When he gets up at the end after saying "Wrong bet" and jumps up and kicks Atilla I get goosebumps. Every. Time.

@mauricebrocklehurst2358

Жыл бұрын

Yeah same thing here, i would say it was a great one liner but it's not even a line but it was still great anyway. And the bit where he walks over to Joshua and he's crying always tears me up it was so beautifully acted by everyone even the part in the car 🚗 with michel Qissi gets me as well ❤️

This movie is way more soulful than many give it credit for.

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

100%!

@carllubrin8518

3 жыл бұрын

It was my favourite apart from no retreat no serender

@nunosantos00

3 жыл бұрын

It was a very good movie but i didn't see those guys who burned his brother alive die. There is a cat in this video who is very comfortable wandering around the table LOL

Lionheart is in My opinion the best Van Damme movie, because it has all the ingredients. As a fan of martial arts, Kickboxer and Bloodsport are timeless, and Double Impact is a great action movie with double the Van Damme action and legendary fight with Bolo. But Lionheart is emotional packed, has a storyline that keeps interesting. Drama, beautiful fight scenes (all the classic Van Damme has great fight choreography, I think the best there ever was) beautiful end. In the ‘90’s as a kid, Lionheart and Back to the future were recorded on one tape at our home, watched them over and over, and turned out my favorites, watched them this year again and still enjoyed them watching 🥊🥋

@mauricebrocklehurst2358

Жыл бұрын

In my opinion yes absolutely. It's the mixture of love, betrayal and escape it just has emotional quality that I'd not seen before from van Damme and all the actors are just perfect

Man, the black dude is still golden. Love that guy!

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

He's great!

@davidthorson2036

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. He adds a lot to the movie.

@SpinDoctor91

3 жыл бұрын

Harrison Page should have won an award for his role in Lionheart imo. Great performance

@ProdSangreNueva

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@justinkirk3647

2 жыл бұрын

Scotland?!?!? Scuttling Ass is more like it. See if he got any drawers on. LMAO

He doesn’t seek revenge. He doesn’t relish the fight, he only fights out of necessity. And he’s forced to take credit for the money. He would’ve rather remain anonymous and leave his family ignorant to its origin. A testament to his character is the subtle, easily overlooked scene where he pulls the fighter out of the pool. Refusing Cynthia’s advances also shows he’s aware of her dark nature, and the nature of the business he’s forced to partake in to make enough quick money for his loved ones.

OMG I love the line: “a true story that took place in Frank Dux’s imagination.” You nailed it yet again Viking!!! Oh and I actually got to keep a Lionheart cardboard cutout display from the video store I worked at but it got fairly damaged in a move so I used it for target practice at an open range. Good times.

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

I knew someone would appreciate that line! Lol I also felt someone watching this video would probably have one of those cardboard cutouts, too cool!

@srico7313

3 жыл бұрын

The costanza qoute was great

@rnkmode1876

2 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing that cardboard cutout at a video store too. I used to have a girl set aside posters for me that worked at a video store. I had a Hard to Kill poster and Leatherface The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 like around 1990 ish 🤣

Joshua was freaking awesome. “He ain’t got the money mutha-**** , I got the God damn money and I’ll kick your ass, you ain’t getting s***” - I love when he says that to the thugs trying to rob them. Lol 😂

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

Id luv for someone to use that in real life! Lol

I remember my parents took me to see this is in the theater. I was 9 and it was awesome

Van Damme’s early movies in 80’s and 90’s was my life.

I always knew this movie as Wrong Bet. That is the perfect title, and you can’t convince me otherwise.

This is not only my fav JC film, but my favorite film of all time. Being Aussie it was always known to me as Wrong Bet so the line at the end was very meaningful. I actually spoke to Harrison Page on FB a few years back, absolute gentleman. Seeing Ashley Johnson as Ellie in the Last of Us was crazy! I remember importing the European version Full Contact as it was widescreen and then seeing the extended violence at the start with his brother being burned alive was pretty full on! Always confused me that they caught them in one version and the other they didn't know who they were! Apparently the Australian version on VHS is fully uncut but only the one that come with the Kickboxer uncut version (I actually have the Australian Palace VHS release on DVD which adds a different hospital scene). I wish I had the Australian R Rated VHS cut too just to complete the collection.

