Bloodsport is the best Hollywood martial arts movie of the 80s

[Eschaton]

and a candidate for the best action movie of that decade too

also its on Netflix


-whiteman diving into asian honor? check

-niccas dying? check

- GOAT antagonist? check

-hilarious flashback sequences? check

[BobFromPikeCreek]

Internet classic:

[Great Rumbler]

Well, I guess now I'll just have to go ahead and watch Bloodsport again.

[Himu]

Yes it is.

I can't cosign the best martial arts movie of the 80's, though. Especially with stuff like The Killer, Hard Boiled, Jackie Chan in his prime, The Prodigal Son, Yes Madam, My Young auntie  but it's up there, and one of the few actually good Hollywood martial arts films alongside The Matrix, Karate Kid and its remake, Rocky series, and Undisputed series and maybe stuff like Million Dollar Baby.

[Himu]

Bloodsport probably IS the best Hollywood martial arts film.

[Great Rumbler]

The Last Dragon is pretty legit, too, don't go forgetting about it:

[Himu]

The Last Dragon, I love it, but the choreography is lacking in typical Hollywood fashion, so while it's great movie - and one of my favorites, it's hard to put it over other martial films. 

Wait. Given that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was co-produced by Hollywood, asia wins again.

[Himu]

[Himu]

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[Madrun Badrun]

 funboys

[Beezy]

First time I'm hearing that term.

[Joe Molotov]

Repeat slurs you've heard your grandpa use.

[Joe Molotov]

He's well versed in the Zapp Brannigan's Guide to Making Love at a Woman.

[toku]

Nah, Bloodsport still the goat. Bolo plays a fucking great villain but the tall ass dude from Kickboxer is underrated:



Bolo would destroy you in the ring, but this dude looks like he would go fuck your mother and sisters after he's done dismantling you.

that score, I should sample this shit.


One of the things I love about Kickboxer too is how they try to sell Van Damme as the good but not great sparring partnet at the start and how his buddy doesn't give a fuck about styles. "A kicks a kick, a punch is a punch" lol

The quickest way to defeat is to underestimate the ability of your enemies breh

spoiler (click to show/hide)

and not listen to your cornermanp

[close]

[hampster]

I've always been a Lionheart man myself

[Human Snorenado]

WTF, this isn't a universally accepted truth? I figured everyone knew this and thus no need for a thread.

Point me at anyone claiming otherwise.

[Phoenix Dark]

WTF, this isn't a universally accepted truth? I figured everyone knew this and thus no need for a thread.

Point me at anyone claiming otherwise.

yea. it's like someone making a thread titled "Die Hard is the best action movie of the 80s." Everyone knows that.

[Himu]

WTF, this isn't a universally accepted truth? I figured everyone knew this and thus no need for a thread.

Point me at anyone claiming otherwise.

yea. it's like someone making a thread titled "Die Hard is the best action movie of the 80s." Everyone knows that.

naw

[Madrun Badrun]

Repeat slurs you've heard your grandpa use.

Next he'll be saying how the blacks in the NBA have nice buns like my grandma. 

[Phoenix Dark]

smh @ Esch and Himu right now. Someone make a poll.

 

[chronovore]

Let's not forget the magnificence of No Retreat, No Surrender!

[Beezy]

I FIGHT TO SURVIIIVE!!!

[Human Snorenado]

Sorry PD, everyone knows Die Hard is the best Christmas movie... of all time.

[jakefromstatefarm]

Repeat slurs you've heard your grandpa use.

Next he'll be saying how the blacks in the NBA have nice buns like my grandma.

Grandad: Why isn't [my sister] here today?
Dad: She's watching some movie with her friends. Said there were a couple cute guys in it she wanted to see.

(moment of bewilderment)

Grandad: You mean queers?

[team filler]

Let's not forget the magnificence of No Retreat, No Surrender!

goat, impossible to find the U.S. version that i grew up watching doe.

[naff]

Repeat slurs you've heard your grandpa use.

Slur? Sounds more like real talk; Eschs gramps just had a funtime with the funboys

Always believed there were people who could do this, was a teen by the time i figured out it's impossible

[toku]

Die Hard is great but I wouldn't call it greatest of the 80s. It's the greatest Christmas movie of the 80s though, for sure. Second greatest christmas movie of any period (behind a the 60s grinch cartoon). It isn't Christmas time if I haven't caught Grinch cartoon somwhere. Even if it's like on at a bar or something.

[Momo]

I FIGHT TO SURVIIIVE!!!

