FUN FACT: Ed Boon and John Tobias working at Midway, wanted Van Damme to be the star of a fighting game. But they couldn't get him due to complications, and they ended up creating Johnny Cage and the game Mortal Kombat.
I am glad he didn't do it or maybe I would think of Johnny cage different and maybe liked him.? I hated Johnny cage he seemed like a fake Hollywood star that didn't know how to fight.
it still amazes me that bolo yeung was in enter the dragon and 15 years later he was in this and looks the exact same didnt age a single day. And he doesnt look bad at 78 either. We all should be so lucky to age gracefully
my vote is for hard target, see if he recognizes the meme of the guy on horse back w/the explosion in the background. Its an amazing shot regardless, and we have arnold vosloo as the villain shoot.
Top Recommended Van Damme movies: Kickboxer, Lionheart, Double impact, Hard Target, Death warrant, Universal Soldier, Time Cop, Maximum Risks, Sudden Death.
Chong Li's first opponent fighting style is Jeet Kune Do, and is Bruce Lees style, which is kind of a homage to Bruce Lee which Bolo was in Enter: The Dragon. 22:00 The moment Johnny Cage was born.
The info stuff at the beginning and Frank Dux's telling of the story is 98% BS. The producers basically just took his word for everything. But still it's a great movie.
Even as a kid watching this for the first time, when I saw the end with all the shit they said he did I was like this is all BS. How the fuck could grown men and women making a movie not tell this is all made up fantasy land BS, but a kid can.
@@KJGrim Totally agree, it's the best Bruce Lee impersonation ever! 👌🏼 But definitely no Oscar for his line in Back to the Future 2, 'Unless you got power, hahahahaha!'. 🤪✌🏼
Just wanted to add that this was an amazing edit of the reaction for Bloodsport, the best one out there. All the good moments are in. Amazing job editing and great reaction too. 👍👍👍
Tons of great martial arts movies during this time period. Kickboxer, Lionheart, The Quest, No Retreat No Surrender, Best Of The Best, Black Eagle, The Octagon, Lone Wolf McQuade..... etc., etc. You can't go wrong picking any of them. There are lots more, but those are some that immediately come to mind. Congrats on 70k, btw!
Based on a true story... a story made up by Frank Dux, that is lol. Though the whole thing is based on outrageous BS, it's still a super fun popcorn movie that I've watched countless times. As for the real Frank Dux, look up documentaries about the real story behind him and this story and you'll find it just as entertaining.
What's funny is that even though Dux is full of bs, and that this is a movie, a bunch of the extras were the real deal. Some legendary fighters pretending to lose lol.
Back in the 80s there were all kinds of crazy Karate and ninja books out there. Some were even about the Dim Mak. Probably 90% of all of that stuff was crap but some of it was fair. The legendary Dim Mak wasn't one of them though.
@@tonygonzales3206 Some of them were pretty cheesy but OK, especially if you had grown up watching the Shaw Brothers Kung Fu movies, and those like them.
'Van Damme kickboxes his way through a tournament' - why mess with success? 😅 I do prefer his goofier action movies like Timecop, street fighter, and Hard Target though.
This was one of my all-time favorite childhood movies, and is one of the big reasons I learned martial arts and started building muscle. JCVD was such an 80s/90s icon. He had the nickname, "the muscles from Brussels" (since he's from Brussels, Belgium). And yea, those signature splits/kicks just couldn't be matched on-screen. I still quote this one to this day. "You are NEX" (minus the "T" ofc), "Brick not hit back.", etc. So many great lines. Definitely gotta check out the other iconic JCVD flicks too: KIckboxer (and sequels), Double Impact, Hard Target, Timecop, Universal Soldier (w/ Dolph Lundgren), etc.
One of the most iconic movies of th 80's. And one of the most iconic action movies of all time. He made every guy I'm middle school want to take martial arts. I can almost quote this word for word.
Lmao. You have to give some context. It’s so bad that it’s hilarious. It was funny corny at the time, and I loved it. 😂 I’m weak thinking about parts. The Van Damme lip. 😂😅
lol that commercial for Volvo Trucks was real, first and only take. I had a production company in Stockholm, Sweden at the time close to the agency who came up with the idea and i was so jealous 😂
Fun fact: Tong Po from Kickboxer was a fighter in this movie. I thought it was cool to see 2 main villains from 2 of Van Damme’s more popular movies fight each other.
