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Van Damme - Timecop / Universal Soldier / Hard Target [1991]Snagging.org In association with Amazon.co.ukOnline Shop | Property Guides | Kitchen & Home | Garden Tools | Power Tools | Consumer Electronics Get the Snagging Checklist Here! Van Damme - Timecop / Universal Soldier / Hard Target [1991] starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lance Henriksen, Yancy Butler, Chuck Pfarrer, Robert Apisa directed by: John Woo ![: Van Damme - Timecop / Universal Soldier / Hard Target [1991]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/4129S4WY1YL._SL160_.jpg) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 3259190212534 Format: Box set, PAL Label: 4 Front Video Manufacturer: 4 Front Video Number Of Discs: 3 Number Of Items: 3 Publisher: 4 Front Video Release Date: October 01, 2001 Running Time: 286 minutes Studio: 4 Front Video Theatrical Release Date: August 20, 1993 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: Jean-Claude Van Damme, aka "the Muscles from Brussels", has sought to revitalise his flagging career by working with the most adrenalised directors from Hong Kong action films. His first such effort was this, the umpteenth remake of The Most Dangerous Game, which teamed him with Hong Kong's most fluid action poet, John Woo (director of M:I2). Woo does what he can but, as much magic as he injects into the action, he can't turn Van Damme into an actor. Still, this is above-average fare for the wooden Belgian, in which he plays a guy trying to bust a ring of hunters who pay for the right to track and kill human quarry. And Woo has the ever-reliable Lance Henriksen as the chief bad guy, always a plus. --Marshall Fine, Amazon.com Average Rating:
 Rating:  - GeniusI have never written a review before but this is genius. Van Damme punches a rattlesnake in the face and then bites off its rattle in order for the snake to then be used in a silent ambush against his assailants. Quite simply the best bit of movie I have ever seen. Legend. Rating: - very goodi had high expectations of van damme and john woo and its great good plot plenty of action. good stunts . if you like action john woo or van damme get it. not enough fight scenes though unfortunatly Rating:  - watchableI guess..only a vandamme fan would be bothered to write a comment on this movie. The reality of this movie..is that it is not even near great. It really could have been a great movie. There is a lot of action..but the action is not John Woo's best. The plot is simple. Woman looking for her homeless father. Vandamme helps her. Mafia type group charges rich people to hunt the homeless for fun. Pretty depressing story. The film is basically action throughout and gives very little time to get people into the story. Its just in your face..but just not made well enough. I must admit..this movie has grown on me through the years. If it comes on the tv..i may watch .if i aint got nothing else better to do. Rating:  - Quick Reviews!Notable mainly for being John Woo's first Western film after his massive success and excellent films in China. All his trademarks are here- slow motion action, stylish violence, tough but quiet male characters, and a ruthless bad guy. It is not up the standards of his early work, or as good as Broken Arrow, but with a strong cast it remains a solid action movie and very entertaining for people who like this sort of thing. Like me. Van Damme stars as Chance, a tough drifter looking for some work. He sees a young woman being mugged by a gang of crooks and wades in, destroys them without breaking a sweat, and leaves. The young woman, Natasha, played by Yancy Butler is in town trying to find her father who has disappeared. She decides to hire Chance as a protector and help her find her father. They find out that he was homeless and in an attempt to gain some quick cash entered himself in a deadly game run by local sadist Emil Fouchan- Lance Henricksen. He has a team of criminals who are taking advantage of the lax policing in the area, and they hunt helpless humans for sport. He gives his victim the chance to get to a certain point in the city while he chases them with a gun. This is what happened to Natasha's father, and when Chance becomes involved we know there is going to be fireworks. Henriksen here hams everything as the bad guy but is still very good and enjoyable to watch. Van Damme tries to be more cool than any of his previous roles and Woo certainly gets good results from him. Butler is excellent as Natasha and steals most scenes, and the rest of the cast is adequate. The action is not as stylish as other Woo films, and we get the sense he is easing his way onto the Western audience. There are some wonderfully over-the-top scenes though, and everything works well. The simple story is also effective, leaving room for the main draw- guns, kicks, explosions, and killings. One of Van Damme's best. The DVD, apart from a trailer and cast notes has no extras, but it is cheap and should be part of every Van Damme fan's collection. If you're an action or martial arts fan, and you haven't seen it, snap it up- for 4 quid you'd be a fool to be disappointed. Rating: - Woo all the way alongThis is basically raw John Woo: bullets flying, fire blazing, good guys, bad guys, this movie has the whole ball of wax! In Woo's 1st American flick, Jean Claude Van Damme high-kicks and shoots as many baddies as he can trying to find the killers of the father of Yancer Butler's character right in the heart of the deep South. Van Damme is as physically fit as ever. He sports a Kurt Russel-style hairdo in this movie, but his voice is as incoherent as always! His Belgium accent was really "hard" to understand, and it got to my nerves throughout the whole film!! But, he busts up the good guys with real finesse. Arnold Vosloo and Lance Henrikson also light up the screen with their sleazy yet very believeable villain performances.  Try searching the Internet for "Van Damme - Timecop / Universal Soldier / Hard Target [1991]" or Ebay for "Van Damme - Timecop / Universal Soldier / Hard Target [1991]". You might also be interested in the following great products:
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