Knock Off is such an underrated movie... I've watched it in 1998 when I was 13 years old, and I still love it today! It's a great mix of action comedy and martial arts.
It was a very different JCVD film, for sure. With the legendary Sammo Hung as a fight coreographer it makes it feel closer to Jackie Chan films. But Jean Claude Van Damme and Rob Scheneider had a really good chemistry and it also has some really cool action scenes. It may not be one of JCVD's best movies but it sure is a real fun to watch movie. Excellent video, as always Viking Samurai, keep punching!!
I have very found memories of renting dvd's to play on my ps2 from the local video shop. Horrors and Van Damme movies. Ive always had a soft spot for Knock off
I really love your commentary . I am now 49. I grew up watching his movies. I am training again with my son and I have to recognise that it was JCVD who got me super interested in martial arts. Nobody is perfect as you said. Thanks man.
I've always quite liked Knock Off, it's probably the best of his film flops. The final action scene on the boat is awesome and the sliding about is cool AF.
Rob Schneider is always fun sidekick. Van Damme clearly had a good time with him and so did Stallone in Judge Dredd. But, this movie still had some nice fighting scenes and great choreography, although the story was beyond ridiculous. Still, be aware when you buy cheap jeans. They may cause sudden death (pun intended)
His sensei from Kickboxer had a small part in Knock Off, great movie. Probably in my top 10, although I never actually made a list. Great stuff as always, thanks man!
Dude i have watched your videos for ages not realizing i wasn't subbed, your stuff is just always in my recommended. Thank you for doing these videos about movies i grew up watching.
Knock was so entertaining when I was a kid. It didn’t hold up that well but still a great time of my youth. I tell you one that people hate on but I loved and still love Street Fighter. I love him as Guile. My knock off story was when I was a kid Oakley’s were all the rage. I found some for $20 dollars and thought they were so cool until all my friends told me they were fake because the Oakley wasn’t raised. I actually loved Legionnaire I think it is so underrated. I feel Jean Claude did some of his best acting in that movie. I know it wasn’t what we were use to but it is such a great movie.
Knock Off, like Double Team, was kind of a guilty pleasure for me. After buying Double Team on VHS, I was eagerly awaiting to buy Knock Off on VHS, and I still own it. Now that you mention JCVD was high on coke at the time, it makes sense since I always felt he was kind of "goofy" and playfull in Knock Off. Anyway, the fight scenes at the dock in the end was entertaining. I still believe JCVD could utilize his full potential working with directors from Hong Kong and have some goof fight choreography that would fit his style. I'm thinking like Corey Yuen did with JCVD in No Retreat, No Surrender. Till this day, I still believe the best fight choreography JCVD has had was all his fight scenes in No Retreat, No Surrender as they weren't your typical one punch/one kick JCVD trademark but had a longer sequence. Would love to have seen JCVD in some longer uncut fight choreography kind of like Loren Avedon, Benny the Jet, Keith Vitali etc.
@@VikingSamurai I absolutely agree. JCVD was a beast in those fight scenes and he did great with the choreography he was given in those longer fight sequences. One could only imagine how JCVD would have evolved had he worked more with Hong Kong style fight choreography. I look at Westernes like Keith Vitali and Loren Avedon in No Retreat No Surrender 3, I just saw that recently and they look amazing in their fight scenes.
Hate to say it, but that was a stunt double for most of that fight scene in the parking garage 6:45. Yes this broke my heart also, Van Damme in the 80s would never use a double for a scene like this one no way.
I also suspected that all the time. The dude doing the exaggerated taekwondo kick - didn't even look like Van Damme. It was a hard pill to swallow, but the length of that fight scene - truly was the last straw.
You should do a breakdown of Until Death. It's a movie that I think a lot of people didn't catch but imo, it's by far Van Damme's best acting roll in any of his movies.
@@dhatch591 I'd recommend The Hard Corps as well. Not quite as good as Until Death but his supporting actors do a great job in it and it's easily my second favorite straight to dvd movie by him.
I enjoy Knock Off with repeat viewings. It’s in my top 15-20 top movies of JCVD. It’s funny, action packed. Good chemistry with the JCVD and Schneider, cool HK locations and just zany and ridiculous which makes it better. Some great stunt work too especially in the clubhouse scene and final action sequence on the ship.
When I first saw Knock Off back in the day, I didn't know what to think of it. The style was so much different than any other Van Damme film, and the tone was different too. I wasn't used to a Van Damme film with comic relief. But I still enjoyed it. And on a side note, I'm feeling crazy deja vu right now, like I've left this exact comment before. In fact I'm having deja vu about the deja vu. Weird.
When you mentioned lethal weapon 4 I immediately got chills for 2 reasons. 1. Jet li, the first time I ever seen the guy and I was blown away. 2. The tequila scene where the Chinese dad and murtaugh shared tequila and murtaugh gave him his watch. That scene was so intense, the struggle of the Chinese man fleeing with his family. He was finally able to sit down and relax somewhat. That scene actually defined a part of me as that was how adults were supposed to act and I wanted to be like that. (I Failed trying but got there at the end) About knock off, it's still a shame JC didn't put more effort in comedy or drama because he's really good at it. It shows in this movie that he has comedy skills and JCVD proofed he's a great drama actor.
Jet Li was really something back then. Van Damme's new movie with Netflix is an action comedy from a French Director, I have high hopes. His straight to video movies with French Directors (JCVD and The Bouncer were both phenomenal, especially compared to his other straight to video efforts).