Whenever Van Damme did those splits, my older brother would make this "popping" sound and say. That's his nuts... they gon' POP right the hell off one of these days.
The only other person I've ever seen do a split like Van Damme in film was Gary Daniels in the 1993 movie City Hunter staring Jackie Chan. In one scene Gary Daniels character does this flip and roll over a bed into a full split on the floor where he literally lifts his body up from the split using only his feet.
@JL You had me smiling ear to ear really need to see you do more martial arts films. Was a treat thank you for the upload. @EOM Thanks for the editing and the upload. We all found out this was a lie 10 to 15 years later after the internet became what it is today
I grew up watching this movie. It is ingrained in my soul. In my opinion, its the best martial arts action movie of all time. The soundtrack, the fight scenes are just epic
Forest Whitaker is respected in “The Last King of Scotland”. He plays the bloodthirsty Ugandan dictator Idi Amin...🤣 He won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for this role.
A good film with fighting styles. Kickboxer is another one he did I believe you may enjoy as well. Cyborg gets over looked, The Quest is good, & Death Warrant, Hard Target, just to name a few.
I dont know why but when i see 80s' martial arts films like bloodsport/kickboxer i just picture Steven Seagal wearing silk pyjamas watching it in bed thinking "pff... amateurs.."
There's a Bloodsport 2 that came out mid 90s but its bot related to the first 1. Something about a guy who learned a certain fighting style from while in prison and he fights in the Kumite to get back a stolen Kumite kanta sword stolen from someone who I believe got it from his time from competing in the kuite when he was young. I remember the Pat Morita was in the movie.
That first guy to fight was Joey Browner who played for the Vikings. A legit martial artist. And he got into trouble on the field a couple times because of it.
i love when does those splits. he makes it a habbit tht its in every one of his movies. i have been in love wit this man 4ever. i love these movies. havent watched em in a while but looks like im gonna go back and watch em again
JCVD's 2nd film as an main castmember, both the first lead role and star-making role. After the success, he was being called "The muscles from Brussels". I saw Van Damme in Black Eagle and No Retreat, No Surrender before seeing Bloodsport. This movie is indeed a classic of the genre. Memorable story, great fight sequences and a guilty pleasure. The original score of Paul Hertzog and the songs performed by Stan Bush are awesome. RIP to Roy Chiao (Senzo Tanaka) and Norman Burton (Agent Helmer). The only downside of this is the story of Frank Dux as an martial artist proved to be a hoax. The life he lived or the so-called world records he broke as an competitor in the Kumite were unreal. The upside was that the movie itself inspired Mortal Kombat:The Original Game (1992). MK's creators wanted Van Damme for the game, but he turned down the offer. So the character of Johnny Cage was made for the game as an action film star entering a 'larger than life' tournament. In full circle, during Bloodsport's 25th anniversary, Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat One (2023) was given a downloadable skin with the likeness and the voice of Van Damme. The 3 'straight to video' sequels with Daniel Bernhardt were OK. But I almost didn't bother with them at first. Not bad and not good neither. To me, the original is the best.
Instant Classic right there. Another one you have to watch someday, which is also starring Van Dam is the movie "Kickboxer" and "No Retreat, No Surrender". You will love them.
Great Reaction..... I like JCVD in "TImecop," "Hard Taget," "Universal Soldier," and "Lionheart"....... Yes, That is the actual size of Tazers when this was filmed in 1987......
No one played the villain as well as Bolo Yeung in all the old martial art movies!
When you needed a beefy big boss, Bolo was the man!
Bolo was also menacing in Double Impact!!!
No one could Bolo like Bolo 😂
@@bullpup33 Bolo was in The Blood Fight film
@@bullpup33 Bolo was in Shootfighter with Zabka from The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai!!!
“Why are his pants so high?”
4 minutes in to a Van Damme movie and already asking the right questions.
I Like It
If i could sit down, hang out, and watch 1 movie with any RUclips reactor, id pick EOM 100/100 times
I would even just take one lunch with him,
FUN FACT: Ed Boon and John Tobias working at Midway, wanted Van Damme to be the star of a fighting game. But they couldn't get him due to complications, and they ended up creating Johnny Cage and the game Mortal Kombat.
