It's too bad Moore's character was undersold in the marketing, since he's clearly the most interesting character. Tons of potential with a British military veteran turned pirate.
Yeah it's a shame more people havent seen JCVD. It's a great film. And that scene is phenomenal. Jean Claude Van Jhonson is well worth watching on Amazon Prime too.
Well the thing is, he wasn't acting, he was spilling his guts. But yeah, apparently I had something in my eye during that scene cause I couldn't help but shred a tear... :/
@@steviegbcool it is. But you still have to perform in front of the camera with a director and crew working in the background. And on cue! Also his performance throughout the film is great.
Also this movie might not be perfect but it was pretty cool to see different fighting styles from all over the world be featured, including Capoeria. Don't get enough movies with that. Maybe Oliver could tackle the movie Only the Strong, which is the only Capoeria centric movie out there.
@Lame Duck tbh drugs screwed up alot of those actors from the 80s & 90s it was so normal & probably still is Hollywood will eat you alive if you not ready for it
@Lame Duck Van Damme wasn't in 'Simon Sez' that was a truly bad film staring Dennis Rodman. I think you might be thinking of 'Double Team' where Van Damme and Rodman both starred together?
I think I walked passed this VHS cover a thousand times in blockbuster before finally catching the trailer on another tape. I had zero interest until I heard Sir Roger say “my name is Dobbs... Lord Dobbs”. That man could sell water to the ocean.
The Quest is a good sunday movie. It's like that typical matinées movies of the 90's like Cuttroat Island. It's entertaining and has a budget that hightlights beutiful locations. The Quest was always a keeper in my book, too bad like you said that the fight scenes needed to be longer.
I remember being sick at home and my dad rented The Quest for me. Probably watched it 3 or 4 times in a row out of boredom and because I kept falling asleep.
@@SirSSau age has not been kind to that film... but for some reason I can still totally get on board with it if only because Dolph Lundgren is just so corny and brutally hilarious as a villain.
When I watched this film I remember thinking , halfway into the tournament, that you could call the winner of any fight that Van Damm wasn't in, by picking whichever fighter is from the country farthest to the east. I think that that actually holds pretty true( from what I remember. Haven't watched it in decades).
well it wasn't a hit film or anything. Universal Solder might have got some kind of treatment. I don't remember. But the Quest wasn't a popular film and at the tail end of JCVD's time headlining movies that don't go straight to video.
The unrelated text in the last paragraph in the book - this must have been standard practice back in the day. I especially noticed it in Tango & Cash. I think it was barely noticeable on DVD, but on blu-ray every newspaper they show are just headlines and unrelated stock text repeated over and over. Check it out, it's literally every time they smash-cut to a newspaper to move the plot along. It's wild.
I totally forgot that this movie even existed till I seen the screen shot on here, of course I had to click on it to get all nostalgic. Still love Van Damme movies....and Sho Kosugi as well.
11:01 to 11:06: I'm going to put that on a loop. Holy Minogue-ly! Kyle Minogue at 52 is hot, but back in 1996 what a goddess. A nice look back, Oliver. Thanks. Any chance you'll have more Moore ;) , with *The Wild Geese* ?
I love the fighting scenes. IMO the best filmed 'in camera' fighting I've seen being captured on 35mm film (even compared to Ong Bak 2 and the better Donnie Yen fights). Gorgeous lighting and so many fighting styles. Too bad they didn't extend the fighting bits. It was fantastic. The film is thin on story and not consistent but gorgeously filmed and many good acting performances.
21:55 - "...so he can get his bum out for the love scene" - OMG, I laughed so hard at that comment that my Sprite just went up my nose. Awesome video as always, Oliver!
Randy the composure sounds like he worked on the movie Dragon the Bruce lee story. Almost identical I love JCVD he is one of the reasons why I became an actor. I saw this movie with my brother in the cinema it was different because of the time piece but I really like it. Peter Matola was actually my Sensi’s teacher For 20 years in Michigan. It’s pretty cool to get the teachings passed on. He’s actually Albanian he’s representing the flag on his belt buckle in the movie.
I'm a big of of Van Damme's 80's and 90's movies, i can happily rewatch movies like Hard Target and Double Impact again and again. The Quest is pretty good, i enjoyed it. Not one his best for sure but i've seen much worse movies and some of those were one's which so called critics praised.
"What the hell is a Dim Mak?" The Quest is worth watching for Roger Moore, the skilled fighters and the production value, but stick with Bloodsport for the original and best JCVD tournament movie.
Old Roger looks better in this than he did in 'A View to a Kill', he should've been gearing up for 'Tomorrow Never Dies' instead of making this shite :D
I would like to see a Retrospective/Review of "The Wild Geese". It was a Roger Moore action movie outside made in the middle of his Bond career. I know that is a late 1970's action movie, but the cast and action in that movie is worth a in depth look at.
Glad you reviewed this film. I was 9 when I first saw this film and it's a favorite of mine. A 90s Bloodsport that's overlooked. You have to review No Retreat No Surrender, Death Warrant, Double Impact and Double Team too :).
i fell totally in love with the big Mongolian, I didn't remember anything else. I didn't even remember the storyline or Roger Moore and James Remar being in the film., haha. i did remember completely enjoying the difference fighting styles going against each other. so i really enjoyed the tournament part of this movie..
I love your Van Damme reviews! I’ve never seen The Quest. I just know it by reputation. After seeing this review I think I wanna give it a try, flaws and all. I’m fascinated by Roger Moore being in a Van Damme movie.
This falls into the Van Damme 3 forgotton films era for me. Those 3 films are The Quest, The Order and Knock Off. I say that cos they are 3 films of his i never saw any advertisements for they just popped up as premiers on the Sky Movie channels in the 90s. I had no idea he'd even made them till then, lol. The Quest was always the one that stood out for me though. I remember quite enjoying it but don't think I've been back to watch it again since.
I find action heroes don't really need to be good actors but rather action heroes who make good movies. Van Damme had some great movies for us kids growing up in the 90s. TimeCop, Universial Soldier, Double Impact, Hard Target and Sudden Death were all good films from my perspective at such a young age. Thus Van Damme will always be an iconic action hero for me.
Excellent retrospective Sir, I’m hoping one day you’ll do Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Legionnaire (1998). Along with Universal Soldier (1992), I think that has to be my favorite Van Damme film.
I enjoyed Van Damme's films and have always enjoyed Roger Moore. But when I saw the preview for this film , It was the first time , I thought that I wait till it come on cable.
My mother worked for a big insurance company back when this was made. I still remember her telling me when I got back from watching the movie that they only payed for their insurance after the movie was made, to cover their ass in the paperwork. Talk about half-ass run.
Criminally underrated. Every fighter is so unique and different and you really get that Street Fighter the game feel with the best fighters from all over the world coming together to fight. Also Oliver I think you might have a man crush on the one guy in the movie that doesn't even fight, half your intro/outro clips are of Moore. lol