@@VikingSamurai absolutely. JCVD was shown at several festivals and was praised by the vast majority of huge Hollywood actors. The bouncer isn't well known but by far one of his best movies. His performance is impeccable
You are like me with Van damme. You described everything that went wrong with van damme . This movie I remember laughing at the wig he was wearing towards the end LOL Oh and the stunt double LOL
It's funny growing up there was always a van Damme movie either in the video stores or one in the cinemas I wasnt a huge fan of this one but yet I haven't seen it in years maybe deserves a rewatch
Great review! Forgot about this one....Another Crazy & Zany action film that got me in a frenzy: joined Martial Arts class/ All my art was created around that subject- : Van Damme fever after that!! (you have to review) Drum roll. Pls: " No Retreat No Surrender"-- The Muscles from Brussels' has a lot to answer for...
@@VikingSamurai I noticed the VHS version had the "Seattle date" scene ..Where as the Region 2 DVD - doesn't include that but, has more of the "training" and the end fight extended with Van Damme showcasing even more momentum ( with occasional flashbacks) - Awesome!! Pls review at some point. Thanks!!
I found a four movie set of JCVD and this was in it. Had been out for years but I'd never seen it before. Now it's one of my favorites. I'm surprised they didn't team up more in film cause they were great together
I'm having trouble remembering knock off but is that the film where there's a fight scene on top or around shipping containers and I don't mean double impact?
My all time favourite Van Damme movie if I have to be honest, because it's just an all round action thriller and not just a martial arts film, plus it was cool to see him do Hong Kong action with those classic Jackie Chan like stunts....and Tsui Hark is a legend, you're right about him making you feel like a part of Hong Kong in his films, he also did this in Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind from 1979 one if his very first films, and Time and Tide a film he did from 1999 which has a very similar style to knock off, not to mention his excellent work on the films that made Jet Li a star in Asia, The Once Upon a Time in China films
Too bad about his drug problem but I think Knock off is one of those perfect movies to toss back a few beers and turn off your brain to. Not my top ten but a fun movie.
I really failed to appreciate the Tsui Hark era collaboration. Tonally, they felt too zany. But now, I've really grown to love and understand them. In part due to your channel and community.
I read an interview with Steve E. de Souza in 1998 where he went into great detail about the writing of this script and the changes it had on the way to the screen. I’ve been searching for years for this article. If anyone knows of this magazine article please share link. It was a fascinating read
When I saw this movie. I enjoyed seeing Van Damme and Rob work together. Buddy/tough guy team. And it was the first time I saw Van Damme do comedy, which surprisingly did a good job. It was a better team than Double team. Viking Samurai. Anyone ever told you you look a little like Scott Adkins
I rented this on VHS 📼 back in the day from the local Blockbuster. I remember thinking the action reminded me a bit of a Jackie Chan movie which to me felt like a natural evolution for Van Damme because Jackie Chan was starting to become mainstream at the time
Man I forgot all about Knock Off when those shoes fell off Van Damme LMAO I can guarantee that he Schneider enjoyed working with Van Damme more than Steven Segal.
Yeah, I don't think anybody has had a positive experience with Steven Seagal. Oh, and he's also been accused of raping a young actress and more than a few other women have accused him of harassing or sexually assaulting them, which given that it's Steven Seagal, I totally buy. Wonderful guy.
i caught the matinee showing of Knock Off opening day and I was the only one in the theater. I was a fan of Tsui Hark from all his movies with Jet Li but wasn't a big fan of Double Team so I wasn't sure if it was going to be good. But as soon as the movie got going with the rickshaw race i knew it was going to be special. The in-the-shoe shot got me laughing out loud (no one heard me).. and as the movie went i was constantly laughing with amazement at its ridiculous but intricate story and it's over the top visuals and action sequences. I left the theater smiling and pumped and also kind of sad that there was no one else there except maybe the projectionist.. anyway yeah for a lot of reasons this is my favorite Van Damme and Tsui Hark movie!
I forgot about knock off, I remember watching it when I was a kid. idk how this channel popped up in my recommendation but I’m glad I did. Now time to go fine this movie once again. Thanks and great channel 😎👍
I think Knock Off is one of Van Damme's best and Nowhere to RUN was one of his worst. I know what you mean by him being a role model and then finding out about his lifestyle. I did meet him once as an adult though.
Both were amongst his worst difference being knocked off when he had fallen off and was almost at the straight to dvd phase of his career. Nowhere to run was in the meat of his run as a box office star run in 92. Its also highly overshadowed by the awesome Hard Target, Double Impact and Timecop all came out a year before, same year or the year after.
I think Knock off was a great movie. Very different , creative. Jcvd was very relaxed and funny. Camera work and angles were very unique from all his other movies. Interesting movie. Would still be a great movie to watch even in 2020 as every one can relate to knock off goods at some point in life. Fake people and fake products 😉
man back in that time i loved that movie caused it featured action and funny lines and moments. i remember i even searched for finding the music track in the credits. to me some of his movies got bad reviews because there were always much jcvd haters. i remember that in a german tv magacine called "Hör-zu" they even tried to fuck up the film JCVD.
Nice insight info. With Vandammes cocaine addiction at the time this explains why his acting is so All Over the Place. Knock_Off is like you say So Bad that its Good. Its not one of favs from Vandamme, but its a fun watch every few years, and yeah Tsui Hart is much like the George Lucas of HK, mannnn his ideas and style is outlandish. Though its a damn shame Leigonaire did not get theatre release, I found that to be one of Vandammes better stuff of the late 90s behind Maximum Risk, another underrated one was In Hell (done by Ringo Lam) but by then its was straight to video era. I give Knock-off 2 and a half outta 5.