I am glad he didn't do it or maybe I would think of Johnny cage different and maybe liked him.? I hated Johnny cage he seemed like a fake Hollywood star that didn't know how to fight.
This film was also one of the three main inspirations for the original MK game, along with Enter the Dragon and Big Trouble in Little China.
@@Malzarius85 Except Johnny Cage clearly really knows how to fight since it's possible to win as him.
@@peacocca190 of course I was more talking about his cheesy lines in every cut scene
My wife can quote this movie word for word. One of these reasons we have been married so long
Epic comment!
Ok USA ....
@@justindearmond1 don’t be a hater all you life bro.
@sonnieandjacob Okay sounds like you hit a royal flush.
is she single?
it still amazes me that bolo yeung was in enter the dragon and 15 years later he was in this and looks the exact same didnt age a single day. And he doesnt look bad at 78 either. We all should be so lucky to age gracefully
And he both act with father and son, cause he did a small cameo in a Hong Kong movie that Brandon Lee did in the 1986.
The dub on young Frank is just something special. This kid makes young Anakin look like the best child actor of all time.
😂😂😂😂
*Lionheart (1990 with JCVD)*
Lionheart is a great street fighting film!!!
That chick is bad in Lionheart! ❤
my vote is for hard target, see if he recognizes the meme of the guy on horse back w/the explosion in the background. Its an amazing shot regardless, and we have arnold vosloo as the villain shoot.
@@DanielGarcia-us7tf Not only that but! it also has a very warm heart story line hes fighting out of love and caring and not out of gloryfing himself.
It has a familiar child actor in it as well. It’s a fantastic film.
Top Recommended Van Damme movies: Kickboxer, Lionheart, Double impact, Hard Target, Death warrant, Universal Soldier, Time Cop, Maximum Risks, Sudden Death.
Kickboxer, Lionheart, Double Impact (he plays twins), Universal Soldier, TimeCop, and Death Warrant. Solid catalog.
dont forget The Quest
@@Jibarra411 I watched it once and maybe needs a rewatch, but no it didn’t make the list.
My favorite part of every Bloodsport reaction is when they think its real at the end.😂
I'll never forget when my dad took me to see this in the theater when I was 10 years old. Top tier entertainment right here!
Yeah because it was deemed a B movie back then, but we all know it's the shit
your dads a legend
“Very good, but brick not hit back.”
Bruce Lee Enter the Dragon "boards don't hit back"
@@Nbk13Sk13-mz6mo 'I am not afraid of a person who knows 10000 kicks. But I am afraid of a person who knows one kick but practices it for 10000 times"
Reminds me of Karate Kid 2.
"Hey, can you break a log like that?"
"Don't know. Never been attacked by tree"
@mariotovar951 funny.when chong Like broke ice
Chong Li's first opponent fighting style is Jeet Kune Do, and is Bruce Lees style, which is kind of a homage to Bruce Lee which Bolo was in Enter: The Dragon.
22:00 The moment Johnny Cage was born.
I love it when the right movie comes up with the right reactor. Dude you are going to so love this movie and I can't wait to see your reaction.
When I saw the thumbnail I yelled YES!! This was my favorite movie growing up, thank you for reacting to it.
The info stuff at the beginning and Frank Dux's telling of the story is 98% BS. The producers basically just took his word for everything. But still it's a great movie.
Yep that guy was a fraud.
Frank Dux is the true master of Bullshido!
Even as a kid watching this for the first time, when I saw the end with all the shit they said he did I was like this is all BS. How the fuck could grown men and women making a movie not tell this is all made up fantasy land BS, but a kid can.
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)!
And no one has reacted to it yet! 🤯
It's a fictional/biopic with lot of great fight scenes and good acting! 👌🏼✌🏼
Love Jason Scott Lee!
Jason Scott Lee was incredible in that movie. Shouldve gotten an Oscar nomination
@@KJGrim Totally agree, it's the best Bruce Lee impersonation ever! 👌🏼
But definitely no Oscar for his line in Back to the Future 2, 'Unless you got power, hahahahaha!'. 🤪✌🏼
Just wanted to add that this was an amazing edit of the reaction for Bloodsport, the best one out there. All the good moments are in. Amazing job editing and great reaction too. 👍👍👍
That's blank!
