the transporter refueled

I have to say, I wasn’t really impressed with how the fight choreography is being sold in the current trailers for director Camille Delamarre‘s second outing, The Transporter Refueled. The film is coming out on September 4 and with just a few weeks left, the film is a third rail for many who love the previous three and are now brought to the fray with a reboot starring Ed Skrein who’s got some pretty big shoes to fill. Suffice it to say, this film is not an easy sell and the one who want to see it will do so. Having said all this, with the fight action being key to my own hopeful enjoyment of the film in the hopes of its subsequent trilogy to come, a new clip is online featuring Skrein in action, and for what it’s worth, it looks pretty good. Fight choreographer Alain Figlarz definitely […]

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It’s obvious that a lot of fans of action star Jason Statham aren’t too keen on anyone else filling in his shoes for another take on the Transporter franchise. For better or worse though, that is what’s happening with Deadpool co-star Ed Skrein staking his claim in the title role. The new film, The Transporter Refueled, is opening in a little over three weeks and with plans for a trilogy in the works, there is a lot of ground to cover. For me, my test was director Camille Delamarre‘s debut remaking Pierre Morel’s Banlieue 13 as Brick Mansions which felt more lackluster and dry in the action than anything. Incidentally, especially with the tone preset in the earlier movies, how the action looks here will be key to whether or not this one will live to tell the tale in the next few years, and while Skrein looks invariably dedicated […]

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Personally I’m not yet too sure about the upcoming release of The Transporter Refueled, much less the title. Ed Skrein comes off as a strong actor though, and I’m sure the story well find it’s own way to be entertaining in a way, but my main concern will always be the action and I still have my grievances after Brick Mansions. So, here’s to crossing our fingers, and if an IMAX presentation will help things a bit, then I boldly welcome a sequel. LOS ANGELES, July 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — IMAX Corporation IMAX and EuropaCorp announced today that The Transporter Refueled, the re-imagining of the successful trilogy in the studio’s highly profitable action franchise, will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX® format and released into IMAX® theatres domestically on Sept. 4, followed by a select international footprint in IMAX theatres.  Starring newcomer Ed Skrein, The Transporter Refueled, which will […]

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I’ll admit I wasn’t too impressed by the initial teaser for director Camille Delamarre‘s upcoming reboot, The Transporter Refueled. Yes, I have a special place in my heart for SOME remakes and reboots as not all of them suck, so I’m fully aware of the need for objectivity. Alas, the new international trailer has arrived ahead of the film’s September release just as the poster came several days ago. The first three films featuring Jason Statham showcased stylish action as its main centerpiece apart from the intricate car chases, so I’m really looking foward to what the fight sequences will look like. If actor Ed Skrein can deliver the same gravitas, then I’ll be behind this one for sure…until then, objectivity. SYNOPSIS: The producers of LUCY and the TAKEN trilogy bring you the next adrenaline-fueled installment of The Transporter series, THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED, starring newcomer Ed Skrein as FRANK MARTIN, […]

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To be honest, I wasn’t too impressed with what was presented in the most recent trailer for director Camille Delamarre‘s The Transporter Refueled. For starters, the title sounds silly to me and I would have rather much preferred it keep its original ‘Legacy’ title or something more appealing. But apart from that, the trailer itself looks like a series of lessons unlearned from our dear director’s work on last year’s release of Brick Mansions. I couldn’t see the techniques and could only feel the choppy, rickety, Taken-style approach to the action as applied in part by Taken 2 co-star, fight choreographer Alain Figlarz, compared to the Hong Kong aesthetic established by Corey Yuen for the Jason Statham trilogy of yesteryear. Granted, I haven’t seen the film in its entirety, so further judgement will await until then, or at least until I’ve seen enough clips and trailers to have a broader […]

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