I don't get the protruding eyeballs thing, myself. His eyes are the prettiest thing about him.
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§ ita § - Aug 04, 2004 7:15:05 am PDT #2045 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Sean K - Aug 04, 2004 7:15:06 am PDT #2046 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I'm not quite sure why Mark Dacascos never made it bigger.
I think my favorite fights of his so far are the Pact Des Loups fights. Lots of flipping and jumping.
Actually, although I suspect his slightly asian looks might be holding him back a little, I think he should be good looking enough to get past that.
I'm betting the reson he doesn't get more mainstream work is that traditionally, action stars that come from his background (martial arts pro) usually can't act any better than a 2x4 that's a really bad actor. I think Mark's got some chops, but there's probably enough of a stigma attached to the Don "the Dragon" Wilson/(other martial arts stars whose names escape me at the moment) type action star that it causes him some problems getting work.
Also, I was very amused while reading through Mark's IMDb bio that he's the nephew of Iron Chef's Chariman Kaga.
§ ita § - Aug 04, 2004 7:16:48 am PDT #2047 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I was very amused while reading through Mark's IMDb bio that he's the nephew of Iron Chef's Chariman Kaga.
No, he's not. That's just schtick for the show.
I'm betting the reson he doesn't get more mainstream work is that traditionally, action stars that come from his background (martial arts pro) usually can't act any better than a 2x4 that's a really bad actor.
But still they keep trying to force actually good HK actors of similar backgrounds into clunky vehicles -- perhaps a native English speaker would have a better time than Jet in a foreign language.
Betsy HP - Aug 04, 2004 7:18:00 am PDT #2048 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
I'm not quite sure why Mark Dacascos never made it bigger.
Hey. He's the Chairman's Nephew! [x-post]
Sean K - Aug 04, 2004 7:24:27 am PDT #2049 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
No, he's not. That's just schtick for the show.
IMDb has NO fact checking. Bastards.
But still they keep trying to force actually good HK actors of similar backgrounds into clunky vehicles --
They think all we want is to watch these guys hit stuff.
And they're not far off -- we'd just like to see a little quality filmmaking to go along with the hitting stuff.
Volans - Aug 04, 2004 7:26:03 am PDT #2050 of 10001
move out and draw fire
t geek We did a quick Ravenloft adventure using Mani and Fronsac as the two PCs. It rocked. It was also easy to roleplay thanks to Le Bihan and Dacascos as actors. t /geek
Sean K - Aug 04, 2004 7:32:24 am PDT #2051 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
YOU'RE SUCH A GEEK, RAQUEL!!!
(I'm so proud of you).
Volans - Aug 04, 2004 7:35:51 am PDT #2052 of 10001
move out and draw fire
(beams)
beekaytee - Aug 04, 2004 7:40:35 am PDT #2053 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
Speaking of Asian/Asian-American actors I want more of:
Russell Wong.
moremoremoremoremoremoremoremore...dammit!
§ ita § - Aug 04, 2004 7:43:40 am PDT #2054 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.