I have been saying since i was a kid that bolo looks like chucky with some of his faces he makes and im so happy you see it as well😂
Tons of great martial arts movies during this time period. Kickboxer, Lionheart, The Quest, No Retreat No Surrender, Best Of The Best, Black Eagle, The Octagon, Lone Wolf McQuade..... etc., etc. You can't go wrong picking any of them. There are lots more, but those are some that immediately come to mind. Congrats on 70k, btw!
Based on a true story... a story made up by Frank Dux, that is lol. Though the whole thing is based on outrageous BS, it's still a super fun popcorn movie that I've watched countless times. As for the real Frank Dux, look up documentaries about the real story behind him and this story and you'll find it just as entertaining.
He was just as much of a con artist as Frank Abignale Jr.. Both made everything up!
More like, Based on a story? True.
What's funny is that even though Dux is full of bs, and that this is a movie, a bunch of the extras were the real deal. Some legendary fighters pretending to lose lol.
@@chrisdobbs9155 Indeed! They added some authenticity to the story, for sure!
"Show me the Dim Mak. What the hell's a Dim Mak? Deathtouch...."
Very good but brick not hit back I love the stare part at that scene
Back in the 80s there were all kinds of crazy Karate and ninja books out there. Some were even about the Dim Mak. Probably 90% of all of that stuff was crap but some of it was fair. The legendary Dim Mak wasn't one of them though.
@@Thane36425 I'm fond of the american ninja movies myself.
@@tonygonzales3206 Some of them were pretty cheesy but OK, especially if you had grown up watching the Shaw Brothers Kung Fu movies, and those like them.
It's funny to realize that Van Damme basically made this movie 4 times...and 2 of them are Kickboxer movies.
'Van Damme kickboxes his way through a tournament' - why mess with success? 😅
I do prefer his goofier action movies like Timecop, street fighter, and Hard Target though.
@@LordVolkov, Hard Target is amazing. I can't wait for SOMEBODY👀 to react to it.
@@LordVolkov Hard Target is just the right amount of cheese
He was only in the first Kickboxer.
@bustercherry8734 I stand corrected...but he's in 2016 Kickboxer: Vengeance, where Dave Bautista plays Tong Po. I was not aware of its existence.
This was one of my all-time favorite childhood movies, and is one of the big reasons I learned martial arts and started building muscle. JCVD was such an 80s/90s icon. He had the nickname, "the muscles from Brussels" (since he's from Brussels, Belgium). And yea, those signature splits/kicks just couldn't be matched on-screen. I still quote this one to this day. "You are NEX" (minus the "T" ofc), "Brick not hit back.", etc. So many great lines.
Definitely gotta check out the other iconic JCVD flicks too: KIckboxer (and sequels), Double Impact, Hard Target, Timecop, Universal Soldier (w/ Dolph Lundgren), etc.
Van Dammes kicks are a thing of beauty
My dad is from Detroit, and I had to laugh my ass off. "They got a Detroit in Honk Kong?" BWAHAHAHAHA
One of the most iconic movies of th 80's. And one of the most iconic action movies of all time. He made every guy I'm middle school want to take martial arts. I can almost quote this word for word.
“You break my record, now I break you, like I break your friend.”
- Chong Li
Savage 😂
Bloodsport is absolutely my favorite JCVD movie since Jean-Claude in Mortal Kombat 1 Reboot as an skin for Johnny Cage.
Van Damme has a killer physique.
I love when J starts dancing lol 😂😂😂😂
No Retreat, No Surrender part 1 with Van Damme as the main heel villain is magnificent!!!
Lmao. You have to give some context. It’s so bad that it’s hilarious. It was funny corny at the time, and I loved it. 😂 I’m weak thinking about parts. The Van Damme lip. 😂😅
I loved this movie as a kid😂 I still watch it sometimes
lol that commercial for Volvo Trucks was real, first and only take. I had a production company in Stockholm, Sweden at the time close to the agency who came up with the idea and i was so jealous 😂
When I saw the alley and J looked at the camera, I Knew he was gonna say Detroit!
Thanks for cheering me up J.
