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jamie_atp

SON OF A BITCH MUST PAY

11 years 6 months ago

One of those movies where you can't help but tilt your head at the TV and mutter "what... exactly am I watching here?" It's a classic cult film and despite being rather strange it knows exactly what it is and how to cater to the audience.

8 years ago

Prof. Lumpcicle

Have ya paid your dues, Jack?

Yessir. The check is in the mail.

11 years 5 months ago

Earring72

Very camp and ridiculous 80ies action fantasy movie. Loved it as a kid and enjoyed it again today. Fun and exciting.

10 years ago

tricksta_p

I was born ready.

10 years 11 months ago

Siskoid

Where I thought John Carpenter's equally high-concept Escape from New York was paceless and dull, his Big Trouble in Little China really, really, REALLY hits its mark as a high-octane, even relentless, action flick. I compare it to the Indiana Jones films, where you're always in the middle of some climax or other, but instead of Lucas' Saturday Matinees, Carpenter takes his cue from Shaw Bros.' kung fu flicks - and those crazy fantastical ones at that! Kurt Russell is perfect as the badass trucker with all the cool lines and a John Wayne drawl, who is nevertheless in over his head, in actuality the sidekick to local heroes. The way Carpenter constantly undermines Jack Burton as a "hero" is pure, and delightful, genre subversion. As with most of the director's work, there's great care given to world building, and though the film takes place in the 80s and has some 80s fashions, it doesn't feel dated. That neon temple is keen! Even Kim Cattrall's odd comic book delivery has its place in this weird collage. Rollicking good fun.

7 years 1 month ago

On cinema at the cinema

Totally give this movie a try. I had no idea what the hell I was watching during the first 20 minutes, but I was determined to complete the movie and I'm totally glad I did. It's so different and has a type of humor to it that you don't see in movies today. Basically this movie is Mortal Kombat meets Ghostbusters, in downtown China Town San Francisco, for a kung fu fight out and a large cup of tea!

7 years 7 months ago