Ramden

"Wake Of Death" is no master piece. But it's easily the best Van Damme movie since "Hard Target" and probably his best performance ever. I was pleasantly surprised to see that he does know how to act. Especially in the scenes right after his wife's death. Granted, he's not going to win an Oscar anytime soon. But his performance was definitely worth more than a direct-to-video release. Also the directing was a lot better than I thought it would be. Phillipe Martinez has actually put together a pretty nice package of a movie. We get pretty much everything: Gun play, car chases, nudity and a solid performance by Van Damme. But I would like to have seen a bit more story. It seems that the movie is mostly driven by the action scenes. If only we'd learned a little more about the characters, the movie would have had that last touch that would make it great.

Bloodsport is one of the first movies I remember seeing. And I have to admit it: I love it to death. With all it's bad acting, bad editing and awesome action scenes. For me it's the ultimate martial arts movie. It has all the ingredients for an hour and a half's good entertainment. Sure it has a few dull moments, but luckily they are quickly replaced by spinning round kicks and corny dialogue. It is the cream of 80's movie making. The kind of movie you can see over and over again, without the use of your brain.

This movie is nothing special. You sit with the feeling that you've seen it all before(Perhaps in Van Damme's "Bloodsport"), and you wonder: "Why did they make this movie?" And the answer is: The scene in the bar! Without giving away too much I have to say that when Van Damme gets completely hammered and then proceeds to dance, it's the funniest thing I ever saw. You wouldn't believe the moves on that guy. Besides from that the movie is nothing out of the ordinary. But if you're a sucker for action movies then it isn't all that bad.