✌️😎
Fun fact: Tong Po from Kickboxer was a fighter in this movie.
I thought it was cool to see 2 main villains from 2 of Van Damme’s more popular movies fight each other.
that is true, he was the one that got his leg broken by Bolo.
@@202coreyhe’s the dude from Lionheart. His brother is also in the film as Attila.
Whenever Van Damme did those splits, my older brother would make this "popping" sound and say. That's his nuts... they gon' POP right the hell off one of these days.
Mortal Kombat took a lot of inspiration from Bloodsport and Big Trouble in Little China
"He made a face that look like a Chucky Doll" 😂😂
Soundtrack baby!!!! Here is to all my Gen X bros that grew up on this movie
Don Gibb is the big dude. He started out in Revenge of the Nerds. He tends to play dudes in gangs, prison or motorcycle clubs.
He played the unforgettable Ogre in the Nerds movies. "NEEEEeeeEEeEEeEeEEeEeerrrdssss!!!!!!!
The only other person I've ever seen do a split like Van Damme in film was Gary Daniels in the 1993 movie City Hunter staring Jackie Chan. In one scene Gary Daniels character does this flip and roll over a bed into a full split on the floor where he literally lifts his body up from the split using only his feet.
Jean Claude Van Damme . .the Muscles from Brussels!
You might remember Donald Gibb (Jackson) from Revenge of if the Nerds.
No way! I'm so happy you watched this movie this my favorite of all time by John claude van damme. Thank you so much for watching this movie.
One of my childhood favorites!
I could probably quote this entire movie!
@JL You had me smiling ear to ear really need to see you do more martial arts films. Was a treat thank you for the upload. @EOM Thanks for the editing and the upload. We all found out this was a lie 10 to 15 years later after the internet became what it is today
I actually attended this exact kumite in real life and I can tell you with great confidence that everything in this movie is 100% accurate.
Suspect comment it’s been proven the kumite never existed and this was all fake
Okay Frank. You're not fooling anyone 😂
You’re such a liar. I didn’t see you there.
Can confirm. Saw you there.
@@davidsavage5630😂😂😂
I grew up watching this movie. It is ingrained in my soul. In my opinion, its the best martial arts action movie of all time. The soundtrack, the fight scenes are just epic
That T shirt is badass!
I've seen this movie a hundred times and I'll watch it a hundred more, I'm sure.
Forest Whitaker is respected in “The Last King of Scotland”. He plays the bloodthirsty Ugandan dictator Idi Amin...🤣 He won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for this role.
Underrated Soundtrack.
Very
If you like this movie watch Lionheart and Kickboxer!
"Hard Target" was my fav. JCVD with guns and more guns and muscle guns.
16:33 Stan Bush - Fight To Survive 1988 Bloodsport Soundtrack Movies, Best Song Ever.🎧
Van Dammes dancing is like Steven Seagals running
J and Blank, we need JCVD in Kickboxer, Hard Target and Double Impact
Awesome reaction of my favorite movie!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊
I really hope one day in the future J will see the movie titled The Quest. It's another good Van dam movie involving a fighting tournament
Agreed that is another good movie 👍👍
A good film with fighting styles. Kickboxer is another one he did I believe you may enjoy as well. Cyborg gets over looked, The Quest is good, & Death Warrant, Hard Target, just to name a few.
I dont know why but when i see 80s' martial arts films like bloodsport/kickboxer i just picture Steven Seagal wearing silk pyjamas watching it in bed thinking "pff... amateurs.."
Hahahaha! I can see that too
And then he takes a cab to a strip club
There's a Bloodsport 2 that came out mid 90s but its bot related to the first 1. Something about a guy who learned a certain fighting style from while in prison and he fights in the Kumite to get back a stolen Kumite kanta sword stolen from someone who I believe got it from his time from competing in the kuite when he was young. I remember the Pat Morita was in the movie.
This was an awesome treat! It's my birthday, grew up watching this movie. Thanks Jay for the awesome video and unexpected gift!
Hell yeah! Can't wait
J gonna love this 🥋🧱
There are some movies that must be watched. Bloodsport is one of them. Welcome to our ranks, J.
i knew i couldn't have been the only person that thought his friend looked like Braun Strowman
That first guy to fight was Joey Browner who played for the Vikings. A legit martial artist. And he got into trouble on the field a couple times because of it.
