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Movie Review: J.C.V.D
JCVD is an excellent surprise. It's a kind of dramatic comedy where Jean-Claude Van Damme plays with great conviction his own role in life. This starting postulate, to tell a passage of the life of a movie-star on the decline by the person himself, makes the movie sail between fiction and autobiography. This original and ambiguous concept propels the script in a tasty, funny and tragic reality/fiction realm. One can think sometimes of Pulp Fiction.
The famous movie-star, Jean-Claude, is surprisingly right and touching. Van Damme plays here the role of his life, in all the senses of the words. There will be a before and an after JCVD. The central monologue of the film, a rare feat of ingenuity, a long one-shot sequence of the star made up of his doubts and his anguishes, is bound to become a classic.
The film is however not perfect. The flashbacks are well carried out but some scenes seen twice can be somewhat long and would have been improved by being shortened a bit the second time around. This saved time would have made it possible to develop the supporting characters, like the police chief, a bit more. Speaking of supporting characters, those are somewhat caricatures and with one dimension.
JCVD reveals itself as an excellent surprise. Far from being a hollow marketing ploy, this film, probably the best of Van Damme, is a true success that deserves to be seen.
However, don't expect the usual Van Damme flair of guns and knives, kicks and martial arts. JCVD goes more for a biography noir look rather than an action movie. But in the end, you will be happy to have invested your time into this movie.
9.5/10.
The question now is what will Van Damme do next?
JCVD reveals itself as an excellent surprise. Far from being a hollow marketing ploy, this film, probably the best of Van Damme, is a true success that deserves to be seen.
No way this is the best of Van Damme...........
Where is this playing? I want to see it.
Apparently the 5-minute monologue scene is oscar-worthy.
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| Originally posted by rabbitjoker Where is this playing? I want to see it. Apparently the 5-minute monologue scene is oscar-worthy. |
Re: Movie Review: J.C.V.D
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| Originally posted by TheDemon |
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| Originally posted by chinamon JCVD.LIMITED.DVDRip.XviD-NEPTUNE |
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| Originally posted by PressPLay Dialogue is both in English and French. Do you know if the above has English subtitles included for his spoken French parts??? |
get the version with subs. it is 698.64 MB.
here's the nfo.
Video Format .................: XviD 1.2
Real DVD Aspect Ratio ........: 2.44:1
Used Aspect Ratio ............: 2.44:1
Aspect Ratio Error ...........: 0.1%
Video Attributes .............: 25.000 fps 624x256 @ 916 kb/s
Audio Attributes .............: 128 kb/s 2ch VBR MP3
Subtitles ....................: English (french parts), French
Runtime ......................: 92 mins
Genre ........................: Comedy | Crime | Drama
Language .....................: English | French
Theatre / Festival / STV .....: Theatre
Theatre Date .................: 09-11-2008
Release Date .................: 06-12-2008
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1130988/ 7.9/10 1,221 votes
a good review about a Van Damme movie? i swear i'm not on drugs... wtf?
I'd prefer to PAY for the viewing and see it in a theatre (thanks). Is this playing in TO?
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| Originally posted by Abercrombie a good review about a Van Damme movie? |
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| Originally posted by rabbitjoker Many said it was JCVD's best acting performance yet |
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| Originally posted by rabbitjoker I'd prefer to PAY for the viewing and see it in a theatre (thanks). Is this playing in TO? |
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| Originally posted by SkyHigh JCVD reveals itself as an excellent surprise. Far from being a hollow marketing ploy, this film, probably the best of Van Damme, is a true success that deserves to be seen. No way this is the best of Van Damme........... |
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| Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* Great review. You sound like a professional movie critic. lol The movie sounds very interesting. |
i wanna see this now 
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| Originally posted by Djsketchbag i wanna see this now |
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| Originally posted by TheDemon Younge and dundas has it. you can get the torrent too. |
but i wanna check it out for sure
just watched this today
i'd give it a 7.5/10
surprisingly good movie though, one scene was very touching at 2/3 of the movie, he starts explaining things and how he "failed" throughout his life, pretty cool
if you download this make sure you grab the subs for it
most of the movie is in french..
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