I know that you've heard of this action star. Jean Claude Van Damme, or JCVD, was once one of the biggest stars in the worldnot that we ever took him very seriously. For years, he's lingered in the straight to video world. But now we're being forced to take him seriously.
For the newest and youngest of action movie fans: World-famous action hero, Jean-Claude Van Damme, has been in almost 40 movies. He was 11 years old when he began training in martial arts, but retired from active competition to acquire a movie career. He left with an impressive 18-1 (18 knockouts) record.
Just as a side note: He had a rematch with Patrick Teugels, the only man that he loss to, before he left competition. The rematch was halted under the 2-minute mark because Van Dame was so aggressive that it was too much for Teugels.
His impressive physicality sets him apart and he executes a masterful split in nearly every Van Damme film. He usually plays a softer character for an action hero, unlike Schwarzenegger's invincible hero or Stallone's rough and unrefined hero. Van Damme's been in almost 40 movies and has unchallenged worldwide appeal, yet never achieved blockbuster status in America.
His new film, appropriately titled JCVD, is garnering real attention on the festival circuit. Van Damme plays a character not far distant from his real life persona. More than just a comedy, the movie promises to give us real depth of character.
And it also promises to give us what many might consider the first truly great performance by Van Damme. I don't know if anyone really saw this coming, given his filmography.
The new trailer for the film at www.apple.com/trailers/independent/jcvd/ shows a highly stylized look. The color is gone and the light contrasts are big, making the film look more like Schindler's List than Time Cop.
The trailer shows an aging action star, forced to make straight to video released films, directed by young Asians directors who have no aspirations to make good films. A real laugh comes when the star says, 'I'm 47 years-old and it's very hard for me to do everything in one shot.'
A routine visit to the bank lands the actor smack dab in the middle of a bank heist. The movie seems to promise some action sequences where the famously limber 'Muscles from Brussels' gets to show off his moves in a real life scenario. The movie looks fun and substantial. I can't wait to see it.
For the newest and youngest of action movie fans: World-famous action hero, Jean-Claude Van Damme, has been in almost 40 movies. He was 11 years old when he began training in martial arts, but retired from active competition to acquire a movie career. He left with an impressive 18-1 (18 knockouts) record.
Just as a side note: He had a rematch with Patrick Teugels, the only man that he loss to, before he left competition. The rematch was halted under the 2-minute mark because Van Dame was so aggressive that it was too much for Teugels.
His impressive physicality sets him apart and he executes a masterful split in nearly every Van Damme film. He usually plays a softer character for an action hero, unlike Schwarzenegger's invincible hero or Stallone's rough and unrefined hero. Van Damme's been in almost 40 movies and has unchallenged worldwide appeal, yet never achieved blockbuster status in America.
His new film, appropriately titled JCVD, is garnering real attention on the festival circuit. Van Damme plays a character not far distant from his real life persona. More than just a comedy, the movie promises to give us real depth of character.
And it also promises to give us what many might consider the first truly great performance by Van Damme. I don't know if anyone really saw this coming, given his filmography.
The new trailer for the film at www.apple.com/trailers/independent/jcvd/ shows a highly stylized look. The color is gone and the light contrasts are big, making the film look more like Schindler's List than Time Cop.
The trailer shows an aging action star, forced to make straight to video released films, directed by young Asians directors who have no aspirations to make good films. A real laugh comes when the star says, 'I'm 47 years-old and it's very hard for me to do everything in one shot.'
A routine visit to the bank lands the actor smack dab in the middle of a bank heist. The movie seems to promise some action sequences where the famously limber 'Muscles from Brussels' gets to show off his moves in a real life scenario. The movie looks fun and substantial. I can't wait to see it.
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