Derailed/In Hell/Wake of Death [2 Discs]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

The Van Damme Triple Feature contains three hard-hitting, action-packed films: Derailed, In Hell and Wake Of Death, all starring action legend Jean-Claude Van Damme! This set is perf ect f or any action fan and is an essential addition to the Van Damme collection with ov erf our and a half hours of nonstop action!

DVD FEATURES:

• Number of Discs: 2
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 (Pre-1954 Standard)
• Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Features:
  • "Making-Of" Featurette
  • Previews
  • "Making-Of" Featurette
  • Wake Of Death Trailer
  • Previews

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Jean - Claude Van Damme - Ben Archer
       Lawrence Taylor
       Laura Elena Harring - Dr. Galina Konstantin
       Susan Gibney
       Jimmy Jean - Louis - Henry
       Billy Rieck

• Director:

  Bob Misiorowski, Ringo Lam, Philippe Martinez

• Producer:

  Boaz Davidson, David Varod, Danny Lerner, John Thompson, Philippe Martinez, Alan Latham, Stephanie Martinez-Campeau

• Screen Story:

  Boaz Davidson

• Screenwriter:

  Jace Anderson, Adam Gierasch, Jorge Alvarez, Eric James Virgets, Philippe Martinez, Mick Davis, Laurent Fellous

• Cinematographer:

  John Aronson, Manu Kadosh

• Composer (Music Score):

  Alexander Van Bubenheim

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  Ashley Miller

• Editor:

  David Richardson, Dedan Ouziel

• Production Designer:

  Valya Mladenova, Hans van der Zanden

• Art Director:

  Ernie Seegers

• Co-producer:

  Jorge Alvarez, Eric James Virgets, Kathy Brayton, Lati Grobman

• Executive Producer:

  Avi Lerner, Danny Dimbort, Trevor Short, Boaz Davidson, David Varod, Danny Lerner, Luc Campeau, Antony Blakey, Paul Feetum, Douglas W. Miller, Karinne Behr, Donald A. Barton

• Costume Designer:

  Kate Healey

• Casting:

  Shana Landsburg, Teri Fiddleman, Jeremy Zimmerman

• Visual Effects Producer:

  Scott Coulter

REVIEW:

• The immortal Jean-Claude Van Damme returns to action cinema in the surprisingly solid Wake of Death, certainly his most accomplished straight-to-DVD work to date. Now, in no way is the film a Hard Target or even a Bloodsport, but for this aging action star, this sucker might as well be renamed "Double-Fisted Shakespeare." Jean-Claude flexes his acting muscles to new extremes in this one, highlighted by a classic two-minute scene of him breaking down and uncontrollably weeping for his dead wife that hearkens back to his embarrassing drunken ramblings in 1999's Desert Heat or even his virtuoso pseudo-Jesus role in Ringo Lam's yawn-fest In Hell. Of course, this being a cheeseball action flick, his thespian chops are rudely interrupted by a samurai Triad busting through a plate-glass window right in front of him, but by that time, you're quite ready for some "Van-Dammage." The movie also features the action star's most lurid sex scene to date, where viewers are subjected to a lot more than they bargained for (or even wanted in the first place). The action, however, is filmed and edited quite nicely -- a shock for even the most jaded digger of low-budget action junk. Fine stunt work graces an inventive motorcycle chase through a mall, while the gunplay is coherent and the violence extremely brutal. The mob storyline also gives the filmmakers the chance to throw in a wicked torture scene involving a power drill that's both delirious and jarring to the senses. In the end, the whole thing is one big cliche, but you only have to root through the junk that this guy has put out over the years to see how much of a step up this really is. Of course, it does make one long for the days when the Belgian-born brawler was coked-up and making surreal action flicks with Hong Kong directors like Tsui Hark (see 1998's Knock Off), but there is some sort of gleeful satisfaction to see this new brand of Jean-Claude Van Damme -- the actor! ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi