the good work, and create a new movie based on the same pattern, but just don't name it "Transporter 4", so that you don't disappoint the "Missing in action" fans.

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