Viking Samurai does a good job at breaking down many of Van Damme movies. But id love to hear the breakdown of WAKE OF DEATH, imo the greatest acting in the whole Van Damme Library. If you haven't seen it then you need to go watch it, its absolutely Flawless on V.D's part. His character draws you in, you feel his pain, you stick with him the whole movie through. So hopefully you can do a Summary of the movie. Big fan of V. Samurai, deserves all the best he can get. Bless brother. Keep it happening 🙏
I'll revisit it. I plan to do a breakdown on The Bouncer, best Van Damme movie in the last 10 years and I heard Seagal's Attrition was actually quite good, so I need to check that out as well... Will likely breakdown all those.
@@VikingSamurai Great. Thanks for the message, im a growing fan of yours, will defo support you in future projects, work or whatever it is that you're working on. I consider myself to be the biggest Van Damme Fan.. Compliment : Maybe even bigger than you. But Hey, 2nd aint so bad 😜 keep up the good work bruh 🙏 Good stuff. I check every day to see if you have more features. A Shout out from you would be Bless. Do you have any unseen footage of Bloodsport as its supposed to be edited, chopped, undone n done up so was wondering if you have any extra clips for us JCVD die hards??? Appreciate the work you do. 💯💥
Unfortunately I don't have any extra footage of Bloodsport to share.. I'm almost curious enough to want to see how bad the original cut was though! Lol
Have you seen Universal Soldier: Regeneration? Curious because there was no mention of it in this or the Double Team video. It is one of the best action movies of the 2000s.
I like knock off, crazy camera shoots and great locations. Used to live in hk and Shenzhen so nostalgia. Van Damme is good as Marcus Ray and Roy Schneider is a carrot, as usual
Best camera work I have ever seen in a action movie. Never seen it again in any movie. The bullet going through the toilet paper and the foot in to the shoe etc. Was awesome!
I felt like this movie wasn't for Van Damme at all,more like Jet Li but in the end it is an amazing movie. This director Tsui Hark is known by the genius he has to build some high class weird killers.😅
I watched Knock Off for the first time a few years ago. I really disliked Double Team (which I saw a day or two before Knock Off) and I've never been a Rob Scheider fan but Knock Off was a pleasant surprise. It's definitely not a typical Van Damme movie...not even a typical action movie. It was a little weird and funny.
Same here. The first time was a on pirate VHS that was going around the neighbourhood. The second time it was a low-quality bootleg VCD. Finally, the third time was an official DVD at a friends house. LOL There will never be a fourth.
I just watched it and it's very good the action can be a bite to much at times but i enjoyed it. To me it's a better version of the movie RED NOTICE (with Gal Gadot, Rock and Ryan Reynolds) that movie has twists in it but come across as cheesy. with KNOCK OFF the twists are natural and rewarding to figure out. Rob Schneider in this movie is great and the chemistry with Lela Rochon is fantastic. Van Damme is great in this and his action scenes are very creative and his strikes have power in them. 9/10 movie
Worst thing van damn did was only kick with his right leg only, he thought it looked better... Being older and watching his movies now makes me realise how limited he was, in his own head that is.
This movie was entertaining, certainly not his "best work", but not terrible. I enjoyed all Van Damme's movies although some are much better then others.
I actually really like this movie yeah it's nuts but it is entertaining and van damme is funny in this he's got a good knack for comedy, have to agree about universal soldier the return a cheap lazy sequel to a great original. The newer films are much better even though van damme is a villain in the 2and one.
At the moment I just added this movie to my action films collection, which I hope I can have all JCVD movies cuz he is my favorite actor 😁. But anyways I think this movie like a non stop night in a party, you know one moment your talking to your buddies, then drinking, some dancing and suddenly you just feel dizzy and wanna go sleep at 12pm. So that's why I found this movie so unique among JCVD films, it's pretty fun, some bad moments ( the worst are the russian villains, they feel a little out of place in some parts) I don't like giving ratings, so I'm just gonna say that if entertainment entertains you, it has done it's job ( or something like that, I'm half drunked 😂) PS: really like your insights about Van Damme movies, hope you can make more 😁
@@Free-JackWolff he is probably having more fun from what I see on facebook doing his posts etc for his fans... at least him being him more true relaxed "unaltered" self.
"Blade Runner on Earth" :) a few years later, Van Damme reteams with Ringo Lam on a sci-fi action film called Replicant :) BTW, I think "Nowhere To Run" is one of Van Damme's better films, but not his best.
Legionnaire was VERY good. His best non martial arts movie. A real movie. Knock Off was funny and fast. Too bad the explotions were so cheap. Not that bad. Sadly I also went to the theater to watch Universal S 2 :(
Knock Off is worth a watch for JCVD fans certainly. The action is way better than in Double Team and has Van Damme almost doing a more Jackie Chan style of fighting. I'd like to hear your thoughts on Legionnaire and Inferno as I think they're both overlooked.
"Knock Off" its a really crazy movie. I never forget wen this movie came from Brazil in septemper 1998 and i saw in a very old theather ( i have only sixteen on the time). But after watch this flick i started to question JCDV choices about movies quality. From this time his name its involved on serious problems such cocaine habit and violence acusations. About this movie quality i like to think to director Tsui Hark tried made a comedy with style ( like Jackie Chan) but the belgian actor definitely not buy this idea. But eveen this days you cant appreciate some action scenes on "Knock Off" but unfortunately the figths scenes its very disappointing. I never understood the final shodow against Russian mafia guys wen Van Damme figths with the sick man (WTF?). The movie floops on box office like "Universal Soldier" and "Legionnaire" ( despite that this is very good movie).
