No-nonsense vacuous action with The Van Damme Collection

Short of ideas for Christmas? Try The Van Damme Collection (Universal, e44.99). Yes, the Belgian kick-ass, martial arts machine may be no Oscar-winning actor, but if it’s no-nonsense vacuous action you want, then try this four-disc boxset.

In No Retreat, No Surrender he’s plays a rare thing — a villain — while in the John Wood-directed Hard Target, he finds himself a sitting duck for the super-rich who like to target practice on live prey.

Sudden Death is set during the Stanley Cup hockey final, when he plays a fireman who attempts to rescue the US vice-president, while The Quest sees the action move from New York to Tibet.

All of which is an excuse for some explosive action — just what you need without moving from your seat.

Action

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