Totally corny, yes, but still fucking awesome. Plus, it's sort of a true story! It's replete with ridiculous Jean-Claude faces in slow-motion, hard rockin' Stan Bush musical montages, and Forrest Whitaker getting outsmarted at every turn (as usual). The Kumite was the March Madness of full contact fighting, and I ate it up.
Bloodsport meant a lot of things to a lot of people. To Frank Dux, it was a way to honor his fallen Shidoshi. To Chong Li, it was a lesson that cheaters never win. To Jean-Claude Van Damme, it meant a chance to wear tank tops, blush ,and do splits in front of an 80's-hot blonde. To Donald Gibb, it meant a chance to take his Nerd-beating skills to an international arena. Bloodsport meant a lot to me too. I never had a Super Nintendo, so I could constantly watch it and pretend I was playing Street Fighter 2. And I just discovered this week that around the world, Bloodsport meant a lot of semi-Engrish translations and silly alternate titles. Nine of the following titles are versions of Bloodsport released internationally. See if you guess which ones are real (without cheating, Chong Li!).
Bloody Sport- Ensanguined Games
- Tournament of Plasma
- Friendship Unbroken
- Bloodsport: All Strikes Are Allowed
- Bloodsport: Tanaka's Honor
- Bloodsport: A True Story
- Forbidden Battle
- Destructive Force
- Without Exclusion of Blows
- Bloodsport: To The Last Man
- Heroic Red Hemorrhage
- The Challenge
- OK! USA!
- American Ass: The Frank Dux Story
- Fighting Spirit: The Frank Dux Legacy
- Bloody Contact
- You Are Nex
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