Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

Posted : 3 months, 2 weeks ago at Aug 4 9:21

"Ol' Jack always says... what the hell?" An outlandish, uncategorisable blend of John Ford (and, by extension, John Wayne) and cornball Chinese mysticism, John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China is a hokey martial arts adventure flick with limitless appeal. The characters are both endearing and witty, with the actors hamming it up to extremes. Meanwhile Carpenter provides directorial genius, suspenseful set-ups, edge-of-your-seat action and a signature musical score. Big Trouble in Little China is simply a delightfully absurd action movie that never takes itself too seriously, although it isn't for all tastes. In his fourth collaboration with director Carpenter (after Elvis, Escape From New York and The Thing), Kurt Russell plays an imitable, good-natured truck driver named Jack...Read more

Posted : 2 years, 1 month ago at Oct 4 18:11

Really silly but great action flick. Kurt Russell is hilarious as the misbegotten truck driver who seems fated to run into every Chinese bad guy in Little China. Great entertainment - a feel good flick.

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 2 years, 3 months ago at Aug 20 16:13

This film epitomises the 80's action genre. It is nothing short of a hilarious master-piece with some of the most memorable characters of my childhood. The plot follows the All American trucker, Jack Burton, through the streets of China town and eventually into the paranormal underworld, where he comes face to face with the evil sorcerror Lo-Pan.

With rib-tickling action sequences and an epic final battle between memorable henchmen, chinese rent-a-villains and scores of unexplained good guys, this is the kind of film you can't afford not to have in your DVD collection. Get some friends around, get some beers in, and take your serious hat off. Perfect.

Rating : 8/10