It was definitely one of the more interesting things he did. I'm not sure if anything would've helped his career in that era though, since all the action greats were struggling.
I thought the whole idea of the movie taking place during Hong Kongs handover back to China fascinating and feel that would have been the much better backstory to focus on than the silly CIA twist. I always thought Rob Schneider played best against a action hero like Stallone or Van Damme provided his character was a little more reined in than he was in Judge Dredd.
This,along with Double Team and Maximum Risk were some of Van Damme's worst movies and the start of the downward slide of his career. He was coked off his head too.
I'd say Street Fighter got smashed by straying too far from the arcade game, especially action-wise. Also, making a complete mockery of many of the game's characters didn't help either. Too many characters who talk a lot of talk, yet when the time comes to fight - they just don't. MK would not only abstain from such nonsense, but also the SF cast was predominantly non-martial artists, resulting in a poor and unremarkable action scenes. While MK was 2/3 packed with people who knew exactly what they were doing. Martial arts and otherwise. The greatest mystery of SF, however, is the connection of the masterful Benny Urquidez to that flop-buster.
Viking, you mentioned the parking garage fight scene being a stand out scene. But did you notice that JCVD isn't doing the fighting? He has an Asian stand in just like he does in Double Team. Sad stuff.
I saw a documentary on JCVD and they said that he would rarely come out of his trailer due to his drug use and most of the fight and action scenes were doubles for this movie.
@@VikingSamurai agree and other action scenes were ok. It's just that back then this movie as a whole gave me the feeling that van damme isn't a mainstream star anymore. It's around the time when all the 80s guys were fading. Sly, arnie etc.
@@VikingSamurai it's also interesting to find out this was the height of his coke problems. I remeber watching this with my dad and brother. Although it was a quirky movie anyway, something just felt 'off' about van damme in this one, in how he was behaving and acting, lol and we were all reacting to it. Still some awesome martial arts though that shows off some of his best karate.
Knock Off is such an underrated movie... I've watched it in 1998 when I was 13 years old, and I still love it today!
It's a great mix of action comedy and martial arts.
It was a very different JCVD film, for sure. With the legendary Sammo Hung as a fight coreographer it makes it feel closer to Jackie Chan films. But Jean Claude Van Damme and Rob Scheneider had a really good chemistry and it also has some really cool action scenes. It may not be one of JCVD's best movies but it sure is a real fun to watch movie. Excellent video, as always Viking Samurai, keep punching!!
Choreography in this movie was epic,
Just found your channel! As an 80s/90s kid I love the videos!
Thanks for watching!
I have very found memories of renting dvd's to play on my ps2 from the local video shop. Horrors and Van Damme movies. Ive always had a soft spot for Knock off
I really love your commentary . I am now 49. I grew up watching his movies. I am training again with my son and I have to recognise that it was JCVD who got me super interested in martial arts. Nobody is perfect as you said. Thanks man.
Van Damme was my great inspiration to train in martial arts as well. That's awesome you're training again with your son.
I've always quite liked Knock Off, it's probably the best of his film flops. The final action scene on the boat is awesome and the sliding about is cool AF.
The sliding was cool!
I think van Damme needs to play villain roles more often. He does it so well
Very true!
True.. His work in Expendables was great. I also played a villain prior in 1988 movie - Black Eagle.
exactly.
Don't forget he played a villain in No retreat no surrender.
And enemies closer
Rob Schneider is always fun sidekick. Van Damme clearly had a good time with him and so did Stallone in Judge Dredd. But, this movie still had some nice fighting scenes and great choreography, although the story was beyond ridiculous. Still, be aware when you buy cheap jeans. They may cause sudden death (pun intended)
was also funny in Demolition man with Stallone.
Love the song at the end of the movie. Still remember it all these years later.
His sensei from Kickboxer had a small part in Knock Off, great movie. Probably in my top 10, although I never actually made a list. Great stuff as always, thanks man!
He couldn't believe Marcus was going regit
Great video I watched Maximum Risk last week for the first time. I havn't seen this one since the Theater I'm going to watch it again tomarrow..
Awesome, I liked it a lot more now than when I saw it in the theater!
Dude i have watched your videos for ages not realizing i wasn't subbed, your stuff is just always in my recommended. Thank you for doing these videos about movies i grew up watching.
Glad you enjoy the vids, thanks for subbing!
I love that movie...
I really enjoyed knock off at the time; great comedy, great action. Van Damme and Schneider seem to have great chemistry
Knock was so entertaining when I was a kid. It didn’t hold up that well but still a great time of my youth. I tell you one that people hate on but I loved and still love Street Fighter. I love him as Guile. My knock off story was when I was a kid Oakley’s were all the rage. I found some for $20 dollars and thought they were so cool until all my friends told me they were fake because the Oakley wasn’t raised. I actually loved Legionnaire I think it is so underrated. I feel Jean Claude did some of his best acting in that movie. I know it wasn’t what we were use to but it is such a great movie.
Now I want to go see it again. Where is that DVD......?
Knock off is definitely underatted and is defo a good watch. Thanks for the info on this movie. Love the van damme videos you put together.
