The 90's B-movie action stars appreciation thread
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The 90's B-movie action stars appreciation thread
This is the thread to remember all the 90's B-movie action stars who made our video viewings magical. The Don"The Dragon" Wilson's, Gary Daniels, Olivier Grunier, Cynthia Rothrock Lorenzo Lamas, Billy Banks, Jeff Wincotts and Jeff Speakmans of the world their just due.
So go ahead and discuss favorite movies, who you liked and any other discussion that you feel like.
So go ahead and discuss favorite movies, who you liked and any other discussion that you feel like.
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Some faves:
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Only the Strong - Mark Dacascos
One of the biggest movie guilty pleasures I have.
One of the biggest movie guilty pleasures I have.
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I met Don "The Dragon" Wilson and Cynthia Rothrock at the shooting of Wesley Snipes "Masters of the Martial Arts" TV Special at City College of New York back in early 1998. They were special guests and were sitting together. Both were very nice. An old Boy Scout buddy of mine was acting as a referee for the matches and he posed for pix with Cynthia for me. I need to find those pix, taken with a crummy disposable film camera, and scan them.
Of Wilson's films, I tend to like RED SUN RISING the best. Of Rothrock's post-HK films, I've seen quite a few but don't recall which ones I liked.
Of Wilson's films, I tend to like RED SUN RISING the best. Of Rothrock's post-HK films, I've seen quite a few but don't recall which ones I liked.
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Steve James. May he RIP
Mostly known as Michael Dudikoff's compadre in the Cannon library. Too bad he never got a chance to have a starring role in an action movie. The dude was a badass.
Such a shame that he died so young.
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I have that. Was it ever released here uncut? I also liked Crying Freeman. I have the Fr. release. It didn't have subs
for the Japanese dialogue.
Kung Fu Joe was bad ass. RIP
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Mako!
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A couple of those trailers above reminded me that some of my favorite B-movie "stars" of the 90's were the unheralded stuntmen who performed some of those stunning crashes showcased in nearly every PM Entertainment movie, including these gems from one starring Jeff Speakman:
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Giving this thread a bump.
I'm not really familiar with Gary Daniels, but I saw his film Rage yesterday. The plot is absurd, but the action in this was actually rather impressive for a direct to video release. I'm going to check out some more of his stuff.
Also, since Drive was mentioned in here a few times... I'm sure most are aware... but MVD put out a Blu-ray with both cuts. A UHD is forthcoming from both MVD and 88 Films.
I'm not really familiar with Gary Daniels, but I saw his film Rage yesterday. The plot is absurd, but the action in this was actually rather impressive for a direct to video release. I'm going to check out some more of his stuff.
Also, since Drive was mentioned in here a few times... I'm sure most are aware... but MVD put out a Blu-ray with both cuts. A UHD is forthcoming from both MVD and 88 Films.
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^ Scott Adkins had a nice interview with Gary Daniels on his Art of Action series.
I was BIG into ninjutsu because of Sho Kosugi. And of course, his sons have followed in his footsteps in the industry.
I was BIG into ninjutsu because of Sho Kosugi. And of course, his sons have followed in his footsteps in the industry.
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