list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Double Impact on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Double_Impact/9599/default.aspx Title: Double Impact
Year: 1991
Director: Sheldon Lettich
Plot: Jean-Claude Van Damme proves that two cracked heads are better than one in Double Impact. Van Damme plays twins Chad and Alex, who were separated at birth when their parents were brutally murdered by members of a Hong Kong criminal cartel. Incredibly both Chad and Alex have grown up to become world-class martial arts experts. Chad is a snobbish Californian karate instructor, while Alex is a cigar-smoking smuggler in Hong Kong. The two are brought back together by the family bodyguard Frank Avery (Geoffrey Lewis) to team up to avenge their parents' murder. But stacked against them is a thoroughly nasty, over-the-top assassin named Moon (martial arts film great Bolo Yeung). ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
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]]>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:16:30 GMTDouble Impact1991Sheldon Lettich<a href="/players/P____72739/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jean-Claude Van Damme</a> proves that two cracked heads are better than one in Double Impact. Van Damme plays twins Chad and Alex, who were separated at birth when their parents were brutally murdered by members of a Hong Kong criminal cartel. Incredibly both Chad and Alex have grown up to become world-class martial arts experts. Chad is a snobbish Californian karate instructor, while Alex is a cigar-smoking smuggler in Hong Kong. The two are brought back together by the family bodyguard Frank Avery (<a href="/players/P____42203/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Geoffrey Lewis</a>) to team up to avenge their parents' murder. But stacked against them is a thoroughly nasty, over-the-top assassin named Moon (martial arts film great <a href="/players/P____77994/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Bolo Yeung</a>). ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide1Slightly Tagged (1-5)4222http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t097865cxqe.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Double_Impact/9599/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Worst_Movie_Ever/Re_Alright_who_here_secretly_LOVES_terrible_movie/104/39393/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: seely
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Post Date: 1/12/2009 11:16:30 AM
Body: If you're looking for the kind of all crappy films, I can highly recommend Manos, the Hands of Fate (1966). I can say confidently it is the worst film I've ever seen, and after research it seems most anyone who has seen it concurs with me. Its almost to the point where its not laughably bad, as illustrated by MST3k's lack of commentary during their viewing. [quote user="indieabby88"] I love bad movies. Love 'em. A few months ago, I went to a "Plan 9" party with some friends of mine. Apparently the group of people who put this party on do it every couple of months or so. They gather at someone's house, watch "Plan 9 from Outer Space," then proceed to watch a handful of other bad movies (chosen by each of the guests) to see if they can find a movie that's worse than "Plan 9." The time that I went, we watched "Party Monster," "Hercules in New York" and "Troll 2." "Troll 2" was by far my favorite (you can't beat a quote like "You can't piss on hospitality!"), but "Hercules" was pretty amazing, too. Also, I've discovered I have a guilty love for Jean Claude Van Damme movies. I rented "Double Impact" a while back with the boyfriend. One word: awesome. [/quote]
]]>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:16:30 GMTseelyWorst Movie Ever1/12/2009 11:16:30 AMIf you're looking for the kind of all crappy films, I can highly recommend Manos, the Hands of Fate (1966). I can say confidently it is the worst film I've ever seen, and after research it seems most anyone who has seen it concurs with me. Its almost to the point where its not laughably bad, as illustrated by MST3k's lack of commentary during their viewing. [quote user="indieabby88"] I love bad movies. Love 'em. A few months ago, I went to a "Plan 9" party with some friends of mine. Apparently the group of people who put this party on do it every couple of months or so. They gather at someone's house, watch "Plan 9 from Outer Space," then proceed to watch a handful of other bad movies (chosen by each of the guests) to see if they can find a movie that's worse than "Plan 9." The time that I went, we watched "Party Monster," "Hercules in New York" and "Troll 2." "Troll 2" was by far my favorite (you can't beat a quote like "You can't piss on hospitality!"), but "Hercules" was pretty amazing, too. Also, I've discovered I have a guilty love for Jean Claude Van Damme movies. I rented "Double Impact" a while back with the boyfriend. One word: awesome. [/quote] http://www.spout.com/groups/Worst_Movie_Ever/Re_Alright_who_here_secretly_LOVES_terrible_movie/104/39357/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: indieabby88
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Post Date: 1/11/2009 12:25:52 AM
Body: I love bad movies. Love 'em. A few months ago, I went to a "Plan 9" party with some friends of mine. Apparently the group of people who put this party on do it every couple of months or so. They gather at someone's house, watch "Plan 9 from Outer Space," then proceed to watch a handful of other bad movies (chosen by each of the guests) to see if they can find a movie that's worse than "Plan 9." The time that I went, we watched "Party Monster," "Hercules in New York" and "Troll 2." "Troll 2" was by far my favorite (you can't beat a quote like "You can't piss on hospitality!"), but "Hercules" was pretty amazing, too. Also, I've discovered I have a guilty love for Jean Claude Van Damme movies. I rented "Double Impact" a while back with the boyfriend. One word: awesome.