Knock Off, like Double Team, was kind of a guilty pleasure for me. After buying Double Team on VHS, I was eagerly awaiting to buy Knock Off on VHS, and I still own it. Now that you mention JCVD was high on coke at the time, it makes sense since I always felt he was kind of "goofy" and playfull in Knock Off. Anyway, the fight scenes at the dock in the end was entertaining. I still believe JCVD could utilize his full potential working with directors from Hong Kong and have some goof fight choreography that would fit his style. I'm thinking like Corey Yuen did with JCVD in No Retreat, No Surrender. Till this day, I still believe the best fight choreography JCVD has had was all his fight scenes in No Retreat, No Surrender as they weren't your typical one punch/one kick JCVD trademark but had a longer sequence. Would love to have seen JCVD in some longer uncut fight choreography kind of like Loren Avedon, Benny the Jet, Keith Vitali etc.
Van Damme was extremely impressive in No Retreat No Surrender. I definitely enjoyed those longer takes on the fight sequences.
@@VikingSamurai I absolutely agree. JCVD was a beast in those fight scenes and he did great with the choreography he was given in those longer fight sequences. One could only imagine how JCVD would have evolved had he worked more with Hong Kong style fight choreography. I look at Westernes like Keith Vitali and Loren Avedon in No Retreat No Surrender 3, I just saw that recently and they look amazing in their fight scenes.
Buying those movies was money well spent. Supposedly, JCVD was so coked up that many of the action and fight scenes in this movie are a double.
You forgot cool song by legendary Sparks "Knock off" in the soundtrack.
That is a great song!
Hate to say it, but that was a stunt double for most of that fight scene in the parking garage 6:45. Yes this broke my heart also, Van Damme in the 80s would never use a double for a scene like this one no way.
I also suspected that all the time. The dude doing the exaggerated
taekwondo kick - didn't even look like Van Damme. It was a hard pill
to swallow, but the length of that fight scene - truly was the last straw.
@@HexenStar love to hear what the man himself Viking Samurai has to say???
You should do a breakdown of Until Death. It's a movie that I think a lot of people didn't catch but imo, it's by far Van Damme's best acting roll in any of his movies.
I'll have to rewatch it with fresh eyes.
That's a good movie!
Yes, definitely one of his best performance :) The director told Van Damme he diden´t want VAN DAMME, he wanted an actor.
Wake of death is also a great one van damme is very good in that one also.
@@dhatch591 I'd recommend The Hard Corps as well. Not quite as good as Until Death but his supporting actors do a great job in it and it's easily my second favorite straight to dvd movie by him.
I enjoy Knock Off with repeat viewings. It’s in my top 15-20 top movies of JCVD. It’s funny, action packed. Good chemistry with the JCVD and Schneider, cool HK locations and just zany and ridiculous which makes it better. Some great stunt work too especially in the clubhouse scene and final action sequence on the ship.
Always a great listen 👌
And this is the Van Damme movie I have been wanting to see for awhile, just couldn't put my finger on it
When I first saw Knock Off back in the day, I didn't know what to think of it. The style was so much different than any other Van Damme film, and the tone was different too. I wasn't used to a Van Damme film with comic relief. But I still enjoyed it. And on a side note, I'm feeling crazy deja vu right now, like I've left this exact comment before. In fact I'm having deja vu about the deja vu. Weird.
I actually liked Knock Off it was a funny Van Damme Film, and the action was on point. Fun Fact: Universal Soldier was JCVD'S first actual Sequel. Js
Another amazing video my friend :) thank you. BTW I actually enjoy watching Knock Off.
When you mentioned lethal weapon 4 I immediately got chills for 2 reasons.
1. Jet li, the first time I ever seen the guy and I was blown away.
2. The tequila scene where the Chinese dad and murtaugh shared tequila and murtaugh gave him his watch.
That scene was so intense, the struggle of the Chinese man fleeing with his family. He was finally able to sit down and relax somewhat.
That scene actually defined a part of me as that was how adults were supposed to act and I wanted to be like that. (I Failed trying but got there at the end)
About knock off, it's still a shame JC didn't put more effort in comedy or drama because he's really good at it.
It shows in this movie that he has comedy skills and JCVD proofed he's a great drama actor.
Jet Li was really something back then. Van Damme's new movie with Netflix is an action comedy from a French Director, I have high hopes. His straight to video movies with French Directors (JCVD and The Bouncer were both phenomenal, especially compared to his other straight to video efforts).
@@VikingSamurai absolutely. JCVD was shown at several festivals and was praised by the vast majority of huge Hollywood actors. The bouncer isn't well known but by far one of his best movies. His performance is impeccable
You are like me with Van damme. You described everything that went wrong with van damme . This movie I remember laughing at the wig he was wearing towards the end LOL Oh and the stunt double LOL
im in Australia and Legionnare was released in Theaters here
As Always.... Great Video!!
I wanted to see Lela to do action drama type movies
Spotless job as usual,keep up the great work....
It's funny growing up there was always a van Damme movie either in the video stores or one in the cinemas I wasnt a huge fan of this one but yet I haven't seen it in years maybe deserves a rewatch
Definitely worth a rewatch!
Great review! Forgot about this one....Another Crazy & Zany action film that got me in a frenzy: joined Martial Arts class/ All my art was created around that subject- : Van Damme fever after that!! (you have to review) Drum roll. Pls: " No Retreat No Surrender"-- The Muscles from Brussels' has a lot to answer for...
No Retreat No Surrender was an amazing movie. The DVD case is in the background above my head in that video at 00:29.
@@VikingSamurai I noticed the VHS version had the "Seattle date" scene ..Where as the Region 2 DVD - doesn't include that but, has more of the "training" and the end fight extended with Van Damme showcasing even more momentum ( with occasional flashbacks) - Awesome!! Pls review at some point. Thanks!!
