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sources, and more robust (but not overly saturated) hues. Its only extremely minor shortcomings -- aside from the slightly different palette Bennett (who even shows off a few pieces of costume memorabilia), writer Sheldon Lettich, and actor Paulo Tocha. This is a very loose and
After receiving an extensive restoration effort, Bloodsport is finally ready to take home the top trophy with an often stunning 2160p 1.78:1 transfer with HDR10, Dolby Vision, and HDR10+. Since my HDR10+ setup is far from reference, my comments are focused mainly on the Dolby Vision experience, but I can’t figure the HDR10+ one would be very much different. A more suitable double-feature bill, I would argue, would be 'Timecop' and 'Hard Target,' since they were both released by Universal and produced, oddly enough, by filmmaker Sam Raimi. They were even released in subsequent years. But under-heralded 'Hard Target' actually has some level of artistry, and (as noted several times in ' JCVD') is noteworthy as the English language debut of Hong Kong director John Woo (as well as for going through 17 cuts with the MPAA before securing an R-rating). Frank Dux, Bolo Young, Bloodsport's legacy, a possible sequel, and more. It's an engaging and causal interview that obviously focuses mostly The Fighting Sounds of Paul Hertzog (25:08) - The seasoned composer opens up about his "accidental" music career, action/drama that served as the perfect launching pad for star Jean-Claude Van Damme while introducing Western audiences to a host of
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incidental music for several films during the early 1980s, meeting Bloodsport producer Mark DiSalle in 1987 for an unrelated kids' project comparison to Warner Bros.' 2010 Blu-ray edition, which squeezed both this film and Timecop on a dual-layered disc via the outdated VC-1 codec. This English-friendly effort that's well worth importing if you don't want to wait and find out. But act now: the kumite express leaves in five The Blood, Sweat, and Tears of Actor Paulo Tocha (24:17) - "Paco", in good spirits, speaks candidly about his minor but
Van Damme's had a hell of a career - cheap but endearing apocalyptic sci-fi action in Cyborg, double Van Damme craziness in Double Impact, TimeCop, Maximum Risk and more, almost hitting the big time alongside Dolph Lundgren in Universal Soldier, with his John Woo actioner Hard Target one of the finest in his filmography. Those only interested in the remastered Blu-ray will find plenty to enjoy too: as seen in these screenshots, even a downsampled 1080p/SDRrestoration wrings a bit more juice out of Bloodsport's original elements, it's similar in overall tone and dynamic range to earlier efforts Part of the fun of this movie is just how evil our villains are. Lance Henriksen is great in everything he does and his Fouchon is next-level diabolical - and hilarious. He’s a man who clearly loves what he does and takes that “work” seriously, but at the same time has the utmost contempt for his clients willfully killing them if and when necessary. When they need to start hunting Boudreaux, instead of just letting loose his lethal right-hand man Pik (the always awesome Arnold Vosloo), he instead gives select former clients the chance to pay him an exorbitant fee for the opportunity to kill the uber-mulleted Van Damme knowing full well most are likely to die. He's evil and also a bit of a grifter. Our hero and villain share very little screentime together but it’s a classic dynamic both actors play well.
Like I said, 'Bloodsport' is flatter, with large bursts of sound effects, but little in the way of subtlety or directional effects. 'Timecop' is a more full, but that may just because of the variety of the sequences in 'Timecop' – like the aforementioned western and gangster sequences – while 'Bloodsport' is pretty doggedly committed to the sound of people walloping each other. out the numerous fight scenes in a way that complements rather than distracts from the action. I found it to be a very enjoyable and surprisinglyA Return to the Ring with Cinematographer David Worth (24:24) - Amusingly subtitled as "Wham! Bam! Thank You Van
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