KICKBOXER (1989) TWIN BROTHERS FIRST TIME WATCHING MOVIE REACTION!

Curtis was a huge fan of Bloodsport that we knew we quickly had to do another Jean Claude Van Damme movie, so we decided Kickboxer would definitely have to be our second!
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[@VolutedJoker]

The brother was in real life a kickboxing champion, Dennis The Terminator Alexio. Van Damme was great to watch back in the day. Timecop, LionHeart and universal solider are good picks too check ‘em out

[@pmak6271]

Yes Time Cop and Wrong Bet(Lion heart) are🔥🔥

[@steveniedert3416]

Sudden death ,double impact and hard target are also good

[@VolutedJoker]

@@steveniedert3416 oh yea good call your right forgot about those.

[@WitchKing813]

Yes, I like the first universal soldier

[@READY_OR_NOT]

Van Damme was like twenty something and zero if I recall correctly. He was a very talented kickboxer himself. All wins by knockout and all by kick.

[@chermebrownsauce8049]

Kickboxer and Bloodsport have one of the best OST ever! Paul Hertzog did a fantastic job!

[@SupremeJudge]

Hell yes. I'm sad they didn't play the song in the reaction, Streets of Siam.

[@chrisselkirk4330]

No retreat No surrender too

[@jeffinspace7668]

This is hands down my favorite Van Damme flick. My dad got me and my brother this movie when we were kids. I travelled to Thailand last year for two weeks and it was one of the best experiences I’ve had. The people are kind and full of culture and the land is beyond beautiful.

[@Benjamin-yb9zp]

In Hell is good my favourite is probably the quest or kickboxer

[@Benjamin-yb9zp]

@x double impact?

[@TonyDracon]

Double Team?

[@Benjamin-yb9zp]

@@TonyDracon Denis Rodman forgot about that one 👍

[@nardo2007]

Same here, I saw this as a kid and was instantly hooked. I’ve seen it at countless times since. Funny how much I trained and practiced everything taught in this movie. Flexibility, core strength, kick technique, and of course the jumping round house.

[@DV80s]

The '80s were so great, Van Damme just added to the awesomeness of the '80s.

[@sje8670]

The actor who played Jean Claude’s brother is Dennis Alexio, who was a kickboxing champion in real life.

[@markjohnson3550]

Lionheart or Double Impact are both great Van Damme movies to check out

[@ninjavigilante5311]

Jus watch lionheart other day, still a classic underrated van damme movie.

[@Gabriel-all]

Timecop and Legionary

[@CliffuckingBooth]

Universal Soldier ? Nobody ? And Universal Soldier Regeneration is a great sequel too !

[@Gabriel-all]

@@CliffuckingBooth Damn, Regeneration is such a great action movie, really underrated

[@CliffuckingBooth]

@@Gabriel-all Nice ! Cause thats what Im always saying :) The action is really great and story simple yet enjoyable.

[@Harv72b]

Not sure why they opted to credit Tong Po as "himself", but he was actually played by Michel Qissi, an actor and martial artist whose friendship with Van Damme went back to childhood (they actually moved to the US together to pursue film careers).

[@Ragnar6000]

I thought Qissi only played Tong Po in the 2nd film {with prosthetics } to look like Po....but the first film was Tong Po himself?

[@beardedloon77]

Yeah it was absolutely qissi he also appeared in a.w.o.l/ lionheart as one of the legionaries that was sent to bring lionheart back to the desert

[@christopheclaus8505]

@@beardedloon77 yes and his brother playes atilla and the mongolian fighter in the quest

[@JoeCool7835]

Funny enough, they had seen Qissi before. He was the guy who got his leg destroyed by Chong Li in Bloodsport.

[@deg6788]

​@@JoeCool7835yup

[@nammis77]

Great movie. You guys have to watch Universal Soldier with Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren. Just awesome, great villain in it:)

[@vancelubben4527]

That and Lionheart

[@jorge5275]

I feel like that is Dolph Lundgrens Best. Loved him as SGT. Andrew Scott

[@nammis77]

@@jorge5275 Yeah, he is so good in that role. I hope they watch it soon. Cant wait. I think they will really like it.

