Bloodsport(Blu-ray) (FSK 18)

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more "readable" detail on foreground and background objects alike, such as the urban Hong Kong signage and even costumes. As Chong Li prepares for the final bout, his trainer (Wilson Lee) carefully and stealthily slips a small chunk of a chalky substance into the waistband of his trunks. The boys ran at the sound of people approaching, but Frank started to put the sword back on its stand when he was found by Tanaka and his son, Shingo. Captions proceed to give Dux's career fight stats in the Kumite over several years, saying he established four records that were still standing at the time of the movie's release, and that he retired undefeated, before establishing his own martial arts school. Very few actors can play unlikeable ambitious men better than Ron Silver, and he plays the role of the crooked Senator to the hilt.

Dux and Janice are talking as they take a walk, and Janice tells Dux about her ambition to get a story on the Kumite, which she describes as 'a cockfight, except with people.

Tanaka says that Dux came by to pay his respects, but she doesn't know if he was heading to Hong Kong. that led to his later hiring for the film, watching an early cut, assigning different "themes" to specific characters, and much more. The perfunctory romantic relationship between Dux and a female reporter is given such short shrift that the character of Janet feels more like a beard to mask Dux's more abiding affection for the burly American fighter, Ray. e. the producers could have cast somebody else in the role, but they chose him), and an experienced high-profile director, Peter Hyams, is in the driver's seat.

We're shown that you have to get into a rig, which looks kind of like a carnival ride crossed with the vehicles from 'Star Tours,' which shoots you into a void, at which point you pop up at some designated spot in time. Probably the most expensive ‘standard’ edition I’ve bought, but definitely my favourite Jean-Claude Van Damme film. Jackson then turns away, thinking he has the fight in the bag, and plays to the crowd, trying to get them to chant his name the way they chant Chong Li's name. The highlights of the cast are Gibb, who specializes in the type of comic loudmouth brute he plays in this film; Forest Whitaker, who plays a completely thankless role, but does nothing to undermine his future Oscar prospects despite being given ample opportunity by the screenplay; and Philip Chan as a Police Inspector, a role similar to ones he played in some of the best Hong Kong films of that era.

The future could be history in the powerful sci-fi adventure Timecop, as a dangerous, time-traveling politico (Ron Silver) sets out to change the past so he can pave his career path to the White House. Except that, of course, his wife is killed by people associated with the time travel technology and it sets him on a quest for vengeance. Hertzog's era-specific original score enjoys a much more substantial presence in the rear while not sounding overcooked. Frank's attempts to advance to the championship are further complicated by the efforts of Helmer (Burton) and Rawlins (Whitaker), a pair of military agents representing his superiors who did not sanction his participation in the Kumite and want to bring him into custody.