AWOL (aka Lionheart) [DVD]

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France's love affair with bullfighting goes sour over 'too gruesome' ". Independent.co.uk. 16 August 2007. a b Lionheart (Blu-ray). MVD Rewind. Pottstown: MVD Entertainment Group. June 12, 2018. UPC 0760137076483.

However, when Phil makes his move, he messes up and gets shot. After arriving at the hospital via an ambulance - why didn't the bad men finish him off... oops, thinking again. His gang mates turn up to finish the job. Not at all concerned about it being a public hospital. Liebenson, Donald (11 February 1999). "A Direct Hit? New Van Damme Film Bypasses Theaters, Takes Battle Straight to Video". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 22 December 2010.

I gotta say each fight still to this day has some decent choreography. Van Damme isn’t afraid to take a punch and show that he can bleed (Unlike some people, Hey Seagal?). AWOL was a further showcase of Van Damme having some different finishing moves as well. It is almost like watching a game you are not controlling some times.

Corliss, Richard (3 November 2008). "The Top 10 Everything of 2008: Top 10 Movie Performances". Time. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008 . Retrieved 1 October 2009. Jean-Claude Van Damme's breakthrough was this low budget live-action inspiration for Mortal Kombat - blisteringly basic but also remarkably effective. Muay Thai News – Jean-Claude Van Damme vs Somrak Kamsing? Are you serious bro?" AllTheBestFights.com. 18 October 2012 Van Damme placed second at the Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials). At the 3-day tournament, Van Damme defeated 25 opponents before losing in the finals to teammate Angelo Spataro. [18] The film has heart though as time is spent literally spelling out that he does this to support his family, and is in essence a no-monkey business innocent when it comes to loyalty and providing for a family. A lesson well learnt by his friend Joshua in the final fight when he decides to place the “wrong bet.”Lyon Gaultier ( Jean-Claude Van Damme) goes AWOL from the French Foreign legion in North Africa to avenge the death of his brother in Los Angeles. In 2015, he starred in the action thriller film Pound of Flesh, directed by Ernie Barbarash. Also that year, he had a supporting role in a Chinese superhero parody film. The Jean-Claude Van Damme/Steven Seagal Movie That Never Will Be...'Demolition Man' ". MTV News . Retrieved 24 July 2018. In 2011, Van Damme lent his face to a GAIA (Global Action in the Interest of Animals) poster campaign against the suffering of mink raised for fur production. The poster showed a vulnerable Van Damme, holding a dead mink in his hands. In 2017, Van Damme became an international ambassador for GAIA. [104] Home Alone' Fends Off Yet Another 'Intruder': Box Office: Vietnam War film opens to mediocre business as comedy remains on top for 10th week. After four weeks of release, 'Godfather Part III' drops to 12th". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2013-04-04 . Retrieved 2012-06-04.

Bloodsport was released on VHS, selling 150,000 units by 1989. [4] Warner Brothers released a DVD of the film in the United States on October 1, 2002. [10] Reception [ edit ] Box office [ edit ]A follow-up to Lionheart has been considered on several occasions. In 2014, director Albert Pyun said that he had been approached to direct a remake of the film. By 2016, the film was listed in the production slate of Moonstone Entertainment, owner of the Imperial library since 2013, but it did not happen. [27] [28] It's hard for me to judge people and it's hard for them... not to judge me. Easier to blame me. Yeah, something like that." Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition. London: Guinness World Records. 2008. ISBN 978-1-904994-21-3.

In 2007, Van Damme, alongside animal rights activists and retired French actress Brigitte Bardot, the Franco-American ice-skater Surya Bonaly and French singer Renaud, called for a ban on bullfighting in France. [103] In 2019, Van Damme starred in We Die Young. In 2021, Van Damme starred in The Last Mercenary. In 2022, Van Damme voiced the character Jean-Clawed in the computer animation film Minions: The Rise of Gru. Razvi, Sam. "Jean-Claude van Damme Expendables 2 interview", Coach, published 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2021. McNary, Dave (July 24, 2013). "Relativity Reboots Jean-Claude Van Damme's 'Bloodsport' ". Variety . Retrieved October 15, 2016. Matthew Cooper (14 April 2008). "Rob Van Dam Speaks Out". Wrestling News Desk. Archived from the original on 19 April 2008 . Retrieved 11 August 2008.Universal Soldier". Chicago Sun-Times. 10 July 1992. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012 . Retrieved 21 May 2011. From here he obtains a self imposed manager in the form of, man of the street, Joshua and the two make it into the underground world of bloodsport street fighting (Geddit! I can make jokes too!). He makes his way up the ranks fighting in underground car parks with cheating Scotsmen; empty swimming pools with long haired Anthony Kiedis lookalikes; and slowly towards that big fat pay day with a fight with the humungous Atilla (someone much more of Andre the Giant’s stature). Jean-Claude Van Damme is a big Hollywood action star; generic, among other things. He's been living the life, as it would seem, for quite some time. However, when speaking of his personal life, things are rough. He is forbidden to see his young daughter for most of the time, and American isn't giving him the right kind of satisfaction. On top of that, his credit cards have stopped working, and now he's flat-broke. He decides to return to his home-town in hopes of finding himself once again, as well as escaping the torture of American culture, although finds himself in a whole new kind of mess. He goes to a bank so that he can get some cash, although ends up being thrown in the middle of a heist. Unfortunately, everyone on the outside of the Bank thinks he's the head of the heist plan, so whether he makes it out alive or not, he's in some deep shit. Most of the film finds Van Damme trying to cope with taking the blame for the criminal act, but what's fascinating here is not the plot; and it's not even what's going on. What I liked about this film was the character of Van Damme, and how slowly he realizes that life just isn't like the movies. Will he live through this ordeal? It's not up to me to decide. You need to see the movie for yourself, since there's a lot of good to be found. The film itself is very well-made, although without Van Damme's flawed career history, it wouldn't have been as good. However, I hope this doesn't inspire directors to make the same kind of movie for other poor actors. I mean, who wants to see GB: Gerard Butler? Nobody does, and that's why nobody should turn a movie like this into a trend. I hope to god that it remains at least somewhat unique. The disc presents a 3840x2160/24p BT.2020 image in the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.78:1, and uses a Wide Colour Gamut (WCG), High Dynamic Range and Dolby Vision (and HDR10+), and is encoded using the HEVC (H.265) codec.