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Kickboxer (1989)

R04/20/1989Action, Thriller, Drama1h 37m
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An ancient sport becomes a deadly game.

Overview

If your enemy refuses to be humbled... Destroy him. Accompanied by his brother Kurt, American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane, arrives in Thailand to defeat the Eastern warriors at their own sport. His opponent: ruthless fighter and Thai champion, Tong Po. Tong not only defeats Eric, he paralyzes him for life. Crazed with anger, Kurt vows revenge.

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  1. Cast 1

    Jean-Claude Van Damme

    Kurt Sloane

  2. Cast 1

    Dennis Alexio

    Eric Sloane

  3. Cast 1

    Dennis Chan Kwok-San

    Xian Chow

  4. Cast 1

    Michel Qissi

    Tong Po

  5. Cast 1

    Haskell V. Anderson III

    Winston Taylor

  6. Cast 1

    Rochelle Ashana

    Mylee

  7. Richard Foo

    Tao Liu

  8. Ricky Liu

    Big Thai Man

  9. Cast 1

    Thomas Sin Ho-Ying

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JCVD is not a good actor, but he is a fantastic martial artist, and he has shown that in a lot of movies. While there are moments here that demonstrated his skills, I can't help but feel a little disappointed. Some of the build-up I actually quite liked. Tong Po looked menacing and while the Winston Taylor character was a bit cheesy, he grew on me. I was not a fan of Eric Sloanes arrogance. I guess you need to have a bit of that when your champion, but he just did not feel real. Most of the film plays out more like a training montage before the big fight at the end. There were some fun trainin...