[Momo]

^if you center align those rejoice emotes, it's a dude doing the splits. None of those buttons on the posting action pane has ever worked for me though

[chronovore]

Let's not forget the magnificence of No Retreat, No Surrender!

goat, impossible to find the U.S. version that i grew up watching doe.

Yeah, the whole thing is some weird mix of an action movie but feels like a Savage Steve Holland film -- another great creator lost with the end of the '80s...  :'(

[Phoenix Dark]

Funboys sounds like a Lil B led movement opposed to the #sadboys power structure.

[toku]

This is now officially a JCVD appreciation thread

[naff]

 

[Beezy]

All these years and I'm just now realizing that Stan Bush is responsible for Fight to Survive along with this classic:



 

[Great Rumbler]

JCVD was a really good movie, definitely not something I ever expected him to do.

[sarslip]

Nah, Bloodsport still the goat. Bolo plays a fucking great villain but the tall ass dude from Kickboxer is underrated:



Bolo would destroy you in the ring, but this dude looks like he would go fuck your mother and sisters after he's done dismantling you.

that score, I should sample this shit.


One of the things I love about Kickboxer too is how they try to sell Van Damme as the good but not great sparring partnet at the start and how his buddy doesn't give a fuck about styles. "A kicks a kick, a punch is a punch" lol

The quickest way to defeat is to underestimate the ability of your enemies breh

spoiler (click to show/hide)

and not listen to your cornermanp

[close]

As a kid, the dude from Kickboxer was a way scarier villain than Bolo, and the whole movie was way less campy, and more someone-could-have-their-head-explode-at-any-moment, than Bloodsport.  But, Bloodsport is definetely the more entertaining and rewatchable of the two. 

Depends on my mood, but I give the edge to Kickboxer cause it was the first R rated movie I've ever seen; bias.  That being said my favorite side character in any of them is Ray Jackson in BS.  "i ain't your pal dickface."   

@ the chick ratting out the tournament to the cops, but staying around to watch the blood drenched drama of the finals.

Cynthia was a down ass bitch.  That side boob. 

[HyperZoneWasAwesome]

I love that Forrest Whitaker is in Bloodsport, and I love that he's in it after already being in Platoon, Good Morning Vietnam, and right before his starring role in Bird.  Has he ever told stories about it in interviews?  He can't not have something interesting to say about it.

also, holy shit are those latter day John Hyams Van Damme films f**king amazing.  Essential viewing for action fans.

[toku]

Hyams Sr and Jr both been killing it. I've been telling people for a few years now but if you grow up on the action films of the 80s and 90s, theres a little bit of a classic action movie renaissance going on in the direct to dvd market. Michael Jai White, Scott Adkins, Hyams etc. all putting in serious work.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Amazing movie ive seen many times.

Can we please add that emoticon from the op to our database? We dont have enough emoticons that mean business!

[Momo]

[Joe Molotov]

Kill your opponents and if you start to lose, throw crap in their eyes. #bolo

[Cerveza mas fina]

[Cerveza mas fina]

[sarslip]

Kill your opponents and if you start to lose, throw crap in their eyes. #bolo

raises an interesting point, Tong Po wasn't tryin to cheat.  He went the psychological torment, get inside your opponents head, route

"You bleed like Mylee! Mylee... good fuck!"



This scene was mindblowing.

Nothing unfair about it, because you both get to dip your hands in glass

[Rufus]

the eventual plan should be to replace all coli smilies with bore homegrowns

Aw yes. Some are going to be really hard to replace though.

[T234]

This is the Bore. We do not lose emoticons. But we must gain :Bolo

[Cerveza mas fina]

i am 100% in favor of replacing with (Image removed from quote.)

the eventual plan should be to replace all coli smilies with bore homegrowns

Amen

Bore home grown or nothing!

[naff]

JCVD was a really good movie, definitely not something I ever expected him to do.

He comes across much better using his native language (surprise). that monologue scene blew my mind.....

really the whole film kinda blew my mind, so heartfelt, such emotion, JCVD revealing that true strength is not physical

[bork]

 

But getting rid of the other one?  No way.

 

[Joe Molotov]

look at this mothafukka up here, adding smilies and shit

[bork]

Hmm...need someone pointing down to complete it.
 
   

[chronovore]

i am 100% in favor of replacing with (Image removed from quote.)

the eventual plan should be to replace all coli smilies with bore homegrowns

Yes, please.

[team filler]

 

[Joe Molotov]

same

[MMaRsu]

How come you couch him but not me?