[@Thundarr100]

For other Van Damme movies that are similar to Blood Sport and Kickboxer, I would suggest The Quest and Lionheart. They both are centred around arranged fights. The Quest is basically Blood Sport under a different name, while Lionheart is kinda like Kickboxer, but it’s about illegal underground fighting. Aside from that, most Van Damme movies have him playing a cop or a soldier or something like that. Some of the better ones are: Death Warrant; Hard Target; Time Cop; Universal Soldier; and Double Impact.

[@TheDopestOlivellaOnEarth]

Double Impact is my favorite JCVD movie... I can't even put my finger on why... plus you get Bolo Yeung again!

[@Grnademaster]

Hard Target is definitely worth a watch. Especially if you're into slo-mo. John Woo is the master at that. Seen it a hundred times when I was a kid.

[@jamiekufner4929]

Watch them all, can’t go wrong, Love JCVD so much

[@nickm5419]

@@Grnademaster Beautiful lady too

[@ratmackay]

Lionheart is also the last of the original 3 picture deal (Bloodsport & Kickboxer beingnthe first two) that JCVD and Michel Qissi/Tong Po had...and has Qissi's brother as the final big bad.

[@gettimabodybag6213]

Found you guys last week & enjoy you're reactions & the fact that you react to different movies that most others don't. Respect from Australia.

[@robertcampomizzi7988]

Unsolicited lesser known movie recommendation? CUBE from the 90's it's a Canadian movie existential suspense mystery type movie. One of the actors from Stargate is in it pre Stargate.

[@SMOOV_726]

My mate Eljay is from "Down Under" & I rock with y'all !!! All love from Camden, New Jersey, USA 🤙🏿!!!

[@gettimabodybag6213]

@@SMOOV_726 My father in law is originally from Bayonne NJ. My wife is American.

[@ElisaH_DarklyiShine]

Kickboxer! You know I really appreciate you guys dive deep and do some stuff that no one else does

[@tkurz3071]

"Lionheart" or "The Quest" next...Love your reactions.

[@radiofreeastrocast3010]

How lucky was I to be able to watch Bloodsport and Kickboxer back to back every weekend on HBO!

[@SwaysTavern]

One of my favorite JCVD films for sure. “Hard Target” is my second favorite 🎉

[@Numinor31]

shouldnt bloodsport be the 2nd?...

[@mikerobinson1313]

Jean Claude Van Dame and Tong Po are actually extremely great friends in real life and have trained together for years, another fun fact about Van-Dame is that he once called out a real kickboxing champion and challenged him and Van Dame got his ass kicked, Kickboxer 2 is also a great film

[@ChucknMcNuggets]

You guys need to do Van Damme's film Hard Target. He has the most powerful greasy mullet you've ever seen, and the action is over the top! It's directed by Hong Kong action god John Woo. It also has the Quaker Oats guy Wilford Brimley in it as his uncle. Fucking epic.

[@thejamppa]

and having Lance Henriksen as bad guy, is just cherry on top. One of the most entertaining John Woo films with Hard Boiled and Face / Off

[@justin_ogre]

Brimley plays Uncle Du'Vey.

[@fernandodeleon7466]

Great movie !

[@KrushgrooveOG]

Just a friendly fyi.. Wilfred Brimley wasn't his father.

[@ChucknMcNuggets]

@@KrushgrooveOG We know that because someone corrected it minutes after the comment. Thank God! It makes the movie so much better.

[@whooligan7159]

What drives me crazy about this movie, is that the guy who played his brother, is Dennis "The Terminator" Alexio. At the time he was the Heavy Weight Kickboxing world champion...and they put him on a wheelchair the whole movie!

[@digispeak0]

31:05 There's actually a Kickboxer remake that came out a few years ago, and it has van damme in the sensei role this time. It's actually pretty good!

[@KrushgrooveOG]

There is also a sequel that I think is even better. It was also better reviewed. I dug the remake, but it's a rare instance where the sequel is even better.

