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Summary: Woo and VanDamme-a kickin' combination
Review: This is undeniably the best of the Van DAmme films, thanks to the brilliant direction of John Woo. As its often been said, the action scenes are like a ballet, especially the lenghthy climax. This movie delivers like few action films can, thanks to a great bad guy(Lance Henriksen)and a hilarious cameo(Wilford Brimley). The story may be simple, but there is enough self deprecating humor to move things along in between action sequences. A good DVD, with nice transfer plus the films trailer.
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Summary: better than Face/off
Review: I liked Broken Arrow better than this but I liked this better than Face/Off.Face/Off sucked.This is pretty good and spawned a lot of rip-offs(Surviving the game,Dominion,etc)
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Summary: I have seen the UK version and it is better than the US one!
Review: The AMerican version of this film is a catastrophe. Severly cut by both the MPAA and Universal pictures, the film seems empty and poor, and is billed as a Van Damme film. In Great Britain, almost all of the violence is intact, and Woo's usual flair shows through. It is about a group of rich mercenaries who kill people as a game. It is basically a re-make of 'The most dangerous game' but with more exciting action. Van DAmme is actually quite good for a change and handles the action scenes well(posing quite good to be honest), though the star of the film must be Lance Henrikson. With his usual style of over-acting, he does really well and is actually a likeable villain. IF you can get a hold of the Directors version-in PAL format- watch it and let me know through email. But DON'T watch the American version as it a shambles.
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Summary: Van Damne, New Orleans style
Review: This has to be the top 3 best Van Damne movies, this was made in New Orleans and I live only a few hours away from it, my god, Van Damne in the same state has me and only a few hours away good god and it was such a good movie.Again another awesome Van Damne movie.
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Summary: Van Damme Pitches Woo
Review: Worth watching for Yancy Butler's smoky good looks, and for the rare privelege of seeing Jean-Claude, the Pustule from Brussels, punch out a snake (!).
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Summary: Born on the Bayou
Review: Hard Target is one of the best action films ever. Jean-Claude Van Damme plays a Cajun named Chance who stumbles into an evil plot to hunt homeless ex-Vietnam vets for fun. The vets have a chance to make more money than they will ever make in their life - or die. The weapon of choice is the lethal but mesmerizing crossbow. Chance has been raised by his loving Cajun grandfather, played by Wilford Brimley. A young woman asks Chance for help in searching for her homeless father, and he stumbles into the plot. Incredibly clever and resourceful Chance has nerves of steel. He gives the very bad guys an amazing chase through the streets and bayous of New Orleans.
The action scenes, sets, and music are great. Woo directs Van Damme and his athletic ability like a ballet.
Hard Target is one of my top ten favorite films.
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Summary: I loved this movie!
Review: This is one of my favorite movies that Jean Claude made.
It is filmed in New Orleans, Cajun contry where retired vets are hunted down like prey. These "Hunters" pay A LOT of money to do this evil, immoral game of sport. Lance Henricksen plays the evil mastermind behind this ghastley sport.
The object: these vets have a money belt on with lots of cash. If they can make it to the rivers edge, they get to keep the money. But alas, games are meant to be cheated. It's one man against a small army who is chased by car, motorcycles and on foot. And even if they do make it to the docks, well just say, the bad guys get their money back.
One of these vets turn up missing and his daughter (Yancy Butler) comes to New Orleans to try to find him. She meets up with Chance (Jean Claude) who ends up being hired to help her find her father after being banned from going out to sea. He is a shoreman who works on boats for a living and he wanted to leave New Orleans but he couldn't. Jean is at his best: his hair is longer and he wears a mysterious long black coat. One of his sexier looks (Along with "No where to Run" with Patricia Arquette and Ted Levine. Very hot and steamy movie, but that's another review.) I don't like to devulge a lot of details when I review a movie. There are great fight scenes, as usually with JCVD, the plot is very good and the actors are well casted.
Lance's henchman, who played the lover of the Queen of Pharoah on "The Mummy" is a bad bad man. He has no emotions or empathy.
The ending is quite good, with Chance using Cajun, swampland wits to deter the bad guys from catching him, since he becomes one of their "targets."
Once you see this movie and you really let it sink in, it is frightening to know that this really could be happening. Humans being used as hunting targets.
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Summary: One of the best popcorn movies ever!
Review: By far the best movie from the "Muscles from Brussells" and in terms of action-spectacle, one of the best John Woo has made. It has some of the best shootouts he has ever orchestrated. I recommend this film only to action fans, particularly those who enjoy the bullet-ballet genre, mostly associated with John Woo. There isn't much here for people who enjoy a splendid Jane Austen film. Furthermore, if anyone is a fan of this film and you haven't already done so, check out the classic Dolph Lundgren film "Joshua Tree", AKA "Army of One" (released by Artisan Entertainment, and a terrible DVD by the way). It is directed by veteran hollywood stuntman Vic Armstrong. It contains one of the best shoot-outs ever and a great car chase. The shoot-out is very reminisent of John Woo. For the die-hard fans, purchase the Uncut Pal version from Amazon.co.uk or even Region 4 (Australia), it's absolutely rockin! The 3 minutes of extended action raise the film to the ludicrous heights set by Commando in the 80's. Do yourself a favour and get it on Region 2 or Region 4, you won't be dissapointed. I'm fairly certain the 116 minute version will never see the light of day on anything other than a crappy bootleg VCD, but suppossedly most of the extra 20 minutes is an ear-slicing scene and sex and conversations. By the way, Lance Henriksen and Arnold Vosloo are two of the best villians ever! Right up there with Vernon Wells from both Mad Max 2 the Road Warrior and Commando.
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