One of my favourite Van Damme movies. Story was simple and motivated us as an audience to really want Lyon to do well and help his family. Love it.

The orchestral score and string section to Lionheart always makes me very emotional. It's one of those perfect, soaring melodies that drills deep into the brain and heart. I was just humming it to myself this morning and a few tears came to my eye. I've read the film was finished and needed something more, so they spent $250,000 on a proper film score from a Hollywood veteran. Epic win! ...It's right up there with the film score/music Paul Hertzog made for Bloodsport and Kickboxer ;-)

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

Those scores in the early Van Damne films just added so much.

@amoeboidtendencies5137

3 жыл бұрын

@Giuseppe Shmo Haha don't remind me... I'm getting vague childhood memories of decent movies ruined by crummy, dated music and editing. The drab gray of We Come in Peace starring Dolph Lundgren is coming to mind for some reason.

One of my favorites movie from Van Damme. His best performance as an actor back in the 90s....!!!

I remember the video store having A.w.o.l posters up (uk), it was the first time i heard the acronym. The pirate rip i have nowadays is titled "Leon".

Just started rewatching it..such a beautiful movie. The music is my all time favorite.

Lionheart is My Second Favourite Van Damme Movie After Hard Target! A Pure 90s Action Classic With a Heart of Gold!

my favorite van damme movie. the ending always gets me.

Lionheart or AWOL as it was named here where I live, was one of the first JCVD film I saw in my childhood. While the fight scenes all are great, it's JCVD's acting I really remember the film for. I remember how the ending always got to me when they took JCVD away in the car. What a classic.

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

Very classic!

"Lionheart" is a simple kick ass movie with loot potencial. The director Sheldon Lettich made a action/drama movie with good figth scenes and a solid performance to JCVD. This movie was a classic for sure!

This is my favorite JCVD film! The supporting cast is so good! The fight scenes are exciting, and his character is noble and inspiring. I also started training in Karate after Bloodsport and this film put JCVD at the top of my favorite action stars, even Bruce Lee. Quality film

We also remember Sgt. Hartog from Rambo: First Blood part 2. He played Yushin and was Stallone’s personal bodyguard at the time. His actual name is Vojislav Govedarica and he is a Serb and I’m from Serbia too. It was released as Lionheart around here. So you have likeminded people all over the world who share your passion in these movies. That is why I appreciate everything you do on your channel and enjoy your videos. 👍

@FilmolovacDule

3 жыл бұрын

Giuseppe Shmo Yeah, that was interesting role for him. He was also with River Phoenix in Little Nikita.

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

Yushin from Rambo 2, very cool guy!

Me and my brother saw the movie when we were kids aswell as all his other classics and still reference the lines from the script and people think we're idiots not knowing what we're on about 😂 Joshua's a brilliant character. Great vids as usual 💪

What's also cool is that he's fighting Silverio from Only the strong In that pool fight

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

That's true, that actor/martial artist is good friends with Sheldon Lettich, who also directed Only The Strong.

@Mbq-sh6bj

3 жыл бұрын

Great observation!

What a great picture with Charlton Heston 👌

40 years of age these videos are fantastic, pure nostalgia makes me quite teary haha! Movies are crap these days ,this channel certainly is not.

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like the channel! Movies certainly are crap these days! Lol

It's impossible for me to pick my favorite Van Damme movie, but Lionheart is definitely up near the top.

The guy he fights in the pool with the onesie is the Brazilian gang leader from Mark Dacoscos's Capoera film .

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, Paco Prieto, he's good friends with director Sheldon Lettich, I talk about him in the video I'm working on now, breaking down all the fighters in Lionheart.

