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Transporter 3 (Blu-ray)

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Features: Widescreen, English, Subtitled, French, Spanish

Frank Martin has been pressured into transporting Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of Leonid Vasilev, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency for the Ukraine, from Marseilles through Stuttgart and Budapest until he ends up in Odessa on the Black Sea. Along the way, with the help of Inspector Tarconi, Frank has to contend with the people who strong armed him to take the job, agents sent by Vasilev to intercept him, and the general non-cooperation of his passenger. Despite Valentina's cynical disposition and his resistance to get involved, Frank and Valentina fall for each other, while escaping from one life-threatening situation after another.

"..."Mission: Impossible" meets "Speed": high-tech gizmos, exotic European locales, and hair-raising stunts..."  Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
"The villainous Polluter-in-Chief is eloquently played by Robert Knepper, familiarly loathsome as T-Bag on Fox's "Prison Break.""  Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
"Adrenaline-freak heaven!"  Michael Sragow, Baltimore Sun
"...the production has the polish and pace that producer/co-writer Luc Besson's work is known for."  Mike Mayo, The Washington Post
"Statham isn't an actor who coasts, not even in a recklessly enjoyable picture like Transporter 3."  Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

Editor's Note

Combining Western-style car chases and Hong Kong-inspired fight sequences choreographed by martial arts legend Cory Yuen, the Luc Besson-created TRANSPORTER films have found international success as a sort of working-class James Bond series. Jason Statham, who has become the go-to guy for big-budget B-movie thrills, returns once again as Frank Martin, the driver-for-hire for whom no job is too risky. Brimming with the usual jaw-dropping stunts, this is another crowd-pleasing entry in the saga, delivered at a brisk and flashy clip by director Olivier Megaton. Following the coercion of Ukrainian environmental official Leonid Vasilev (Jeroen Krabbe) into signing papers permitting the shipping of toxic materials into a harbor by criminal mastermind Johnson (Robert Knepper), Frank Martin is forced into accepting the job of driving Vasilev's kidnapped daughter, Valentina (Natalya Rudakova)--acting as human collateral--from Marseilles to the Black Sea coastal city of Odessa. On the chance the Martin should attempt to flee, Johnson has rigged him with a bracelet that will detonate if he strays more than 75 feet from his car. When Valentina is intercepted by a rival group, Martin will have to push his Audi M8 to the limit to complete his mission and ensure his own survival.

The TRANSPORTER films require copious amounts of suspension of disbelief, but then again, one doesn't hope they will strictly adhere to the laws of physics. The third volume provides ample thrills, not the least of which is the sight of a car driving off a bridge onto a moving train. Plenty of screen time is also given to Statham's superhumanly chiseled torso, while freckled Rudakova's unconventional beauty balances out the sex appeal. In the end, Statham's undeniable likeability propels the film, and his chemistry in a handful of scenes with Franois Berleand, returning as Inspector Tarconi, provides some nice comic moments.

Features

	BD Live: MoLog - The First BD Live Application That Allows Users To Insert & Animate Shapes, Text, Audio, & Other Graphics Right Into The Film To Create "Blogs" To Share With Other MoLog Users!
	Audio Commentary With Director Olivier Megaton
	Audio: English DTS HD 7.1 Surround Sound
	Audio: French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
	Behind-The-Scenes Bonus Footage: Storyboards, Sets/Production Design, & Special FX
	Dubbed: French
	Featurettes: Special Delivery - Transporters In The Real World, & The Making Of Transporter 3
	Includes A Digital Copy Of The Film For Portable Media Players!
	Interactive Menus
	Scene Selection
	Subtitles: English, Spanish
	This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture & Sound

Technical Info

Release Information
	Studio: Lions Gate
	Release Date: 3/10/2009
	Running Time: 104 minutes
	Original Release Date: 2008
	Catalog ID: 25094
	UPC: 00031398107231
	Number of Discs: 1
Audio & Video
	Video: Color
Aspect Ratio
	Widescreen 2.35:1

Cast & Crew

	Natalya Rudakova
	Robert Knepper
	Jeroen Krabbe
	Silvio Simac
	David Kammenos
	Jason Statham
	Yann Sundberg
	Francois Berleand
	Eriq Ebouaney
	David Atrakchi
	Alex Kobold
	Robert Mark Kamen - Screenwriter
	Luc Besson - Producer
	Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci - Director of Photography
	Alexandre Azaria - Composer
	Corey Yuen - Martial Arts Choreography
	Steven Chasman - Producer
	Luc Besson - Screenwriter
	Olivier Megaton - Director