Favorite Van Damme Movie

[kreese]

Some of us were just too young to know any better...

1. Bloodsport
2. Cyborg, which happens to be on Cinemax right now! Woo-hoo! It turns out the director, Alvert Pyun, is a master of horrible movies. I am kind of tempted to start checking out his impressive filmography.

[I-mon]

kickboxer first

i saw kickboxer and karate kid on the same day at my friends 5th? birthday party back when all us little tackers were doing judo.

then bloodsport.

was cyborg the same as universal soldier?

[Darth Rock&Roll]

are you kidding?

[kreese]

Oh no. It's a post-apocalyptic ode to Jean Claude's vanity with some pretty awful dialog and surprisingly cool images.

"1989. Director: Albert Pyun starring
Jean-Claude Van Damme with Deborah Richter and Vincent Klyn.

This film was conceived to use the costumes and sets built both for an intended sequel of Masters of the Universe (1987) and a live version of 'Spider-Man'. Both projects were planned to shoot simultaneously by Albert Pyun. After Cannon had to cancel deals with both Mattel and Marvel because of their financial troubles, they needed to recoup the money spent on both projects. Then Pyun wrote the story Cyborg (1989). Some network television still give the film's title as 'Masters of the Universe 2: Cyborg' which often confuses many into thinking a sequel to that film was made.

Director Albert Pyun originally envisioned the film as a heavy opera without dialogue, shot in granulated black and white, but the proposal encountered the refusal of producers.

The character names Gibson Rickenbacker, Nady Simmons, Fender Tremolo, Marshall Strat and Pearl Prophet are also names of musical instruments or manufacturers."



Japanese promo:

[qiphlow]

bloodsport
kickboxer
lionheart
double impact

and i love that spike tv has van damme festivals every few months or so. the old van damme movies are a guilty pleasure of mine.

[fuga]

Seriously, how can you ask for just one favorite?

[ninepalace]

my sister and i would watch a vhs televsion copy of "lionheart" every stay after school for a bit when we were youngsters.

can't remember the name, but my dad took me to see one where he is an undercover in jail and has to get "the sandman". remember like that. first place i heard the word "puto".

[qiphlow]

the movie is "death warrant."
that one is also on my list as of this moment. thanks for reminding me of that one.

[meeks]

I prefer Jeff Speakman ....

[edededed]

Bloodsport, fo sho!

[Mike Strong]

This is the gheyest thread we've had around here in a long time.

... I had an "almost run-in" with Jean Claude in a park in Santa Monica, ( TRUE STORY ).

[cerebus]

Only Jean Claude V.D. movie I can stand is Bloodsport...

[edededed]

...which was almost exactly like The Quest... Remember that one?

[Finny]

Kickboxer stands head and shoulders above all.

I also used to love "Wrong Bet" when I was a kid.

[I-mon]

damn kickboxer is some ghey shit. it boggles the mind that i didn't realize it even when i was 5.