Monthly Archives: November 2009

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (Review)

Every year there are films that try to replicate the success of the Indiana Jones formula of fun and frenetic action and over the top escapades, the most recent failed example being Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal … Continue reading

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Double Impact (Review)

At last, the dubious title of Winner of the JCVD van-marrathonne is here! If you ever were wondering what is the best of Van Damme’s garbage, think of Double Impact, although I must admit Maximum Risk ran a very close … Continue reading

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Trust (Review)

Probably one of the least seen films that I have discussed over the last 6 months, this was a movie that I remember vividly as a teen, though in more glowing terms than I now see it. Trust was made … Continue reading

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JCVD (Review)

Here we go, the reason I started this whole thing, but not the last movie to be reviewed, that’s next to come. I scan Rotten Tomatoes at least once a week. To see what is coming up, what is currently … Continue reading

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The Hurt Locker (Review)

I know two things about director Kathryn Bigelow. She made Near Dark, a vampire classic that has unfortunately dated just a wee bit since it’s 80s release. She made Point Break, a fact I only was reminded of with the … Continue reading

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Timecop (Review)

This is one of the better reviewed JCVD movies going around, all I can say to that is that most film critics have overly mainstream tastes. Even though Timecop is a sci-fi action movie, it is nothing more than an … Continue reading

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The Crow: Wicked Prayer (Review)

I don’t normally TMZ it up but Jebus little Jonny Connor has really let himself go, I wonder if after completing T2 he thought he would be in a total cash in piece of crap like this, playng alongside a … Continue reading

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Kickboxer (Review)

Guy gets dissed. Guy can’t possibly win. Guy trains hard. Guy overcomes odds and wins. All to a horrible soundtrack of supposedly motivational music probably with titles like “Fight to survive”, “Take it to the limit” and “No pain, no … Continue reading

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Double Team (Review)

JCVD has retired from the CIA to be with his pregnant wife, which I guess is noble. Only he goes back to the CIA on a one off mission to catch his nemesis Stavros, played by Mickey Rourke in full … Continue reading

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Hard Target (Review)

I remember this coming out as it was John Woo’s US filmmaking debut, and there were high hopes. He made The Killer and Hard Boiled with the not-very-athletic Chow Yun Fat, imagine what he might do with JCVD! One point … Continue reading

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