{"id":13434,"date":"2016-11-12T14:46:37","date_gmt":"2016-11-12T22:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=13434"},"modified":"2016-11-12T14:48:17","modified_gmt":"2016-11-12T22:48:17","slug":"review-kickboxer-vengeance-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/11\/review-kickboxer-vengeance-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Kickboxer: Vengeance BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/11\/review-kickboxer-vengeance-bd\/#more-13434\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"small-image-border\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Kickboxer: Vengeance Blu-ray Review\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/2016\/kickboxer-vengeance-sm.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong><em>Kickboxer: Vengeance<\/em><\/strong> is not exactly the great follow-up to the 1989 classic but at least Jean-Claude Van Damme is back and his appearance alone might make it a worthwhile watch, but otherwise the film is filled with bad acting, terrible dialogue and even the fight sequences are uninspiring.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Kickboxer: Vengeance<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">(2016)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Genre(s): <\/strong>Martian Arts, Thriller<br \/>\nRLJ Entertainment | NR \u2013 90 min. \u2013 $29.97 | November 8, 2016<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Date Published:<\/strong> 11\/12\/2016 | <strong>Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table id=\"border-table-review\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"300px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/reviews\/2016\/kickboxer-vengeance-bd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: 2px solid blue;\" title=\"Kickboxer: Vengeance\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/reviews\/2016\/kickboxer-vengeance-bd.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"383\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<table id=\"amazon\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px;\" title=\"Buy the Following on Amazon.com\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/amazonlogo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Not Available\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/4kuhd-off.jpg\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Not Available\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/3dbluray-off.jpg\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B01IU1XQ92\/moviemsguidet-20\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" title=\"Buy on Blu-ray from Amazon.com!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/bluray-on.jpg\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B01IU1XNPY\/moviemsguidet-20\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" title=\"Buy on DVD from Amazon.com!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/dvd-on.jpg\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong><u>MOVIE INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>John Stockwell<br \/>\n<strong>Writer(s): <\/strong>Mark DiSalle &amp; Jean-Claude Van Damme (characters); Dimitri Logothetis and James McGrath (screenplay)<br \/>\n<strong>Cast: <\/strong>David Bautista, Alan Moussi, Gina Carano, Cain Velasquez, Fabricio Werdum, Sara Lane, Georges St-Piere, Jean-Claude Van Damme<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong><u>DISC INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Featurette, Photo Gallery<br \/>\n<strong>Digital Copy: <\/strong>No<br \/>\n<strong>Formats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray<br \/>\n<strong>Number of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong>Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)<br \/>\n<strong>Video: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.40<br \/>\n<strong>Subtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish<br \/>\n<strong>Disc Size: <\/strong>19.9 GB<br \/>\n<strong>Codec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC<br \/>\n<strong>Region(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/59Yaqq0.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-screencapture aligncenter\" title=\"Kickboxer: Vengeance\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/59Yaqq0.png\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>PLOT SYNOPSIS<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kurt Sloane (ALAIN MOUSSI) has always been there for his brother, Eric (DARREN SHAHLAVI), who\u2019s known in the martial arts world as a modern-day warrior. But when the ruthless and undefeated fighter Tong Po (DAVID BAUTISTA) brutally ends Eric\u2019s life in a no-holds-barred match in Thailand, Kurt devotes himself to training with a master (JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME) in a quest for redemption&#8230; and revenge.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\">This release comes with a title-embossed <strong>slip cover<\/strong>. The features are, unfortunately, a tad light. There\u2019s a <strong><u>Making-of (6:11; HD)<\/u><\/strong> featurette providing behind-the-scenes footage and cast\/crew interviews and a <strong><u>Photo Gallery<\/u><\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/190yxin.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-screencapture aligncenter\" title=\"Kickboxer: Vengeance\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/190yxin.png\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>VIDEO \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Kickboxer: Vengeance <\/em><\/strong>arrives on Blu-ray through RLJ Entertainment presented with a 2.40 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer (MPEG-4 AVC codec). Detail looks pretty sharp and colors were generally bright though the fight scenes were more natural tones. The transfer looks clean, free of artifacts and aliasing. That said, it does have a made-for-TV kind of look&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>AUDIO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\">The disc includes a decent DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track which provides for clear dialogue levels and when the fights kick in, so to speak, there\u2019s some nice depth with each channel being utilized. As with most of these types of releases, it\u2019s not amazing but at least it sounds good even if doesn\u2019t have the wow factor.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/61LXDD9.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-screencapture aligncenter\" title=\"Kickboxer: Vengeance\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/61LXDD9.png\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>OVERALL \u2013 2.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, <strong><em>Kickboxer: Vengeance<\/em><\/strong> is not exactly the great follow-up to the 1989 classic but at least Jean-Claude Van Damme is back and his appearance alone might make it a worthwhile watch, but otherwise the film is filled with bad acting, terrible dialogue and even the fight sequences are uninspiring. The Blu-ray released by RLJ offers good video\/audio transfers while the bonus material is basic.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain <strong>spoilers<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage-->These are only here to give an idea of the movie\u2019s video quality and may not be truly representative of it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"imgur-album\" src=\"\/\/imgur.com\/a\/jrTNH\/embed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kickboxer: Vengeance is not exactly the great follow-up to the 1989 classic but at least Jean-Claude Van Damme is back and his appearance alone might make it a worthwhile watch, but otherwise the film is filled with bad acting, terrible dialogue and even the fight sequences are uninspiring. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,970],"tags":[4950,4949,4948,1482,98,4951,4947],"class_list":["post-13434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blurayreviews","category-quick-hit-reviews","tag-alan-moussi","tag-david-bautista","tag-georges-st-piere","tag-gina-carano","tag-jean-claude-van-damme","tag-john-stockwell","tag-kickboxer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13434"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13436,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13434\/revisions\/13436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}