@@TJ-cg8mq Very interesting about the different releases!
I found a four movie set of JCVD and this was in it. Had been out for years but I'd never seen it before. Now it's one of my favorites. I'm surprised they didn't team up more in film cause they were great together
I'm having trouble remembering knock off but is that the film where there's a fight scene on top or around shipping containers and I don't mean double impact?
Yes
@@VikingSamurai thanks I'll have to watch that film again.
This film is bonkers and I absolutely love it
i love this movie idk why but i love it great review btw 🙂
My all time favourite Van Damme movie if I have to be honest, because it's just an all round action thriller and not just a martial arts film, plus it was cool to see him do Hong Kong action with those classic Jackie Chan like stunts....and Tsui Hark is a legend, you're right about him making you feel like a part of Hong Kong in his films, he also did this in Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind from 1979 one if his very first films, and Time and Tide a film he did from 1999 which has a very similar style to knock off, not to mention his excellent work on the films that made Jet Li a star in Asia, The Once Upon a Time in China films
Double Impact is hands down the best JCVD movie because it is a great story and it showcases his acting skills portraying two brothers
Too bad about his drug problem but I think Knock off is one of those perfect movies to toss back a few beers and turn off your brain to. Not my top ten but a fun movie.
And I thought Rob was playing the same character from SURF NINJAS
I really failed to appreciate the Tsui Hark era collaboration. Tonally, they felt too zany. But now, I've really grown to love and understand them. In part due to your channel and community.
I read an interview with Steve E. de Souza in 1998 where he went into great detail about the writing of this script and the changes it had on the way to the screen. I’ve been searching for years for this article. If anyone knows of this magazine article please share link. It was a fascinating read
Great video as usual. Lionheart was a great movie.
Lionheart is one of my favorites!
Viking Samurai , do you have a video about lionheart?
When I saw this movie. I enjoyed seeing Van Damme and Rob work together. Buddy/tough guy team. And it was the first time I saw Van Damme do comedy, which surprisingly did a good job. It was a better team than Double team. Viking Samurai. Anyone ever told you you look a little like Scott Adkins
Have Not heard the Scott Adkins comment before, I've gotten High Jackman before though.
You should do one about the movie "No Retreat, No Surrender"
That will be a future video.
@@VikingSamurai awesome can't wait!
I rented this on VHS 📼 back in the day from the local Blockbuster. I remember thinking the action reminded me a bit of a Jackie Chan movie which to me felt like a natural evolution for Van Damme because Jackie Chan was starting to become mainstream at the time
Great film great year in my childhood
Man I forgot all about Knock Off when those shoes fell off Van Damme LMAO I can guarantee that he Schneider enjoyed working with Van Damme more than Steven Segal.
Yeah, I don't think anybody has had a positive experience with Steven Seagal. Oh, and he's also been accused of raping a young actress and more than a few other women have accused him of harassing or sexually assaulting them, which given that it's Steven Seagal, I totally buy. Wonderful guy.
i caught the matinee showing of Knock Off opening day and I was the only one in the theater. I was a fan of Tsui Hark from all his movies with Jet Li but wasn't a big fan of Double Team so I wasn't sure if it was going to be good. But as soon as the movie got going with the rickshaw race i knew it was going to be special. The in-the-shoe shot got me laughing out loud (no one heard me).. and as the movie went i was constantly laughing with amazement at its ridiculous but intricate story and it's over the top visuals and action sequences. I left the theater smiling and pumped and also kind of sad that there was no one else there except maybe the projectionist.. anyway yeah for a lot of reasons this is my favorite Van Damme and Tsui Hark movie!
That's crazy you were the only one in the theater! At least you had a blast though.
I forgot about knock off, I remember watching it when I was a kid. idk how this channel popped up in my recommendation but I’m glad I did. Now time to go fine this movie once again. Thanks and great channel 😎👍
Thanks for watching!
Knock Off is free to watch on TH-cam but it is not widescreen.
Travis Kraft thanks but I order it off amazon for 8 bucks. More of a hard copy kinda person lol. Have a fantastic weekend!
Viking Samurai thanks for the content 👍
I think Knock Off is one of Van Damme's best and Nowhere to RUN was one of his worst.
I know what you mean by him being a role model and then finding out about his lifestyle.
I did meet him once as an adult though.
That's awesome, where'd you meet him?
@@VikingSamurai Gold's Gym in Venice, CA.
Cool, I've worked out there a long time ago. I had a bench next to Flex Wheeler in the early 2000s, so he was still near his prime, really impressive!
Both were amongst his worst difference being knocked off when he had fallen off and was almost at the straight to dvd phase of his career. Nowhere to run was in the meat of his run as a box office star run in 92. Its also highly overshadowed by the awesome Hard Target, Double Impact and Timecop all came out a year before, same year or the year after.
I disagree No where to run showed, and proved JCVD'S acting chops...plus the storyline was good too.
I think Knock off was a great movie. Very different , creative. Jcvd was very relaxed and funny. Camera work and angles were very unique from all his other movies. Interesting movie. Would still be a great movie to watch even in 2020 as every one can relate to knock off goods at some point in life. Fake people and fake products 😉
man back in that time i loved that movie caused it featured action and funny lines and moments. i remember i even searched for finding the music track in the credits. to me some of his movies got bad reviews because there were always much jcvd haters. i remember that in a german tv magacine called "Hör-zu" they even tried to fuck up the film JCVD.