I bought the DVD a few years back under the title "Wrong Bet." I never thought I'd consider it his best film, it's better than Hard Times in my opinion.

I recently rewatched all Van Damme's classics and Lionheart is definitely his best movie.

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

Such a great film!

Leon after Hard Times with Charles Bronson my favourite bare knuckle price fight movie.

Before Timecop, this is JCVD's best performance acting-wise, alongside Nowhere to Run.

Love your channel, thanks for bringing back so many memories!

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy the content!

Here in Southern Africa we got the movie as AWOL. Thanks for the great content.

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy!

One of the best Van Damme films

One of my all time favs!!

Lionheart to Van Damme is like Rocky to Stallone...two characters who have been treated like animals by destiny but still they keep a heart of gold! :')

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

That's true! That's why we love those characters so much and still talk about them decades later!

One of my all time favorite movies, also reminded me of my childhood and how i was so impressed by the good hero doing everything he could to help his family. Powerful message there.

Wrong bet is a spoiler title, so I'm glad I watched it as Lionheart.

it feels good o revisit these JCVD films we grew up with.

Huge fan your channel. It's great to find a great community of JCVD aficionados. Van Damme was the greatest action star of my childhood. I have cried at the end of only 2 movies in my lifetime and Lionheart is one of them. Keep up the good work!!

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

Lionheart will definitely do that! Rocky Balboa too! Lol

Truly one of Vandammes best. Good video, cant wait for more insight on the JCVD library.

When the viking uploads you hit the like button.even before watching the video.

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

Yes please! Lol

One of my all time favorite van damme movies, the story line is epic the emotions are real. A sequel to this movie 🍿 would be great.

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

I would love a sequel!

My favorite JCVD movie of all time! Joshua is probably my favorite sidekick/manager of JCVD as well lol

My All-Time favorite JCVD movies: Black Eagle Bloodsport Cyborg Kickboxer Lionheart Universal Soldiers 1 Hard Target Double Impact Death Warrant Time Cop The Quest Double Team

One of my favorites when I was a kid

Just subscribed. You have a lot of content that's right up my alley - keep 'em coming!

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subbing, lots more content coming!

One of my fav movies, ever!

Thank you for doing this kind content!!! #LionHeart all the way!!! This movie besides Nowhere to run was really emotional I loved it!!!

I remember watching this in India, I was little and it was called AWOL over there.

Love this film, AWOL it was in the UK, I've watched it a few times recently and is easily one of Van Dammes best films, the build up to the finale fight is great and when you think he's down and out and that 'Wrong Bet' line gets delivered that way, I get goose bumps every time and Joshua shouting 'Lionheart' is epic.. Great film 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

They can't make em like this anymore!

This was my favourite JCVD movie👍

One of the best all time movies of all time absolute classic . my favourite also watched it so many times from 90s . undefeated though . each move was so carefully crafted and no over acting. The only thing I found that was not real was the part when Van dam is on ground fighting atilo on his back he kicked atilo in face from ground on back a detail they made very fake. But very very detailed and amazing martial Arts on the street. Lion Hart was very heart touching movie . I grew up motivated by it. End fight was so real side way punching not typical straight just a very own style type of moves in it. Double take kicks from camara angles so bad ass for its time and ahead of its time movie

I absolutely agree LIONHEART is his best film and my favourite and you're right it's his softer gentler side that makes this film not to mention great a fight scenes and actors 👏 👍 always like Michel Qissi parts in films and casting his brother Abdul Qissi was perfect with his scary size and looks 👍 👌

Another great video with very interesting content, thank you sir

Lionheart and Wrong Bet were solid titles.

You learn something new every day

Awol actually means "absent without official leave".

It be great to discuss the van damme and seagal movie that almost happened. Van Damme revealed that he and Seagal nearly came to blows on the screen way back when in a little film called "Demolition Man!" Years ago it was proposed that I would do a film with Steven Seagal. I was supposed to be in 'Demolition Man' with him. It was a great project. The script I read was a lot different than the one Sly did with Wesley Snipes. I was the bad guy. He was the good guy because he was the Warner Bros guy." both men turned it down, as neither wanted to play the bad guy. It’s also known that neither of the action stars had much respect for one another.

