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ARRoGANT CoURiERS WiTH ESSaYS
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Grade Level: Type of Work Subject/Topic is on:
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[ ]6-8 [ ]Class Notes [Essay on Van Damme ]
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[x]9-10 [ ]Cliff Notes [Movie Double Impact ]
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[ ]11-12 [x]Essay/Report [ ]
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[ ]College [ ]Misc [ ]
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ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>Chop Here>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
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Jean-Claude Van Damme - DOUBLE IMPACT
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The movie opens twenty-five years ago in Hong Kong. The parents of
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two twin babies, Alex and Chad, had borrowed money from Raymond Zhang and
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Nigel Griffith, two lead smugglers. They needed the money in order to
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build a tunnel between Hong Kong and the mainland. After the tunnel was
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built and the money collected, Nigel Griffith and Raymond Zhang had a gang
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of hit men massacre Alex and Chad's family. Frank Avery, a friend of the
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family, races into the scene and finds the parents already dead. The two
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babies are in the back seat with a maid. She takes Alex and flees the
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scene. Frank sees Chad left behind and takes him and runs.
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Twenty-five years after these events we find Frank Avery, who is
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played by Geoffrey Lewis, has raised Chad as his own kid. They own a gym
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in Los Angelos. Frank has been trying to locate the other brother for the
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past twenty-five years and has finally found his whereabouts in Hong Kong,
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working for Raymond Zhang, played by Philip Chan Yan Kin, and Nigel
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Griffith, played by Alan Scarfe. Frank and Chad go to Hong Kong and meet
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his brother. Interesting events take place when they arrive since Alex's
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girlfriend Danielle Wilde, played by Alonna Shaw, thinks that Chad is Alex.
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Alex arrives and head butts Chad. When Chad revives from being knock
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unconscious, Frank convinces the two brothers to help avenge the deaths of
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their parents.
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The setting for this movie is very appropriate. They are in Hong Kong
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where the laws are not up to par with the American Style. This allows the
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corrupt trades of Zhang, Griffith, and Alex to go on hardly disturbed by
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the Hong Kong police.
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The dominant theme in Double Impact is vengeance and it is seen quite
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readily once the action gets rolling. Alex and Chad are out to kill Zhang
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and Griffith for the massacre of their parents. As the movie rolls on, Alex
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becomes suspicious of Chad because he thinks that he is playing around with
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his girlfriend Danielle. We see Alex's thoughts of Chad with Danielle as
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he becomes drunker and his mind imagines that they are having sex together.
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These thoughts enrage Alex and he fights his own brother.
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The whole movie was directed and acted very well considering Chad and
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Alex are both played by the same person, Jean-Claude Van Damme, which
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justifies the movie's name, Double Impact. The main character Jean-Claude
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Van Damme plays more roles than just casting. He is also the fight
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choreographer and one of the producers. His talent of kickboxing has come
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through in his first great achievement where he played as Frank Dux in
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Bloodsport. Another great kickboxer in Double Impact is Bolo Yeung, who
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also played in Bloodsport, both times as the villain against Jean-Claude
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Van Damme.
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Although Jean-Claude Van Damme is mainly known for his kickboxing,
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Double Impact is a different story. The kickboxing and fighting has been
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toned down somewhat in this movie. Most of the fights are with high
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powered guns as they, Chad and Alex, seek to find Zhang and Griffith and
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kill them. The special effects in this movie are amazing. Not one place
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in the movie is it slightly obvious that Chad and Alex are both the same
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guy, except that you know they are in reality. To top off the amazement on
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the viewers part, the movie producers include a fight with Jean-Claude Van
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Damme against himself! How they pieced the fighting scenes like this one
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and the special effects of the two brothers working together is a great
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achievement. There has been so much time and precision taken into account
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when the movie was produced and it shows through its many scenes of action
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with the two brothers fighting.
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In previous movies with Jean-Claude Van Damme, the dialogue has been
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quite limited, but in this movie it is incredible. Jean- Claude Van Damme
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plays two roles, each with a completely opposite character. Alex is a
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tough guy in the smuggling business in Hong Kong and Chad is a California
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dude as an aerobic instructor in the gym Frank and himself own.
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Overall, the movie is written, produced, acted, and directed very
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well. It deserves high accolades and should be seen by any action movie
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enthusiast. Watch it for yourself and you decide.
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