Scene of the Week: Van Damme vs. Stallone
If you believe the Hollywood rumors, Jean-Claude Van Damme was offered a role in 2010’s The Expendables but Van Damme turned it down because in his view, the character that was pitched to him had no...
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Bullet Points: Hard Target
I could talk forever about John Woo’s Hard Target. Instead, I decided to do a quick review that highlights some of the reasons why I love this film. The Most Dangerous Game: I enjoy Most Dangerous...
Bullet Points: Legionnaire (1998)
Twelve years after making No Retreat, No Surrender, Van Damme tried his hand at playing a guy who does more than just yell a lot while kicking faces. This time he would step into some of...
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Death Warrant
1990’s Death Warrant is not as revered as other Jean-Claude Van Damme classics like Bloodsport, Lionheart or Kickboxer but the movie will always hold a special place in my heart because it was the first JCVD...
Bulletproof Podcast: Episode 24 – Bloodsport
Bulletproof Action is celebrating the 60th Birthday of Jean-Claude Van Damme with its Best Van Damme Week Ever! So it is appropriate that Episode 24 of The Bulletproof Podcast is taking a look back at JCVD’s...
Bullet Points: Desert Heat (1999)
If I had to describe 1999’s Desert Heat in one word it would be “quirky”. The plot, inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo, allowed Jean-Claude Van Damme to do a lot of the things you’d expect from...
Bullet Points: Black Eagle
Jean-Claude Van Damme is a surprisingly versatile actor. I say versatile because he is effective and convincing as a protagonist or an antagonist. I say surprisingly, because like most action stars of the 80s and 90s,...
