In Hell
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Movie Reviews of In Hell
Movie Review: Descent Van Damme film worth watch for fans.
Summary: 3 Stars
This movie suprized me alittle bit, i thought that it wouldn't be that good but it turned out to be a descent film.
The movie starts off with Van Damme living a good life. He has a wife and a nice job. But soon everything starts to turn.
He calls his wife tells her hes coming home, but before he can come home she is attacked and killed by a thug. Then Van Damme races home to see her dead and catches the thug running off. tThey eventually catch the thug but free him of charges and thats when Van Damme takes matters into his own hands, its pretty funny, he just up and kills the guy.
So he his sentenced to life and prison and taken to a isloated location, but he doesnt realize they have fights there and he fights for the guards enjoyment.
I wont spoil this film to bad but it turns out to be a good film. But its very violent, i wouldnt recommend it to kids or anyone who doesn't like that stuff (Good thing im 18 but i was 16 when i watches this) 3 starts, descent film, descent story, descent Van Damme.
Movie Review: I'll have to see the last of it when hubby's gone hunting
Summary: 3 Stars
I knew that Jean Claude Van Damn had created some pretty-boy kickboxing movies a decade ago. When my husband was interested in watching "In Hell", I wasn't enthusiastic about it. Wow, did our roles reverse. He was soon bored. I, on the other hand, had realized that when you scratched beneath the surface, there was a whole lot more to this film than realistic prison violence. My redneck husband is also the "Keeper of the Remote" and it wasn't long before he was surfing other cable channels. <sigh>
I must buy it! 3-Star rating because I only watched the first half but I'm hopeful that it ends up with a 4-star or above!
Way-to-go Jean Claude!
KDi
Movie Review: His Prison Drama in Russia: Not Typical Van Damme Film
Summary: 2 Stars
The third Ringo Lam/Van Damme collaboration is not your typical martial arts film. It is more like a prison drama, and if you want to see Van Damme kicking the bad guys, you should see "Maximum Risk" or "Replicant."Van Damme is Kyle, an American working at a steel factory in Russia. But when his wife got killed by a Russian mobster, Kyle himself ends up in a corrupt Russian prison, where any human dignity is deprived by the harsh rules of the place.
Surprisingly, in the film which means change of pace for him, Van Damme shows that he can act pretty well. Kyle's pains of being humiliated by the prison wards are convincingly shown on the screen, and though the prison formula is nothing new, it still works to some extent, thanks to the credible production designs.
But still we miss his actions. And in this film, there are lots of fighting scenes (mainly between the prisoners), but not the kind of the ones you see in his previous films like "Quest" or "Timecop." They are bone-crunching type, like real bloody street fighting. Ringo Lam obviously means realism here, perhaps going back to his roots in Hong Kong era. But if you want escapism, like over-the-top actions Van Damme once showed in "Maximum Risk" or "Timecop," you should avoid this one.
The supporting cast is just a typical list of stock characters, but among them, as laconic and philosophical 'No. 451,' Lawrence Taylor (ex-NFL footballer) shows good amount of presence.
"In Hell" is not bad as a film, but not a thing you expect from the name of Van Damme. Let's wait for another Lam/Van Damme film now announced as "After Death."
Movie Review: Call it a quits Claudia
Summary: 2 Stars
Im a big fan of his movies but this shows thats his time is up. he needs to retire. the whole movie, there was no karate moves and it was basically all street fighting.plus this movie made him look like a wimp as well.Movie Review: THIS IS THE #1 WORST MOVIE OF 2003!!!
Summary: 1 Stars
DERAILED & IN HELL: 2 recent direct to dvd titles that sound like the career of 1 jean claude van damme. he looks tired in this prison flick (another one? DEATH WARRANT, NOWHERE TO RUN & now this junk!). so van damme kills his wife's killer in a russian courtroom and then is sent to a hellish prison (where he meets LAWRENCE TAYLOR ?! what's he doing here?! he sets a poor jail fella in a wheelchair on fire! ugh!). the warden sets up brutal fights between prisoners and they beat the living hell outta each other & to see jean claude go insane after killing an inmate is just laughable! his facial hairstyle from beard & longish hair to goatee is hilarious! and hey, NO MARTIAL ARTS FROM VAN DAMME! you expect good action from hong kong director ringo lam but nope! how could other viewers give **** to this?! 95% of IN HELL poor van damme likes to get beat up, ripped apart, tortured & bullied all over from head to toe. SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION & MIDNIGHT EXPRESS this really ain't! van damme's career should be the title of his next direct to dvd---KAPUT!!!!