Comments on: Vern Throws A Kick At JCVD!!

By: Fred Topel

Fred Topel — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 08:44:40 +0000

The screenwriter of JCVD is following me on twitter now.

By: Henrik

Henrik — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:18:50 +0000

No, it’s not Van Damme in the dubbed version. I just watched the monolouge dubbed to english and it’s terrible. It does not do Van Damme justice at all.

By: Vern

Vern — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:32:44 +0000

It’s cool that they’re showing JCVD on Spike TV, but consider renting it instead because they’re showing it with the French parts dubbed into English. That’s a bad idea because to me a big part of the charm of the movie is that Van Damme is much looser and more natural when acting in his first language. Also, from the dubbed scene I saw I’m pretty sure it’s not even Van Damme’s voice.

By: RRA

RRA — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 06:53:23 +0000

“should have quit after BLOODSPORT”

You know that means we wouldn’t have gotten HARD TARGET and SUDDEN DEATH at least, right? And JCVD, for that matter.

The guy certainly acted his ass off, and no “playing himself” isn’t as guaranteed easy as people make it out to be.

By: rainman

rainman — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:20:24 +0000

Just saw this on TV and even though I missed the awesome CHILDREN OF MEN first ten minutes it was pretty damn good. It’s obviously not meant to be a “real” movie, it’s a commentary on fame, on JVCD himself and his persona – the washed up action star who never really made any good movies but had a cheesy career with his crazy karate faces and doing the splits. Really, the guy should have just stopped after he made “Bloodsport”, but wait a minute here. The guy was actually really really good in this movie. He looked tired as hell throughout the whole movie, the courtroom scene with his daughter ashamed of him broke my heart, you felt sorry for the guy when he was being berated by the annoying taxi driver woman, and the monologue really was very good. He rambled so much that I kind of think maybe he was ad libbing most of it. Ramblings of a washed up, drug addicted, beyond his prime C-list movie star. Imagine Seagal trying something like this, he’d probably start rambling about his imaginary CIA career or his imaginary reincarnation as a Tibetan monk or whatever, and try and actually sell it off as genuine. Bravo, JCVD.

By: telf

telf — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:42:13 +0000

Well, that was different.

By: Twynklebat

Twynklebat — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:11:08 +0000

this comparison is very unfair to dave.

By: Mr. Majestyk

Mr. Majestyk — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:52:55 +0000

Did somebody leave the Door To Ultimate Evil open again? What did I tell you guys about that?

By: Bixby Snyder

Bixby Snyder — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:17:56 +0000

Wow, who had the genius idea to summon “Demon” Dave DeFalco in the guise of a drunken Australian to this here websight? He’s my favorite intense bodybuilder of all time!!

As far as favorite Van Damme movies go, I gotta go with our friend Mr. Pyun’s CYBORG (for pure nostalgic trash value), BLOODSPORT, HARD TARGET and of course the almost unreal DOUBLE TEAM.
Don’t forget his groundbreaking performance as ‘Spectator in first dance sequence’ in 1984s BREAKIN’, though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSc8Hvji9E0

By: Twynklebat

Twynklebat — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:49:16 +0000

beautiful image

By: M. Casey

M. Casey — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:35:43 +0000

AU_Armageddon… at first I thought that was supposed to mean “gold armageddon,” and I had a mental image of some Ron Paul supporter sitting in the basement raging against the Federal Reserve and people who aren’t wildly enthusiastic about JCVD.

But Aussie Armageddon just sounds like a professional wrestler.

By: Mr. Majestyk

Mr. Majestyk — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:50:53 +0000

Everybody has the capacity to behave decently. It’s the decision to do so that makes us better than beasts.

Also, Knock Off and Double Team are awesome in several different ways, a few of which involve tigers.

By: Twynklebat

Twynklebat — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:47:09 +0000

i think i will miss him now. that was fun. strange how much the spelling improved–nay, was made perfect– at the end.

By: Leonard Shelby

Leonard Shelby — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:43:40 +0000

I’ll second the DOUBLE IMPACT shout out.

By: Leonard Shelby

Leonard Shelby — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:41:37 +0000

Probably gonna regret this but strike that last post of mine. You maybe fooling me now but you seem capable of being an OK guy.

out.

By: Mr. Majestyk

Mr. Majestyk — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:39:06 +0000

I would recommend Double Impact. It doesn’t seem to get as much love as his other movies, but he gets to play two twin brothers, both of whom have Belgian accents despite being separated at birth and raised thousands of miles apart. It’s easy to tell them apart, though, because one of them smokes a stogie.

By: Twynklebat

Twynklebat — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:38:25 +0000

fave van damme=this one. then bloodsport.

By: Leonard Shelby

Leonard Shelby — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:38:17 +0000

OK.. I see this board is currently active. Fine.. just go.. no need to reply to me.

By: AU_Armageddon

AU_Armageddon — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:37:28 +0000

Man, I so have to take everything back. I was in absolute honestly, sincerely pissed off at how awesome JCVD’s monologue was and that was the only reason I dared to – nay – felt inspired to post. Vern’s honesty is indeed an inspirational factor in my life. I’m a seriously hard-working married guy with 3 kids and about the only thing I get time to do that is truly mine is watch ‘shitty’ movies. Occasionally I get to down a bottle of tequila or jack as well when I have the next day off. It’s about once per 3 months on average but fuck it’s nice to be able to drink and watch grand shitty movies and forget about how fucked humanity can be – at times. I’m not sure i will have the opportunity to post again, but it has been – in a sad way – fun on this particular night. Best to you all and, as always, endearing enduring appreciation and gratitude to Vern. Night all, sleepies time.

By: Twynklebat

Twynklebat — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:36:45 +0000

sigh—-ok, if it makes him happy i’ll say it again–

bye-bye dork!