Review: Marked For Death

fakeshemp

Hard To Kill
Orangatuang, you might be disappointed by the Australian DVD version. We got the same cut version that the UK did.
 

ORANGATUANG

Wildfire
Excuse me the what? cut version ? that not on how dare they do that its bad enough that we dont get all the things other fans get around the world and your telling me they 'cut' this movie.. with me its all of him in an movie or nothing..sick and tired of aussies getting shafted.. know what i mean..
 

fakeshemp

Hard To Kill
Yeah I know what you mean. The UK and Australian DVD versions are missing the following...

- The fight in the department store between Seagal and the Jamaicans is missing an arm-break (3 secs).

- The night-time raid on Screwface's house in Jamaica, has lost another arm-break (6 secs). This occurs just before Seagal faces Screwface's twin brother.

- The end battle between Seagal and Screwface has been cut in two places firstly a close-up of Seagal gouging out Screwface's eyes is missing (3 secs) and then a few seconds later a vicious back-break (9 secs) after the two have crashed through the stone wall.

The US version is uncensored but not in anamorphic widescreen (it's in letterbox format which means on a widescreen tv you get black bars at the top, bottom and sides). The Dutch DVD version (which I had) is in anamorphic widescreen and is the best DVD version available. The blu ray from the US is by far the best version to have though due to the better picture and audio, being uncensored and being region free.
 

ORANGATUANG

Wildfire
I think if us Aussies cant get his movies with all the bits in it then i cant be bothered watching them.. i keep hearing one day he will get to Australia ..one day ?? if he really wants the good thing then he should get his fanny into gear ...
 

1ss

New Member
Love the usage of the sledge hammer on the Jamaican gangsters. It is similar to the war clubs of the First Nation warriors of North America against their enemies in times of war and battle. Unlike the present day Widow's Peak Rug worn by Sensei, a high forehead toupee was employed in this role of which I think is overkill for his face. Seagal took some on screen body punches in this movie and that ought to suffice viewers who disapprove of Steven's invincible characters.
 
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Forrest Taft

Active Member
There’s a website to do with movie violence and standards which claims a great deal of violent footage was removed before Marked for Death was granted its R-rating. Will see if I can find it and post a link.

The only scene I think looks a little ropey is when Seagal is fighting the three thugs in Screwface’s lair just after he breaks free from his binds.

Watch it closely - there’s one thug he doesn’t despatch, the slightly chunkier one with the green hat. In the widescreen version, you can see him start to approach Steven from the far left of the screen and then it cuts away. We never see what happens to him. He snaps the other guy’s neck and breaks the long-haired thug’s arm. But thug number three is nowhere to be seen.

Seriously doubt we’ll ever find out what was cut, unless anyone has ever asked Dwight Little or read the script.
 
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DiDa

Super Moderator
Staff member
There’s a website to do with movie violence and standards which claims a great deal of violent footage was removed before Marked for Death was granted its R-rating. Will see if I can find it and post a link.

The only scene I think looks a little ropey is when Seagal is fighting the three thugs in Screwface’s lair just after he breaks free from his binds.

Watch it closely - there’s one thug he doesn’t despatch, the slightly chunkier one with the green hat. In the widescreen version, you can see him start to approach Steven from the far left of the screen and then it cuts away. We never see what happens to him. He snaps the other guy’s neck and breaks the long-haired thug’s arm. But thug number three is nowhere to be seen.

Seriously doing we’ll ever find out what was cut, unless anyone has ever asked Dwight Little or read the script.

Wow, I never knew that! Thanks and I will look for it the next time I will watch Marked For Death.
 

Forrest Taft

Active Member
Found it -

https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/58608

Looks like a pretty official, reliable source. About two thirds of the way down it mentions around five minutes of “hard violence” being cut from Marked for Death for its R-rating.

Would be amazing to see the original version but that’s obviously never going to happen.

It’s a very slight the shot of him charging at Seagal but once you notice it, and then realise he completely disappears without Steven taking him down, it’s hard to ignore.

Otherwise, Marked for Death is still an absolute classic.
 
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