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So Bad

posted 16 years ago by hiTthefloor_
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This movie was ridiculously terrible, sure I didn't expect much, but this was just BAD.

Facepalm moments:

- Frank suddenly sensing that his house was about to get hit by a missle.. with the ultimate cliche one-liner... "It's quiet.. too quiet." BOOM

- How the villians acted like complete *beep* and waited their turn to get their *beep* kicked in. Oh yeah, not to mention, they didn't bother using their guns, but instead decided to get strangled by Frank's shirt. They were clearly armed since Frank pulled out a gun from an unconcious villians he knocked out!

- The soundtrack. Absolutely terrible. The lame techno mixed with the rap music.

- The investigator staging a hostage situation with Frank to let him free and handle the whole thing himself instead of letting his police force deal with it. What if Frank was just *beep* him?

- How cold, detached and calculated Frank was in the first 20 minutes of the movie (forcing the robbers to shoot the 4th man) and how caring he suddenly got when he found out 400 complete strangers were "dying in a container" just because he had a one-night-stand with the chick. And then going in and risking his life bare-handed versus a crime syndicate. Wait, nevermind, he's trained in kung-fu and the villians never wanted to pull out their weapons anyway, so I guess it wasn't that risky.

This movie was complete *beep*

[–] [email protected] 16 years ago

How cold, detached and calculated Frank was in the first 20 minutes of the movie (forcing the robbers to shoot the 4th man) and how caring he suddenly got when he found out 400 complete strangers were "dying in a container" just because he had a one-night-stand with the chick. And then going in and risking his life bare-handed versus a crime syndicate. Wait, nevermind, he's trained in kung-fu and the villians never wanted to pull out their weapons anyway, so I guess it wasn't that risky.
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He was 'cold and detached' at the beginning because he was sticking to his rules.It's not personal...it's business. They made a deal for 3 men..he calculated the weight of three men. The fourth man wasn't part of the deal so he had to go. However because he broke his own rule (never look in the package) he felt that he was now responsible for the fate of Lai. You can see him wrestling with his conscious about leaving her tied to the chair in the road. The fact he helps her proves that he isn't the cold, detached, heartless bastard we were led to believe initially

[–] sammyjankis24 16 years ago

Well it seemed obvious that frank and the investigator had known each other for some time and that the investigator had a pretty good idea of what frank did and he just kind of turned the other way, so it wasn't like a police investigator letting some random guy go free, he trusted frank.

It was a pretty enjoyable action flick in my opinion, not oscar-worthy or anything but entertaining nontheless

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[–] icanseehimrightnow 15 years ago

Yeah I agree. The action was great, but the plot was too basic and just not interesting. How does he know how to fight so well if he's just a driver? wtf?! the music PISSED ME OFF!

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[–] Cakez3 14 years ago

You did notice the parts who kinda told you(the viewer) that Frank is ex-military?
Judging from the information we're given, I'd guess a spec ops guys is pretty good at fighting, among other things.

[–] icanseehimrightnow 14 years ago

Well it's very cliche anyway

"I'm gonna give you a little somethin' you can't take off. "

[–] Zzooommm 14 years ago

It really is bad. It's good for about 10 minutes, but after the initial car chase it turn into utter and complete rubbish.

[–] RynoII 14 years ago

What I don't get is he was so careful not to kill the bad guys in the knife fights. He stabs in the legs or shoots in the legs. But he has no problem baiting one guy into murdering another.

And ya the story was way too basic. It was great up till the rocket launcher fight at the house. Then it got kinda repetitive. Frank goes here to get the bad guys, they escape. He then catches up with them and they escape. That goes on for the last 60 minutes or so.

[–] dgz78 14 years ago

Yeah, it was bad. But it was way more realistic than Transporter 2. I know that's not saying much. Sort of like being the 5th highest mountain in Kansas or the smartest politician in D.C.

[–] yentelientje 14 years ago

I just saw this movie on Dutch television last night and I couldn't help but wonder how on earth this movie got a 6.6 average on imdb. It's just ridiculous. I haven't quite seen a movie as bad as this one, or it had to be Step Up 3D, but hey, they could dance, so they had something going right.

I mean, the dialogue was just completely stupid through the whole movie. And then the dad of Lai, have you ever seen a more weird looking dad before. I'm sure he had several facelifts, a bucket of makeup and at a pretty awful wig on. However, his on screen daughter was awful as well. And why on earth would they make several sequels to this rubbish!!

Ow well, I guess someone found this an entertaining movie. I, however, gave this movie a 1, because Jason Statham looked kind of ok without his shirt on.

[–] chambers-dc 13 years ago

Did you just compare Trasporter with Step Up 3D? You should have your membership for imdb revoked.

[–] AndromedaRoach 12 years ago

Nah, that kind of thing fits right in here :3

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[–] qfal 8 years ago

The only redeeming things about this movie were 1) Seeing Staham fight -- he can kick really hard and flexibly -- much more so than other action heroes except for the ones who came out of martial arts, and 2) the fine Chinese woman.

[–] janeofthewakinguniverse 13 years ago

yentelientje wrote: "And then the dad of Lai, have you ever seen a more weird looking dad before. I'm sure he had several facelifts, a bucket of makeup and at a pretty awful wig on."

LMAO! I am watching the film and just logged on here to see if there was a thread about her bizarro-looking father and came across the above comment. Yeah, he definitely looks like he's had "a little work done." LOL His face is like a freakin' mask!! I can't believe it. And that rug he is sporting! Dreadful!! It's actually hilarious every time I see him. Wonder what that actor looks like in real life?

I know it's a cheesy movie and pure schlock entertainment, but I am enjoying the ride nonetheless. :)

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[–] grillmasterj 12 years ago

+100

I am rewatching a bit of the end again and while I see that this was meant to be homage/re-creation of old hk action films, it's a mess.

[–] Loscanones 14 years ago

It`s not bad, it`s terrible bad. Make me puke.

[–] corek1949 13 years ago

You continued to watch a movie that made you throw up? What sort of sicko are you. I know that Step-up 3D is bad but I switched it off.

[–] Loscanones 13 years ago

Let`s say that this "movie" was playing in the background. I puked away from the screen, without any control over the remote control or power button.

[–] captain_werewolf 11 years ago

How can you compare some lame-ass dance flick to a Luc Besson film? The Transporter wasnt bad at all. The second one? I can see people ripping down on it, but teh first one wasnt all that bad. Geez, you guys are so critical.

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[–] soldier_one_2 8 years ago

"Make me puke". I'm betting you did not puke up.

You're telling fibs. Tut tut.

[–] contreraschz 8 years ago

the chick

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