Saturday, April 19, 2008
In this movie, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dennis Rodman jump out of a plane and skydive inside some sort of giant basketball that slows their fall, then later they karate fight Mickey Rourke and a tiger in a coliseum covered in mines to save the life of Van Damme's baby son, while Rodman makes repeated basketball references despite his character being an arms dealer, not an athlete. This is after Van Damme escapes from a top secret, high security prison by cutting off his own thumb print and developing a complex series of weights and levers that place his severed thumb-skin on a sensor at the exact moment it is required to confirm his presence in a different location.
What I'm saying is that this movie is kind of incredible. It's by the same director as Van Damme's abstract, Salvidor Dali-esque masterpiece Knock Off. It's less surreal than that picture, but just as absurd and also a lot more fun. I am definitely picking this one up if I ever find a cheap copy.
Who knew Van Damme was so fucking avant-garde?
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