Double Impact

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Jean-Claude Van Damme gets a kick out of himself in this clever if barely competent action thriller, in which the likable Muscles from Brussels plays twin brothers separated at birth by a murderous Hong Kong crime syndicate. While the genial Chad lives the posh life as a California aerobics instructor, his sibling Alex chews fat cigars back in China, running a mahjong parlor and making some extra bucks as a smuggler. A quarter-century after being sent to different corners of the globe, they reunite and decide to seek vengeance against the cartel that killed their parents. From there the story and action set pieces are fairly predictable, but that hardly matters since the film's real appeal is in the amusing way the two Van Dammes deal with sibling rivalry, especially where women are concerned. Van Damme, seeking his box-office breakthrough at the time, might have received more of a commercial boost had this movie simply been directed with greater professionalism. The lighting, editing, and shot selection are often ridiculously below the standard of low-budget features. But Double Impact does have its compensations, especially in the casting of leather-clad Cory Everson and exemplary villain Bolo Yeung as a pair of killers who cross the twins' path. --Tom Keogh

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What could be better than Jean-Claude Van Damme in an explosively entertaining action extravaganza?Two of him! There's twice the excitement, twice the mayhem and twice the fun in this turbo-charged adventure that pushes the thrills into overdrive. Van Damme leaps into the dual roles of Chad and Alex Wagner, twin brothers who were separated after their parents' brutal murder. Years later, the two couldn't be more different: Chad is a slick Beverly Hills fitness instructor while Alex isa rough-and-tumble smuggler on the gritty streets of Hong Kong. But when fate throws them together again, Chad and Alex discover that there's one thing they have in common: they're both fighting machines! Determined to enact revenge on their parents' killers, the martial-arts experts kick, chop andshoot all the way to an electrifying final showdown aboard a gargantuan freighter in Hong Kong Harbor.

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Double Dynamite!.......2007-07-07

This is not necessarily my favorite genre of film, but I must say that it is a VERY impressive entertaining film. Jean-Claude Van Damme is SO believable as twin brothers that it is so easy to think that Van Damme has a twin in real life starring in a movie with him.
The martial arts and action is great, as well as a very unique storyline.
I especially enjoyed the (always) great Geoffery Lewis in this. He is a perfect casting choice as the body guard of the twins' late parents, then years later as a friend/partner/protector of the adult twins.
I've never even been a big fan of Van Damme's, but he is great in this. And, as two completely different people! It's very well scripted and very well directed, and the acting is very well done by everyone in the film.
The story is that, as imfants, the baby brothers are orphaned when their parents are murdered by a Chinese businessman and his American associate. Years later, the boys are now grown men, living completely seperate lives, unaware that the other exists until Geoffery Lewis' character brings them together to exact revenge on the people who murdered their parents, and to take back what is rightfully theirs.
This is a film I would highly recommend to anyone who is a fan of this genre of film, and/or anyone who just wants to sit back, eat some popcorn and enjoy some great kick a** action and some awesome martial arts. This is definetly in the same league as any Bruce Lee flick, or any Jackie Chan film, if not better. It has all of the ingredients that this genre of film calls for: Action, adventure, martial arts fighting, murder, betrayal, double crossing, double dealing, revenge, and double Van Damme.
Not a movie that I would own, but one I would highly recommend. My only complaint was there were way too many head-butting scenes. Other than that, well, let's just say that this is a rare gem for the fans of martial arts/action films. Thank you.

WOW DANG ONE OF THE BEST MOVE FOR SHORE.......2007-05-08

NOW I COULD EASYLY SAY THIS WILL GO DOWN AS ONE OF THE GRATEST MOVE EVER MADE IN THE WORLD THAT IS SO FOR SHORE & THAT IS PUTTING IT LIGHTLY

should have done a doublemint twin commercial too.......2007-01-15

There are several reasons why this film is one of my fav Van Damme films ever, and 2 twin brothers played by Van Damme is just part of the reason. Double Impact also gives us a decent plot and some great baddies, including everyone's favorite "Bolo Young" who has played the villain in numerous films such as Bloodsport, Enter The Dragon, Breathing Fire and Tiger Claws to name a few.

