Bloodsport [DVD] [1987]

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Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
A well-oiled Jean-Claude Van Damme makes his starring debut in what may be one of the few kickboxing films to be based on a true story. The Muscles from Brussels plays Frank Dux, the first Westerner ever to win the extreme "whupfest" known as the Kumatai (a long-running, no-holds-barred fighting tournament in Hong Kong). While a bit deficient in the script department (to say the least), this undeniably exciting flick succeeds by letting Van Damme play to his strengths: namely, minimal acting and a lot of impossibly acrobatic splits while kicking people in the head. IBloodsport/I is a guilty-pleasure testosterone blast of the highest order, with a memorable villain (the massive Bolo Yeung from iEnter the Dragon/i) and a multitude of well-choreographed fight scenes. An embarrassed-looking Forest Whitaker cameos as a hapless (and non-kickboxing) cop. i--Andrew Wright/i

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Amazon.co.uk Review
A well-oiled Jean-Claude Van Damme makes his starring debut in IBloodsport/I, which may be one of the few kickboxing films to be based on a true story. The Muscles from Brussels plays Frank Dux, the first Westerner ever to win the extreme "whupfest" known as the Kumatai (a long-running, no-holds-barred fighting tournament in Hong Kong). While a bit deficient in the script department (to say the least), this undeniably exciting flick succeeds by letting Van Damme play to his strengths: namely, minimal acting and a lot of impossibly acrobatic splits while kicking people in the head. It's a guilty pleasure testosterone blast of the highest order, with a memorable villain (the massive Bolo Yeung from IEnter the Dragon/I), and a multitude of well-choreographed fight scenes. An embarrassed-looking Forest Whitaker cameos as a hapless (and non-kickboxing) cop. --IAndrew Wright/I

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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2009-04-15 rating:
Well well well...
This is a very good martial arts film, one of the ones that makes you train harder... that said its not as good as Ong Bak or Fearless but considering the era... it's superb. br / br / The plot is pretty cheesy and the entire story of Frank Dux is FAKE.. br / br / I REPEAT. br / br / THE KUMITE EVENT NEVER HAPPENED. FRANK DUX IS A FRAUD. IN ORDER FOR HIM TO HAVE WON AND FOUGHT AS MANY ROUNDS AS HE HAS CLAIMED THERE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE BEEN OVER 400 ENTRANTS. FUNNY THAT NOT ONE HAS COME FORWARD. EXCEPT GOOD 'OL FRANK WHOSE MADE A TIDY SUM. THIS GUY IS ABOUT AS LEGITIMATE AS ASHIDA KIM!!! br / br / rant over.. good film. Cheap film, go ahead and buy. Just make sure you buy the first Ong Bak and Jet Li's Fearless first. :0)

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review by: date: 2009-04-05 rating:
film
Great film reminded me of when I was younger as Jean Claude was my hero.

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review by: wessiejessie date: 2008-03-10 rating:
awesome family watching
ok so it might not be a typical family watching film, but i grew up watching this film with my dad and it never bothered me or gave me nightmares or anything. It has now become an absolute favourite of mine and i make my fiance watch it over and over again when we rent it constantly from the video shop. I have to buy it...this film and of course kickboxer, another family favourite. The music throughout these films are awesome. Such feel good films and who doesnt love to watch jean claude van damme in that leotard. haha. br / br /

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review by: date: 2008-01-11 rating:
Jean-Claude Van Damme in top form!
I am a firm favourite of Jean-Claude Van Damme and his films. This was no exception. Frank Dux (Van Damme) is trained in the martial arts and enters an illegal fighting competition called the Kumite. There he must battle his way to be the top fighter. br /This film shows many different fighting techniques by different people and it is good entertainment, but only if you like that kind of thing. br /


review by: The Amazon Reviewer date: 2007-12-12 rating:
The Different Fighting Styles and Van DAmne...enough reasons !!!
The movie is good fun at its best. The storyline is average, the acting is okay, but I had a good time watching it, and that is what counts. As Frank Dux,Jean-Claude Van Damme , enters the Kumite, an illegal martial arts tournament. The police are after him, his competition is fierce and there is no mercy where he is heading. Each fighter has his own style of fighting. This is what makes this movie the most interesting. Being a martial arts film, this is probably one of the most famous ones, and for Jean-Claude Van Damme, his best movie. Well recommended if you are a fan of the genre, other wise you might be disappointed. This is Jean-Claude at his best!!

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