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A well-oiled Jean-Claude Van Damme makes his starring debut in what may be one of the few kickboxing films to be based on a true story. The Muscles from Brussels plays Frank Dux, the first Westerner ever to win the extreme "whupfest" known as the Kumatai (a long-running, no-holds-barred fighting tournament in Hong Kong). While a bit deficient in the script department (to say the least), this undeniably exciting flick succeeds by letting Van Damme play to his strengths: namely, minimal acting and a lot of impossibly acrobatic splits while kicking people in the head. A guilty-pleasure testosterone blast of the highest order, with a memorable villain (the massive Bolo Yeung from Enter the Dragon), and a multitude of well-choreographed fight scenes. An embarrassed-looking Forest Whitaker cameos as a hapless (and non-kickboxing) cop. --Andrew Wright
Bloody, Gory, and Definately a Martial Arts Classic!
There is quite a bit of blood and gore in this one, though I'm sure it is nothing compared to what it would be like if created today.
I did enjoy watching this, though. It really is one of those movies that stick in your mind.
One of the most interesting things about this film, to me, is not Van Damme, or his American friend, or the girl he meets, but rather the vast array of interesting personalities that he fights. The worldwide survey of the practice techniques of the participants is very cool (wouldn't it be cool to learn how to slice a coconut with my bare hands?) and I found the African participants moves to be interesting, even if they were only showcased briefly.
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This story is basically jean trying to avenge the death of someone through fighting in an underground fighting death ring. The undeground death fighting ring is based in hongkong with losts of fighting scenes. This also appears on how Jean is trained to become a fighter. A very good recommendation to those whom are interested in this genre of movie/films. There are some other titles which one could find near your theatre if any and the titles are: gambler's tragedy, terrorist (9/11), Japanese army, mass killers (man and woman), Problematic youngsters, 1046, baby killer, industrial tragedy, workholic and mafias (mobsters - liu mang meaning in chinese).
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Michael Haircut had the most original review, just wanted to start off by saying that. Check back in the review archives to December 22, 2003 for a good chuckle. But you had to have seen the movie, to get the jist of old Haircut's review: Shaking your head no for 11 hours straight (Chong-Li scene) and armpit kicking is something only the hardest of fans can pick up on. Great quantities of booze and powerful drugs had to be the catalysts for the razor sharp logic of that review.
There is not much to say about this movie other than the fact that it was an "Enter The Dragon" knockoff, but it took place indoors instead of outdoors. Old Bolo Yeung (acutally named Yang Tse, he liked the Bolo name so much from "Dragon" that he changed his name to it) ripped off some Bruce Lee lines, substituted bricks for boards hitting back. The cheesy acting and facial expressions of everyone are what make this more of an action comedy. Just watch the movie for a good laugh. Compare it to a UFC tournament or a Kyukoshinka Karate match and you'll laugh harder at the choreography. 'Nough said, Chop-Saki flick fans!!!!!
Jean Van Damme is a corner man for his brother he is a Muay Thai fighting champion in the U.S. they went to Asia in Thailand to fight their champion Tom Pole over their the fighting is different Van Damme's brother learn that the hard way because of that he was paralised by Tom Pole and can not walk again. Van Damme was so upset he wanted to fight Tom Pole of course he is not good enough so he went to get trainning by Zion he lives in a remote area in Thailand and a master. Van Damme fell in love with his niece. More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Jean-Claude Van Damme Director(s): David Worth (II) - Mark DiSalle DVD Release Date: Released the 15 July 2003 Usually ships in 24 hours
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My mother had came in on part of the movie when my son made a comment. He shared how he really enjoyed the movie and would be a great addition to the martial arts collection. He was right.Van Damme is truly more human in this role. I recommend this to anyone looking for action and drama, Van Damme style. More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Jean-Claude Van Damme Director(s): Sheldon Lettich DVD Release Date: Released the 02 January 2002 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Jean-Claude Van Damme gets a kick out of himself in this clever if barely competent action thriller, in which the likable Muscles from Brussels plays twin brothers separated at birth by a murderous Hong Kong crime syndicate. While the genial Chad lives the posh life as a California aerobics instructor, his sibling Alex chews fat cigars back in China, running a mahjong parlor and making some extra bucks as a smuggler. A quarter-century after being sent to different corners of the globe, they reunite and decide to seek vengeance against the cartel that killed their parents. From there the story and action set pieces are fairly predictable, but that hardly matters since the film's real appeal is in the amusing way the two Van Dammes deal with sibling rivalry, especially where women are... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Jean-Claude Van Damme Director(s): Sheldon Lettich - Vic Armstrong DVD Release Date: Released the 06 February 2001 Usually ships in 24 hours
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I'm a Van Damme fan but this movie sucks real bad, only good parts are the fight scenes at the end of the movie, perhaps the last 10 or 15 minutes. Buy it only if you can get it for like 7 bucks. More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Jean-Claude Van Damme - Roger Moore Director(s): Jean-Claude Van Damme DVD Release Date: Released the 02 January 2002 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Jean-Claude Van Damme, a.k.a. "the Muscles from Brussels," had only a few movies to his credit when he played the hero in this lame postapocalyptic action flick from 1989. It's really just another martial-arts movie, dressed down with near-future trash and dirty sets that have "low budget" written all over them. Van Damme plays the protective escort for a half-human, half-cyborg woman whose programming contains a possible cure for a plague that's threatening to wipe out the entire population of Earth. But the woman is kidnapped by Van Damme's evil nemesis (is there any other kind?) while they are en route to her Atlanta headquarters. That leads Van Damme right into a lion's den of sadomasochistic torture and torment. If you've made it this far (and if you have, why?), you're probably a... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Jean-Claude Van Damme - Deborah Richter Director(s): Albert Pyun DVD Release Date: Released the 15 August 2001 Usually ships in 24 hours
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