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Originally Posted by Peter Neal  My fondest Van Damme memory must be watching the longer "unrated" version of "Hard Target" on UK VHS for the first time. 
That flick was a real eye opener to me, introducing me to the films of John Woo and subsequently a lot more of HK/Asian cinema. 
Actingwise, I think he was pretty good in Ringo Lam's "Maximum Risk" as well as "Timecop" and "Sudden Death" while "Universal Soldier" was probably his purest "popcorn-fun" flick. 
There's quite a gap in my collection, but I caught some of his more recent flicks again- like "Wake of Death" and the latest "Unisol", which I enjoyed far more than I anticipated.
I still have to catch up with "JCVD"  |
I used to enjoy vintage Van Damme with the likes of
Double Impact,
Death Warrant,
Bloodsport,
Kickboxer,
Cyborg and
A.W.O.L. However, yours truly can't really get away with these efforts nowadays as imo they've always paled in comparison with what Hong Kong and now Thailand can do. Gimme the likes of Donnie Yen and Tony Jaa anyday!
Van Damme's fight choreography also falls foul of Bruce Lee's approach with the bad guys standing around remaining deliberately defenceless and allowing the hero to get a few moves in.
I do still approve of
US,
HT and
Timecop though, but i never liked
SD. Subsequently, the abysmal
Replicant caused me to abandon all hope in any new outings for 'The Muscles From Brussels'.
