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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"
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"
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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"
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"
Page: