![]() This disc also includes a French language track, as well as subtitles in English and French. The dialogue sounds fine and the music is decently presented, but overall this soundtrack just doesn’t leave much of an impression. There is a spark of life here and there, but even when the action kicks in, the surrounds don’t do a whole lot, so don’t expect dynamic presence. In truth, there isn’t much surround use to be reported, the mix remains rather reserved even in some rather tense sequences. I haven’t been impressed with previous soundtracks for this movie, so I wasn’t surprised that this Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 option fails to bring the noise. In the end, this can’t compete with more recent hi-def releases, but for a catalog title, this is more than solid. I found colors to be bright and bold, while contrast is good, but a touch dark at times. Action star Jean-Claude Van Damme (Universal Soldier,Double Impact) plays Max Walker, lonely widower and top cop in the Time Enforcement Police Force. The image is clean, especially for a catalog release and detail is fine, so clarity has a nice improvement here. While the original widescreen presentation alone is reason to be pleased, Universal has delivered a strong overall treatment here. This is what fans have waited for, as there was never a DVD release available in the original aspect ratio. Timecop is presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen. This HD-DVD release has no extras, but does have a proper widescreen transfer and it looks damn good, so for fans, this is the version to check out. Timecop is no action or sci/fi landmark, but for an afternoon with nothing else to do, it makes a fun watch and a good rental choice. As usual, Van Damme is pretty one dimensional, but for fans of his work, this is probably one of his better performances. The visuals have a slick, polished presence, while the action scenes come off well also, so Timecop ends up better than expected. This a B movie, without question, but director Peter Hyams makes his budget much larger than it was. I know the elements were borrowed from other films, but for a Van Damme movie, that is a step up from the usual. In addition to solid action and slick visuals, Timecop has at least a noble attempt in the plot department. Timecop is not a great movie, but it is a good movie by Jean-Claude Van Damme standards. As Walker pursues the investigation, will he be able to put McComb down or will Walker be lost in time? But without a cooperative witness, Walker can’t bring down McComb, who continues to use time travel to his advantage. Walker discovers he was only doing as he was told by Senator Aaron McComb (Ron Silver), who seeks to use time travel to fund a presidential campaign. ![]() Walker even has to go after a fellow TEC agent who is buying cheap stocks with a bright future, but the agent doesn’t seem to be in the plan alone. ![]() When someone abuses the time travel field for financial or other personal gains, Walker and the other Time Enforcement Commission agents set things right again. He patrols the world of time travel, an area with infinite potential for corruption. Max Walker (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is a police officer, but his beat isn’t on the street or behind a desk. When the contest ends we’ll select one winner, send him or her an email for address confirmation, and ship the movie once we receive confirmation that he/she still wants to win freebies like this.Plot: What’s it about? Video: How does it look? Audio: How does it sound? Supplements: What are the extras? Plot: What’s it about? You may submit an entry once per day through 11:59pm PST on February 6, 2008. This contest is open to every country worldwide (America, Canada, U.K., Japan, Germany, etc.). To win Timecop on HD-DVD, you must simply be 18 years old or older and “>submit an entry. In fact, not only will we not question his mullet-sporting, we’ll give one DailyGame reader the chance to own his or her very own copy of Timecop on HD-DVD, thus having the freedom to bask in the glory of Van Damme’s mullet at any time! Oh yeah, and watch him show off his flexibility in what’s probably his most groin-straining scene ever. His role in Bloodsport is probably his most well-known, but Timecop proved that the martial artist also knew his way around the science-fiction landscape. Aside from Van Damme having unnatural flexibility (for a man, anyway), the dude kicked total butt and had an accent that was one part Bond, two parts I-Don’t-Give-A-S*#t. In the 1980s, action-movie fans basically had three heroes: John Rambo, any character played by Chuck Norris, and any character played by Jean-Claude Van Damme.
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