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"Buy this DVD"

Ok, probably some of you may never have heard of this movie, whilst others will have.

Big Trouble in Little China - directed by John Carpenter and starring Kurt Russell, Kim Catrall and some other people I can't remember.
Superb movie from the mid-eighties, and the DVD is excellent for the commentary with Carpenter and Russell talking about everything from the movie to how Russell's son is doing at ice hockey.

Plot?
Jack Burton (Russell) is a truck-driver that happens to get involved in a kidnapping of a green-eyed Oriental, meant to be marrying his mate.
It starts as a triad type movie, but within 15 mins has turned into something else entirely with ancient gods shooting light-beams from their mouth, kung-fu bulletproof monks (decent ones with massive wicker hats) and all manner of fantasy/kung-fu/action/sci-fi goodies.

It's got an excellent script with cult-quotes aplenty ("Sonofabitch must pay!") and has Russell as the world's worst action-hero.
He means well, and really wants to get involved and save the day - but he sucks. Whether it's opening a door to be faced with 20+ sword-wielding villains ("...we may be trapped") to battling henchmen with lipstick on - he just doesn't quite manage to be as cool as he thinks he is.
It's a mix between The Goonies,Raiders of The Lost Ark,Monkey and The Tic.

Rent it, or if you're a big boy who earns money - buy it.
You wont be disappointed.
"You know what ol' Jack Burton says at a time like this..."
"No, what?"
"...ah....he says...ah hell, just shoot"

The Thing is a quality film and it stands nicely in my DVD collection.

it is a bit expensive though, for 8 quid you can get a one of john carpenters better efforts - the thing !

yeah that film was pretty good, I reckon thats where they got the 'raiden' character for mortal kombat from.

The first time I saw this I thought that it was:

a) Serious.
b) Cool.

Damn I was a misguided kid.

When I saw it recently, possibly a couple of years ago, I realised that it was completley taking the pee, yet still very cool.

Those guys with the massive hats!

"Indeeed"

I'll give it a gander tomorrow if I get the chance. Oh and if I do buy it and it "licks balls" then I'll come down there and open a can of whoop ass on you.

Now I go sleep.
*Looks down*
Aaaaaaaayyy

Nope, she's the vamp from Sex in The City.
He's just a rubbish action-hero, but that's why it rules.

He uses boot-knives to kill a bloke that leans onto him, but then can't move cos the dead bloke is too heavy. Spends most of the climax pinned to the floor shouting for help.

Well worth getting.

Is she manish?

He drives a truck called "The Porkchop Express" and refuses to go off with the woman at the end.

"Aren't you even gonna kiss her goodbye?"
"...nah"

I haven't.