There is also a scene where Frank and his companions are shown driving through airport terminals, destroying everything in their path. Additionally, “bad guys” are seen being hit with gas canisters, axes, being kicked in their privates, beaten with pipes, strangled, hung by cords and one character is shot and shown falling off a cliff. There are multiple scenes of gunfire (some characters are seen being shot and killed), fist fights and scenes involving prolonged car chases. As I watched, I asked my guest, “So wait, what did I miss? Why did this happen?” Additionally, the acting was so so. The scenery and camerawork were well done.Īpart from these things, though, the plot had too many holes in it for me to follow. Many of them were well shot and engaging, and the balance was just right for this film. Without sounding TOO critical, I will give the action sequences their credit.
To state it bluntly, this reboot offered nothing new. As I was watching, I felt a sense of dé ja vu… Frank starts off with his job, the job becomes personal, and Frank becomes the hero, etc. Personally, my thought is if you are going to do a reboot of a series, make sure you make the reboot your own and not a copy of the original. Is this good? Bad? Well frankly, there’s no right answer to this question.
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For example, both series emphasize the technological advances of Frank’s vehicles. If one was familiar with the original trilogy and did a side-by side comparison with the reboot, one would notice that they are almost identical, with the few exceptions being the actors and the scenarios. “The Transporter Refueled” is a reboot of, as you may have guessed, the original Transporter series (2002-2008). So, of course, Frank listens, and, before you know it, Frank and his father team up with the women to take down an infamous Russian trafficker. ( Ray Stevenson), as their hostage and will kill him if Frank doesn’t do as they ask. He will drive anything and anyone, no questions asked, provided his passengers follow his three simple rules: no names, no opening packages, and no changing the deal.ĭuring one pick up, however, a group of women get into his car and tell him they have his father, Frank Martin, Sr. Reboot, Car Chase, Heist, Set in France, Russian Mafia, Revenge, IMAX: DMR, Action ThrillerĮuropaCorp, TFI Films, Fundamental Films, Belga Films, Canal Plus, OCS.Prequels: “ The Transporter” (2002), “ The Transporter 2” (2005), “ Transporter 3” (2008)įrank Martin (Ed Skrein-replacing Jason Statham, an ex-special ops soldier, is known in France as The Transporter. PG-13 for sequences of violence and action, sexual material, some language, a drug reference and thematic elements. September 3rd, 2015 (Wide) ( Czech Republic)ĭecember 1st, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment September 2nd, 2015 (Wide) ( Philippines) See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records. Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office ListsĪll Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300)Īll Time International Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800)Īll Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) theaters, 2.7 weeks average run per theater $22,000,000 (worldwide box office is 3.2 times production budget)ģ,434 opening theaters/3,434 max.
Frank must use his covert expertise and knowledge of fast cars, fast driving and fast women to outrun a sinister Russian kingpin, and worse than that, he is thrust into a dangerous game of chess with a team of gorgeous women out for revenge.Ģ.18 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) When Frank’s father pays him a visit in the south of France, their father-son bonding weekend takes a turn for the worse when Frank is engaged by a cunning femme-fatale, Anna, and her three seductive sidekicks to orchestrate the bank heist of the century.
Frank Martin, a former special-ops mercenary, is now living a less perilous life - or so he thinks - transporting classified packages for questionable people.
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