Nice insight info. With Vandammes cocaine addiction at the time this explains why his acting is so All Over the Place. Knock_Off is like you say So Bad that its Good. Its not one of favs from Vandamme, but its a fun watch every few years, and yeah Tsui Hart is much like the George Lucas of HK, mannnn his ideas and style is outlandish. Though its a damn shame Leigonaire did not get theatre release, I found that to be one of Vandammes better stuff of the late 90s behind Maximum Risk, another underrated one was In Hell (done by Ringo Lam) but by then its was straight to video era. I give Knock-off 2 and a half outta 5.
That's a fair rating for it.
06:43 kill me someone ! stuntman agaiiiin...
Viking Samurai does a good job at breaking down many of Van Damme movies. But id love to hear the breakdown of WAKE OF DEATH, imo the greatest acting in the whole Van Damme Library. If you haven't seen it then you need to go watch it, its absolutely Flawless on V.D's part. His character draws you in, you feel his pain, you stick with him the whole movie through. So hopefully you can do a Summary of the movie. Big fan of V. Samurai, deserves all the best he can get. Bless brother. Keep it happening 🙏
I'll revisit it. I plan to do a breakdown on The Bouncer, best Van Damme movie in the last 10 years and I heard Seagal's Attrition was actually quite good, so I need to check that out as well... Will likely breakdown all those.
@@VikingSamurai Great. Thanks for the message, im a growing fan of yours, will defo support you in future projects, work or whatever it is that you're working on. I consider myself to be the biggest Van Damme Fan.. Compliment : Maybe even bigger than you. But Hey, 2nd aint so bad 😜 keep up the good work bruh 🙏 Good stuff. I check every day to see if you have more features. A Shout out from you would be Bless. Do you have any unseen footage of Bloodsport as its supposed to be edited, chopped, undone n done up so was wondering if you have any extra clips for us JCVD die hards??? Appreciate the work you do. 💯💥
Unfortunately I don't have any extra footage of Bloodsport to share.. I'm almost curious enough to want to see how bad the original cut was though! Lol
Have you seen Universal Soldier: Regeneration? Curious because there was no mention of it in this or the Double Team video. It is one of the best action movies of the 2000s.
That one is good.
I love that movie cyborg!
Me too!
Cyborg is the best!
I think this the last Van Damme vehicle I liked
replicant was great... I liked it even better than this one but each to their own.
I like knock off, crazy camera shoots and great locations. Used to live in hk and Shenzhen so nostalgia. Van Damme is good as Marcus Ray and Roy Schneider is a carrot, as usual
Rob Schneider is one funny dude
This is great lol !!!
Best camera work I have ever seen in a action movie. Never seen it again in any movie. The bullet going through the toilet paper and the foot in to the shoe etc. Was awesome!
I felt like this movie wasn't for Van Damme at all,more like Jet Li but in the end it is an amazing movie.
This director Tsui Hark is known by the genius he has to build some high class weird killers.😅
I watched Knock Off for the first time a few years ago. I really disliked Double Team (which I saw a day or two before Knock Off) and I've never been a Rob Scheider fan but Knock Off was a pleasant surprise. It's definitely not a typical Van Damme movie...not even a typical action movie. It was a little weird and funny.
I found this movie hilarious. However I had to watch this movie more than three times in order to understand what the movie was about.
Same here. The first time was a on pirate VHS that was going around
the neighbourhood. The second time it was a low-quality bootleg VCD.
Finally, the third time was an official DVD at a friends house. LOL
There will never be a fourth.
I just watched it and it's very good the action can be a bite to much at times but i enjoyed it.
To me it's a better version of the movie RED NOTICE (with Gal Gadot, Rock and Ryan Reynolds) that movie has twists in it but come across as cheesy. with KNOCK OFF the twists are natural and rewarding to figure out. Rob Schneider in this movie is great and the chemistry with Lela Rochon is fantastic. Van Damme is great in this and his action scenes are very creative and his strikes have power in them. 9/10 movie
I suggest everyone watch "Harlem Nights" with Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor and see what Dela Riece say's about Lela Rouchon's anatomy.
That movies funny.
Worst thing van damn did was only kick with his right leg only, he thought it looked better... Being older and watching his movies now makes me realise how limited he was, in his own head that is.
He used his left leg a lot more in his early film, No Retreat No Surrender.
I loved this movie
The audio is too low.
I loved this film it was madness in a good way van damme looked off his head most the film though
This was the last Van Damn movie I saw in theaters because of Van Damn. After that I was done with him.
I'm curious how his new Netflix movie will turn out. It's going to be an action comedy, they're filming it now.
@@VikingSamuraiNot sure if you've seen it, but it's worth a watch. It's pretty much JCVD constantly self-deprecating, it's pretty hilarious.
