Kickboxer (1989)
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Alexio, Dennis Chan
Kurt Sloan is the corner-man for his brother, U.S. kickboxing champion Eric Sloan. When Kurt witnesses his brother become maliciously paralyzed in the ring by Thailand champion Tong Po, Kurt vows revenge. With the help of Zion, a kickboxing trainer who lives in a remote area of Thailand, Kurt trains... (read more) Kurt Sloan is the corner-man for his brother, U.S. kickboxing champion Eric Sloan. When Kurt witnesses his brother become maliciously paralyzed in the ring by Thailand champion Tong Po, Kurt vows revenge. With the help of Zion, a kickboxing trainer who lives in a remote area of Thailand, Kurt trains for the fight of his life.
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R, 97 min.
Directed by:
Mark DiSalle,
David Worth (II)
Release Date: Sep 08, 1989
DVD Release Date: Jun 08, 1999
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wow very very injoyable love it jean is a awesome martial arts guy i thought it was very interesting what was going happen in the end with him 80s classic for sure
Saw this as a kid and can remember only the scene where the tuff guy was smashing metal poles!
WTH? how did van damme kick his ass?
but really it's worth watching once..
Classic 80s martial arts movie with appalling acting by all the cast and cheesy lines, this tries to rip off the Karate Kid but can't. However it does have a great final fight sequence!
This is decent Van Damme film, which is very similar to Bloodsport and Lionheart, but not as good. Still this movie has some awesome action sequences. The movie is like a martial arts version of Rocky. This is one of Van Damme's better films.
Zo hard lachen :) En tegelijk zo foute/fun film :) JCVD's overmoedige broer wordt lam geslagen in de kickboksring door Tong Po. Natuurlijk wil JCVD wraak. Alleen de oude man in de rimboe kan hem goed genoeg trainen om Tong Po te verslaan. Cue: Cheesy... (read more) Zo hard lachen :) En tegelijk zo foute/fun film :) JCVD's overmoedige broer wordt lam geslagen in de kickboksring door Tong Po. Natuurlijk wil JCVD wraak. Alleen de oude man in de rimboe kan hem goed genoeg trainen om Tong Po te verslaan. Cue: Cheesy Eighties Powerballads. Tijdens de zware fysieke en mentale trainingen showt Van Damme zijn spieren, zijn grand-decart, zijn accent en redt hij een mooie jongedame uit de klauwen van twee afpersers. Die jongedame blijkt het nichtje te zijn van de leermeester en ze worden verliefd. Maar net voor het ultieme gevecht wordt ze ontvoerd. Daardoor lijkt het alsof Van Damme zich moet laten afmaken in de ring. Maar dan keert het tij... - cue eighties powerballad - ;-) "Gummi Bear Gummi Bears..." och wacht... dat was Hot Shots ;-)
Van Damme is up there with Segal. I'm not super big fans of either. Damme has done some decent movies (Time Cop, Universal Soldier and Cyborg) but this one is not one of them.
A very by-the-book Van Damme movie, with nothing very interesting or original about the story, it is basically a rehash of Bloodsport, which isn't really a bad thing. Some of his better acting skills can be found in this one.
Good for some laughs are corny scenes. The fight scenes do not offer that much though.
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