
So I was at my favorite clubhouse the other day (aka Barnes and Noble) and started perusing a find in the bargain bin about action movies. Paraphrased, here's some of what it said about B-movie action star Dolph Lundgren (
Rocky IV,
Punisher,
Showdown in Little Tokyo):
"Although best known as a prime example of dumb, brute strength and rage, Dolph Lundgren is actually a highly intelligent man whose mental gifts were evident at an early age. He won a scholarship to the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, and went on to study at the University of Sydney at New South Wales -- earning Masters degree in Engineering. He continued his education, earning a prestigious Fulbright scholarship to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It was during his tenure at MIT that he was discovered at a nightclub in New York City."
The obvious thoughts came to mind: don't judge a book by its cover, blah blah blah. Then I felt sorry for Dolph. I feel quite sure that Jean-Claude Van Damme is as stupid as he seems to be, so can you see how absolutely how frustrated and pissed off Dolph was when he realized he was working with the mental equivalent of a chimpanzee in
Universal Soldier??
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