]]>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 05:25:52 GMTindieabby88Worst Movie Ever1/11/2009 12:25:52 AMI love bad movies. Love 'em. A few months ago, I went to a "Plan 9" party with some friends of mine. Apparently the group of people who put this party on do it every couple of months or so. They gather at someone's house, watch "Plan 9 from Outer Space," then proceed to watch a handful of other bad movies (chosen by each of the guests) to see if they can find a movie that's worse than "Plan 9." The time that I went, we watched "Party Monster," "Hercules in New York" and "Troll 2." "Troll 2" was by far my favorite (you can't beat a quote like "You can't piss on hospitality!"), but "Hercules" was pretty amazing, too. Also, I've discovered I have a guilty love for Jean Claude Van Damme movies. I rented "Double Impact" a while back with the boyfriend. One word: awesome. http://www.spout.com/blogs/usesoap/archive/2008/11/29/37751.aspx Post By: usesoap
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Post Date: 11/29/2008 9:09:13 PM
Body: Pity the poor action hero. Like supermodels, they have a relatively short shelf life and attempts at prolonging their career seldom end well (for every “Rocky Balboa,” Stallone's had a dozen “Avenging Angelos.”) And for those who fail to break into that top tier, there is increasingly less room on the video store shelves filled with younger, hungrier (and less expensive) stars ready to roundhouse their way to a paycheck. Or they resort to pimping out their brawn to comedy, hoping to appear 'in on the joke' of their indestructibility. Few have made it back from this tragic mistake unscathed. Jean-Claude Van Damme has always inhabited this level of the action stratosphere, only briefly flirting with success in the early 90s. He's now a few years shy of receiving an AARP membership, and his stuntwork may require a longer recovery time (possibly aided with prescription medications). So mentioning the latest Van Damme release in this column may be met with indifference, 'JCVD' is aiming more for the arthouse than the grindhouse crowd. Playing a destitute, washed-up action star named Jean Claude van Damme, the actor finds himself involved in the middle of a bank heist/hostage situation right out of one of his films. It is here he faces his nemeses both external and internal. As “JCVD” opens, the actor is going through the action-movie motions, twirling and pummeling as he's done so many times before. But the second the director yells 'cut', his real battles begin. He's on the losing end of an ugly custody struggle (in one of the many funny moments, the prosecuting attorney enters Van Damme's entire filmography as evidence to him being an unfit father). Work-wise, he's just lost an action gig to rival C-lister Steven Segal, who promised to lop off his trademarked ponytail for the role. When he accidentally stumbles into a hostage scenario while trying to withdraw from his dwindling bank account, action movie laws would have it that he find creative ways to crunch skulls and save the day. But this is where “JCVD” takes a wild turn into meta comedy that does not let the actor shy away from some of the uglier sides of his quasi-fame. It plays out like some unholy union of the Muscles from Brussels and Charlie (“Being John Mallkovich”) Kauffman. Throughout, director co-writer Mabrouk El Mechri brandishes artistic flourishes that exist almost solely to remind his viewers they are not watching a typical Van Damme opus. They can grow tiresome at times (ok, we get that you're a fan of overhead mood lighting. Must it saturate every scene?) But Van Damme himself (never one noted for his nuance) keeps us interested. And just when the film itself starts to stretch thin, he delivers a monologue so achingly personal ( and most likely, accurate), that it's impossible to turn away. It's as though the star shows us his scabs inflicted not on camera, but off. Then proceeds to pick at them right before our eyes. It's both uncomfortable and compelling. Mickey Rourke is currently being buzzed about for his self-referential role in “The Wrestler,” which I have yet to see, but Van Damme deserves the same adoration here (I can't believe I'm actually typing this) for his mesmerizing soliloquy on his fame and infamy. The film itself can veer off into the mundane, but its star has allowed us further into his celebrity psyche than perhaps any other. Not bad for a man whose resume includes him playing kickboxingtwins twice as well as co-starring with Dennis Rodman and Rob Schneider.