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

That would be a good video!

I love this film, and you covered it very well. Good job.

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. That film is truly a masterpiece!

I’m really glad I found this channel. I’ve been following Viking Samurai’s channel and it’s awesome. It’s great seeing someone who’s as big a fan of Van Damme as I am. I appreciate the backstory to some of Van Damme’s classic movies as told by Viking Samurai. To me, next to Bloodsport, Death Warrant is my second favorite. Any chance of doing a video on Death Warrant ? Like you said, hopefully we can grow this channel to large enough numbers to get Van Damme to be interviewed by Viking Samurai. It would be awesome to have someone who is a real fan of Van Damme to interview him. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!!!

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

Will definitely do a vid on Death Warrant, going to cover all the theatrical released films and prob several straight to video ones. That'd be hilarious if I interviewed Van Damme on this channel someday! Lol

The ending gets me every time

My favorite Van Damme movie, Leon was a great character, I love it, this movie is a perfect example of why Van Damme was so likable, a vulnerable but incredibly tough man with a ton of heart, not many can capture that, not in the way he did, by the way I’m also from Tacoma Washington

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

That's cool, I went to Mann Jr High and then Clover Park high school. I remember at Mann Jr High I had the pushup and pull-up record there in the 90s, I'm sure they've been smashed long ago though lol.. but 120 push-ups and 28 pullups, the good old days in 9th grade lol

@jessiewaynewalker9221

3 жыл бұрын

Viking Samurai nice, I moved out to the Bonney lake area when I was 12 and went to white river middle school and high school in the 90s I’m 38 now, I really enjoy your channel you make great videos and we essentially share the same taste, I’m a Van Damme fanatic

@jessiewaynewalker9221

3 жыл бұрын

Viking Samurai I create instrumental music inspired by films like bloodsport and kickboxer, feel free to scope some kzread.info/dash/bejne/qJeV09aDh6atfMo.html

@jessiewaynewalker9221

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/mp2X08OIecKfh5c.html

@jessiewaynewalker9221

3 жыл бұрын

Viking Samurai I’m sure you’ll appreciate those 👍

Definitely, one of VD's best movies!😁

One of my favorites; right up there with Bloodsport and Cyborg. Behind them would be a tie between Double Impact, Universal Soldier and Timecop.

@RoloHolland

3 жыл бұрын

Timecop was Nice to.

I don’t know how many times I’ve seen Lion Heart but there’s no other movie even close to that number. This movie is Masterpiece. Its sad, its so fucking bad ass, it has heart touching story, all those characters just pull you in, and that wrong bet scene, Its Iconic! Its the most satisfying scene ever. That confident in JCVD after that “wrong bet” and scream, that fear in Joshuas eyes like he see that change in him, or that finnal scene as he running back through street. As a kid no metter how bad I felt this movie was like medicine for me.

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

It's truly a masterpiece!

Classic forrevor.. 😎👍🏽

This and Bloodsport are my favourites. I saw Wrong bet (as it was called in Australia) 5 times at the cinema when i was 17. Good times.

Classic van Damme movie 👌wish is for a Awol 2

In Portugal it was known by the name: The Legionnaire (O Legionário), it was a big and important movie for me, i was 10 when it came out, i cried in the end.

One of my favorite van damme movies

Funny thing my dad bought this vhs movie from someone approaching him on the street...then I saw the movie and loved it!

Lionheart is fantastic! Great video!

Great video 👍love this channel!

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

very good deep review, more please

Great video! Sadly that special edition isn't available on Europe, at least as far as I know. Lionheart is such a great movie. When I first saw it I really thought Van Damme was gonna lose against that Scottish fighter 😂

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

That was a close one, getting eye gouged and choked with a car antenna would definitely any fighter! lol

Lionheart is a masterpiece !!! One of Van Damme’s best !!!