Van Damme's two roles are identical twin brothers by appearance, yet completely opposite by personality. The one brother, Chad, has been raised in France & California, and looks like the Zack Morris of muscles. The o ther brother, Alex, is definetly the much cooler of the two, with a touch of bad guy in himself and much cooler talkin. The interaction between these two are fun to watch, and probably had some success in the film, since "Replicant" was made several years later, also starring 2 Van Damme's with opposite personalities.

Bolo Young fans may want this movie just for him. While he barely has any lines, if any (and he never does in any films), he's just a dirty guy in this flick. With a nasty facial scar and dressed in the bad guy black suit, his presence is known, leading up to final fight with the Zack Morris Van Damme. The fight is short, but sweet. Yes, we get to see his ridiculousy crazy pecks in action.

The rest of the movie is not bad, but nothing spectacular. For a B-movie, this is one of the better one's The acting is so-so and the script is eh. Directing, ediitng, lighting could have been better but thats what you get with a lower budget film. I think Van Damme fans will still be very pleased, and no doubt this is one of his more enjoyable films. Stay away from anything made after 2000 if you want great classic Van Damme, the earlier films are where its at, and Double Impact is a great choice.

One Damme Good Movie.......2006-05-19

This movie to me is a golden classic. You have one brother (Chad) a ladies guy that uses his martial arts to fight and the other brother (Alex) street [...] that uses guns and martial arts. Bother brothers played by Van Damme. I love this movie, probally my favorite Van Damme movie. Anyway The mother and Father are murdered and the twins are seperated. After years they finally come together to seek revenge on those who murdered their parents.

not the best.......2006-04-06

Usually Jean-Claude's films are excellent (except for Street Fighter)but there was something missing from this film.Its not that bad but not the best.I hope he gets back on his feet.

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WOW DANG ONE OF THE BEST TV DVD-MOVE FOR SHORE EVER DONE
what the hell is going on?!
Excellent
This movie is off the hook!
Rodman? What did he do do throw basketballs?

Double Team
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme , Dennis Rodman , Mickey Rourke , Paul Freeman , and Natacha Lindinger
Director: Hark Tsui
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
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Release Date: 1998-03-31

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Look ma, no script! As expected from a movie by Hong Kong action director Hark Tsui, there are many explosive, fast-paced sequences in this Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle. Some are thrilling, others inconsequential. There is also another mumbling, overdone performance by Mickey Rourke, who looks as if he performed his own plastic surgery. Except for an unintentionally humorous ending, the only surprise is Dennis Rodman as Van Damme's partner in exploitation. Rodman has plenty of charisma, but needs someone to weed out those inferior scripts. He plays an eccentric arms dealer coerced by an avenging Van Damme into tracking down the evil and sadistically weird character played by a well-muscled Rourke. It says little for the production that the best sequence of the movie occurs a quarter of the way into the action. It concerns an escape by Van Damme from an island think tank for forcibly retired covert agents. After that, everyone should have gone home. --Rochelle O'Gorman

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WOW DANG ONE OF THE BEST TV DVD-MOVE FOR SHORE EVER DONE.......2007-05-08

NOW I COULD EASYLY SAY THIS WILL GO DOWN AS ONE OF THE GRATEST MOVE EVER MADE IN THE WORLD THAT IS SO FOR SHORE & THAT IS PUTTING IT LIGHTLY

what the hell is going on?!.......2007-02-18

this movie is the consequence of matrices of impossiblities all occuring at the same time! can anyone say: basketball parachutes?, monks with catacombs made of human bones (which is secretly a labratory) and the monks are watching pornography, where did that guy get a tiger from, why try to sufficate someone underwater with a plastic bag, why was van Damme squatting a bathtub, why does Dennis Rodman carry plastic explosives a detonator and a coin Smoke bomb in his pocket at all times, where did Dennis get a dirt bike, why did Dennis take his shirt off after killing that guy, why did Dennis hide the baby? why doesnt hIS care for the babies mom?. . . . . . the main question is why was this movie created?

