Bloodsport (1988)

  Christy came running in all excited the other day because she had gotten a package from Amazon.  Inside were Sleepwalkers, a book, and Bloodsport.  So, today we watched this awesome piece of 80's nostalgia.

Frank Dux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is an American Army Captain who takes leave in order to attend the Kumite, a no-holds-barred full-contact martial arts tournament held in Hong Kong.  He is going to honor the teachings of his master, Senzo Tanaka (Roy Chiao).  The Army isn't exactly thrilled with this image and sends two investigators (Norman Burton and Forrest Whitaker) to bring him back.  There's also a nosy reporter (Leah Ayres) trying to get Dux to give her an exclusive on the super-secret Kumite.  Not to mention the current champion, Chong Li (Bolo Yeung), has decided Dux has to be taught a lesson. 

This is one of those movies where you either embrace the goofiness and just roll with it or you hate it.  I don't think there's an in-between.