tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post2060944012959246602..comments2024-03-23T12:33:33.918-04:00Comments on Junta Juleil's Culture Shock: Film Review: THE QUEST (1996, Jean-Claude Van Damme)Sean Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-18484163074804137232022-10-06T02:32:47.976-04:002022-10-06T02:32:47.976-04:00I only wish that JCVD could have came up with a st...I only wish that JCVD could have came up with a story like this for the Street Fighter movie instead of that crappy terrorist and war story :( Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-16397223649050578482014-07-08T10:38:37.814-04:002014-07-08T10:38:37.814-04:00Wes,
Glad you enjoyed– and thank you for the eagl...Wes,<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed– and thank you for the eagle eye; that makes more sense than just a random nipple swipe!Sean Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-9440806659656360332014-07-07T22:57:12.430-04:002014-07-07T22:57:12.430-04:00This is a wonderful review which inspired me to wa...This is a wonderful review which inspired me to watch the film, and I figured out why he brushes Khan's man-breast! He's wiping the blood of the dead fighter on him. You can barely see it in fourth screenshot you posted, but because of Khan's skin tone and because the fake blood in the film is unusually thin it's very difficult to see. Thought you'd like to know!Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10837970803266198653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-78519471833081767962012-09-05T15:32:07.261-04:002012-09-05T15:32:07.261-04:00You're very welcome, anon.!You're very welcome, anon.!Sean Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-79311326652518627352012-08-28T17:24:11.068-04:002012-08-28T17:24:11.068-04:00Mike,
Glad you enjoyed! And I do wish that Merch...Mike,<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed! And I do wish that Merchant-Ivory Productions and Capcom video games could find more common ground than just in THE QUEST. Maybe somebody can fuse together Henry James and SATURDAY NIGHT SLAM MASTERS? I think Van Damme'd be the man to do it.<br /><br />I saw most of the Moore Bonds when I was a kid– I remember MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN being my favorite. But it's definitely time for a revisit– I think LIVE AND LET DIE may be the place to begin.<br /><br /><br />J.D.,<br /><br />Maybe with all the globe-trotting, bizarre occurrences, and box office disappointment, we'll call it Van Damme's... MR. ARKADIN? <br />And spot-on with Remar's refusal to phone it in; the man is never less than committed.Sean Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-39350789886291235352012-08-28T10:13:06.153-04:002012-08-28T10:13:06.153-04:00So is this Van Damme's CITIZEN KANE? A highly ...So is this Van Damme's CITIZEN KANE? A highly personal passion project? The culmination of years of action films that led up to this cinematic gem? I don't know but it is a pretty crazy movie, even by Van Damme standards and that's saying something.<br /><br />I love how James Remar refused to phone it in, even in a film like this he still commits a 100%. You gotta love that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-24440342329341791522012-08-28T01:10:59.718-04:002012-08-28T01:10:59.718-04:00Oh yes indeed! I was getting worried when I saw no...Oh yes indeed! I was getting worried when I saw no new posts for a while, but now it makes sense, as one truly needs time to appropriately immerse themselves in the breathtaking majesty of "The Quest!" As much as I've tried to make sense of this gem myself, I never described it as well as you did here as "Merchant Ivory meets Street Fighter 2." I'm going to make sure to use that line in all my future conversations about "The Quest" (and believe me, I can find a way to steer any conversation to the topic of Van Dammage!). Thanks also for reminding me that they actually had a Muay Thai Island, which is so unintentionally hilarious that I think I unintentionally just started accepting it at face value. I don't really have anything else to add, other than thanks for taking the time to write this one up. And I would definitely recommend the Moore Bond films, as he does the wink-wink self-awareness stuff so, so well. "Live and Let Die" in particular has the ability to be an absolute blast to watch while simultaneously being stupefyingly stereotypical (the only black Bond villain in the series is both a Harlem drug kingpin--who owns a restaurant called "Fillet of Soul," no kidding--AND a voodoo-practicing Caribbean dictator at the same time!). All of the Moore Bond films are a blast, really. I don't even hate "Moonraker" anymore, despite the fact that they put Bond in freakin' space! Well, I got off on a tangent there, but thanks again for another great review. Carry on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com