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	Kickboxer (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kickboxer is a 1989 martial arts movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.
		The story follows Kurt Sloan, a cornerman for his brother, kickboxing champion Eric Sloan (Dennis Alexio).
		The film spawned several (mostly direct-to-video) sequels, with Sasha Mitchell (and later Mark Dacascos) taking over the lead role.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kickboxer_(film) (154 words)

	Kickboxer
		In the film, Yuen Biao plays Lau Chat, a rich kid with a talent for martial arts, with a lifelong ambition to become a student of Wong Fei Hung.
		Kickboxer does have an array of excellent fight scenes, especially those between Yuen Biao and Yuen Wah, and since they have accomplished acrobatic skills, there is minimal wire work involved in the fight scenes.
		Overall, Kickboxer is worth watching for the fight scenes alone, but don't compare it to the Once films, and Yuen Biao is not in top form here, so don't expect excellent acrobatics and mind-boggling footwork.
	www.hkfilms.150m.com /films/kickboxer.htm (327 words)

	Mini Reviews (August 2003)
		The film is an anthology of four horror stories that are lame through and through; there's nothing even remotely horrific or scary here.
		Though the film is rarely boring - even in lousy movies like this one, Chan's effortless charm always seeps through - the whole thing has a been-there-done-that feeling to it.
		The middle is clearly the most effective portion of the film, as the resolution comes together far too easily; this is the sort of material that would have been better served by an ambiguous conclusion.
	www.reelfilm.com /mini28.htm (1924 words)

	DVD Verdict Review - Kickboxer
		A bare bones release from Lions Gate, Kickboxer's transfers are a bit rough and easily accentuate the age of the film.
		With a film that's been around for fourteen years, has a rather solid fan base, and has led to four sequels, you already know whether or not you want to have this movie in your collection.
		Kickboxer is hereby found guilty of cheating and is sentenced to eighty hours of community service.
	www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/kickboxer.php (1197 words)

	DVD Verdict Review - Kickboxer 3 / Kickboxer 4
		World kickboxing champion David Sloan (Sasha Mitchell) travels to Rio de Janeiro to compete in a kickboxing tournament, and ends up getting distracted by the troubles of a young homeless lady and her urchin of a kid brother.
		Kickboxer 4, as a whole, is preferable to Kickboxer 3, but this is akin to choosing between being hanged with regular rope, or with a soft synthetic poly-blend rope.
		Kickboxer 4 sounds much better, with the punches and kicks making satisfying thumps and bumps through your speakers, but the mix is dreadful, laden with annoying subwoofer swishes that run almost continually throughout the picture.
	www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/kickboxer3and4.php (1363 words)

	The Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission - Press Release
		The workshops are currently centered around producing a 40 minute short film that will be submitted to Indie Memphis Film Festival for possible inclusion in their October lineup.
		We have several more Memphis premieres of films currently playing in New York and LA that have yet to make it to Memphis screens, as well as visits from filmmakers and whatnot throughout the year.
		Based on the true story of Thailand's famed transvestite kickboxer, Beautiful Boxer is a poignant action drama that punches straight into the heart and mind of a boy who fights like a man can become a woman.
	www.memphisfilmcomm.org /news/news3.htm (569 words)

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		Lingerie Kickboxer is a film which was Written, Produced, and Directed, in a collaborative effort, by Julie Strain, Donald G. Jackson, and Scott Shaw.
		This film is wild ride through the nether-world of championship kickboxing.
		Due to the fact that Kevin was a practicing kickboxer and had access to a kickboxing studio and Julie had a number of friends who were well known in the adult industry, the feature was finally filmed in 1998.
	www.scottshaw.com /LingerieKickboxer (537 words)

	movie reviews. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Kickboxer was a Van Damn movie that showcased training in the old style as well as tournament fighting in the old style.
		In the film Sasha Mithchell is challenged by Tao the figher from the first film.
		Sasha brings a brand of humor that was not as present in the first Kickboxer film with Van Damn.
	www.movieprop.com /tvandmovie/reviews/kickboxer.htm (549 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Film \| Thai film's transsexual glove story
		Beautiful Boxer, a film based on famed transsexual kickboxer Nong Toom, has been a huge success in its native Thailand and is now set to be released in the UK.
		Realising he had a flair for kickboxing, he became a master at Muay Thai, the most traditional and revered form of the ancient martial art.
		Forbidden to return to the ring - Thai women are not allowed to kickbox professionally - she now lives as an actress and model in Bangkok.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/film/4167386.stm (682 words)

	High Impact Reviews: Kickboxer 3: The Art of War (1992) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The gym from part 2 is mentioned in the film as he is competing not only for the title, but to get money for the gym as well.
		It is strange how the series goes from kickboxing in the ring to more of an action-adventure film of sorts involving drugs and prostitution.
		Kickboxer 3 takes a turn from a kickboxing film to a more action-adventure theme but nevertheless Sasha Mitchell shines on the screen again as kickboxer David Sloan in a good way.
	megspace.com /entertainment/highimpact/reviews/kl/kickboxer3.html (450 words)

