John C Lyons
Veteran
WHY did they even make this movie?
Probably cause people like me bought the 1st one's DVD.
WHY do movies that aren't taking place in "the matrix" have scenes that defy the laws of physics and therefor any believeability whatsoever even in an action movie world?
I will admit that the blatant dodging bullets scene had to have been done on purpose, and I was willing to let that go, but then the car jump (spinning car jump no less) to perfectly knock off the tiny detonator attached under it with a crane hook? As a filmmaker I think you have to do a better job of letting your audience know they are seeing a cartoon by the trailer the website or something.
WHY do movies with obviously tiny budgets (in comparison) sometimes have the MOST over-the-top scenes in their scripts that require lots and lots of CGI?
I loved the hand-to-hand GROUNDED action scenes, they were the highlights, but we know you don't have the resources to make something look half-real, so why bother shooting a script with scenes in nose-diving planes, cars flying from building to building, a model that weighs 80 pounds swinging on a chain at enough force to kick someone....etc etc ETC. The plane stuff was like a bad cutscene in a 90's video game. I hate laughing at movies that are trying so hard, but man...ouch!
WHY did I see this movie?
Cause I liked the first one, hell, I saw it in the theater (I like Luc Besson) and was happily surprised, but nothing warranted a sequel, even a model wielding duel guns. Damn you "CHUD.com" and your glowing review! You pushed me over the fence!
This movie could have been dumb fun, like the first one was, but for some reason this time they decided to fake BIG BUDGET dumb fun, and man, if you thought xXx was over-the-top to a new level of cheese, you ain't seen nothing yet. I sure wasn't expecting rocket science, I just didn't expect them to go so stupid.
I hate to say it, but stay away from Transporter 2. I think Stratham could be a great action dood, but man he needs to get outta the Audi and into something else or soon he is going to be straight-to-video.
End of rant.
Probably cause people like me bought the 1st one's DVD.
WHY do movies that aren't taking place in "the matrix" have scenes that defy the laws of physics and therefor any believeability whatsoever even in an action movie world?
I will admit that the blatant dodging bullets scene had to have been done on purpose, and I was willing to let that go, but then the car jump (spinning car jump no less) to perfectly knock off the tiny detonator attached under it with a crane hook? As a filmmaker I think you have to do a better job of letting your audience know they are seeing a cartoon by the trailer the website or something.
WHY do movies with obviously tiny budgets (in comparison) sometimes have the MOST over-the-top scenes in their scripts that require lots and lots of CGI?
I loved the hand-to-hand GROUNDED action scenes, they were the highlights, but we know you don't have the resources to make something look half-real, so why bother shooting a script with scenes in nose-diving planes, cars flying from building to building, a model that weighs 80 pounds swinging on a chain at enough force to kick someone....etc etc ETC. The plane stuff was like a bad cutscene in a 90's video game. I hate laughing at movies that are trying so hard, but man...ouch!
WHY did I see this movie?
Cause I liked the first one, hell, I saw it in the theater (I like Luc Besson) and was happily surprised, but nothing warranted a sequel, even a model wielding duel guns. Damn you "CHUD.com" and your glowing review! You pushed me over the fence!
This movie could have been dumb fun, like the first one was, but for some reason this time they decided to fake BIG BUDGET dumb fun, and man, if you thought xXx was over-the-top to a new level of cheese, you ain't seen nothing yet. I sure wasn't expecting rocket science, I just didn't expect them to go so stupid.
I hate to say it, but stay away from Transporter 2. I think Stratham could be a great action dood, but man he needs to get outta the Audi and into something else or soon he is going to be straight-to-video.
End of rant.
