Bloodsport. 1988.
Military officer Frank Dux decides to leave and take part in a full contact martial arts tournament in Hong Kong.
My second childhood intro to Van Damme after No Retreat No Surrender (even though he had a small role), here he takes the lead role with his style of fighting, the acting may be naff but you gotta love the styles of fighting that is used and the soundtrack. Bolo Yung meets Van Damme for the first time even though he has been beaten up by Bruce and Brandon Lee. Donald gibb plays the other American who provides some laughs and comedy moments. After seeing this film it did encourage me to take up the sport and my journey to watch other martial arts movies.
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