[@digispeak0]

@@KrushgrooveOG I liked the sequel, but I think I preferred the first one. I gotta rewatch it tho, Sara Malakul Lane is so damn fine in those films

[@KrushgrooveOG]

@@digispeak0 ain't that the truth! 🍻

[@totomomo18]

Great movie. Fyi Tong Po is the same guy who got his leg broken in blood sport by Chung Lee. I hope you also do , Cyborg, Double Impact , Sudden Death , Universal Solider, Double Team and No Retreat No Surrender A Van Damme movie which is kind of a Karate Kid movie which much better fight scenes.

[@whooligan7159]

The guy who plays Tong Po is Michel Qissi. He was one of the fighters in Bloodsport(the first fight in the Kumite in the blue shorts).

[@nardo2007]

I saw this as a kid and was instantly hooked. I’ve seen it at countless times since. Funny how much I trained and practiced everything taught in this movie. Flexibility, core strength, kick technique, and of course the jumping round house.

[@fitzph33bs39]

"He hooked his grapes!" Best line LOL

[@spencertucker2902]

TimeCop is arguably his best movie. I highly recommend that you get that one in. Great storytelling and even greater action

[@seanlott4062]

The guy who played Tong Po is Jean Claude's friend and both came to Hollywood at the same time and can be seen as back spectators in Breakin'

[@ashscott6068]

I'll never understand why they removed the second hospital scene. It was the perfect intro to the main training montage. You can really feel it's absence. The movie just doesn't feel right without it.

[@jeffinspace7668]

Legless toothpicks

[@tonybne]

I know right? If memory serves me correct. That scene was only in the European and Australian VHS versions (I’m English) they also changed Eric’s voice. Have you noticed that?

[@DaveCheshire]

@@tonybne Worthless fkin toothpicks haha, I always thought Eric's voice was different than I remembered as a kid.

[@mrlavabeast]

The 2nd scene at the hospital is fantastic as his brother comes to terms that'll he'll never walk again. Then asking him to find Tong Po and fuck him up bad in revenge. It's the most crucial scene in the movie in terms of character development, for both brothers.

[@tekkamanviper2783]

i have the movie in its entirety, fully uncut the way it was meant to be seen. also it has the original dub version of the movie and you can tell right off the bat when the brother talks

[@modernrock5556]

Two scenes always give me chills. Tong Po kicking the pillar and the tree scene.

[@neronah7349]

Tong Po was such a bad ass that me and my brother in law made him in WWF No Mercy on N64 😂😂😂

[@Gakusangi]

The guy who plays Tong Po, Michel Qissi, is also in Bloodsport and another Van Damme movie called Lionheart. His brother plays the Mongolian fighter in the movie The Quest.

[@SarkkiKarkki]

I'm so glad they are getting into Van Damme movies. I know Arnie and Sly are the kings but JCVD was my guy, his movies were my jam growing up.

[@I.am.Iain-81]

This was my first introduction to Van-Damme and I've been a fan ever since. You should check out Universal Soldier & Double Impact with JCVD. Awesome movies 🎬

[@SuperDman82]

Great reaction guys!!! Love your videos and as huge Van Damme fan i will give you my top picks. Cyborg is an underrated late 80s gem with another very scary villain for Van Damme to fight. Then from there i would go to Lionheart, Double Impact, Universal Soldier and Hard Target. Time Cop is another one that many seem to love but it has more guns and scifi then Van Dammes fighting in it. Theres more but those would easily be the top ones i think most Van Damme fans would say!!!

[@NickolaiVolkov]

Little bit of trivia: Though his part was relatively minor in Bloodsport, Michel Qissi (Tong Po) played Suan Parades who was wearing the blue and gold trunks in the opening fight, then later fought Chong Li wearing gray and gold.

[@mrril6186]

True fact

[@DaveCheshire]

Was also in AWOL/Lionheart

[@touriewright5428]

As I remember this is Van Dam's 1st "good guy" role. To see his 1st role as I remember it watch Black Eagle - Sho Kushiki ( the ninja movies) is the lead. Awesome reaction guys - the Kickboxer series of movies is very entertaining. Oh if you every watch the remake of this Van Dam is in it and the sequence during the um - outtakes at the end is something to see.

