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Big Trouble In Little China Steelbook [Blu-ray]

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Kurt Russell (Actor), Kim Cattrall (Actor), John Carpenter (Director) Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over Format: Blu-ray
4.6 out of 5 stars 213 customer reviews
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  • Actors: Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, James Hong, Carter Wong
  • Directors: John Carpenter
  • Format: Dolby
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region B/2 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Arrow Video
  • DVD Release Date: 16 Dec. 2013
  • Run Time: 95 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (213 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00FC5DHB2
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 54,536 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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Following Escape from New Yorkand The Thing, John Carpenter and Kurt Russell re-unite for this mystical, action, adventure, comedy, kung-fu, monster, ghost story!

Russell plays Jack Burton, a reasonable guy who is about to experience some unreasonable things in San Francisco s Chinatown. As his friend s fiancée is kidnapped Jack becomes embroiled in a centuries-old battle between good and evil. At the root of it all is Lo Pan, a 2000-year-old magician who rules an empire of evil spirits. Jack goes to the rescue dodging demons, goblins and the unstoppable Three Storms as he battles through Lo Pan s dark domain.

One of Carpenters most enjoyable and best loved films, Big Trouble in Little China brilliantly juggles delirious set-pieces, comedy and kung-fu action with a razor sharp script of corking one-liners, as Jack would say It s all in the reflexes .

Special Features:

  • Limited edition Steelbook packaging
    • High Definition presentation of the film from a digital transfer prepared by Twentieth Century Fox
    • Optional 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and uncompressed Stereo 2.0 Audio
    • Isolated 5.1 DTS-HD Isolated Score Soundtrack
    • Optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
    • Audio Commentary with director John Carpenter and star Kurt Russell
    • Return to Little China A brand new interview with John Carpenter
    • Being Jack Burton A brand new interview with Kurt Russell
    • Carpenter and I A brand new interview with cinematographer Dean Cundey
    • A new interview with producer Larry Franco
    • Interview with visual effects producer Richard Edlund
    • Vintage Making-of featurette featuring cast and crew
    • Extended Ending
    • Deleted Scenes
    • Music Video
    • Gallery of behind-the-scenes images
    • 3 original trailers
    • TV Spots
    • Booklet featuring new writing on the film by John Kenneth Muir, author of The Films of John Carpenter, a re-print of an article on the effects of the film from American Cinematographer, illustrated with archive stills and posters

    From Amazon.co.uk

    Once you've realised this 1986 John Carpenter (Halloween) film is not going to be one of the director's more masterful works, Big Trouble in Little China just becomes a full-tilt comic blast. Kurt Russell is hilarious as a drawling, would-be John Wayne hero who steps into the middle of a supernatural war in the heart of Chinatown. While kung-fu warriors and otherworldly spirits battle over the fate of two women (Kim Cattrall and Suzee Pai), Russell's swaggering idiot manages to knock himself out or underestimate the forces he's dealing with. The whole thing is dopey, but it's supposed to be dopey and Russell's game performance brings an ironic edge. Carpenter directs some nifty spook effects (the sudden arrival of three martial-arts demigods from out of nowhere is worth applause), and he also wrote the music. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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    5.0 out of 5 starsA re-watched classic!!!
    By T Waits on 7 May 2002
    Format: DVD
    My brother, and I, first saw Big trouble..., when we were about 8 years old. We were just about to go on holiday and my father rented this video, immediate addoration!!! I mean it sounds silly now that I'm older, but my brother and I still have a copy each, it's true! Of course the subject matter is a must for all John Carpenter fans, (i.e. horror, sorcery, Kurt russell).Whilst admitting it never reaches the genre-defying heights of The Thing, or Halloween, the film never tries to be anything other than pure theatrical madness, check out Russell's performance for instance, never will you see a bigger all-american hero wannabe than Jack Burton. The special effects are great, the fight scenes are amazing, (the street fight in the alley especially between the 'wing-kong' and the chang-sings') and the script is, admirably, taking the mickey out-of-itself. All these elements make for a real good film, and with this DVD you get the extra bonus of deleted scenes, commentary, alternate endings and a much looked forward to music video starring, yes its true, John Carpenter himself...MAGIC!!!
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    4.0 out of 5 stars"China is here? I don't even know what the Hell that means!".
    By Brendan Ray Cyrus on 11 Mar. 2008
    Format: DVD
    Everything about this movie is absurd..and purposefully so. Try to read the plot aloud without laughing: A mullet-wearing truck driver, Jack Burton, teams up with his Chinese-American buddy to battle ancient Chinatown demons commanded by the ethereal 2000 year old Lo Pan and rescue their respective green-eyed (would-be) girlfriends, all with the aid of local magician/tour bus driver Egg Sheng and his lazy-eyed sorcery.

