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Film:Bloodsport

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:57:19 GMT

Title: Bloodsport
Year: 1988
Director: Newt Arnold
Plot: Jean-Claude Van Damme makes his starring debut in the aptly titled Bloodsport. An American soldier at large in Hong Kong, Van Damme becomes involved in the Kumite (also spelled Kumatai), a highly illegal kickboxing competition. Whoever survives the bout will be crowned Kumite champion of the world-a title that has plenty of challengers with homicide in their hearts. The finale offers a duel to the death (or near-death) between Van Damme and reigning Kumite king Bolo Yeung. The script is based on the real-life exploits of martial arts champ Frank Dux (who serves as the film's fight coordinator). Denied such niceties as production values, Bloodsport scores big-time in the violent action department. A sequel followed in 1995, inventively titled Bloodsport 2. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Spout Post: Re:New Jean-Claude Van Damme Movie

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:20:39 GMT

Post By: Dr_Gor
Post To: Martial Arts Films
Post Date: 1/4/2009 12:20:39 AM
Body: [quote user="rjsprague"] [quote user="Egul"] I just found about Jean-Claude Van Damme's new movie, JCVD. You guys might want to check it out, if you haven't already. ;) i 've heard really good things about it and I know for a fact that there is an excellent spin-kick right into someone's face. [/quote] This is my kind of news. We' all about JCVD spin kicking people in the face. I think I have a list of films going that's dedicated to JCVD doing just that! :) [/quote] I haven't seen it yet but here is what I've read/heard about it... Van Damme plays a washed up martial arts action star who is losing roles to Steven Seagal... In other words he plays himself... Sounds fun to me! I am looking forward to seeing it! Van Damme doesn't mind making fun of himself... did any of you ever see his guest appearance on "Friends" several years ago? He tried to talk Rachel and Phoebe into having a threesome with him! He even told them that he can crush a walnut with his butt cheeks! You gotta love him! By the way, as corny as it is, Bloodsport will always be one of my favorite martial arts films... and I have seen them all! < GOR >

Spout Post: Jean Claude Van Damme: Five Moments That Are More Fun Than JCVD

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:00:42 GMT

Post By: SpoutBlog
Post To: SpoutBlog on spout.com
Post Date: 11/5/2008 2:00:42 PM
Body: JCVD opens wide this weekend, and it’s no secret that I wasn’t a huge fan of the movie. Still, the screening I attended in Toronto was thronged with college students, howling at every mention of Van Damme’s name, so it’s safe to say that the Muscles from Brussels still enjoys a lot of popularity. It’s just unfortunate that people think that translates to JCVD being a good film. It’s not. So to swing the scales in the other direction, here are five moments from Jean Claude Van Damme films that are a lot more fun than anything in JCVD. Cutting a rug in Kickboxer Not only can Van Damme get his jam on (and is he playing air guitar a little bit?), he also kicks ass against all comers, without even missing a beat. The best part of the scene is the guy who snatches a bottle off the bar and breaks it, only to have Van Damme roundhouse him to the face. That guy sure didn’t look that determined, almost as if he knew what was coming. Inspiring the troops in Street Fighter You probably wouldn’t have expected Raul Julia, Kylie Minogue, Ming Na-Wen and Jean Claude to share the screen, but they did in this 1994 adaptation of the popular arcade game Street Fighter. Jean Claude addresses the Allied Nation troops after finding out that General Bison is holding hostages and demanding $20 billion dollars. He even does exactly what he promises in this speech: he gets in his boat, and goes to kick Bison’s ass. Patton had nothing on this guy. Fighting himself in Double Impact What’s better than one Van Damme? Two Van Dammes! He plays his own twin brother in this 1991 movie where they’re both out for revenge on the people who killed their parents. Separated after their parents died when they were kids, Chad was given a cushy living while Alex had to turn to petty crime to survive. Strangely, they both end up learning advanced martial arts training. In the above scene they square off against each other (’bad’ Van Damme Alex even slaps a girl!), but they eventually team up and go after their parents’ murderers. Classic Van Damme. Vs. Chong Li in the final fight in Bloodsport One of his first (and arguably one of his best) movies, Bloodsport follows the supposedly true events of American Frank W. Dux (Van Damme) as he goes to Hong Kong and fights in the illegal and underground Kumite match — which is a bit like UFC on major steroids. He fights through three rounds to end up against the reigning champion, and even though his opponent fights dirty, Van Damme still triumphs in the end. It’s a Rocky-like moment for martial artists everywhere. As ‘Gay Karate Man’ in Monaco Forever One of Van Damme’s first speaking roles ever was as ‘Gay Karate Man’ (no kidding) in the 1984 French film Monaco Forever. He has a small part as a man tooling down the road in karate wear for some reason, who gets a little fresh with a tuxedoed hitchhiker. When the hitchhiker tries to teach him some manners, Van Damme kicks the air a few times until the guy runs off in fast-motion, Benny Hill-style. His “Okayyyy” line directly to the camera is priceless. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog

Spout Post: Re:Ghost Towns and Post-Apocalyptic Movies

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:14:25 GMT

Post By: SkyPilot
Post To: sci-fi
Post Date: 8/19/2008 9:14:25 AM
Body: Wow, Kowloon's influence has touched a lot of movies. The most pleasant surprise for me was learning that parts of Bloodsport were filmed there.

Spout Post: Re:Ghost Towns and Post-Apocalyptic Movies

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:35:07 GMT

Post By: unclefestering
Post To: sci-fi
Post Date: 8/12/2008 9:35:07 PM
Body: [quote user="Risselada"] [quote user="SkyPilot"] I just stumbled upon this list of the top ten ghost towns, and all of them would make fascinating settings for post-apocalyptic movies. I think I'd most like to see a film made in the walled city of Kowloon: "The Kowloon Walled City was located just outside Hong Kong, China during British rule. A former watchpost to protect the area against pirates, it was occupied by Japan during World War II and subsequently taken over by squatters after Japan’s surrender. Neither Britain nor China wanted responsibility for it, so it became its own lawless city." I've never been to a ghost town myself, I'd be interested in hearing from anyone who has. [/quote] That's a really fascinating article Adam. Thanks so much for posting it. Although The Kowloon Walled City seems to actually be the only entry in that list that didn't seem like an actual ghost town since it said squatters had been living there. I don't think it's a ghost town if there is still people living there, even if they aren't really keeping the place up. That's probably what makes that one the most interesting of all of them though. Here's some stuff about The Walled city being featured in films from the Wikipedia article: In film, the martial arts tournament in the 1988 film Bloodsport, featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme, takes place inside the Walled City. The Hong Kong horror film Re-cycle features a decrepit, nightmarish version of the Walled City complete with tortured souls from which the protagonist must flee. The finale of the unfilmed American remake of John Woo's The Killer was scripted to occur in the Walled city which was described within as a den of criminals outside the reach of the Hong Kong Police Force. [6] Some of the scenes in the Batman films Batman Begins and The Dark Knight (particularly a walled neighborhood known as the Narrows) were shot on a set inspired by Kowloon Walled City.[7] The Walled city has also been seen in (or inspired) a number of television programs including Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Our Man Bashir" which is set partially in Kowloon and episodes 3 and 4 of Street Fighter II V take place near the Walled City. In the music video of Britney Spears's "Slave 4 U," the setting resembles the Walled City. [/quote] I saw The World of Suzie Wong ages ago and it probably hasn't aged well. But I think it was about an American businessman who travels to Hong Kong to become a painter and falls in love with Suzie, who lives in Kowloon. As it happens in real life, in the movie a disaster strikes Hong Kong and Kowloon is the hardest hit.

Spout Post: Re:Ghost Towns and Post-Apocalyptic Movies

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:31:28 GMT

Post By: Risselada
Post To: sci-fi
Post Date: 8/11/2008 7:31:28 PM
Body: [quote user="SkyPilot"] I just stumbled upon this list of the top ten ghost towns, and all of them would make fascinating settings for post-apocalyptic movies. I think I'd most like to see a film made in the walled city of Kowloon: "The Kowloon Walled City was located just outside Hong Kong, China during British rule. A former watchpost to protect the area against pirates, it was occupied by Japan during World War II and subsequently taken over by squatters after Japan’s surrender. Neither Britain nor China wanted responsibility for it, so it became its own lawless city." I've never been to a ghost town myself, I'd be interested in hearing from anyone who has. [/quote] That's a really fascinating article Adam. Thanks so much for posting it. Although The Kowloon Walled City seems to actually be the only entry in that list that didn't seem like an actual ghost town since it said squatters had been living there. I don't think it's a ghost town if there is still people living there, even if they aren't really keeping the place up. That's probably what makes that one the most interesting of all of them though. Here's some stuff about The Walled city being featured in films from the Wikipedia article: In film, the martial arts tournament in the 1988 film Bloodsport, featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme, takes place inside the Walled City. The Hong Kong horror film Re-cycle features a decrepit, nightmarish version of the Walled City complete with tortured souls from which the protagonist must flee. The finale of the unfilmed American remake of John Woo's The Killer was scripted to occur in the Walled city which was described within as a den of criminals outside the reach of the Hong Kong Police Force. [6] Some of the scenes in the Batman films Batman Begins and The Dark Knight (particularly a walled neighborhood known as the Narrows) were shot on a set inspired by Kowloon Walled City.[7] The Walled city has also been seen in (or inspired) a number of television programs including Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Our Man Bashir" which is set partially in Kowloon and episodes 3 and 4 of Street Fighter II V take place near the Walled City. In the music video of Britney Spears's "Slave 4 U," the setting resembles the Walled City.