[@adrianpeart]

His 1st role was No Retreat, No Surrender. Man I had that movie on repeat as a kid. 79' baby!

[@adamali813]

Now watch Van damme biggest Box Office successes, Timecop, Universal Soldier, Hard Target. This is when he moved into big budget movies and became a A-lister movie star.

[@robert812003]

Sick f-ing movie. One of the greats. I'm so glad you guys liked it!! Van dam is amazing.

[@figuenew]

This movie was definitely inspired by The Karate Kid (1984) and Rocky IV and end up being an awesome movie, one of my fave JCVD films! oh and the dance, epic!

[@CopiousTurtle]

Want more Van Damme? - Double Impact… He plays twins! - Cyborg… Early Van Damme! - Universal Soldier… Van Damme Vs Dolph Lundgren! - Hard Target… Van Damme with a sweet mullet and Cajun accent!

[@sociallyferal4237]

The part I cannot unsee from Double Impact is when he back hand slaps a 'tiger' when you can also see the 'tigers paw' is like a glove worn by a stagehand. When it came out me and my friends had to rewind the video and slow motion that scene to make sure our eyes weren't playing tricks on us. LOL.

[@izaaksalazar3241]

The World should always give Curtis what he wants.

[@ScarlettM]

My first Van Damme movie and one of the first martial arts flicks. I like "Double Impact" better, but this one is a classic!

[@jamalbryant8099]

Who ever choreographed the van Damm dance deserve a raise

[@christined6321]

😂😂😂facts

[@najwaflowers8038]

I'm so glad that you guys are delving into this genre. I grew up on action movies. And back then Van Damme is top tier action. Hats off to you. But let me recommend Best of the Best. It is just awesome as far as I'm concerned.

[@kyraspikes7542]

They should definitely do Best of the Best when they are done with Van Damme. I even like Best of the Best 2 and 3(even though 3 was only with Phillip Rhee and not the others in the cast).

[@dramaticcleans2063]

Van Damme really was the man! He's a great actor even better martial artist but he's in soooo many good movies! Universal soldier. Double impact. Hard target. Cyborg u need to watch next! 😎

[@c-puff]

No joke this movie has probably one of my favourite into credits song. Stan Bush was on another level.

[@V0ltron]

Double impact, Timecop, Universal Soldier, Knockoff, Lionheart... take your pick...

[@Moosh50]

Tong Po, real name Michel Qissi, was a technical advisor/choreographer when he overheard the production crew say they were looking for a tall oriental-looking guy with a background in Muay Thai. He volunteered and got the part of Tong Po. Because he is originally from Morocco, make-up was used to make him look more Asian.

[@orangewarm1]

My brother saw this in the cinema. When the guy got hooked in the grapes, the whole cinema cracked up.

[@arsenalmanic]

This movie is from my childhood/young adulthood era. I used to watch this & bloodsport like a dozen times each year :))). Classic movie!

[@edyc1989]

It's great seeing you guys react to this, one of my favorite Van Damme movie. I grew up with these guys Van Damme, Arnold, Sly, Jackie Chan, Jet Li. Lots of good action movies.

[@Raven5150]

One of the most underrated mustaches of all time

[@dylanhopkins5934]

Yeah Van Damme has quite a few good movies. A few more I'd highly recommend are Hard Target, Double Impact, Universal Soldier (1 & 2), and Maximum Risk.

[@vancelubben4527]

I really like this one. LIONHEART!!! has to be next for you guys 😁

[@haithemfadhlaoui1186]

Thanks for this wonderful video,bring it back some childhood memories.Tong po is van damme s best friend.His real name is Mohamed Quissi, he is even Attila s brother who opponed van damme in the final fight of lion heart.

[@KrushgrooveOG]

Michel Qissi played Tong Po. He was also one of the fighters in Bloodsport. He and Van Damme grew up together, and move to the U.S. together. They both appear near the beginning of the cult classic breakdancing film Breakin'. But Van Damme stands out more in that scene. It's hilarious in hindsight.