    Yet, somehow, it all works perfectly. Kurt Russell is a riot as the hero, Jack Burton, a bumbling and inept, yet surprisingly hardy, truck driver with a lot of buddies in Chinatown who has to take on a world of Chinese legends. His loud-mouthed bravado at all times (presumably he's intended to be a classic jerk American foreign devil) forms the basis for his irrepressible camaraderie with the other heroes in the movie. He may have no idea what he's doing..... but he's gonna do it anyway. Some viewers may be misled (as I was) into thinking this was some sort of cheesy martial arts film. It isn't. This is a flat-out comedy that just happens to involve a lot of swordfights, demons, and electrical discharges. Some classic examples of the typical humor drenching the film include 1) several Chinese elders and mystics sitting around a table discussing ancient curses while Jack Burton shouts at his insurance carrier about the loss of his big rig truck in the background, 2) At the start of the climactic pitched battle, Jack Burton, in a fit of adrenaline-stoked fury, fires wildly into the air with his gun and dislodges a rock from the ceiling that knocks him unconscious, 3) Jack Burton facing off against evil demonlord Lo Pan while wearing lipstick from his smooching of one of the female love interests.    Read more ›
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    5.0 out of 5 starsBIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
    By MADMAN TOP 500 REVIEWER on 24 July 2015
    Format: Blu-ray Verified Purchase
    This is great release, with loads of special features. It comes with a nice little book, and the cover is reversible, which shows the original plus new artwork, me personally i prefer the original, The Blu-ray is nice, it gets a 4/5 from me, but the sound is brilliant which is in 5.1 DTS-HD, and sounds very good. The best feature for me is the interview with John Carpenter and Kurt Russell. This is a brilliant release and a must if you love this film.
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    4.0 out of 5 starsChang-sings, Wing King, Egg Shen............ confused?
    By M. JONES VINE VOICE on 14 Sept. 2005
    Format: DVD
    It's a hard task trying to rate this film. On one hand I'm looking at the whole film and on the other I'm just thinknin of Kurt Russell's terrific Jack Burton. This film and Prince of Darkness mark the dying days of John Carpenter's golden era.
    The plot follows trucker Burton who, with his best mate, become inadvertantly involved in a supernatural gang war in Chinatown, San Francisco. On their journey deeper and deeper into the underworld they encounter street punks, demons, and a 2000 year-old sorceror who wants a green-eyed girl to make him mortal again.
    Though utterly ridiclous in every way, the set-pieces are always entertaining, particuraly the first scrum-down between the two rival gangs in an alleyway and the encounters with the 'three storms'. There are lots memorable sequences and dialogue, most involve Burton's mis-guided, all american hero making an idiot of himself.
    It's easy to see why this panned by critics, but at the same time, its great fun and pure escapism. I'd recommend this to people looking for a good laugh. The commentary between Carpenter and Russell isnt as sharp as The Thing's and meanders a bit but is still good to listen to unliken some commentaries.
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    5.0 out of 5 starsBig trouble in little china
    By Rob on 14 Oct. 2012
    Format: Blu-ray Verified Purchase
    As with a few of my other reviews i don't feel i need to review the film as its already a classic but instead intend to put down a few bits that will assist people who are considering purchasing a copy of this title from the US.

    1) The Blu ray states on the back of the cover that it is a region A disc. After checking various sites which say its multiregion i tried it out. It currently works on my F&H multiregion DVD player and it also works on my Region B PS3.

    2) Picture and sound quality is as i have come to expect for Blu ray excelent like on all but 1 of the 80's classics.

    3) Special features music video, deleted scenes, alternative ending and a few others but not really worth mentioning on here.

    This version is also cheaper than purchasing the region B version which some people appear to be selling at £15 plus.
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