	Action Films
		So-called 'blaxploitation' films (because they reinforced negative stereotypes and patronized viewers with formulaic action/crime film plots and characters) with African-American stars were very popular with fl film audiences in urban theatres for awhile.
		Violent and graphic action films (as well as gangster flicks) also owe a debt to Hong Kong's legendary John Woo, who helped to shape the genre with scenes of stylish choreography in The Killer (1989) and the visceral Hard-Boiled (1992), both with Chow Yun-Fat in the lead role.
		Woo's films were noted for slow-motion sequences and face-to-face standoffs, and would influence the later works of both Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez.
	www.filmsite.org /actionfilms2.html (1356 words)

	Needcoffee.com DVD Review: Kickboxer 3: The Art of War/Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor (1992/1994)
		Kickboxer 3: The Art of War (these subtitles don't mean anything at all, mind you, they're just there to push rentals to suckers) revolves around world champion kickboxer David Sloan (Mitchell) traveling to Rio de Janeiro for an upcoming title bout.
		Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor (again with the meaningless subtitle) starts with Sloan mysteriously in jail, apparently having been framed for murder while working with the DEA to transport a prisoner to the States.
		A little investigation reveals that this fourth installment is intended to renew the ongoing rivalry between the Sloan family and sadistic evil kickboxer Tong Po.
	www.needcoffee.com /html/dvd/kickboxer34.htm (630 words)

	Amazon.com: Kickboxer 4 / Movie: Video: Sasha Mitchell,Nicholas Guest,Michele Krasnoo,Brad Thornton,Deborah Mansy,Jill ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		If you have seen all the other Kickboxer films, you may be a bit dismayed at the tone of this one.
		Oh, and what would the film be without some gratuitous torture before getting to the main events - the contest (where the contestants are finally told the 'to-the-death' rule, to the surprise of many), and the final showdown in a martial arts fight that is just sad.
		Kickboxer 4 is good though in some areas, yet bad in others.
	www.amazon.com /Kickboxer-4-Movie-Sasha-Mitchell/dp/6304286945 (2625 words)

	A Fighter's Blues (2000)
		The film begins as he’s released from prison, but we’re introduced to his demons in flashback.
		When she discovers that boxing is only a job to him, he loses her and something else happens that lands him in jail for 10+ years.
		The film is essentially about Tiger and his growth as a man, which overshadows any need for your standard three-act storytelling.
	www.lovehkfilm.com /reviews/fighters_blues.htm (334 words)

	Kickboxer - Moviefone
		Kickboxer (1989/I) Great Van Damme movie, 15 June 2004 Author: THE_FILM_FAN from Manchester,England.
		Kickboxing: movie stars Tim, First thing to remember: What people do on screen and what they do for real CAN be very different.
		Kickboxer - Cast & Crew, movie showtimes, plot, synopsis, exclusive features, trailers, clips, theater listings, reviews, message boards, dvd, videos, rentals and more on Moviefone.
	movies.aol.com /movie/kickboxer/1019199/main (153 words)

	MTV.com - Movies - Features and Interviews
		After the success of Jean-Claude Van Damme's "Bloodsport" (1988), which gave American audiences their first taste of exotic, extreme fighting styles, it was only a matter of time before the "Muscles from Brussels" returned for another round of ass-kicking.
		"Kickboxer" allowed Van Damme to show off his gradually strengthening acting chops, as well as his extensive background in Muay Thai, and fared even better at the box office than its predecessor.
		In fact, the spectacle of Thai kickboxing did well enough to inspire four sequels — none of which featured Van Damme, but all of which are included in this fun, fierce, five-disc collection.
	www.mtv.com /shared/movies/features/d/dvd_releases/060418_dvds (957 words)

	Film Details: Kickboxer DVD \| Dir.: Mark DiSalle, David Worth \| Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Alexio, Dennis ...
		After American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane is paralyzed by a ruthless Thai champion fighter, his brother Kurt vows revenge.
		After a crash course in the ancient techniques of kickboxing from a Thai master, the battle will leave only one man standing.
		Accompanied by his brother Kurt (Van Damme), American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane (Dennis Alexio), arrives in Thailand to defeat the Eastern warriors at their own sport.
	www.hkflix.com /xq/asp/filmID.531271/qx/details.htm (320 words)

	Kickboxer Film Review - Time Out Film
		Kickboxing is what it says it is: fisticuffs with feet.
		Kickboxer is an upfront title, too - don't see it for psychological complexity, social comment, acting, plot or humour; go, if you nust, just for kicks.
		It's the facistic tale of the making of a man, the 'white warrior', virgin avenger Van Damme.
	www.timeout.com /film/78634.html (212 words)

	Amazon.ca: Kickboxer: DVD: Mark di Salle,David Worth,Dennis Alexio,Haskell V. Anderson,Rochelle Ashana,Dennis Chan,Tony ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Also of interest is the strange patriotic undertone that pops up most randomly with shots of a bald eagle edited in for no reason at all while constant reminders of Van Damme's American citizenry are shoved in the audience's face time and again.
		Besides the sweaty fights, the best thing that Kickboxer has to offer has to be the moment where Van Damme gets down with not one but two young maidens in a butt-shakin' dance scene made infamous by viral videos spread throughout the Internet some 16 years later.
		Like its predecessor 'Bloodsport,' 'Kickboxer' is a showcase for the young Belgian karate expert Jean-Claude Van Damme.
	www.amazon.ca /Kickboxer-Mark-di-Salle/dp/B00009MEBR (1103 words)

