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Summary: Mark Dacascos at his best
Review: This movie is a Tour De Force for Mark Dacascos. You get to see him show everything that he has only shown glimpses of before. If you think Bruce Lee is fast, you haven't seen anything yet. Jet Li wishes he could be this acrobatic. Considering this is Mark's first attempt at a full fledged Hong Kong style action film, he is truly amazing not only in the fact that he pulls it off so well, but that he pulls it off better than the people who have been doing it for much longer. Even the most seasoned martial arts fan will find themselves saying wow more than once. The story centers around Mark's character, Toby Wong, escaping China and coming to America to have a biological uprgrade surgically planted in his chest remeoved. It increases the power of the person it's in. One shouldn't expect anything enlightening from the script, it's meant to be a vehicle (pun, semi intended) for showing off martial arts action. But there is a scene in the director's cut where Mark shows his acting range. It involved Toby discussing his relationship with his girlfriend, which I won't reveal so as to not ruin things. It also succeeds in being incredibly funny, with Mark playing the straight man to Kadeem Hardison's character. The rest of the cast get's in some good lines too and if you're not a snob who expects all your movies to have subtitles and deal with subject matter that would be deemed garbage if it was the same product made in Hollywood minus the captions, then this is a movie for you. I highly recommend seeking out the versions that are uncut or have the deleted scenes and interviews. There's some extra action, but most of it involves showing the backstory on the characters as well as additionl humorous scenes. The only thing that bothers me is that the music that was in the cut version is more intersting to me. There's not much info available on the recent re-release of this movie and it appears to not have any extras. Look for the cover that show's Mark and Kadeem in a full body shot if you want the special edition.
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Summary: Nonstop action!
Review: This movie is definately one of Dacascos' better films. Fusing Hong Kong action and witty one liners, this movie is placed in my top ten. It's one big adrenaline rush filled with nonstop humor. Mark and Kadeem were comical chemistry at it's best and Dacascos shows off his incredible martial arts skills. So, if you like action, and you like comedy, BUY THIS MOVIE!
Rating:
Summary: Nonstop action!
Review: This movie is definately one of Dacascos' better films. Fusing Hong Kong action and witty one liners, this movie is placed in my top ten. It's one big adrenaline rush filled with nonstop humor. Mark and Kadeem were comical chemistry at it's best and Dacascos shows off his incredible martial arts skills. So, if you like action, and you like comedy, BUY THIS MOVIE!
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Summary: overlooked
Review: Today,with the success of a film like "the matrix",this low budget gem would be lining them up in the video stores-but...and this is the sad truth...it arrived too soon-this fun,exciting action flick has been overlooked due to bad distribution,producer indifference and all the other problems that plague small ventures like these-it's a shame-star mark dacascos could give jet li a run-or leap- for his money(much less psuedo martial artist keanu reeves)and can speak english!Director steve wang has deserved a shot at the big time for some years now-he obviously has the hong kong style down and even adds his own style of action/humor(to rival jackie chan)-there are too many films and too many millions being wasted on hollywood's idea of martial arts action(norris/segal/van damme/etc.)and talented people like this get ignored-films like "drive" and "crying freeman"(also starring dacascos-and this one can't even get an american release!-even after outdoing blockbuster american action movies in france and japan!)deserve a second chance-hell-they deserve a 1st chance at the kind of exposure that dozens of tired big budget hollywood action flicks get every day!-
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Summary: Very good action, so so story
Review: We get alot of action in this movie, and some witty dialogue (from Kadeem Hardison), but Mark is not given much of a speaking role. The premise is very good, but not alot of time was spent on developing it more. The action sequences were fantastic, and if I were just rating this on action, it would rate higher. I was disappointed that Mark did not have more dialogue than he did, but it is a worth while movie to rent.
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Summary: A must buy
Review: What can I say - no plot - terrible acting - but totally compelling. Everybody wrting below is right - the fight scenes are to die for. A real quality pre-cursor to the Matrix. If like me, you saw the Matrix and walked away thinking how revolutionary the wire fighting was for a Western film, think again cause Drive got there first. A little bit of Hong Kong in LA.
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