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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Action, Monster, Kung Fu Movie !, 29 Oct 2006
This saw Carpenter reunited with Kurt Russell for there 4th film [ The Elvis Presley Story, Escape From New York & The Thing ] This could arguably be regarded as there finest moment, it`s certainly there funniest. Russell`s John Wayne Take is simply hilarious. You`ll laugh out loud at some of his one liners delivered by a character that is getting further & further out of his depth with every passing minute. The fight scenes are simply some of the finest ever committed to film. Carpenter even incorporated gun play into some of the moves, this was copied later by John Woo in his excellent Hong Kong movies. From the moment Russell & his Chinese side kick played brilliantly by Dennis Dun turn down an alley way in the truck & into the funeral procession, you are completely captivated & engrossed in this wonderful action movie. Victor Wong [ Egg Shen ] is simply fantastic as the good sorcerer, helping to protect the good guys against the evil Lo Pan [ James Hong] As the film moves from one set piece to another you are whisked along on a story of Chinese mythology & supernatural beings continuing there fight against each other for thousands of years. The action comes fast a thick in places but always with Russell Hamming It up gloriously. Dennis Dun & Victor Wong would team up again with Carpenter for the good but not great Prince Of Darkness & Russell would again reprise his role of Snake Pliskine for the dreadful rubbish that was Escape from LA, but this shows what both men were capable of. A great script, great story, great Fx, Well Choreographed fight scenes, a great sense of humour & great convincing acting by the cast help to create one of the finest movies to have come out of the 80`s. A supernatural, Monster, Action, Comedy that`ll have you pushing the rewind button. Don't Hesitate Go Buy !
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastical asian gang come legendry Chinese myth movie, 20 Mar 2006
Now, talking about John Carpenters and Kurt Russels iconographic cult movies (the Thing, Escape from New York), here we have their fantastical asian gang come legendry Chinese myth movie that is also noteable for the fact it stars a very young Kim Cattrall. Containing a weird mix of humour, martial arts and the outright scary I doubt you will move from your chair the whole way through and will think wow! come the end despite its age. Great soundtrack and the audio commentary's are well worth listening too.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
five stars are not enough, 8 Jan 2007
Sometimes, the world just isn't ready for a film, and never was that more true than with John Carpenter's Big Trouble In Little China. On the surface, it's a spooky action thriller which sits right up on the shelf with stuff like The Goonies or Gremlins maybe with some Lost Boys thrown in, but scratch below the surface and you will find things go a bit deeper - more so than those other films mentioned.
What is hiding under otherwise respectable US mainstream movie clothes it seems to me, is a sly commentary upon the macho male action role - certainly in the mid 80s anyway. All wrapped up in an affectionate tribute to specifically Hong Kong action movies of the 70s and eastern mythology and legend.
Part of the problem at the time I think was that Kurt Russell was/is so associated with strong alpha-male type action roles (Escape From New York, The Thing etc etc) that people simply couldn't (or wouldn't) accept him in a role which in effect requires him to satire the typical male action hero of the day. The fact that so many people just `didn't get' this movie is a testament just how much we were all loving Bruce Willis/Sylvester Stallone/Arnie back in those heady days.
Fast forward to now, and really the whole thing starts to look better and better as time goes by. The story and effects hit the right notes of 80s nostalgia and fun but the Russell character now seems like some post-modern daft macho-throwback. Failing completely in every attempt to resolve problems he so obviously doesn't understand Russell is practically a laugh-a-minute with brilliant lines like: "I never drive faster than I can see" or "I'm a reasonable man but I've seen some very unreasonable things" or my personal favourite quote when confronting the villain: "Are you mad? Is that your problem?"
In an alternate dimension somewhere, this was a blockbuster hit and spawned a series of even better sequels. In this world however, we have to content ourselves with this very nice double disc-set and dreams of what could have been...
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