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A well-oiled Jean-Claude Van Damme makes his starring debut in what may be one of the few kickboxing films to be based on a true story. The Muscles from Brussels plays Frank Dux, the first Westerner ever to win the extreme "whupfest" known as the Kumatai (a long-running, no-holds-barred fighting tournament in Hong Kong). While a bit deficient in the script department (to say the least), this undeniably exciting flick succeeds by letting Van Damme play to his strengths: namely, minimal acting and a lot of impossibly acrobatic splits while kicking people in the head. Bloodsport is a guilty-pleasure testosterone blast of the highest order, with a memorable villain (the massive Bolo Yeung from Enter the Dragon) and a multitude of well-choreographed fight scenes. An embarrassed-looking Forest Whitaker cameos as a hapless (and non-kickboxing) cop. --Andrew Wright
Amazon.co.uk Review
A well-oiled Jean-Claude Van Damme makes his starring debut in Bloodsport, which may be one of the few kickboxing films to be based on a true story. The Muscles from Brussels plays Frank Dux, the first Westerner ever to win the extreme "whupfest" known as the Kumatai (a long-running, no-holds-barred fighting tournament in Hong Kong). While a bit deficient in the script department (to say the least), this undeniably exciting flick succeeds by letting Van Damme play to his strengths: namely, minimal acting and a lot of impossibly acrobatic splits while kicking people in the head. It's a guilty pleasure testosterone blast of the highest order, with a memorable villain (the massive Bolo Yeung from Enter the Dragon), and a multitude of well-choreographed fight scenes. An embarrassed-looking Forest Whitaker cameos as a hapless (and non-kickboxing) cop. --Andrew Wright
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I want to make this brief. The fight scenes are great, and the soundtrack is right on. I remember watching this movie over and over again when I was young. I knew every word that was going to be said. Crap, for that matter I tried to duplicate the fighting scenes. I thought the story of Frank W. Dux was so great and amazing that I looked for more information on him on the internet. What I found was disturbing. Turns out he's a big fake. For one reason or another the real Frank Dux made up the kumite story along with a bunch of other crap. I read at first he didn't want to lie, but his agent or something explained how much money was involved and he just did it. He has a book out that goes into explaining how he trained elite military personnel in his "Dux-Ryu" fighting style. From what I hear that's fake too. In fact the American Ju-Jitsu "Dux-Ryu" I've read from martial arts experts is just bull crap that he made up and isn't even real. So much for those amazing world records at the end of the movie. But after all of that I still love the movie and pretend the Frank Dux really did all that sweet stuff. Great stuff, a must see.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
I think this is Jean Claude Van Damme's best film based on the life of Frank Dux. It is action packed with a good storyline, the only character that irritated me was the news reporter, speaking into a dictaphone at a secret kumite - as if no-one would see her do that and chuck her out is beyond me! Other than that, I thoroughly enjoyed the film and would recommend it to all the martial arts fans out there. Watch out for the small write up at the end of the film, explaining how many fights the real Frank Dux did win in his life and the speed of his knockouts - quite amazing really!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Many people who I know who have watched this film have disliked the film for its lacking in story. I agree that maybe Frank Dux (Jean Claud Van Damme) in the film needed a better excuse for entering the kumite ( a deadly anything-goes martial arts tournament ) and some of the script is quite poor.
However don't be put off! If it's highkicking, bloodspilling and high class martial arts action you're after, ( I mean you must be if you're browsing at the film by the name 'Bloodsport' ) then you will not be disappointed! Van Damme's flexibility and kicking is amazing, along with the stunning combat and the enjoyable build up to the tournament.
If that's what you're after then I highly recommened it.
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Legendary!
Great acting? NO! Great story-line? NO! Great fighting? YES YES YES! and that's why we watch these films is it not? Read more
Published 5 months ago by Jeff Butler
one of my all time favourites
it's probably silly the amount of times i've seen this film but it is actually that good! probably seen it over 10 times!
Published 7 months ago by Mr. C. J. Davies
Horrible excuse for showing blood squirt in slow motion
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Published 9 months ago by Yngve Ellingsen
"You break my record-now i break you"
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well I will say I Dont know if this is true but Dont believe everything you read i know a Muay Thai master called ronnie green look him up on the internet so i will ask him... Read more
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