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Showdown in Little Tokyo is a 1991 martial arts action comedy which, in pitting Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee as LA cops against Japanese drug dealers, plays like a B-movie Tango and Cash or Lethal Weapon 2 (both released just two years before). Between career highs in Rocky IV (1985) and Universal Soldier (1992) it looked as if Lundgren might make it big at the box-office, and clearly wanting to be the new Schwarzenegger he is here directed by Mark L Lester, who had earlier helmed Arnie's Commando (1985). In the event both actor and director headed for straight-to-video territory. The 75-minute running time suggests the studio lost confidence and seriously cut the movie though, as the space between the action is filled with nothing but cringe-inducing dialogue, thriller clichés and Lundgren "romancing" Tia Carrere, it still makes sense. Basing its title on John Carpenter's 1986 fantasy-comedy Big Trouble in Little China and anticipating Rush Hour (1998), Showdown in Little Tokyo alternates between crude tongue-in-cheek moments and action so ludicrous it's unintentionally hilarious . A camp disaster which simply defies belief, this is stupidly entertaining so-bad-its-good six-pack entertainment.
On the DVD: There are no extras other than the trailer. The anamorphically enhanced 1.77:1 image offers a good transfer of a grainy print. The stereo sound is clear but for a modern action film seriously lacks impact: gunshots sound like a paper bag popping. --Gary S Dalkin
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DVD Special Features:
Interactive Menus
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English 2.0 Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English, Arabic, Romanian, Bulgarian, English for the hearing impaired.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I am a huge dolph lundgren fan and have seen all of his films barring one.this one is funny, action packed and has a decent story, but we all know that the story is not the movies strong point,the action sequences are! They are well coreographed and dolph and brandon make for a very humerous team but the love scenes are slightly cheesy.So what!, Showdown in little tokyo is pretty damn good and a lot of fun. I would strongly reccommend it to any action movie fan, rent before buying.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
I bought this film not knowing what to expect. The fact Brandon Lee was in it drew my attention to it. I can safely say this film was far beter than I imagined. Many of the comments Brandon Lee makes are very amusing, a side of him I haven't seen in any other of his movies. I strongly recommend this film to any Brandon or Dolph fan!
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a Brandon Lee fan's dream. I was a little bit disappointed though, as the only extra on the DVD is the trailer. I had hoped for more. That said, it is well worth the money.
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They don't make 'em like this anymore
This one sometimes gets a bashing even from dedicated Dolph fans. Can't see why. So it's tacky, cheesy and corny? So what?
It's got Dolph AND Brandon Lee! Read more
It's got Dolph AND Brandon Lee! Read more
Published 4 months ago by Delicia
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I receive my Item and it was in perfect condition. The packing was perfect nothing to complain you really give a very good service. thank a lot
Published 7 months ago by Mr. Ryan Marcel Simon Savy
Little indeed!!!
Now we come to expect two martial arts proffessionals teaming up to kick ass. good popcorn fun. and when ever i find a film under 90mins long i think they just ran out of ideas. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Lee Riches
good high kicking fun
I actually rather enjoyed this film, if you can switch off and suspend your disbelief for a bit then its quite an easy film to watch. Read more
Published 13 months ago by meatshake
This is the R rated version
This is a uncut version of the film, however it is not the unrated version but the R rated US version.
Published 17 months ago by wiking
Got to love the 90s action movies
I really like this film ever since I saw it when I was alot younger still great today especially all the over top action
Published 23 months ago by James Tonge
brandon made this film his own...
brandon lee made this film great his co,star was a a b it fake his marshal arts could not live with brandon's dad bruce... Read more
Published on 11 July 2009 by JOHN CASSIDY
The best action thriller I have seen!
Also the best Dolph movie I have seen to date.The violence is extreme but the fight co ordinates are some of the most impressive I have seen. Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2009 by Mr. A. J. Ralph
Hugely enjoyable!
Being a huge fan of Tia Carrere,and to enjoy a good old fashioned tale,were the reasons I bought this film. Read more
Published on 8 July 2008 by David Addison
Brandon is the more talented "sidekick"
As common for films at that time, the plot in thin and the action is overflowing. I'm not going to spell out the plot for you (Amazon has already done that) but to put in my two... Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2007 by Elin
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