Review of Big Trouble in Little China (1986) by Brett H — 01 May 2013

A crazy movie with a very uneven tone, but it has somehow managed to be a huge creative influence for me.

This review of Big Trouble in Little China (1986) was written by Brett H on 01 May 2013.

Big Trouble in Little China has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Big Trouble in Little China

Review of Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

By Jack B (950) on 12 May 2018

Outrageous action movie that is so out there it's so much fun to watch with lovable characters and thrilling action. Great world building too…

Read Review

Review of Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

By Gcoreviews (16) on 29 Oct 2018

My Favorite Movie of All Time!!!!! The Best Cheesy One-Liners. The Great Protagonists and Antagonists. Great Acting…

Read Review

Review of Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

By Ahmed A (371) on 19 Sep 2018

I have preferred The Thing or the Escape movies personally but there is no denying that among the many John Carpenter- Kurt Russell collaborations…

Read Review

Review of Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

By Boggiebamph123 (10) on 09 Oct 2022

Fun. Funny. Imaginative. I revert back to my 12 year old self when watching this film…

Read Review

Review of Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

By Hellholehorror (226) on 15 Feb 2022

This should have been called Big Adventure in Little China as this is all about the Chinese fun adventure time…

Read Review

Review of Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

By Imthenoob (1,101) on 07 Jul 2021

For a large part, Big Trouble in Little China can be an entertaining movie with a lot of fast-paced dialogue that feels natural and fun…

Read Review

Review of Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

By Jake C (820) on 10 Feb 2018

I have seen this movie approx. 96 times since it's premiere and it never gets old. Action, comedy, adventure. It doesn't get better than this…

Read Review

Review of Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

By Alex G (1,313) on 07 Jan 2018

Ahhh. On my list for top 20 movies. I love John Carpenter…

Read Review

Review of Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

By Greg G (298) on 31 May 2018

Bloody classic!!!! One of the best movies, canâ(TM)t be matched now days. Kurt Russell at his absolute best…

Read Review

Review of Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

By Jemonov (10) on 05 Sep 2018

This movie doesn't contain a single irrelevant scene, nay, not even a frame. Everything is there for the sole reason of being awesome…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Steel Magnolias (1989)

By Felipe F (595) on 30 Apr 2016

Steel Magnolias' star-studded cast unsuccessfully tries to cover up a predictable, unfunny and manipulative tearjerker that deliberately doubts…

Read Review

Review of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)

By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 24 Jun 2001

The game is great fun -- the movie ought to be taken out back and shot…

Read Review

Review of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003)

By Stephen Humphries (17) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 23 Jul 2003

Croft's quest is to find Pandora's Box before a mad scientist can get there first, open it, and unleash a series of second-rate special effects…

Read Review

Review of The Breakfast Club (1985)

By Darkbeast119 (4) on 28 Mar 2015

The breakfast club is a film for melodramatic teenagers and impudent a-hole critics with absolutely no idea of what's it like to be a teenager…

Read Review

Review of Me, Myself & Irene (2000)

By William Arnold (1,101) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2,422) on 25 Jan 2004

It's by far the worst comedy either he (Carrey) or the Farrelly Brothers have ever made…

Read Review

Review of Bell, Book and Candle (1958)

By Corey B (870) on 21 Feb 2012

I expected more from this taking Jimmy Stewart, Jack Lemmon and the hot Kim Novak is in it but for some reason they found a way not to make…

Read Review

Review of After Hours (1985)

By Marcus W (1,161) on 27 Jul 2012

The stories may interlink nicely, but it goes nowhere. It feels random for the sake of being random. A massive blip for Scorcese…

Read Review

Review of Raw Deal (1986)

By Carlos I (1,309) on 26 Jun 2016

FBI agent takes last assignment in this tired action flick…

Read Review

Review of May (2003)

By Paramilitary400 (19) on 16 May 2015

I'm baffled that this movie received any positive reviews because it is terrible on every imaginable level…

Read Review

Review of Pinocchio (1940)

By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 04 Jan 1969

Benigni's Pinocchio is meant to be adorable, but he comes off as less an enchanted puppet than as a harmlessly deranged middle-aged man prancing…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

66%184 Reviews

Deadpool 2

2018

76%1,635 Reviews

Babylon

2022

68%144 Reviews

Deadpool

2016

78%1,333 Reviews

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

83%1,378 Reviews

Nope

2022

68%181 Reviews

Talk to Me

2023

74%83 Reviews

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

65%84 Reviews

The Batman

2022

75%430 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews