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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"

I believe everybody has seen it, Goaty, it's been on C5 loads.

Great film.

It's a good movie, got the tape and I might consider the DVD. Not for 18 pounds though, I'll save that 18 for Family Guy series 3.

Oh I can afford it. It's just at the moment I tend to buy older films on DVD for like £18 then they go on buy one get seven free.

I'll wait til my Spec Ed. Battle Royale (It better be good!) arrives and then I might get it...until then..*Looks down*

Aaaaaaayyyy ;)

If you can afford the £18 without feeling sad then get it.

You'll enjoy it all and probably watch it a few times. I think I may have seen this film as many times as each of the star wars and rocky films, well maybe not but I've seen it loads and still like to watch it when its on.

I may have to buy this myself.

Hooray for boobies!

Anyways is Big Trouble worth £17.99? (Cheapest I can find it for)

I remember when it first came out to rent. My big cousin was babysitting and she and her boyfriend of the time got it out for me and my brother to watch.
It was class.

The mad guy with the lightening from the hands was my favourite as a kid.

*fap fap fap fap fap fap fap fap fap fapfapfapfapfapfap fap fap*

Please, waste these babies? You must be mental.

*Looks down*
Aaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy

Or a girl that can bet her eyelashes and get any horned up tripods to buy it for her.

And if you *don't* do that, then ladypillows are wasted on you.

Goatboy wrote:
or if you're a big boy
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Ah-hem....