	Amazon.com: Kickboxer: Collector's Set: DVD: Kickboxer Kick Collection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		With the help of Zion, a kickboxing trainer who lives in a remote area of Thailand, Kurt trains for the fight of his life.
		I was hoping each film would come in their own seperate keep case or even perhapes those slim cases manufacturing companies are starting to use in box sets.
		This is the original Kickboxer (Van-Damme) and all 4 of it's sequels.
	www.amazon.com /Kickboxer-Collectors-Set-Kick-Collection/dp/B000EHSVIC (1516 words)

	Beautiful Boxer (2003) - Channel 4 Film review
		Parinya Charoenphol (known as Nong Toom in Thailand) was a real Thai kickboxer who became famous as much for putting on lipstick and dancing like a girl in sequinned dresses as he did for punching people in the face and kneeing them in the groin.
		He became a she and embarked on a new career as a model and actress.
		If this was just fiction, it would seem improbable, but there's no denying that, as it is, it makes for a fascinating and commendably odd film.
	www.channel4.com /film/reviews/film.jsp?id=148924 (297 words)

	Zia Film - All's Fair In Love & War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Julian, a young and ambitious mob boss, has claimed half of Los Angeles from Vinnie Mastrantonio, the head of an established rival crime family.
		Filmed in 59 different locations throughout the United States by Cinematographer David Worth (Bloodsport, Kickboxer and Any Which Way You Can).
		From award winning Director James Tyler, "All's Fair In Love and War" is visually stunning and one of the best gangster films ever made.
	www.ziafilm.com /data/catalog/allsfair.htm (261 words)

	DVD Reviews - Kickboxer, Cyborg & Black Eagle
		This really isn't a Van Damme film, but for the completists out there, here it is. Van Damme plays a Russian villain, up against Shô Kosugi.
		For those looking for their Van Damme fix, this is much more Kosugi's film than it is Van Damme's.
		The reason for my warning you away from the film, isn't based solely on the quality of the film.
	www.thedigitalbits.com /reviews/vandamme5.html (1045 words)

	Kickboxer (1993)
		Yuen Biao, who starred in Once Upon a Time in China (1991), then found that most of scenes had been cut out, made this seminal classic in which he teamed up again with Wu Ma to star in his own take of the Wong Fei Hong legend.
		Also starring is Wu Ma himself and the fantastic Yuen Wah (this would be the last film where he and Yuen Biao would fight.
		The choreography of this film is fantastic, letting both Yuen Biao and Yuen Wah shine.
	www.kungfucinema.com /reviews/kickboxer.htm (555 words)

	Kickboxer - DVD - Title K Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		Jean Claude Van Damme goes with his brother to Thailand to watch him fight in a kickboxing match, his brother is a big head American sport fighter who doesn't realise how tough the Thai kickboxing scene is...
		His brother is crippled in the ring by a vicious Thai fighter called Tong Po.
		Jean Claude finds a trainer to teach him Muay Thai kickboxing (probably the best part of the movie) so that he can challenge Tong Po.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /dvd-title-k/kickboxer (164 words)

	www.myspace.com/championkickboxer
		Yes it was a nice and funny night, we were glad to meet you and we hope we'll play again sooner or later,
		i mean im no champion but i could kickbox the hell out of a dog.
		Yes we are in the "On The Bone Family"-I am Tom On The Bone's younger brother and am bringing the bone love to Sheffield.
	www.myspace.com /championkickboxer (1096 words)

	American Kickboxer - Film (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Kickboxing world champion B.J. Quinn (John Barrett) has been put to prison because of murder even though he is innocent.
		Arch-enemy Denard (Brad Morris) has helped with a wrong statement.
		At one point B.J. has had enough: Challenged by Denard, he decides to start the fight against him - a fight for life and death...
	www.movie-2-dvd.org /film/american-kickboxer.html (97 words)

	Anthony Aurelius - Choi Kwang-Do - Optimum Health - Self-Defence - Personal Success - Choikwangdo
		Anthony Aurelius may not be a household name yet in martial arts films but he is certainly beginning to attract attention.
		Fight Choreography often requires the most difficult of martial art moves to be executed with absolute precision and control.
		We are extremely interested in working with individuals who need to develop their martial art abilities for a specific TV, Film, or Music Video.
	www.aa-ckd.com /FChoreography.htm (227 words)

	eBay.co.uk - kickboxer van damme, DVDs, Videos VHS PAL UK, CDs items at low prices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		KICKBOXER REGION 2 DVD - NEW - VAN DAMME
		Kickboxer Film DVD - Jean Claude Van Damme
		Kickboxer: New Region 2 DVD, Jean-Claude Van Damme
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