The Van Damme Thread I just saw an advert on ITV4 for an upcoming documentary on Jean Claude Van Damme, it'll be airing on 22nd March. I thought I'd mention it on here as I'm sure it'll be really interesting. Was shocked to see that there was no thread dedicated to him like there are for other action stars so thought I'd start one up myself. What do you think of Jean? Any fond memories of seeing one of his films for the first time? I always remember his really camp little appearance in Breakdance: the Movie which I just found so odd. I really do enjoy a lot of his films though and an underated actor to be honest after watching JCVD. |
I have almost all of Van Damme's films. My favourites would have to be Bloodsport, Hard Target, Universal Soldier, Cyborg and Timecop, but tbh, Most of his pre- straight to dvd films come close. Even his more recent films are pretty entertaining. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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My fondest Van Damme memory must be watching the longer "unrated" version of "Hard Target" on UK VHS for the first time.:cool: 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.:rockon: 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.:popcorn: 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":nod: |
It's a shame that Universal has never released Woo's Director's cut of Hard Target. While the European unrated cut is a lot better than the butchered R-Rated version the US got, The DC has even more violence in it, including the graphic slicing of Randall Pope's ear. |
No Retreat No Surrender was my first JCVD film and I still love it. Blood Sport is my favourite of his films, one long overdue a Blu Ray release. Not seen many of his recent films but did buy The Shepherd in Poundland. |
Just noticed Bloodsport is on Blu Ray in U.S. and Australia with Time Cop, I see a purchase coming up! |
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Ok, my use of this forum is getting very expensive. What version of Hard Target can you recommend? Is the DC cut available. AS Universal hasn't released it then I'd guess not. I own the UK DVD release which is this 116 Minute "European Cut"? I started watching JCVD in Bloodsport, Kickboxer and Cyborg. I always thought that Cyborg was heavily edited and have only found out recently that it was. The director, Albert Pyun, was kicked out of the editing suite by JCVD and someone else and the movie was re-scored by Kevin Bassinson. The Director's Cut is now available but the quality is rough given that it was taken from two long last VHS screeners, that the original composer owned, and JC was dubbed as the print had been created before he completed his ADR on the movie. If anyone is interested, the DC can be bought through Curran Pictures, through Albert's Facebook page. But, it is for hardcore fans only. i lost interest in JC's career post Double Team. |
I emailed Curran pictures about the CYBORG Director's Cut. Seems like it is an added extra that comes with Pyun's new movie BULLETFACE. |
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I wonder if this was a contractual thing where Albert and Curnan pictures were allowed to offer this DC as an extra rather than a dedicated release of Cyborg. |
Whoa this one passed me by. I only live a few miles away too. My mate managed to get in as an extra. Lucky bugger! He took great delight in telling me. :mmph: BBC News - Jean-Claude Van Damme to shoot UFO film in Derby |
i read about that a couple of days ago, very intrigued.... |
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The movie version of UFO was to star Joshua Jackson: Peter Bishop in the TV show Fringe. The entry has disappeared from his imdb profile so I guess the project is now dead. Shame as Jackson has some time on his hands right now.:mmph: |
The Eagle Path being released by Revolver Entertainment on the 4th October, DVD & Blu-Ray. The Eagle Path [2012] - Official Trailer HD - VAN DAMME - YouTube |
Assassination Games with Scott Adkins being released by Sony on the 10th October, DVD. ASSASSINATION GAMES - TRAILER [HD] 2011 - YouTube |
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It looks good but this appears to be yet another release on DVD only:mmph: Hopefully, the US Blu-Ray will be Region free. The excellent Undisputed III hasn't had any kind of release here yet. Shocking!:loco: |
Van Damme Very ecited aboput the Van Dammge heading up the villains in the Expendables. Hoping that he gets to tag a few of the team before taking an almighty fall in the climax. |
Did anyone watch that Behind Closed Doors series he did for ITV? It was amusing in moments, but really wince-inducing a lot of the time. No denying he's a grafter, but he's gonna run himself into an early grave - the guy just doesn't stop. I'll always have a massive soft spot for him and remember wearing copies of Kickboxer and Bloodsport thin as my mates and I would watch, rewind and watch 'em again constantly. A.W.O.L. is another absolute corker and many of our school breaks were spent trying to recreate that elbow move he did in the swimming pool :o I've not seen anything post Double Team, not because I don't want to, it's just that there's some many other bloody films to get through and catch up on in my short life. |
JCVD-TV The TV show was great! Will be posting some links on here for people to check out some retrospective reviews on JVCD over at Filmwerk. We covered 20 odd films of his - varied writers from Bloodsport to Assassination Games. |
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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'.:) |
its about time some more classics found their way to blu-ray, having already got kickboxer, nowhere to run and timecop i would love to get any of the following on blu no retreat no surrender death warrant sudden death cyborg hard target legionaire |
This will no doubt sound like heresy to all the folk on here but I can't stand Van Damme. :behindsofa: |
I'd love Bloodsport to get a blu-ray release on it's own. Can't stand those double feature blu's (which are only going to get worse artwork now that Warner are starting with the triple feature blu-rays!) |
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HT would be another definite BR buy for me too.:) |
I want the new Assassination Games but i've always wondered what would the STDVD films would be like on blu |
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Timecop is available on BD in the UK, and uncut. http://img.tapatalk.com/5c021695-a725-d7a0.jpg |
picking that up |
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I have the Prism Timecop |
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Van Damme worked with some dependable or great directors (Woo, Hark, Lam, Hyams, Emmerich), which is quite unusual for a not-quite A-list action actor. I suppose he was kind of mid-field - bellow the likes of Schwarzenegger and Stallone but above Lundgren and Seagal. He's been in some enjoyable films. |
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I went through a faze of buying every Van Damme film on dvd |
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I prefer the Big Van to Seagal. He takes care in what films to pick and star in where Seagal sees a script and does it, it's Director "I have a scri" Seagal "Yeah i'll do it" Director "Do you want to read it" Seagal "Am I getting paid?" Director "Yes" Seagal "Yes I'll do it then" Director "Ok" |
I'd love to get Hard Target on blu-ray. Anyone know where to find a copy of the Russian dvd? (which seems to be the only anamorphic dvd of the unrated version). |
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