Jean-Claude Van Damme - Thoughts on his Legacy?

[Kwon]

He probably looked his best in Kickboxer.

True, but his best acting was found in "Black Eagle"

[chuckles]

          bronson opened the doors for all action stars... nothing special as an actor but a commanding screen presence.he not only acted but looked the part.

[thatrandomguy#7]

charles bronson did the death wish 5 at 73 years old

and the death wish remake with Bruce Willis (age 62) will be out soon.

 

[hench]

Id say "the quest" when we see him for his first fight after training on the island.
But he's always had a pretty consistent physique and looked good in recents years off screen.

He probably looked his best in Kickboxer.

[Kwon]

His Legacy will live on in his children Bianca and the son.

[Da Freak]

His Legacy will live on in his children Bianca and the son.

his daughter is gorgeous. inherited her mothers looks.

some people here do not know that JCVD used to be a competitive bodybuilder once upon a time and he won the Mr. Belgium bodybuilding title in 1978.

[robcguns]

charles bronson did the death wish 5 at 73 years old

CHARLES BRONSON WAS THE FUCKING MAN,LOVE DEATHWISH MOVIES.

[robcguns]

Van Damme movies were fucking great,kickboxer,lion heart,blood sport etc... used to love watching them over and over and practice kicks and splits.

[Earl1972]

timecop, double impact, kickboxer, bloodsport, and universal soldier are all great movies

the problem with van damme is his movies didn't have a broad appeal, they were guy movies made for guys

arnold had movies like the terminator and twins, stallone had rocky, those movies appeal to everybody of all ages and that is why they are bigger stars

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[hench]

Van damme coulda been bigger but he screwed it up for himself,  in his own words he blacklisted himself in hollywood. Made demands for so much per picture and was hooked on cocaine, shame.
 

timecop, double impact, kickboxer, bloodsport, and universal soldier are all great movies

the problem with van damme is his movies didn't have a broad appeal, they were guy movies made for guys

arnold had movies like the terminator and twins, stallone had rocky, those movies appeal to everybody of all ages and that is why they are bigger stars

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[_bruce_]

He was a GREAT action star but seems have severe health problems now - just look at his face.
His only sin, like so many others, was not stopping at the right time and letting it end gracefully.
And yes, awesome genetics and moves.

[njflex]

DUDE was gold early on,,good on screen,looks.build,

no retreat no surrender,,probably his biggest 'not lean'build wise
cyborg,,early straight to video type movie ,
bloodsport,great movie,
kickboxer,esp end scenes best build ripped and big
double impact..good story and way he pulled of twins different builds /dress
universal soldier was good movie ,big budget
 other good movies..

 1993  Nowhere to Run
 Sam Gillen

 
Sudden Death
 Darren McCord

 1994  Street Fighter
 Colonel Guile

 1994  Timecop
 Walker
 1990  Death Warrant
 Louis Burke

 Lionheart

[Kwon]

He was a GREAT action star but seems have severe health problems now - just look at his face.
His only sin, like so many others, was not stopping at the right time and letting it end gracefully.
And yes, awesome genetics and moves.

He did cocaine, he had a coke habit for many years that almost took him out,

https://www.popdust.com/my-night-with-jean-claude-van-dammea-kilo-of-cocaine-and-a-bottle-of-l-1889770519.html

The action film star reveals how Stallone, marriage to a good woman and dogs pulled him back from the drug-fuelled brink
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/aug/10/van-damme-expendables-2

He laughs at his own arrogance.

"I was fucked up, man. But you know, it was not about the money. The people in the UK will read this and say, 'What a fucking piglet.' Sorry about my expression!

I was making movie after movie, and in between movies I was doing promotion. I was tired.

Everything I was touching was making money.

Jim Carrey was being paid a fortune.

And I wanted to play with the system. Like an idiot. Ridiculous." They hung up on him. "I was on the blacklist. That was it."

Ten grams of cocaine a day will do that to you.

He was partying hard: crashing cars into nightclubs, fighting with paparazzi, getting arrested for drink-driving. His films got worse and worse and made less and less. He starred in Double Team, which climaxes in Rome's Colosseum, filled with explosives by Mickey Rourke, who sends a tiger to eat Van Damme's baby.

A near suicidal Van Damme was diagnosed as bipolar. Rehab didn't work for him, so he went cold turkey and sweated it out in the gym, remarried his third wife (after a disastrous marriage with a fourth), and it's been happy families ever since.