Excellent.......2006-11-10

This product was brand new like you always say and the picture quality and
image is clear to understand. Thanks for a job well done and I look forward to doing more business with you now and in the future. Once again, thanks for a job well done and keep up the good work.

This movie is off the hook!.......2004-08-20

Ok no, not really. This movie really sucks. It's terrible in pretty much everyway - but that's what makes it so good. It's so bad, and everything in it is so ridiculous, that it's a hoot. Over the years I gotten together with old friends and we watch it for some laughs. From Rodman's throwing guys up in the air like a basketball to Van Damme's classic 20 foot slide after he's tripped by Rourke, Double Team is a must see!

Rodman? What did he do do throw basketballs?.......2004-04-29

Naw, Jean-claude could have done this movie by himself. Rodman needs to stick to basketball.

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Double Dynamite!
WOW DANG ONE OF THE BEST MOVE FOR SHORE
should have done a doublemint twin commercial too
One Damme Good Movie
not the best

Double Impact
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme , Geoffrey Lewis , Alicia Stevenson , Paul Aylett , and Andy Armstrong
Director: Sheldon Lettich
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Release Date: 1997-12-30

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Double Dynamite!.......2007-07-07

WOW DANG ONE OF THE BEST MOVE FOR SHORE.......2007-05-08

NOW I COULD EASYLY SAY THIS WILL GO DOWN AS ONE OF THE GRATEST MOVE EVER MADE IN THE WORLD THAT IS SO FOR SHORE & THAT IS PUTTING IT LIGHTLY

should have done a doublemint twin commercial too.......2007-01-15

One Damme Good Movie.......2006-05-19

not the best.......2006-04-06

Usually Jean-Claude's films are excellent (except for Street Fighter)but there was something missing from this film.Its not that bad but not the best.I hope he gets back on his feet.

Jean-Claude Van Damme Double Feature (Time Cop/Hard Target)

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Van Damme actually delivers the goods
The listing is incorrect . . .
It ain't all bad.....

Jean-Claude Van Damme Double Feature (Time Cop/Hard Target)
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme , Chuck Pfarrer , Robert Apisa , Arnold Vosloo , and Lance Henriksen
Director: John Woo , and Peter Hyams
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Release Date: 2000-10-31

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Van Damme actually delivers the goods.......2005-02-10

There is a name that strikes terror into the hearts of the decent the world over, a name only whispered in sepulchral voices in the darkest hours of the night. It is a name that conjures up evil spirits speaking in tongues unknown to humankind, whose mere mention aloud brings plagues and droughts, famines and every sort of natural calamity to the world of man. What is this name that reeks of absolute horror, that causes such devastation to every living creature within earshot of its speaking? From what dank pits of malefic darkness does such a moniker arise to spread doom and gloom amongst the creatures of the light? Alas, its origins are shrouded in black eons of mystery, but there are many who know the name of which I speak. They have suffered hours of torment upon hearing it, and they cower in the deepest caves of the earth in a futile effort to escape hearing or seeing it again. Escape, of course, is futile. For the name I write of--to warn those who have yet to witness its awesome capacity for destruction--is the name of a being that wears a disguise so as to appear human. The name is Jean-Claude Van Damme.

Maybe I'm exaggerating the horror that is Jean-Claude, but I needed to write something interesting in order to break a brief bout of writer's block. Actually, Van Damme made a couple of gems in his lengthy career as an international action star. Albert Pyun's "Cyborg" is one of them; the other is Peter Hyam's "Time Cop." In this film, one of the few he made that I can watch without retching, Van Damme actually shows some range. The movie posits a familiar scenario: what would happen if time travel actually existed? Countless books and movies deal with this theme, but "Time Cop" carries it a bit further by showing the viewer the problems inherent in such a situation. It's great to go back and witness the Revolutionary War or see Julius Caesar fall under the assassins' daggers, but what happens when people attempt to change the past in an effort to change the future? What about the dishonest types going back to the Civil War to steal Confederate gold, or the guy buying up stocks dirt cheap during the Depression in order to make a killing 100 years later? Enter Walker (Van Damme), his boss Matuzak (Bruce McGill), and the rest of the officers charged with the awesome responsibility of policing time. These guys detect rips in the time fabric and track down those groups and individuals making unauthorized trips.