[@kennethmccullah4905]

Van Damme is my favorite action star, watched his movies all the time growing up. Lionheart is my favorite Van Damme movie. You guys should definitely check it out. Its a great action movie with a ton of heart.

[@rossmckenzie7629]

Kickboxer is definitely a Martial Arts comedy . It's a fun movie I saw it many times when I was a teenager.

[@ninapop821]

I use to watch Kickboxer so much as a kid that I used to bust out my Drunk Damme Dance. I still can do it just cant go into a full split anymore. 😂😂😂

[@aileenmclaren456]

This and Replicant are my fave van damme films, soooo glad you reacted to this,epic film!

[@Joker_JAK]

The actor who played Tong Po (Michel Qissi) was also in Bloodsport. He was the guy that got his leg broken by Chong Li.

[@jimreichers7196]

Why does this dude ALWAYS have the best wingmans

[@ChristianRamosTheKingSlater]

Fun fact, Van Damme legit broke his shins for that tree sparring scene, its an old school Muay Thai Muay Baron training method

[@DaniBlazin]

Watched mostly all of Van Damme’s movies when I stayed at my grandma’s for a few weeks in the mid 90s 🥋

[@evilalex87]

love van damme films from 90s leon, double impact , universal soldier , time cop , street fighter , maximum risk , hard target , all fun

[@chrispruett81]

"NO RETREAT NO SURRENDER" is a must!!

[@rangur1]

The guy that played Tong Po also played Sean Perades in "bloodsport" - the guy who had his leg fractured by "chong Li". They just added prosthetics to make him more asian looking.

[@tommyapples8490]

I literally just commented that ! Lol. Great catch!

[@topherd1011]

One of my favorites. Thank you!! I have a recommendation… NO RETREAT NO SURRENDER It’s another B movie but really enjoyed it as kid just like Kickboxer!

[@tree6787]

Jean-Claude Van Damme's legs are absolutely incredible

[@theoriginalspur]

And even knowing his brother was severely injured and thrown onto the street, that still didn't stop Van Damme...from taking the time and making a little detour to the hottest spot in all of Thailand. What started off as a simple relaxing drink too relieve stress, quickly turned into an exhibition of the finest display of dance moves turned ass kicking anyone has ever seen. Even though he was only gone for a short 15 hrs he was already a legend to the nation before his first real fight.

[@domingorubies656]

This is one of the most entertaining Van Damme films, great villain. Universal Soldier , Double Impact and Lionheart are some of his Best to react to.

[@joe-johncastles141]

Best vandamme movie in eyes, octokrool!! YOU GUYS GAVE A 100% FANTASTIC REACTION🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯

[@tree6787]

Universal Soldier is another great Van Damme movie, Hard Target, and double impact our just a few of my favorites.

[@shayneerwin2809]

Seeing as you're reacting to classic Van Damme, you should absolutely check out AWOL (I think it might be known as Lionheart in the States). Part of the classic trilogy of films, along with Bloodsport and Kickboxer, which is Van Damme absolutely in his prime. Great film

[@aristothethrone9032]

you know the bad guy was gonna be built different when you see him kicking that pillar. as a kid watching this movie. and seeing that pillar shake bruh. hope they do double impact for twice the van daaaaamn

[@gregclifford7368]

Double impact for next JVCD movie - Bolo steals the show again.

[@timmago4307]

Lionheart/Wrong Bet, Timecop, Universal Soldier, Cyborg… These are the best JCVD classics after Bloodsport and Kickboxer.

[@ghosttemplar6989]

Van Damme was my third reason for liking combat sports and martial artist.

[@photobackflip]

"I know how to avenge my brother. I will do what he could not do, faster with less training. That should make him happy."

[@clintonmitchelliii2005]

You guys really NEED to see "The Best of the Best"!

[@Ray.1176]

Nice choice ! Please review lion heart with van damn it's a classic too

[@MrNightcrawler3000]

The rest of the Kickboxer movies are with Sasha Mitchell (from Step by Step tv show), who's the youngest brother. You can continue with the Kickboxer movies or watch The Quest with Jean Claud Van Damme. It's like Bloodsport, fighters from around the world fight for a prize, a golden dragon instead of a sword.

