A perfect combination of John Woo doing John Woo shit and JCVD doing JCVD shit.
$100/Day to hire an investigator for finding a missing person seems like pretty good bang for your buck.
This features one of the most masturbatory piano performances I’ve ever seen.
Money belt!
It’s not very often a JCVD film has a vehicle chase scene in it, and holy hell is it a good one.
The entire rattlesnake sequence is peak cinema.
I was not ready…
The only thing better than a JCVD movie is a movie with 2 JCVDs.
Some primo JCVD antics in this one, including one of his most caked up splits I’ve seen.
The time travel scenes go from the Civil War and Great Depression to more exotic locales such as the years 1994 and 2004 in a world where 9/11 never happens.
The villain’s plan to become the richest man in the world and take over the United States sure is unrealistic!
Try not to think too much about the logic of the time travel and you’ll have a good time.
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Thoughts/observations throughout the movie:
The crowd chanting “NO WEAPONS! NO WEAPONS” Before the Vega/Ryu fight
Vega’s homemade prison claw
Guile’s stupid beret
The set design throughout is impressive
JCVD had a massive knot on his head
BISON DOLLARS
Some amazing line reads all over this movie
Whomever does Bison’s propaganda art deserves a raise
“The war is canceled. We can all go home.” Says Guile a disappointed voice
M Bison’s steampunk hat rack
SAD M BISON CLOWN ART
Didn’t expect…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Stream of consciousness thoughts:
- Time to Rippin’ Sax: One minute
- JCVD loves his berets
- Everyone is geographically accurately sweaty in North Africa
- There’s at least 5 spinning kicks in a 30 second fight scene
- I feel like I see JCVD shirtless and shoveling coal into a furnace in like half his movies
- A fight club that has to beg to get people to fight isn’t a good fight club
- Just wailing on this…
