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Post by Claudia on Oct 5, 2017 17:58:54 GMT
In Hell is one of my favourite van Damme movies. It's dark, but I love it.
screenrant.com/action-movies-you-completely-forgot-about-2000s/
15 ’00s Action Movies You Completely Forgot About
October 5, 2017 By Sergio Pereira
6. In Hell (2003)
It’s a travesty to even mention a Jean-Claude Van Damme film on this list. How is it even possible to forget an effort from Earth’s greatest action movie star?! Nonetheless, the straight-to-DVD In Hell is an overlooked relic from 2003.
Marking the third collaboration between Van Damme and filmmaker Ringo Lam, we meet Kyle LeBlanc (Van Damme) who ends up in a Russian prison after killing the man who murdered his wife. The prison is renowned for its brutality, however, and LeBlanc must participate in the arranged battles in order to survive.
This is pure Van Damme carnage at its best and we get to experience all his trademark poses, one-liners, and moves as he beats the stuffing out of all his opponents. Heck, the film is only called In Hell because that’s exactly what it must feel like fighting JCVD one on one.
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Post by Testudo86 on Oct 10, 2017 8:18:42 GMT
One of those early 2000 JC films that would have deserved a theatrical release.
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Post by doriankray on Oct 10, 2017 20:45:52 GMT
Definitely agree such a shame it didn't get as much recognition
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Post by Replicant on Jun 8, 2018 18:33:00 GMT
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Post by robyn on Jun 18, 2018 12:35:13 GMT
The nice thing about a movie like In Hell is that it makes one aware of things that happen in the world that one wouldn't necessarily otherwise know about it. Finding out that it was a dramatisation of an actual prison story was eye-opening. These kind of stories are sometimes the best, because producers have to stick to the facts more or less, and the movie is more believable as a result.
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Post by Replicant on Jun 19, 2018 14:12:37 GMT
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Post by Claudia on Feb 28, 2019 13:11:16 GMT
In Hell: Celebrating the ‘Shawshank Redemption’ of Van Damme Movies by Jack Beresford · February 27, 2019 Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman combined to great effect in 1994’s The Shawshank Redemption but, nine years later, Jean-Claude Van Damme would get the chance to flex his own acting chops in another prison drama boasting one key difference – high kicks. Lots of high kicks.
In Hell arrived to little fanfare in 2003, coming during the Muscles from Brussels’ mid-career malaise in the world of direct-to-video releases usually dominated by Steven Seagal. The production had one ace up its sleeve though in the form of legendary action director Ringo Lam.Read more here: ultimateactionmovies.com/in-hell-jean-claude-van-damme/ |
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Post by Replicant on Jan 30, 2020 20:00:17 GMT
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