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Bloodsport (1988)
Directed by Newt Arnold
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Overview
U.S. soldier Frank Dux has come to Hong Kong to be accepted into the Kumite, a highly secret and extremely violent martial arts competition. While trying to gain access into the underground world of clandestine fighters, he also has to avoid military officers who consider him to be AWOL. After enduring a difficult training and beginning a romance with journalist Janice Kent, Frank is given the opportunity to fight. But can he survive?
Rated R | Length 92 minutes
Actors
Jean-Claude Van Damme | Bolo Yeung | Donald Gibb | Leah Ayres | Norman Burton | Forest Whitaker | Roy Chiao | Philip Chan Yan-Kin | Kenneth Siao Wai-Keung | Paulo Tocha | Pierre Rafini | Kimo Lai Kwok Ki | Bill Yuen Ping Kuen | Shun-Yin Leung | Joshua Schroder | John Cheung Ng-Long | Cihangir Gaffari | Johnny Cheung Wa | Michel Qissi | Bernard Mariano | Sean Ward | Johnny Lai | A.P. George | Charles Wang | Chuan | David Ho | Eric Neff | Michael Chan | Rick Erikson | John Law | Mandy Chan | Claude Heme | Susan Sheers | Wilson Lee
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/05/2013 | TV | DVD | Library | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Close to wrapping up my Van Damme project. Knew I had to include this movie since it’s been years since I’ve seen it. Not sure of the last time I saw it but I still remember the first time I saw it back in college at a movie night I hosted in my residence hall. I knew then that JCVD was something special.
I suppose this is the movie that put him on the proverbial map and for the time he was so refreshing to see. His final fight pattern would be replicated many times over in his subsequent films, i.e. he does well then begins to lose then gets motivated to win. Easily still one of his best films but not my favorite.
On this mini-project of viewing 20+ Van Damme movies I think I fully rest on Kickboxer as my favorite. It’s nearly the same movie but amped up with better emotional beats, a better training montage, and better fighting.
Bolo Yeung is a great nemesis however and fortunate to return again in Double Impact. Definitely a classic fight movie that would spawn a decade of fighting movies using the same formula.
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