Review of Hard Target (1993) by The Critic ( — 27 Nov 2013
This was on the movie channel last night and surprisingly I'd never seen it before. It's pretty much got everything you want out of a cheesy 80s/90s Van Damme action flick, but looking back at it retrospectively, I think if was watching this for the first time in 1993, I might have thought it was a little weak. The action sequences are fine enough, but it seems there could have been more. A couple of highlights:
*JCVD, spectacular mullet!!!
* Arnold Vosloo looks exactly like Joe Flacco.
* A LOT of slow motion shots, especially in the beginning. From sexy looks from the girl, badass looks from Van Damme, and every punch in between.
* There's one action sequence where Van Damme keeps standing up on a motorcycle several times. It's seemed a little unnecessary and very dangerous.
* Wilford Brimley does a fantastic Cajun accent!
* Who are the crew of hunters at the end of the movie and what are they wearing? They all seem to be some kind of stereotype of a characterture (that's right, it's like 2 levels deep of WTF).
You don't need to see this movie or even revisit it. But if there is truly nothing else on TV and this happens to be on, it's worth a laugh or 2.
This review of Hard Target (1993) was written by The Critic ( on 27 Nov 2013.
Hard Target has generally received positive reviews.
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