[_bruce_]

He did cocaine, he had a coke habit for many years that almost took him out,

https://www.popdust.com/my-night-with-jean-claude-van-dammea-kilo-of-cocaine-and-a-bottle-of-l-1889770519.html

The action film star reveals how Stallone, marriage to a good woman and dogs pulled him back from the drug-fuelled brink
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/aug/10/van-damme-expendables-2

He laughs at his own arrogance.

"I was fucked up, man. But you know, it was not about the money. The people in the UK will read this and say, 'What a fucking piglet.' Sorry about my expression!

I was making movie after movie, and in between movies I was doing promotion. I was tired.

Everything I was touching was making money.

Jim Carrey was being paid a fortune.

And I wanted to play with the system. Like an idiot. Ridiculous." They hung up on him. "I was on the blacklist. That was it."

Ten grams of cocaine a day will do that to you.

He was partying hard: crashing cars into nightclubs, fighting with paparazzi, getting arrested for drink-driving. His films got worse and worse and made less and less. He starred in Double Team, which climaxes in Rome's Colosseum, filled with explosives by Mickey Rourke, who sends a tiger to eat Van Damme's baby.

A near suicidal Van Damme was diagnosed as bipolar. Rehab didn't work for him, so he went cold turkey and sweated it out in the gym, remarried his third wife (after a disastrous marriage with a fourth), and it's been happy families ever since.

Excesses are normal but in his case it seems a bit on the harsh side. He looks seriously ill not worn out. Shizzo for example did a lot of cockaine and is still looking young.

[Kwon]

Excesses are normal but in his case it seems a bit on the harsh side. He looks seriously ill not worn out. Shizzo for example did a lot of cockaine and is still looking young.

Not as much or as often as Van Damage.

[BSN]

http://www.moviebreakingnews.com/2018/02/lionheart-2-begins-shooting-with-van-damme-later-this-year/

[njflex]

http://www.moviebreakingnews.com/2018/02/lionheart-2-begins-shooting-with-van-damme-later-this-year/

HE'S ENTERING MICKEY ROURKE TERRITORY LOOKS WISE..HARDENED CRAGGY..

[Kwon]

http://www.moviebreakingnews.com/2018/02/lionheart-2-begins-shooting-with-van-damme-later-this-year/

Cool! Will watch!


Looks like an ex-fighter now turned homeless bum that have to fight to survive!

[Dave D]

http://www.moviebreakingnews.com/2018/02/lionheart-2-begins-shooting-with-van-damme-later-this-year/

This is based on a true story?

[Matt]

Bah.

If a man as disciplined as Van Damme can go down the bad road with drugs once he is inundated with free time, money, and abundance/largess, then it can likely happen to anyone.

Once I earned my first million dollars, I tried to immediately invest every dollar I made in order to trick myself psychologically into "feeling poor".  But then Bitcoin went nuts, and I couldn't even pretend I was poor anymore.  I had money everywhere.

Now I try to hire three friends a day for about $40 each, in addition to paying the mothers of my children child support + the money I spend on my children directly [it's March Break now, and both have birthdays this month, which will cost me at least $850].

Still though, it's not enough to make me feel poor.  I have stopped working out.  I have gotten lazy.  It's like Getbig and renting movies on Google Play is all that I have been doing lately. 

As I said, if drug addiction can happen to someone as disciplined as Van Damme, it can happen to anyone.  Another example is sex: I consider myself HIGHLY sexually restrained, but how many women can offer me sex before I snap and start indulging?

I really believe anyone, in the face of THAT much abundance [as Van Damme had, with both drugs and sex] will eventually snap.  Only the most disciplined can avoid indulgence.

I think this is why it's important to have people and hobbies in place to keep us grounded.  If we have this, we should be able to do ok.  But I still revert back to Van Damme...if it can happen to him, I believe it stands to reason it can happen to a lot of people - most people, even.

[thebrink]

Talk about beeping your own horn sheeshh... Beep beep matty..

[Kwon]

Matt is rich, and that's why we love him.

[ratherbebig]

if matt is so rich how come he doesnt have a rolex watch on each arm

[Matt]

if matt is so rich how come he doesnt have a rolex watch on each arm

I live in poverty.  Squalor.  That's why I'm rich.  Why buy one big house when I can buy a bunch of small ones and rent them for $1,250 monthly each?

[rocket]

I'm posting this since I'm watching Hard Target right now...you have to feel sorry for the overweight Randal character in that movie...like WTF did he do wrong?  Poor guy.

Was this Jean-Claude's top physique/form?

Bit tough to judge - that is quite clearly a digital painting (good one though)