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Big Trouble in Little China is a 1986 American fantasy action-comedy film directed by John Carpenter, and starring Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun and James Hong. The film tells the story of truck driver Jack Burton (Russell), who helps his friend Wang Chi (Dun) rescue Wang's green-eyed fiancée from bandits in San Francisco's Chinatown. They go into the mysterious underworld beneath Chinatown, where they face…
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Hola amigos, buenas vibras para todos. > Hello friends, good vibes to all. *Source!* Hace unos días y por mera decisión quise buscar esta película para volverla a ver ya que para los que no lo saben estamos ante un film de verdadero culto que salió a la luz en la década de los ochenta. Dirigida por John Carpenter, el padre de muchas películas de terror a lo largo de la historia, por ejemplo de toda la saga de "Hallo…More
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Big Trouble in Little China, Source of Image Edited with Paint Big Trouble in Little China es un film donde reina la fantasía creativa de su director haciendo que los personajes pasen de una situación común y corriente a un extraño mundo místico Chino donde el único límite es el poder artístico de la creatividad, roza lo absurdo pero al hacerlo bien queda un producto hilarante, solo miren la miniatura, eso es arte,…More
I have been a bit fan of John Carpenter for many years now. A filmmaker that I feel really allowed the blockbuster idea to flourish going into the 80s. His films are full of filmmaking soul ranging from the use of wide, cinematic anamorphic lenses to a reliance on practical effects in costume, makeup, and set design. His films cemented in history mostly due to his entries within the horror and thriller genres. Creat…More
Passage of time and tendency to view past through rose-tinted glasses can do interesting things to reputation of certain films. When *Big Trouble in Little China*, fantasy action comedy directed by John Carpenter, originally appeared in cinema, it turned out to be box office and critical failure. Yet, today it is widely considered to be among the most beloved films of its era. Protagonist, played by Kurt Russell, is…More
Green Eyed Girls. This probably as close to a cartoon as you can get with out being a cartoon. It seems everyone in the film had a blast and didn't take it too seriously. The fight scenes were quite good for the day, which adds to the fun of the movie. The hero in this is Jack, a truck driver that always drives within his reflexes. His Chinese friend Wang is picking up his fiancee Miao who happens to have green eyes…More
Last night I was trying to explain the tone of Big Trouble in Little China to a friend. Forget it, just play it. We're not to the second act, when she points out the similarities between Big Trouble's Jack Burton and Angus MacGyver himself. I might have been blind to it as MacGyver was a key favorite character of my youth (and non youth) years. Big Trouble I had only seen for the first time maybe a year ago, so it w…More
-via IMDb.com Kurt Russell is Jack Burton in John Carpenter's awesome B-movie, Big Trouble in Little China , from 1986. Jack takes his friend Wang to pick up his fiancée from the airport and ends up fighting the forces of evil as said fiancée is kidnapped by the supernatural, immortal Lo Pan, played by James Hong. Victor Wong is bus driver/ sorcerer Egg Shen and Kim Cattrall is Gracie Law in this one. This movie is…More
Bad movies are a dying art. That's not to say that people don't make bad movies anymore. They do. But there is a tame ness to their approach that undercuts all the bad. Today's bad movies are what we might also call "safe" movies. They suffer for their lack of daring. They're boring. But it was not always so. In the previous century, there was a greater appetite for B-movies popcorn flicks that understood they were…More