Bloodsport DVD

Advantages: Exciting martial arts action
Disadvantages: Comedy acting and cheesy dialogue - but this probably adds to the charm

...the sake of enjoyment. Bloodsport fits that bill rather nicely as a piece of ridiculous cheesy martial arts rubbish, which is nonetheless enjoyable and exciting guff. Jean Claude Van Damme stars in one of his more memorable roles, as martial artist Frank Dux, journeying to Hong Kong to participate in a secret martial arts tournament called the Kumite. Here the action takes on a ridiculously choreographed ballet routine of high kicks and leg sweeps ...
...experts like Jackie Chan and Jet Li), as the warriors from around the world make their way forward to be crowned kumite champion. It really is silly stuff - the acting is risible at best, although Van Damme has a kind of naive charm found lacking in some of his later movies. Donald Gibb provides light comedy relief as the loud-mouthed brash American fighter and Leah Aryes is particularly flakey as the reporter trying to sneak into the kumite to ... Read review

Advantages: True Martial arts mayhem with some celebrated martial artists.
Disadvantages: You goto love gore to like it.

...do so, than this is one for you. I paid abut £9 for this movie because it is a classic, they don't make movies like this anymore. It's cheasy -yep, cheap -yep ..... but it's cool. Put Bloodsport on your DVD shelf and you'll be happy for owning it!! ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent martial arts action, decent music
Disadvantages: Appalling acting

...my personal favourite). What Bloodsport does do well is the fighting sequences, which are amongst the best I have seen in any martial arts film. The action is incredibly realistic to the extent that I would not be shocked if some of the action was actually filmed using semi-contact instead of the usual missing by a mile and adding sound effects later that you often get in martial arts films. Luckily enough the fighting sequences form a large percentage ...
...interest and detective scenes then the film is actually very good. Some of the music in the film is actually pretty good as well and matches the general feel throughout the film (think 80s camp and you are pretty much there). If you are in any way interested in martial arts then I would recommend this film highly. If you are not interested in martial arts then I probably would not recommend it quite as highly, but personally I think it is great! ... Read review

I have always enjoyed Van Damme films and this is one of my favourites the other being kickboxer, if you are a martial arts fan and like Van Damme then its a must see. The story tells of a man called Frank Dux who was trained from his youth in the ways of Ninjutsu by a Japanese master of the art, Senzo Tanaka In honor of his mentor out of gratitude and respect for having been allowed the training in place of Senzo Tanaka's deceased and only son, Dux leaves for Hong Kong to participate in the Kumite - an illegal and underground, freestyle, single-elimination and occasionally deadly full-contact martial arts tournament to which the world's best martial artists are clandestinely invited every five years.

Advantages: STARS AN INNOCENT VAN DAMME BEFORE HE GOT BIG HEADED
Disadvantages: NOT REALLY YOUR CLASSIC EASTERN HEROES FAIR!!

BLOODSPORT. ONE OF CLAUDE VAN DAMMES FIRST FILMS MADE BACK IN THE DAYS WHERE HE WAS SWEET, INNOCENT & NAIVE. THIS TRANSLATES WELL TO HIS CHARACTER, FRANK DUX, AS IT MAKES HIM VERY LIKEABLE & YOU REALLY END UP ROOTING FOR HIM ALL THE WAY. THE STORY...BASED ON A REAL LIFE STORY....IS ABOUT COMMANDO FRANK DUX (VAN DAMME) WHO ENTERS A KUMITE (FREE STYLE MARTIAL ARTS CONTEST WHICH IS HELD IN SECRET EVERY 5 YEARS) IN ORDER TO HONOUR HIS NINJA TEACHER. ...
...A FEMALE REPORTER TRIES TO DISSUADE HIM FROM FIGHTING AS SHE DOSENT WANT HIM GETTING HURT & THE BAD GUY & WINNER FOR MANY YEARS (A WONDERFUL BOLO YEUNG) WANTS TO KEEP HIS POPULARITY BY BEATING THE NEW FAVOURITE. RUNNING AT 89 MINUTES ITS A PRETTY EASY MOVIE TO WATCH AT ANY TIME. THE DIRECTION IS FAST PACED AND WE LEAP FROM SET PIECE TO SET PIECE WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT LOSING THE STORYLINE. THE FIGHTS ARE PRETTY MUCH STANDARD VAN DAMME FAIR. ... Read review