Van Damme really kicks butt!

Rating: 9/10 (20 January 2007)

This movie "Kickboxer", gives it name out well. Jean-Claude Van Damme showed his true feelings in this movie. Danny Alexio and him play the Sloan brothers who go to Thailand to compete in a kick-boxing. However, Eric Sloan(Alexio) is facing a lethal opponent. His name, Tong Po! The way he kicks that column, shows hardcore training. When Eric faces Tong Po, he is crippled by his blows. His brother Kurt(Van Damme) goes off, and wants serious revenge. Knowing that his fighting skills aren't enough to take on Tong Po, he gets help from a friend who's a war veteran(Haskell V. Anderson, III) finds a trainer named Xian(Dennis Chan). Knowning about the news of his brother, Kurt goes through some rigorous training. Then I like the part where Xian gets him loaded, and make him dance, then while loaded, he takes on some of the fighters of Freddy Li(Steve Lee). That was funny when Xian told the fighters that "their mothers had sex with mules". He really gets vengeful when Tong Po raped Mylee(Rochelle Ashana). So there are two people to avenge. The fight scene was classic; broken glass, resin, and hemp gloves. Kurt really went medieval on Tong Po, hence the old saying, "The gloves are coming off!" The kicks are very skilled, and choreography is outstanding. I enjoyed this movie very well! 4 out of 5 stars!