This movie was a staple of my childhood, played a big part in why I'm a martial artist, today. Excellent choice!
16:13 JCVD accidentally knocked this guy out with this elbow. You can see him legit hit him right before the camera cuts away to different angle.
first time I've seen this in over 20 years, Oscars all round for the acting talent on display 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Brilliant reaction 😂😂😂, definitely check out JCVD & Bolo in Double Impact.
I pray you do Kickboxer, next. As always, Jay, we love you, bro.
When Mrs. Tanaka was answering the detectives, it reminded me of Consuela from Family Guy.
"No, noooo. Meester Frank no here"
"YOU ARE NEX'" I say loudly to each pizza roll.
Here's to kickboxer next!!!
i love when does those splits. he makes it a habbit tht its in every one of his movies. i have been in love wit this man 4ever. i love these movies. havent watched em in a while but looks like im gonna go back and watch em again
JCVD's 2nd film as an main castmember, both the first lead role and star-making role.
After the success, he was being called "The muscles from Brussels".
I saw Van Damme in Black Eagle and No Retreat, No Surrender before seeing Bloodsport.
This movie is indeed a classic of the genre.
Memorable story, great fight sequences and a guilty pleasure.
The original score of Paul Hertzog and the songs performed by Stan Bush are awesome.
RIP to Roy Chiao (Senzo Tanaka) and Norman Burton (Agent Helmer).
The only downside of this is the story of Frank Dux as an martial artist proved to be a hoax.
The life he lived or the so-called world records he broke as an competitor in the Kumite were unreal.
The upside was that the movie itself inspired Mortal Kombat:The Original Game (1992).
MK's creators wanted Van Damme for the game, but he turned down the offer.
So the character of Johnny Cage was made for the game as an action film star entering a 'larger than life' tournament.
In full circle, during Bloodsport's 25th anniversary, Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat One (2023)
was given a downloadable skin with the likeness and the voice of Van Damme.
The 3 'straight to video' sequels with Daniel Bernhardt were OK.
But I almost didn't bother with them at first.
Not bad and not good neither.
To me, the original is the best.
His reaction to seeing Li shattering the guy’s knee has me weak 😂
“Dey got a Detroit in Hong Kong!?” Made me spit out my drink. Thanks.
kowloon walled city ???
BloodSport and Predator are my most watched films by light years. They will never get old. BloodSport is my numero uno.
You need to see the first Kickboxer and Lionheart. This movie and those two are my favorites of his.
Instant Classic right there. Another one you have to watch someday, which is also starring Van Dam is the movie "Kickboxer" and "No Retreat, No Surrender".
You will love them.
yo great reaction.. where you get that shirt? its dope
Please let this one go viral.
Lmaoooo the horror on your face after he punched that big dude in the b*lls 😂😅
Van Damme did a much longer pre movie training camp for this one than most of his movies. This was one of his breakout rolls and he knew it could be.
Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior, great watch
I remember watching this a couple of times with my brother and cousin. We rented it on VHS. Yeah, I'm that old.
After this one J!! has got ton react to Kick boxer and Lion Heart and Double Impact and Hard target some more of Van Damme bad ass movies!!!!👍👍
KUMITE KUMITE
we all get hype no matter what, but that face when the nut shot happened was classic LOL
"Quit looking at my ashy hands!" 😂 I didnt until J said that
A guilty pleasure Van Damme film for me is Double Impact, where JCVD played a duo role as twin brothers.
I first saw this movie when I was 11 years old in 1992...it was on tv.....and enjoyed it ever since.....and I enjoy your reaction to this movie!
Bolo is the perfect villain
@2:58 Donald Gibb played Ray Jackson. He is also well known for playing Frederick Palowaski, the Ogre, in the Revenge of the Nerds film franchise.
I may have watched this movie over a thousand times 👨💻🤣 +1
Great Reaction.....
I like JCVD in "TImecop," "Hard Taget," "Universal Soldier," and "Lionheart".......
Yes, That is the actual size of Tazers when this was filmed in 1987......
This was one of my favorite movies growing up.
Another HBO classic! The morning after it first came on, we all were Kung-Fu fighting!
Just got done bingeing everything u got, great reactor