Kickboxer Film Review

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Kickboxer film review

In an age where special effects were the fading of one scene to another, and movie soundtracks were available on vinyl and cassette, Kickboxer, starring Jean Claude Van Damme, relied on three things, a great storyline, non-stop action, and kick-ass fight scenes!

       With a training montage which would make the likes of Rocky Balboa cry and edge-of-the-seat martial arts, we relive the magic of this classic, revered by many as a cult classic.

               Van Damme plays the role of Kurt Sloane, the corner and mentor figure to his older brother, Eric Sloane (Dennis Alexio). Eric is enjoying much success worldwide as a renoun Kickboxer, winning many titles, stealing women’s hearts and living the grand lifestyle. Kurt is the more level-headed of the two, and despite his actions to keep Eric modest and focused, Eric starts to lose focus and dedication on the sport he loves.

          Enter Tong Po (Michel Qissi). Eric and Kurt decide that after conquering America, that the Far East is their next destination and in the words of Eric, ‘the place where the chicks treat like you like a god!’ Of course, the film portrays the typical stereotypes displayed of the Far East, with plenty of willing wifes-to-be and go-go girls, as well as a huge Muay Thai scene and Kickboxers to boot!  

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           When Eric and Kurt arrive, instead of visiting the many dojos and Muay Thai gyms to train and greet the public, Eric is more than content to lap it up with the go-go girls, even dismissing Kurt at one point to ‘get to know’ the girls. It’s at this point that Kurt meets Steve (Freddy Li), a retired American war veteran who has a love of go-go girls who has come to the Far East to ‘live like a king’, Freddy displays traits of the old businessmen who also go to the Far East, to ...

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