Member JackieRome Posted September 7, 2020 Member Share Posted September 7, 2020 in the wake of the funny and exciting interview done by our beloved Scott Adkins, I was convinced that it was time to recover the vision of: Drive. I've known him forever but I've never seen him. Here in Italy it exists only in a very old and unobtainable vhs. Now I understand why it is a legendary film. It comes before Rush Hour and Mark does everything Adkins will do many years later. Great action scenes, gorgeous. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member saltysam Posted September 7, 2020 Member Share Posted September 7, 2020 Recently got the new 4K UHD of Crying Freeman. Looks great and the bonus is even though it's a german release it has english subs for the japanese spoken parts. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member SpartainX Posted September 8, 2020 Member Share Posted September 8, 2020 Been a huge fan of Mark Dacascos since i was a kid. Seeing Only the Strong in theaters before it got pulled out after it's one week release. I agree Drive is his very best flim he's made but i do enjoy Crying Freeman alot. Ashame it hasn't had an official US release after 25 years since it's release in 1995 doing so well everywhere else in the world. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member J.J. Hayden Posted December 6, 2020 Member Share Posted December 6, 2020 Marc Dacascos in 2000's China Strike Force with super kicker Won Jin "The Scorpion King" and US "entertainer" Coolio. Not a great movie, especially it had such talent involved, Marc, Won Jin and Ken Lo, but none were used to their full potential. It would've been great to have had a fight between Marc and Won Jin but instead, Won Jin just gets shot by Coolio, I think Marc says what we're all thinking "Was that necessary?". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted May 12, 2021 Author Member Share Posted May 12, 2021 Clips from lesser known works. Looks surprisingly good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted May 12, 2021 Moderator Share Posted May 12, 2021 4 hours ago, DiP said: Some flicks are lesser known for a reason. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted May 13, 2021 Author Member Share Posted May 13, 2021 Haha, I get it. That being said, one has to wonder what propels Mark to keeping up with these c-grade movies. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Cognoscente Posted June 4, 2021 Member Share Posted June 4, 2021 The money is steady. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted June 28, 2022 Member Share Posted June 28, 2022 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Yihetuan Posted May 15, 2023 Member Share Posted May 15, 2023 (edited) Mark was on the Easternkicks podcast discussing Brotherhood of the Wolf with the Studio Canal UHD, blu ray and dvd release of the film to be today. https://podcast.easternkicks.com/e/episode-48-mark-dacascos-interview-brotherhood-of-the-wolf/ This episode’s handy timecodes 00:00:33 - Introduction 00:02:09 - Highlights from Mark Dacascos's career 00:07:00 - Crying Freeman - Christophe Gans and Dacascos's first collab 00:12:37 - Brotherhood of the Wolf 00:47:46 - Yonah chats to Mark Dacascos 01:05:10 - Outro Edited May 15, 2023 by Yihetuan 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted August 16, 2023 Author Member Share Posted August 16, 2023 Alien Agent looks like crap but at least Mark gets a good amount of fight scenes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted August 23, 2023 Author Member Share Posted August 23, 2023 (edited) Skimmed through Serbian Scars and Maximum Impact. Decent stuff with what he was given but Mark was wasted in those, as usual. Edited August 23, 2023 by DiP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member PandaPawPaw Posted August 25, 2023 Member Share Posted August 25, 2023 On 8/23/2023 at 12:51 PM, DiP said: Skimmed through Serbian Scars and Maximum Impact. Decent stuff with what he was given but Mark was wasted in those, as usual. Wasted in Warrior too. Why have him in it and not do anything with him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member PandaPawPaw Posted August 25, 2023 Member Share Posted August 25, 2023 Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (1983). Anyone seen this. Any good? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShaOW!linDude Posted August 25, 2023 Member Share Posted August 25, 2023 2 hours ago, PandaPawPaw said: Wasted in Warrior too. Why have him in it and not do anything with him. I'm not caught up on that yet, but I know the fight scene of him and Joe Taslim taking on some goons wasn't lit very well. It was too dark at times to appreciate the action. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted August 26, 2023 Author Member Share Posted August 26, 2023 22 hours ago, PandaPawPaw said: Wasted in Warrior too. Why have him in it and not do anything with him. Wasted indeed. But Warrior has at least him doing his best work to date unleashing his talents compared to all other stuff he's done in the last and in this decade. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member PandaPawPaw Posted August 26, 2023 Member Share Posted August 26, 2023 1 hour ago, DiP said: Wasted indeed. But Warrior has at least him doing his best work to date unleashing his talents compared to all other stuff he's done in the last and in this decade. Yeah his little duel with Joe Taslim was great. One of my fave parts of S3. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted August 26, 2023 Author Member Share Posted August 26, 2023 New skim-throughs: Nomad: The Warrior, Code Name: The Cleaner, I Am Omega, One Night in Bangkok, Assault on VA-33, Blade of the 47 Ronin, and Knights of the Zodiac. Mark does good with what he is offered but gosh, only one or two fight scenes at most? Way too talented and good for few standout moments in general. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted August 27, 2023 Author Member Share Posted August 27, 2023 (edited) Latest skim-through: Hawaii Five-0 (remake of the 1968 TV show). Mark appears in 18 episodes in total, and his role is mainly acting-oriented. But he goes loose in three fight scenes; two of them in season 2 and one in season 5. The action choreography is brutal and uses the shaky-cam style but everything is actually shot and edited much better than what you would think. Overall, I liked his role and action output here. Edited September 13, 2023 by DiP 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted August 30, 2023 Author Member Share Posted August 30, 2023 (edited) I received a DVD reissue (released in 2020 by LA Entertainment) of Only the Strong today. In my opinion, it's one of Mark's best movies alongside The Crying Freeman, Drive, Brotherhood of the Wolf, and John Wick 3. Surprisingly, this contains a longer version of the movie that is only available on the French DVD. Several shots of violence -- most notably the first fight scene between Louis and Silverio -- that was previously cut from all other DVD/home video editions are now reinstated. However, there's still a shot of Kerrigan getting kicked in the face by Silverio in the classroom that is removed so it's still not the fully uncut version. However, this reissue release is in NTSC and has the original stereo soundtrack. Hoping for a bluray/4K UHD release in the future. Edited September 7, 2023 by DiP 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member PandaPawPaw Posted August 30, 2023 Member Share Posted August 30, 2023 8 minutes ago, DiP said: I received a DVD reissue (released in 2020 by LA Entertainment) of Only the Strong today. In my opinion, it's one of Mark's best movies alongside The Crying Freeman, Drive, and Brotherhood of the Wolf. Surprisingly, this contains a longer version of the movie that is only available on the French DVD. Several shots of violence -- most notably the first fight scene between Louis and Silverio -- that was previously cut from all other DVD/home video editions are now reinstated. However, there's still a shot of Kerrigan getting kicked in the face by Silverio in the classroom that is removed so it's still not the fully uncut version. However, this reissue release is in NTSC and has the original stereo soundtrack. Hoping for a bluray/4K UHD release in the future. That looks good! Gonna have to watch it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted August 30, 2023 Author Member Share Posted August 30, 2023 (edited) 12 hours ago, PandaPawPaw said: That looks good! Gonna have to watch it. This is the movie that started the use of Brazilian martial arts Capoeira onscreen. Edited August 30, 2023 by DiP 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted September 6, 2023 Author Member Share Posted September 6, 2023 Fight scene in Code Name: The Cleaner. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted September 9, 2023 Author Member Share Posted September 9, 2023 Mark's fight scenes in Hawaii Five-0. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted September 13, 2023 Author Member Share Posted September 13, 2023 New skim-through: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Good overall acting role for Mark but otherwise another huge waste of his MA talents. Two fight scenes and both are against veteran actress Ming-Na Wen and some blond actress, which explains the awkward editing style and over-usage of close-ups. What a shame. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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