Customer Reviews
awesome family watching - By: Ms. J. Leonard, 10 Mar 2008 
ok so it might not be a typical family watching film, but i grew up watching this film with my dad & it never bothered me or gave me nightmares or anything. It has now become an absolute favourite of mine & i make my fiance watch it over & over again when we rent it constantly from the video shop. I have to buy it...this film & of course kickboxer, another family favourite. The music throughout these films are awesome. Such feel good films & who doesnt love to watch jean claude van damme in that leotard. haha.
Jean-Claude Van Damme in top form! - By: Mr. D. Boss, 11 Jan 2008 I am a firm favourite of Jean-Claude Van Damme & his films. This was no exception. Frank Dux (Van Damme) is trained in the martial arts & enters an illegal fighting competition callled the Kumite. There he must battle his way to be the top fighter.
This film shows many different fighting techniques by different people & it is good entertainment, but only if you like that kind of thing.
The Different Fighting Styles and Van DAmne...enough reasons !!! - By: Jay, 12 Dec 2007 
The movie is good fun at its best. The storyline is average, the acting is okay, but I had a good time watching it, & that is what counts. As Frank Dux,Jean-Claude Van Damme , enters the Kumite, an illegal martial arts tournament. The police are after him, his competition is fierce & there is no mercy where he is heading. Each fighter has his own style of fighting. This is what makes this movie the most interesting. Being a martial arts film, this is probably one of the most famous ones, & for Jean-Claude Van Damme, his best movie. Well recommended if you are a fan of the genre, other wise you might be disappointed. This is Jean-Claude at his best!!
Quick Reviews! - By: carlosnightman, 03 Sep 2007 *** This comment may contain spoilers ***
Although it has aged quite badly (as most films of this type from the eighties have), Blood Sport is a favourite from my youth & is one of Van Damme's best early efforts. There are no strings & no CG here so the fights are alll the more impressive, & it is always refreshing to return to those days. The plot & characters may be simple, some of the acting may be amateurish, & the music may be dodgy but Bloodsport remains an enjoyable no-brainer for fans of the star or genre.
Van Damme stars as Frank Dux, a soldier in the US Army. He has been trained by Tanaka alll his life in martial arts, & wishes to travel to the infamous Kumite tournament in Hong Kong to avenge his friend's death. The Kumite is a tournament which attracts the best & most vicious fighters from around the world, many of whom are seriously injured or killed while taking part. Dux breaks orders & travels to Hong Kong, but two soldiers follow him in an attempt to bring him back. There he meets Ray Jackson, a fellow fighter & Janice Kent, a reporter trying to get an inside scoop on the tournament. From there we see many fights as Dux progresses in the tournament whose defending Champion Chong Li (Bolo Leung-50 years old!!?) is a deadly killer. Naturallly they meet in the final.
Once the plot devices of revenge & honour are put in place alll we have to do is sit back & watch the fights. They are well-staged, there is a fair amount of violence, some humour, & the main cast do as well as could be expected. This is a must for Van Damme fans, but there will be little for anyone who does not watch martial arts movies.
VAN DAMME DOING WHAT HE DOES BEST - By: stuart, 29 Apr 2007 Bloodsport opens with a montage of fighters preparing for the Kumite, an illegal full contact mixed martial arts tournament held in Hong Kong. It gets the viewers for the bloodiest cultural display of martial arts combat in decades.
A clean shaven United States military officer Frank Dux (Van Damme), after going A.W.O.L from his post (and two officers including Forest Witaker are dispached to bring him back) & using his superior combat training he gets ready for the Kumite.
Once in Hong Kong, Dux befriends fellow American Ray Jackson, also a Kumite fighter & the two prepare for the tournament. There is a lot of mystery that surrounds the illegal tournament - nobody will talk about it. Nobody can pick fights outside the ring which will result in an automatic DQ.
When it comes time for the action of the Kumite, 40 or so fighters look over one another eager to jump into the ring & fight it out. But nothing can prepare Ray & Dux for the hulking South Korean fighter & current Kumite champion Chong Li who has a reputation for fighting dirty & is rumoured to have once killed one of his opponents.
Bloodsport is a perfect star making film for Van Damme, although some studio execs didn't think so. Van Damme had to fight like there was no tomorrow to get Bloodsport released & I think its nowhere near as bad as people made it out to be.
Once the fights start the blood flows as one fighter is knocked out after the other.
Even in recent years Bloodsport is still a decent affair that gets bogged down by some cheesiness & bad dubbing at the beginning but its still a good watch.
