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October 13, 2008

Being Jean Claude Van Damme

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Every time that I think someone playing themselves in a movie as a post-modern meta-ironic send up of their own public persona is a played out stunt that's being used in the place of actual ideas, someone comes along and plays themselves in a movie as a post-modern meta-ironic send up of their own public persona and it's totally great. The movie JCVD in which a down on his luck Jean Claude Van Damme decides to hold a bank hostage has been floating around for awhile internationally, picking up great reviews. A new trailer went online this weekend, and it went on Videogum after the jump.

Opening weekend, you guys. You and me.

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Wow, it's the first JCVD movie I've wanted to see since Bloodsport. I expected so much more suckage.

Posted by: manders profile link at 10/13/08 3:39 PM | Reply
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I PEE GOLD

Hmm, it looks watchable.

Posted by: I PEE GOLD profile link at 10/13/08 4:18 PM | Reply
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GrimEden

"The muscles shows us sides of himself we've never seen before." ~AOL MovieFone

Not only is it a moviefone plug, but his nickname is, apparently, 'the muscles.'

*laugh*

Posted by: GrimEden profile link at 10/14/08 11:27 AM | Reply
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It's actually "The Muscles from Brussels". Duh.

Posted by: tontobeefy at 10/14/08 2:01 PM | Reply
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But...everyone knows he is jcvd, so as soon as he gets the money and gets out, won't he be arrested?

Posted by: g at 10/14/08 4:21 PM | Reply
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