Product: Bloodsport [VHS] (1988)
Rating: 3.0
Good for an American martial arts movie
As a fan of martial arts and living in Hong Kong, I've had it pretty good by being in the middle of the action with Jackie Chan and Jet Li and of course, being in Bruce Lee's home ground. So, when I watch movies by guys like Jean Claude Van Damme and Steven Segal, it's so pathetic, it's almost funny. But, at the same time, I must say that this is one entertaining movie (although it doesn't do Hong Kong much justice in terms of forming foreigners' views of what this place is really like). People should know about Frank Dux and even Chong Li (who was played by Bolo Yeung who looks nothing like him) and their contributions to the martial arts.This is probably JCVD's best movie - he gets to show off his moves (although those jumping spinning split kicks are technically not correct - he leaves his groin entirely open while executing that move), he doesn't have to talk much and for a Western kung-fu movie, those fight scenes were not bad.If you want a good kung-fu movie, stop here and go to "Who Am I?" by Jackie Chan or "Fist of Legend" by Jet Li. But if you need just one JCVD movie for your kung-fu library, this is the one.