Walker is a great cop but he carries a heavy burden. His wife Melissa (Mia Sara) died years before when a couple of goons blew up their house. In a series of amazing coincidences only possible in the world of cinema, Walker gradually discovers that a powerful politician, Senator McComb (Ron Silver), is responsible for sponsoring several recent illegal trips back in time. The politician orchestrates these excursions because he wants to run for president and needs to raise millions of dollars to fund his campaign. How much would you like to bet that McComb also bears some responsibility for Walker's personal tragedies? Predictably, the movie turns into a series of scenes showing Walker confronting McComb and his minions in various dangerous situations in both the past and present. There are a couple of twists, though. Anyone traveling back in time must be very careful about running into a younger version of themselves. If the past and future versions happen to touch each other, nasty things happen. Too, since Mia Sara's character disappears early in the film, the script throws in Officer Fielding (Gloria Reuben) as Walker's new partner in order to provide some male/female banter. Expect a high body count as Van Damme kicks, punches, and shoots dozens of bad guys.

"Time Cop" works well for a variety of reasons. The central plot idea is a good one, and director Hyams throws in plenty of intriguing little details that makes the experience more believable without going overboard. Most surprising is Hyams's ability to coax a good performance out of Van Damme. The actor's chemistry with all of the other performers is easily apparent, especially in the friendly banter with Bruce McGill's character. We even see Jean-Claude express sorrow over the demise of his wife in a credible way! Amazing, isn't it? Even better is Ron Silver's turn as the oily Senator McComb. Silver simply oozes evil, and does it in an offhand, ironic way that's great fun to watch. I suspect "Time Cop" wouldn't be half as good as it is if someone else played the villain. He steals every single scene he appears in. The movie's main problem is one that plagues all pictures and books about time travel: once you start thinking about what you're seeing onscreen, you begin to notice incongruities and plot holes that aren't easy to answer without a background in advanced science. Nevertheless, "Time Cop" is a movie I watch whenever I get the chance; it's that entertaining.

Extras on the disc are sparse, consisting only of a trailer, production notes, cast and crew biographies, and filmographies. Sadly, the transfer is fullscreen, but at least the picture quality is quite good. I should confess that I haven't watched the other movie in this set, Van Damme's "Hard Target," so I can't comment on the quality of that picture. I recommend waiting until someone releases a special edition of "Time Cop" before acquiring a copy. A widescreen presentation, commentary tracks, and better extras would surely add much to the viewing experience.

The listing is incorrect . . ........2004-10-20

These are listed as being Widescreen! Although Hard Target is Widescreen, TimeCop is NOT. I purchased this set thinking that I had finally gotten my hands on a WS version, but no. I've tried to watch the FS version but I feel like I'm missing something. I AM missing something. A lot of the movie!

Other than that, the movies are good. Arguably, Van Damme's 2 best, which is why I got them. If you don't care about the formatting, then get these. For the price, you really can't beat the deal.

It ain't all bad............2000-10-29

No doubt that these two are Jean Claudde Van-Damme's best films. Bloodsport got the ball rolling, and I actually enjoyed watching Double Team (with Dennis Rodman but don't tell anyone!), but I enjoy watching HARD TARGET and TIMECOP more than the others. Maybe because they've both got two seasoned and professional directors behind the camera (John Woo and Peter Hyams). Your guaranteed an enjoyable double feature with Hard Target, where rich men go on a 'hunt', the prey consisting of mainly homeless people and TimeCop, a Sci-Fi adventure through time where Van Damme is policeing 'time-travel' as people start to bend history to their own greedy needs. It's got some great effects and production design, not to mention the slick photography by DOP and director Peter Hyams (of 2010:The Year We Make Contact and the other fun Van Damme flick, Sudden Death).

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