We’ve known about Kickboxer: Vengeance, the upcoming remake of Jean Claude Van Damme’s classic 1989 martial arts flick Kickboxer, for some time now. And we’ve also known that this remake just won’t be as good as the original. I mean, how could it when it won’t have this iconic scene? But JCVD’s legendary dance moves aside, the film does boast Dave Bautista …
I spent far too many years of my childhood imitating martial arts movie stars, especially Jean Claude Van Damme (hey, this was the 90’s when he was still super cool!). But when it came to his iconic movie Kickboxer, I couldn’t care less about his character Kurt Sloane. The only person I wanted to be is Tong Po, the towering, …
A few months ago news broke that the Kickboxer remake landed Tony Jaa and Scott Adkins in its cast. At that time I wrote that the movie could use a few female fighters, Last Updated: December 9, 2014
As you may have heard, there are remakes of Bloodsport and Kickboxer in the works. While the idea of a new Bloodsport chills my blood, a revisit to Kickboxer is a different story. And it has now attracted some serious martial arts talent. Last Updated: August 6, 2014
We hear a lot these days about reboots. Directors and producers unveil their grand plans to remake a beloved property, before development hell steps in and nudges them, laughing and saying “oh really?”. One upcoming remake that just dodged that bloke and landed a spinning sidekick to the back of the head? Kickboxer, as the classic JCVD flick will be …
Sure, Hollywood may no longer be interested in coming up with original movie ideas, but at least they only concentrate on one remake at a time. That is, unless you’re looking at Jean Claude Van Damme films that is. JCVD may be past his bicep-flexin prime, but the movies he starred in are still kinda watchable these days. Which is …
It would be naive to say climate change is not real — or that …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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