This movie was entertaining, certainly not his "best work", but not terrible. I enjoyed all Van Damme's movies although some are much better then others.
it was fun movie
I actually really like this movie yeah it's nuts but it is entertaining and van damme is funny in this he's got a good knack for comedy, have to agree about universal soldier the return a cheap lazy sequel to a great original. The newer films are much better even though van damme is a villain in the 2and one.
damn how many movies Van Damme did? Lit
Hope he starts in big roles I like JCVD
At the moment I just added this movie to my action films collection, which I hope I can have all JCVD movies cuz he is my favorite actor 😁. But anyways I think this movie like a non stop night in a party, you know one moment your talking to your buddies, then drinking, some dancing and suddenly you just feel dizzy and wanna go sleep at 12pm. So that's why I found this movie so unique among JCVD films, it's pretty fun, some bad moments ( the worst are the russian villains, they feel a little out of place in some parts) I don't like giving ratings, so I'm just gonna say that if entertainment entertains you, it has done it's job ( or something like that, I'm half drunked 😂)
PS: really like your insights about Van Damme movies, hope you can make more 😁
There will definitely be more Van Damme on this channel. Thanks for watching! Good comparison with this movie and a nonstop party night btw lol.
anyone here see JCVD it was another comedy but newer by him. or Eagle Eye 8.1 imdb but I cant find the film
Just had a friend watch knockoff for his first time, now when i mention knockoff jeans he will get the reference :P
Lol
Awesome vid!! I don't know? Personally, I enjoyed Knock off when it came out. Enjoyed it way more than Double Team.
you only break out "Knock Off" when on your at the end of your Van damathon!
I'm still happy I own it. I kind of miss the fun Van Damme!
Oh hell yeah fun he was so high on coke! Spending $$$ faster than he could earn it at that point in his career. Still my fav action actor though!
@@Free-JackWolff he is probably having more fun from what I see on facebook doing his posts etc for his fans... at least him being him more true relaxed "unaltered" self.
"Blade Runner on Earth" :) a few years later, Van Damme reteams with Ringo Lam on a sci-fi action film called Replicant :) BTW, I think "Nowhere To Run" is one of Van Damme's better films, but not his best.
Legionnaire was VERY good. His best non martial arts movie. A real movie. Knock Off was funny and fast. Too bad the explotions were so cheap. Not that bad. Sadly I also went to the theater to watch Universal S 2 :(
Knock Off is worth a watch for JCVD fans certainly. The action is way better than in Double Team and has Van Damme almost doing a more Jackie Chan style of fighting.
I'd like to hear your thoughts on Legionnaire and Inferno as I think they're both overlooked.
I'll be exploring those later, they're both quite good.
legionaire was very good . inferno not
"Knock Off" its a really crazy movie. I never forget wen this movie came from Brazil in septemper 1998 and i saw in a very old theather ( i have only sixteen on the time). But after watch this flick i started to question JCDV choices about movies quality. From this time his name its involved on serious problems such cocaine habit and violence acusations. About this movie quality i like to think to director Tsui Hark tried made a comedy with style ( like Jackie Chan) but the belgian actor definitely not buy this idea. But eveen this days you cant appreciate some action scenes on "Knock Off" but unfortunately the figths scenes its very disappointing. I never understood the final shodow against Russian mafia guys wen Van Damme figths with the sick man (WTF?). The movie floops on box office like "Universal Soldier" and "Legionnaire" ( despite that this is very good movie).
It was definitely one of the more interesting things he did. I'm not sure if anything would've helped his career in that era though, since all the action greats were struggling.
We need JCVD to be in a movie with Ryan Gosling to get back to cinema.
I can't take this film seriously when Van Damme didn't even do his own kicks during the fighting. You can tell its the stunt man. Pathetic...
I thought the whole idea of the movie taking place during Hong Kongs handover back to China fascinating and feel that would have been the much better backstory to focus on than the silly CIA twist. I always thought Rob Schneider played best against a action hero like Stallone or Van Damme provided his character was a little more reined in than he was in Judge Dredd.
This,along with Double Team and Maximum Risk were some of Van Damme's worst movies and the start of the downward slide of his career.
He was coked off his head too.
I can appreciate them after the fact, but I'd much rather of had more Double Impact, Timecop, Hard Target type movies!
@@VikingSamurai me too.
Street fighter got smashed by Mortal Combat
I'd say Street Fighter got smashed by straying too far from the
arcade game, especially action-wise. Also, making a complete
mockery of many of the game's characters didn't help either.
Too many characters who talk a lot of talk, yet when the time
comes to fight - they just don't.
MK would not only abstain from such nonsense, but also the SF
cast was predominantly non-martial artists, resulting in a poor and unremarkable action scenes. While MK was 2/3 packed with people
who knew exactly what they were doing. Martial arts and otherwise.
The greatest mystery of SF, however, is the connection of the
masterful Benny Urquidez to that flop-buster.
Viking, you mentioned the parking garage fight scene being a stand out scene. But did you notice that JCVD isn't doing the fighting? He has an Asian stand in just like he does in Double Team. Sad stuff.
He did some of the fight. The stunt man was clearly evident in that spinning turn kick though lol.
I saw a documentary on JCVD and they said that he would rarely come out of his trailer due to his drug use and most of the fight and action scenes were doubles for this movie.
For me although me and my dad loved the fruit fight scene. This is the one that felt like van damme was no longer relevant
The fruit fight scene was great at least!
@@VikingSamurai agree and other action scenes were ok. It's just that back then this movie as a whole gave me the feeling that van damme isn't a mainstream star anymore. It's around the time when all the 80s guys were fading. Sly, arnie etc.
@@VikingSamurai it's also interesting to find out this was the height of his coke problems. I remeber watching this with my dad and brother. Although it was a quirky movie anyway, something just felt 'off' about van damme in this one, in how he was behaving and acting, lol and we were all reacting to it. Still some awesome martial arts though that shows off some of his best karate.
@@VikingSamurai which is gd knock off or the orderi in your opinion
Lela Rochon is pronounced RO-SHAWN NOT RO-CON!!! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL Sorry had to mess with you on that one
I liked the Knockoff Rob had to get real skinny so Jean can carry him around.
call me mad but double team is still always my favourite... maybe even van dammes best.