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THE BEST VAN DAMME MOVIE EVER!!! (you must see it to believe it)

posted 18 years ago by Bijoubob8
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Let's face it people, nearly each film Van Damme's done before 98 or after immediately turned up as a complete piece of trash but fortunately only except for his instant classic extravaganza Knock Off, truly excellent tour de force film from the get-go. I don't think that Van Damme will ever do such a high quality film again, which is sad because at that time i'm 100% sure those were absolutely the best moments of his career. Believe me working with such a legend as Tsui Hark is one actor's dream. And doing so highly sophisticated, entertaining, creative, original and fascinating film must have been something totally new for Van Damme. This film is a jewel that should be seen by everyone, already just for its novelty it's worth it.

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[–] y2jericho 18 years ago

yeah this movie sucks, lucky rob schneider was in it

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[–] Ryno_II 18 years ago

I agree. This movie is pretty good.

[–] turkeyrollerball 18 years ago

I've got to agree. I can't stand any of Van Damme's other movies and yet this film has to be one of the most entertaining action films I've ever seen. I still have no idea why I watched it though.

[–] mal karma 18 years ago

it's an alright action film. but it still doesn't speak well about JCVD's career.

Hong Kong action films are growing on me.

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[–] kpyt 18 years ago

yeah, its the best JCVD's film. And one of the best hongkong films.

[–] devilside 18 years ago

previous poster perfectly hit the nail on the head. It's really one of the best Hong Kong movies (and i've seen a LOT), it's more or less the greatest tribute to HK flicks out there. Truly stunning film.

and no doubt certainely the best film material Van Damme could have (slept) starred in.

[–] Cinema_Love 18 years ago

Street Fighter is better and actually give me a couple of laughs plus a couple of good fights compare to this complete crap!!

[–] garnet1 18 years ago

I thought "Knock Off" was very entertaining. A pleasant way to spend a few mindless hours. The trick is not to take such films too seriously.

[–] prohibited-name-2137 18 years ago

Previous poster said it perfectly, you can not take it seriously, it's all a stupid fun but a very artistically accomplished, geez look at those visuals and camera tricks, the way it's shot is a work of genius. Out of question the most accomplished film of Van Damme's career.

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[–] jlcurtis321 18 years ago

This film is quite simply truly undeniable work of a genius. Nothing can better describe the narrative flow, visual pedigree and synthesis of the American and Chinese viewpoints and aesthetics. In cetain sense it is a really minor masterpiece.

[–] Dangerous_Lee_Handsome 18 years ago

If you can see pass the fact that most of the fights in the movie were performed by a Chinese stuntman/Van Damme look-a-like, this movie is actually quite entertaining.

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[–] mugojoe 17 years ago

I agree. It's the best he's ever done.

And it still sucks so much.

[–] Nakrophile 17 years ago

It is very very entertaining. Fantastic, even. Certainly it's far more entertaining than a lot of the other crap in the time before In Hell came along and he started to act reasonably well, probably because it's a parody.

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[–] talbot12 16 years ago

I liked this movie it was cool. The soundtrack good actor performance( Great action star VAN DAMME and Schneider who did a good job as action here sidekick). Good film one Van Dammes bestest !

[–] bxbombshell27 16 years ago

I liked it too. This is the first movie that I saw Van Damme in. This movie is also his first comedic performance(with the help of Rob Schneider).

[–] razwell 16 years ago

It seems to me that non van damme fans enjoyed this movie but most fans of van damme disliked it. I honestly don't know how anyone could like this movie, especially more than Universal Soldier or Timecop. This movie was terrible, editing was crap, dubbing was embarrassing, 90% of the movie was dubbed!!! It just looked so cheap, and the special effects didn't help either. I believe this to be one of van dammes worst movies, along with double team, both directed by the same guy. I enjoyed Jon Woos Hard Target 100 times more than Knock Off. If this film made 1/4 its budget then it really was the one to kill his career of any chance of future theatrical releases.

[–] maturity 12 years ago

I like JCVD's hits such as Timecop, Universal Soldier, Hard Target, Bloodsport. But I also like his sillier B-movies, like Knock Off and Double Impact. I agree that Double Team was miserable. Who cares about a movie being dubbed? Enter the Dragon was dubbed. The gonzo editing and camera work is intentional, as are the green flames and other goofy effects. The movie is a satire/parody of Hong Kong movies and JCVD's action persona and Hollywood, in general.

[–] Herreken 11 years ago

Interesting. I didn't know the same director did Double Team. Double Team was terrible but I thought Knock Off was a lot better. The weird sped-up action was distracting though. It made all the action look very silly. Was that the intent of the director? Those scenes didn't make good use of Van Damme's skills.

It was a funny movie. I don't like Rob Schneider but I thought he was funny.

By the way, I'm a Van Damme fan.

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[–] Abyss47 11 years ago

Definitely his best film alongside "Replicant".

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