Spout Post: Lucky '13'

Tue, 20 May 2008 23:21:04 GMT

Post By: usesoap
Post To: usesoap Blog
Post Date: 5/20/2008 7:21:04 PM
Body: While I always understood the cult-like devotion to Eli Roth’s ‘Hostel,’ and I appreciated the director’s acute knowledge of all things horror and the sickeningly real premise, I never fully subscribed to the tawdriness of it all. It was a film in which even the dirt and grime had a certain polish to it. And while the film had its merits, it took a film like “13 Tzameti” to make me appreciate just what it was missing. This is not to say the two films are remotely similar thematically (though there are classism issues that figure very prominently into both). But there are some films that seem to scream out for a reduced budget to give it added authenticity. Spike Lee’s “She’s Gotta Have It,” Kevin Smith’s “Clerks,” and Christopher Nolan’s “Following” are examples of how diminished budget actually enhance the final product. Now, “13 Tzameti” can easily be added to that list. Taking a cue from the film noir genre, Gela Babluani’s vision of dystrophic economic oppression is one that echoes Daniel Minahan’s “Series 7: The Contenders” with a little bit of “Bloodsport” thrown in for an altogether exhilarating experience. Sebastien (played by Georges Babluani, the director’s brother) is a young immigrant from Georgia who is eking out a living as a handyman in France. While working on the staccato roof on one particular client, he overhears a conversation between its residents, Gordon (played by Philippe Passon) and his wife (played by Olga Legrand) about a “get rich quick” scheme to help boost them out of their current economic woes. When Gordon ODs, Sebastein is left without work, but he does not leave empty handed. He swipes the envelope of which Gordon spoke, the one that was the answer to their misery. And it is the start of Sebastein’s. The film begins to spiral beneath the bucolic city streets of France, into a seamy world where the bourgeois bet on the lives of the economic have-nots. And this is where the grain and grit of the film’s modest budget comes into full effect. The low-lit, cramped, overcrowded rooms in which these “tournaments” take place reek of despair and tension. It keeps everything grounded even when the film veers off into more surreal Kafka-esque territory. And as atmospheric as the film is, it would be an exercise in violence for the sake of violence if we did not have a strong enough protagonist in which to invest. With Georges’ Sebastein, we can feel the rising tide of dread that quickly envelopes him. And while the film’s ending may not reach the most satisfying of conclusions, the build-up created by Gela demonstrates that his future is much brighter than any of the characters of which his film focuses. · A sad end-note is that an Americanzed version of the film is currently in pre-production, which will undoubtedly carry a budget that may effectively erase the grime that besmudges “13 Tzameti” with such power.

Spout Post: Wow.

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:18:51 GMT

Post By: JakeStevens
Post To: JakeStevens Blog
Post Date: 2/22/2008 12:18:51 PM
Body: I liked this film as a kid. But that was before I knew anything about REAL martial arts, REAL relationships with women, and most importantly, REAL FILM MAKING. I can't believe it took three writers to come up with this hackneyed, cliche and terribly awkward script. I've always contended that Jean-Claude Van Damme was more a ballet dancer than an actual martial artist, and this film confirms that suspicion. Sure, he's pretty...but the "fight" scenes look so choreographed, especially in today's market (what with all the "real" Bloodsport type events on television and in films like the first Bourne film where the fight scenes are fantastically choreographed), that they come off as laughable and prissy. Ugh - I should have left this one in my memory.

Spout Post: Re: Top 5 Guilty Pleasure films

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:25:47 GMT

Post By: Risselada
Post To: Top 5
Post Date: 7/9/2007 1:25:47 AM
Body: BLOODSPORT!!! FUCK YEAH!

Spout Post: FilmCouch FeedBack

Mon, 07 May 2007 21:32:46 GMT

Post By: porcupine
Post To: FilmCouch
Post Date: 5/7/2007 5:32:46 PM
Body: This discussion thread is your chance to tell us and the world what you think of FilmCouch. What works? What doesn't? What would you like to see more of? Who do you think would win in a cage fight, Kevin or Paul?

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