Is It Time to Give JCVD Some Respect?
Filed under: Action, Comedy, Fandom, Newsstand
R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Find out what it means to me. R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Take care, JCVD!Okay, so I changed part of Aretha Franklin's improvised chorus, but it fits! Dear Jean-Claude Van Damme spoke to MTV while in Cannes, and he said: "I'm a brand name. I'm not just a guy. I think I'm ready to be decent. I'm hungry to make movies, but movies with deeper characters. I want respect. I want to believe in myself." (Tony Robbins might be getting some big-muscle competition soon, at this rate!)
It seems that this desire comes from his realization, after his 37th movie, that "Acting is not acting if you act. You have to tell the truth..." I would argue that you have to act to "tell the truth," but at least the guy is trying to grow. So now he's got JCVD on the way (which premiered at Cannes), and he hopes this is the start of better choices for his career.
Have any of you seen it? Is his self-mocking film a step towards a more solid career? Van Damme has been in lots of crap, but I'm inclined to believe that if Arnie can do it, he can. Or, maybe that ship has sailed.
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5-29-2008 @ 2:07PM
Jason said...
Twitch had some very positive things to say about it:
"Ladies and gentlemen, after spending decades turning out lowest-common-denominator action pictures Jean Claude Van Damme has just made a truly great film. No matter what criteria you may use to judge it - scripting, cinematography, humour, action, even dramatic performance - JCVD is one remarkable piece of work. Yes, I flat out love this film."
You can read the full review here: http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/jcvd-review/
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5-29-2008 @ 2:10PM
Jameson said...
I think this guy should get a chance. The trailer for JVCD looks amazing, and I can't wait to see it. I do think that there might be more to him, and it would be interesting to see what he could do in a role that isn't just him beating the crap out of random people.
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