Loved it!🤙

yep, great video again 🙂 keep em coming

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

Will do!

Great video, as usual.

In Nigeria it saw the VHS release titles of Wrong bet and AWOL. I prefer AWOL. And dude, you really work hard making this videos. Kudos.

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for appreciating them man, they do take time! Lol

Fun Fact: The girl who played Nicole is the same actress who voiced for Ellie in The Last of Us

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

That is cool.

No mention of Van Damme's slickback hair on the cover never being featured in the movie? One of those small details I remember that always stayed with me. I would say this is his second best film behind only Bloodsport. I also love the KZread video presenting the fights like the Street Fighter game.

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

Alex from Double Impact must've taken that pic! Lol... I agree, Lionheart is number 2 for me and Bloodsport number 1. That street fighter Lionheart video is genius!

Death Warrant, a late Canon pictures film, was when I was originally introduced to Van Damme, way back in 1991. However, this is the second Van Damme film I watched, and I think it might be my favorite most days. Love the ending when the clapping starts and the British dude yells "Kick the shit out of him!" Among other great lines, like Joshua stating "You definitely got heart Lionheart. don't ever lose it cause you never get it back (and the forgiving hug)." Great stuff...thanks again. Shout out from Washington State as well! Grew up in Central Washington, now live in eastern King County.

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

Lionheart is such a masterpiece! I miss Washington lol

@mattirealm

3 жыл бұрын

@@VikingSamurai Washington is okay. I have lived here for 43 years and I kind of want to try somewhere else. Though that has become a lot more difficult with the pandemic :( Keep up the good work. I have really been enjoying the videos during these tough times.

I always knew it as Wrong Bet in Australia

Just discovered this channel and it’s brilliant, this is one of my favourite Van Damme films, I’ve just been reading about it and the little girl in it also did the voice for Ellie in the last of us PS4 game which I never knew?

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found the channel and enjoy it! I just found out she did the voice for Ellie too from someone else that mentioned that in a comment in this video, words getting out lol

Lionheart is a classic! I grew up in Spokane, moved to Seattle and now I'm about to move back to Spokane. Where were you living?

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

Fort Lewis army base, near Lakewood and Tacoma.

Thanks for another great video. Wrongbet is the name I knew growing up in Australia. The Charles Bronson movie Harsh Times is also worth a watch.

Great flick

The girl from Lionheart in Blindspot? Cool, love the show and she is one of the more sypathetic ones.

The movie “Fighting” with Channing Tatum is basically a remake of “Lion Heart” but not as good

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

That's true, I forgot all about that one, also put out by Universal Pictures.

@213chewy

3 жыл бұрын

Brian Babin I’ve seen em and yeah not a fan, it’s just not the same, doesn’t have the same charm, the lead actor other than his martial arts skills just doesn’t have the charisma that van damme had in the original

Nice video. Thought you were gonna talk more about the appearances from Billy Blanks, Paco Christian Prieto and Jeff Speakman. Can’t wait for the next one

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

They're all going to be discussed in the next vid lol... This one would've been too long.

@ahchoung

3 жыл бұрын

Viking Samurai dope. You right, but I think the people here wouldn’t mind a longer video. I’d be cool with it. Still, when you mention them tnext time, can yous how a screenshot of Jeff speakman? I could never find him. You mentioned you used to live in Washington. Which martial at school did you go to?

I have all the early van damme films on blu ray, guilty pleasure pop corn movies just love them 😃

In Australia we got Wrong Bet.....thought the movie was pretty good at the time!

For me the g.o.a.t. in action movies in the 80's and 90's using martial arts phenomenal!👋👍great videos💪🥋🥊

Nice vid! Yeah, agree, Lionheart definitely motivated me to train when I was younger. I like the Lionheart title the best of all the others!

Lionheart

my reasons to love this movie as well.. this one earned my subscription

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks for subbing!

I remember when it came out back in 1991 and to this date in my opinion is one if not his best film in the 90s. Universal Soldier would be his second best :-).