Don’t Mess With The Stath
As an action-star extraordinaire, if you see Jason Statham appear on your screen, then you can expect that a serious amount of ass is going to end up being kicked. Over the course of his career, he’s managed to pull off some ridiculously epic stunts, the following five being no exception. You have to wonder if he’s going to be able to top himself when he goes toe to fin with a Megalodon in his next flick.
#5: Ding-Dong
âThe Transporterâ (2002)
Frank Martin is the best in the business, guaranteed to get your package from A to B no questions asked. And as it happens, the only refund policy he has comes in the form of an ass-kicking. When his contractors decide to silence him via a conveniently placed bomb, costing him his car in the process, Frank decides to get even the only way he knows how. After he kicks in the door, weâre treated to an explosion of action, where the would-be killers quickly learn that messing with this particular Transporter was a very unwise move indeed.
#4: Bike Chase
âTransporter 3â (2008)
Never put Frank Martin in a corner, because no matter how impossible the situation he will always manage to claw his way out. In this 3rd installment of the âTransporterâ franchise, the big baddie decides to dispose of Frank in a complicated way that involves a remotely explosive bracelet. With the bracelet set to explode if he gets too far from his car, Frank has to think fast when a goon makes off with his ride. Always one to rise to the challenge, Frank shows him that even without his car, the Transporter always reaches his destination. Even if itâs on a bike.
#3: Man & Knife
âThe Expendables 2â (2012)
Ah, nothing beats a good pun, especially when Jason Statham is the guy dishing it out. Heavily outgunned with an enemy militia closing in on them, the Expendables set up an ambush to even the odds, one of which involves our man Lee Christmas dressing up as a monk in order to catch their attackers off guard. His disguise goes off without a hitch in the beginning, but then he delivers a rather pointy one-liner before busting out a knife and stabbing through his foes with ease. It’s like he took a vow, and that vow was a vow of awesome.
#2: Kaiju Battle
âCrank: High Voltageâ (2009)
We would not want to be Chev Chelios. He doesnât even get a chance to recover from nearly plunging to his death before he ends up getting kidnapped and having his heart surgically removed. Now in pursuit of the mobsters who stole his âstrawberry tartâ, Chev finds himself getting into all sorts of painfully funny situations. The best of the best, however, has Chev chasing down one mobster through a power plant. Youâd think this would turn into your average fistfightâ¦but then it suddenly turns into a scene out of an old Godzilla film. It doesn’t need to make sense. It just needs to never end.
#1: Jason Statham vs. Dwayne Johnson
âFurious 7â (2015)
Be honest, someone would need to be on a whole other level to be able to match Jason Statham in the badass department, right? Enter Dwayne Johnson, who, as Luke Hobbs, is nothing short of a beast, and more than worthy of taking on Stathamâs rogue assassin Deckard Shaw. While Shaw is gathering intel on Dom and his crew, these powerhouses end up clashing in one of the franchiseâs most entertaining and hard-hitting brawls. Punches are traded, bodies are thrown, and of course the whole thing ends with an explosion. You could technically say he cheated, but hey, the Stath was the one walking away by the end of it.
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