Van Damme Is Not The Smashing Machine

By Josh Tyler: 2007-07-16 00:02:19

I don’t know why, but I have this bizarre fascination with following the non-career of Jean-Claude Van Damme. It’s not that I actually want to watch a new Van Damme movie, it’s just that seeing him fail is somehow exciting. I can’t explain it. I don’t have anything against him, but in some strange way his plummet to irrelevance is well… funny.

So here’s the latest on the status of Van Damme as a punch line. Moviehole has picked up a story from VanDammeFans.net which says that his new movie The Smashing Machine has been cancelled. I have no idea what it’s about, but based on the name alone I’m disappointed. I don’t care whether or not it’s any good, that’s a DVD cover I want to own. Even better if the “Smashing Machine” in question is a fellow formerly known as the muscles from Brussels.

Apparently Van Damme does still have standards, because the site says the film was cancelled because he thought it was going to suck. Alright, he actually uses a bunch of nice language like “short-changed”, but suck is what he meant. I guess he was afraid he’d disappoint his fans, assuming he has some. If he does, these are people who’ve stayed with him through the likes of Street Fighter, Maximum Risk, Double Team, and Universal Soldier: The Return. Disappointing fans that loyal would take the cinematic equivalent of a nuclear explosion. A movie that bad, with a name that cool, really deserves to be made.

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Dave
April 10, 2008 at 10:06

Van Damme is the best actor in the world anyone think the will make a A.W.O.L (Lionheart) 2

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homer j
August 4, 2007 at 15:44

Go easy on Van Damme would ya?Has anyone seen his last few movies like In Hell,Wake of Death,and Until Death?The man has grown into a decent actor.
All of those movie deserved a theater release in the US.Why bash Maximum risk?Its one of his better movies?The man has tons of fans.In Hell when released on dvd back 2003 did better than some theatrical movies.He's not the monosylibic musclehead he used to be.Watch wake of Death and try to rip on him.If anyone deserves another shot it Van Damme.

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Mark
August 2, 2007 at 05:39

Josh,

Buy the original "Smashing Machine". It is a documentary from 2002. It's great, you'll love it!

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Joe Bob
July 23, 2007 at 20:36

I used to like Van Damme along time ago, but he is getting old and he was a better action hero guy. This movie would have been better for him that him for the movie. This movie is based off the original documentary "The smashing machine" which was one of the best movies I have ever seen.

I was really looking forward to this movie being made with or without Van Damme

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Dennis
July 16, 2007 at 15:52

"seeing him fail is somehow exciting..."
mmm Josh, I don't like this at all. Van Damme is still great. Just watch his last movie Until Death.

Or check out here a great fansite: www.fandamme.net.

Fans were really looking forward to the smashing machine.

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