"Tell that girlfriend of yours to point her tits North and step on the gas." After hearing this line, I was completely on board with this movie. That might be the funniest line I've ever heard. And the guy whose says it to JCVD, sounds so theatrical when he's saying it. I imagine he spent a lot of time looking into his bathroom mirror as he practiced that one line over and over again. Changing the inflections randomly. Hopefully they include footage of this as one of many special features in the inevitable 25th anniversary edition of this movie. One can dream.
As good as the line discussed above was, it still doesn't hold a candle to the best scene in the movie, the snake punch! JCVD grabs a snake leaping in the air towards his love interest. With the snake in his grasp, he punches it in the face. He then makes it clear that he just knocked out the snake and that he didn't kill it. He proceeds to bite off the rattler of the snake so it wouldn't make as much noise when the bad guys run into him. I feel like the snake might be too distract to attack on account of the bottom 1/6 of his body is missing after waking up from getting punched in the face by JCVD. Not the most sound plan, but it did work out for him.
It's always a treat to watch someone who really knows how to punch and kick, punch and kick. And JCVD knows a thing or two about punching and he was a professional kick boxer, so I'm sure he wrote the book on kicking. His martial arts prowess is put on display very well in this movie. Unfortunately his acting skill just isn't anywhere near his kicking and punching level. I know that most people watching Hard Target aren't expecting an oscar worthy performance, but I can't help wish he wasn't so stiff in this movie. This wasn't the best cheesy action ever but it was still pretty damn good.
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