]]>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:09:13 GMTusesoapusesoap Blog11/29/2008 9:09:13 PMPity the poor action hero. Like supermodels, they have a relatively short shelf life and attempts at prolonging their career seldom end well (for every &ldquo;Rocky Balboa,&rdquo; Stallone's had a dozen &ldquo;Avenging Angelos.&rdquo;) And for those who fail to break into that top tier, there is increasingly less room on the video store shelves filled with younger, hungrier (and less expensive) stars ready to roundhouse their way to a paycheck. Or they resort to pimping out their brawn to comedy, hoping to appear 'in on the joke' of their indestructibility. Few have made it back from this tragic mistake unscathed. Jean-Claude Van Damme has always inhabited this level of the action stratosphere, only briefly flirting with success in the early 90s. He's now a few years shy of receiving an AARP membership, and his stuntwork may require a longer recovery time (possibly aided with prescription medications). So mentioning the latest Van Damme release in this column may be met with indifference, 'JCVD' is aiming more for the arthouse than the grindhouse crowd. Playing a destitute, washed-up action star named Jean Claude van Damme, the actor finds himself involved in the middle of a bank heist/hostage situation right out of one of his films. It is here he faces his nemeses both external and internal. As &ldquo;JCVD&rdquo; opens, the actor is going through the action-movie motions, twirling and pummeling as he's done so many times before. But the second the director yells 'cut', his real battles begin. He's on the losing end of an ugly custody struggle (in one of the many funny moments, the prosecuting attorney enters Van Damme's entire filmography as evidence to him being an unfit father). Work-wise, he's just lost an action gig to rival C-lister Steven Segal, who promised to lop off his trademarked ponytail for the role. When he accidentally stumbles into a hostage scenario while trying to withdraw from his dwindling bank account, action movie laws would have it that he find creative ways to crunch skulls and save the day. But this is where &ldquo;JCVD&rdquo; takes a wild turn into meta comedy that does not let the actor shy away from some of the uglier sides of his quasi-fame. It plays out like some unholy union of the Muscles from Brussels and Charlie (&ldquo;Being John Mallkovich&rdquo;) Kauffman. Throughout, director co-writer Mabrouk El Mechri brandishes artistic flourishes that exist almost solely to remind his viewers they are not watching a typical Van Damme opus. They can grow tiresome at times (ok, we get that you're a fan of overhead mood lighting. Must it saturate every scene?) But Van Damme himself (never one noted for his nuance) keeps us interested. And just when the film itself starts to stretch thin, he delivers a monologue so achingly personal ( and most likely, accurate), that it's impossible to turn away. It's as though the star shows us his scabs inflicted not on camera, but off. Then proceeds to pick at them right before our eyes. It's both uncomfortable and compelling. Mickey Rourke is currently being buzzed about for his self-referential role in &ldquo;The Wrestler,&rdquo; which I have yet to see, but Van Damme deserves the same adoration here (I can't believe I'm actually typing this) for his mesmerizing soliloquy on his fame and infamy. The film itself can veer off into the mundane, but its star has allowed us further into his celebrity psyche than perhaps any other. Not bad for a man whose resume includes him playing kickboxingtwins twice as well as co-starring with Dennis Rodman and Rob Schneider. http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/11/5/36992.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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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
]]>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:00:42 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com11/5/2008 2:00:42 PMJCVD 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 http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/murder/MemberTagFilms.aspxmurder
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