[@tankeater]

If you kick hard things with your shins, you build up a spinny calcium ridge. I used to have it when I was younger. You could literally kick a wall like Big Pow 🤣💪🤘

[@jeffkubik5452]

Such a great movie. Thank you for watching and reacting to this movie. The fight at the end is called a Taipei Death Fight. Van Damme movies to watch: Lionheart, Double Impact and The Quest

[@k.delpino1124]

Van Damme on the rise after Bloodsport. Released the same year as Cannon films' "Cyborg" (another classic). Muay Thai kicked into the mainstream, literally and figuratively. The dance scene is a fan-favorite and helped his stardom. There are 4 sequels. Part 2 was in theatres. 3-5 went to video and cable. A remake trilogy was set into motion. Part 1-Vengeance (2016) and Part 2- Retaliation (2018). Both were actually good. Van Damme was involved with these too. Part 3 is still in production.

[@trygswyrmwoodside3229]

This movie has some of the only live footage left from the Walled City of Kowloon. An incredibly densely populated block of tall apartment buildings that were all connected to each other. Tons of crime and issues so they tore it down right after this movie was made.

[@chrisroney4948]

Lmfao when u said “ he got fucked up not hurt “ idk y but it had me rolling

[@mrlavabeast]

Hard Target, Double Impact, Universal Soldier, AWOL, Timecop. All classic Van Damme. The 90's ruled

[@SpearM3064]

Tong Po was not Tong Po (although the credits say "Tong Po as Himself"). Tong Po was actually Michel Qissi, who is Belgian Moroccan (born in Morocco, moved to Belgium at the age of 2). He was a good friend of Jean-Claude, and when Jean-Claude moved to the United States in hopes of becoming an action star, Michel came with him.

[@reggiewolfpac]

DAMN Tong Po destroying Eric was like Drago destroying Creed.

[@krono5el]

Crazy how much JCVD and Stan Bush ruled my world for a good chunk of the late 80s : D

[@hudster80]

Michel Qissi played Tong Po. He was the same actor that had his leg broken in Bloodsport. He is a childhood friend of Van Damme.

[@typicaldad79]

Tong po actor was also in Bloodsport, played Sean Paradis the one that had his leg broken by chong li

[@vincecommando7575]

This was Jean-Claude Van Damme putting down the Van Damage. This movie, No Retreat, No Surrender (1985), Bloodsport (1988), Cyborg (1989) and Hard Target (1993) are his absolute best films ever.

[@CliffuckingBooth]

19:00 During the French premiere of Expendables 2 crowd was shouting that on Van Damme :) It was very sweet. Should still be somewhere on youtube.

[@ttepic76]

For đe this is best JVCD film of all time. I watched this movie more then 50 times.

[@hereiam1041]

Double Impact is a good one too 😂!

[@BerdosReactions]

I was hoping you guys would react to this! Double Impact should be next.

[@tkurz3071]

Double Impact or Lionheart.

[@RAvila53]

​@@tkurz3071 Both

[@MultiPolarWorldCo-op]

Lion Heart or Cyborg

[@MikeJones-uq4zj]

His brother was Dennis Alexio who was the heavyweight kickboxing champion at the time.

[@armyveteran729]

The guy that plays tong po is jean claude van dammes bestfriend in real life and they came over to America together from Belguim and the guy who plays tong po for kickboxer 1-3 was also the guy in bloodsport who fought Chong Lee and Lee broke his leg where the bone sticks out of his leg.

[@Ayks123]

There's a few Van Damme classics you guys should check out Lionheart Double Impact Hard Target Time cop and the list goes on.

[@PoochieTheDog]

React to Van Damme’s movie “The Quest (1996) next. Frank Dux (Frank Ducks) co-wrote the film with Van Damme then Dux sued afterwards saying it was too close to Bloodsport lol. Great channel guys, keep it up!

[@spikeluv84]

Van Damme plays twins in 3 movies! Double Impact, Maximum Risk, and Replicant! My fave movies are Double Team, TimeCop, and Maximum Risk.