Product Details

• Actors: Mark Dacascos, Tim Abell, Paula Trickey, Noah Blake, Darcas Macopson
• Directors: Mark L. Lester
• Writers: Craig J. Nevius, Eric Barker, Hesh Rephun, Jeff Albert, William C. Martell
• Producers: Brian R. Etting, Dana Dubovsky
• Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 4.0)
• Subtitles: Spanish
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Lions Gate
• DVD Release Date: June 1, 1999
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305381127
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91,063 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Base" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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BASE - DVD Movie

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars No frills at THE BASE, June 23, 2001

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Mary S. (Grand Rapids, MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Base (DVD)

THE BASE is an overall average film. Clearly the actors' talents are not put to full use. Mark Dacascos' excellent martial arts skills are supressed to appear like a good street fighter, not the impressive military weapon he is suppose to portray. The story line is interesting, but is weakened by the poor ending of this action film. The good guy wins, but it is a dismal victory. The nudity added to The Base does not really flow with the story line. The director clearly failed in this film. The acting in this film is very good, but the camera angles were not. I'm sure the actors were disappointed with the final product. THE BASE is worth seeing once. I suggest renting versus buying.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Starts out very good, but fizzles at the end, July 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Base [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The Base is an entertaining movie, up until the director could not figure out how to end it. Mark Dacascos is given a meatier role than usual. We get to see more acting than kicking from him (though he does get to show his stuff in a few scenes). There is more story than action here, which is very good to see. Mark plays an Army Major sent in by the Pentagon to get evidence on a troop of soliders that is suppose to be patroling the U.S./Mexico border to keep illegals out. They are not doing this, instead they are taking out the local drug kingpins and running a little drug business on the side under the cover of the U.S. government. Its a shame that the movie's director could not figure out how to end the movie, otherwise I would rate it alot higher than I am. The ending bordered on the perposterous in respect to the final showdown between MArk's character, Murphy, and two of the bad soliders. They shoot up the base with a tank and M-16 chasing Mark, leading to a final gun/fight showdown. All this garners no attention by the base populas, and more importantly, no response by the MP's. Having served in the armed forces, and knowing the response procedures of the military police, the lack of response from the MP's, and more importantly, the lack of response from ANYONE, was way too convient for the battle to stay just between Mark and his pursuers. This movie is worth the rental fee, but I would not purchase it.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very well done, April 16, 2002

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"skeoke" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Base (DVD)

Very good action movie, with excellent acting by Mark Dacascos. He brings depth and intensity to the role, and with a look can you can tell his thoughts and emotional state. I am also very impressed with his ability to play different characters in his movies, instead of playing the same character over and over like some of the more famous actors.