That was an excellent one.

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

A strange movie. I mean really strange.Die Hard was done in 1988. In 1992 Steven Seagal did Under Siege and to be frank it was an awesome film. In 1994 the venerable JCVD did what is possibly the best film of his own (post-Bloodsport) career, Timecop.And then we have 1995. My best guess is that a producer figured the world could use one more Die Hard/Under Siege clone, and that JCVD should star in it.The same genius figured it should be done on a shoestring budget, and set in a hockey arena where the editor could "fill space" by inter-cutting scenes from the game.The main "character" is a fire Marshall who (best guess on this backstory) had a JCVD fetish and studied MMA between fire drills.As a stand-alone film, it is pretty awful. The plot is dumb. The hockey is distracting. The fight scenes are wretched. JCVD looks mainly lost.The good news is a classic "trope" where (not making this up) the hero, trying to avoid the assassins chasing him, decides the best strategy is to dress up as the goalie in a Stanley Cup game and wander out onto the ice. Where the coach puts him in the net! It is so outrageous it almost works! And Powers Boothe knows more about playing bad guys than even real bad guys.

Sudden Death (1995): Dir: Peter Hyams / Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Powers Booth, Raymond J. Barry, Ross Malinger, Whittni Wright: Title describes its box office results. Jean-Claude Van Damme plays a firefighter who quit his job but unfortunately not the film industry. He emerges as a security guard at a stadium and takes his two children to a hockey game attended by the President but Powers Booth holds the V.I.P. group hostage and demands money or bombs will go off at the end of the game. Perhaps he should have demanded a higher salary for allowing himself to be part of this crap fest. Before long Van Damme's daughter ends up in the isolation booth and many bone breaking battles follow. Production succeeds where story fails. Director Peter Hyams previously made Time Cop with Van Damme and together they prove that two heads are not necessarily better than one. Booth is laughable as this villain whose ass will get kicked. It is just that so many others are ahead of him in the wait line. Raymond J. Barry is wasted as the President. Ross Malinger plays Van Damme's son who stays put when told. Perhaps had he left then he would have avoided any further involvement in one of the year's worst films. Whittni Wright plays Van Damme's daughter who laughably yet tearfully informs Booth that her dad will hand his ass to him. Pointless wretch that should be met with sudden death. Score: 1 / 10

Let's face it, we all love watching someone die in a movie. Whether it be the teenage girl in the horror movie, or a good hearted main character. You can't help but laugh and not feel sorry for them. This is one of my favorite movies to watch when I need a good laugh. Let me start by saying the beginning was really funny. That poor little girl, I feel so sorry for her parents... Oh, who am I kidding? It was pretty darn funny! Watching a little girl die in the arms of a firefighter makes me feel so good inside. Like God is taking precious care of us. Pfffft. Anyway, then comes lots of other killing. I'm telling you, you'll laugh your butt off watching these poor people die. My personal favorite scene happens when one of the bad guys takes an old lady hostage in her home. He then tells her to call her husband, and give him directions. The bad guy says he won't hurt her. Lol, I should have known better. Later, the bad guy and old lady are watching TV. She thinks she's okay, but then he says "Well, gotta go." and killshots her. I never laughed so hard at someone dying. I would personally call it a highlight of the film. But it's okay, her time was coming soon anyway. Her husband, a really cool chef, gets shot too. And even more people die. There's just so much to laugh at, the comedy never ends! I can't recommend this movie enough. I only wish Emily would have been killed, as that would have been hilarious. Between dying six year old girls, and hilarious killshots, it was worth watching every minute of "Sudden Death". I just might put it at the top of my comedy movie list.

You Can Count on a Peter Hyams Movie to Look Sharp with a Sort of Dazzle and Style Expected from a Director of Photography Turned Director. You Can Count on a Van Damme Movie to be, Well, a Van Damme Movie.So No One Seeing this Should be Surprised at what They Get. A Good Looking No Brainy Actiony Thingy. This One was Made Back when This Type was Rated R, Mostly for Violence, and there were No Qualms about Putting Children in Direct Danger and Kicking and Shooting Some Serious Butt. But at the Time there were a Lot of Formulaic Films, and that's OK Because if it Works it Works, and this was Part of a Group of Die-Hard Followups that by this Time were Starting to Wear Out Their Welcome. It Flopped Domestically.But the Movie is Big Budget Fun and if You Like JCVD or Hockey or Both this Ones for You. For Action Fans it has that R Rated Edge and Never Stops being Entertaining. Not a Lot of Logic but Loads of Laughs and Some Very Cold Villains.