Review of Big Trouble in Little China (1986) by Brian C — 29 Nov 2012
A highly entertaining 1980s cult movie gem!
Filmmaker John Carpenter directs this action-packed thrill ride of a movie with humor and a touch of fantasy.
Starring Kurt Russell who plays Jack Burton (with tongue in cheek humor & a bit of a John Wayne swagger) a tough talking, macho truck driver who gets dragged into a battle between the forces of good and evil in San Francisco's Chinatown. Involving two rival Chinese gangs, a 2000 year old accursed sorcerer named Lopan, his henchmen (three Chinese demigods called "The Three Storms") who are the embodiments of Wind, Thunder & Lightning and Chinese black magic.
When Jack and a gambling buddy sets out to help save two green-eyed women from a terrible fate at the hands of Lopan. They with the aide of a wise-ass Chinese wizard and a group of Shaolin Monks journey into Lopan's Empire deep beneath the streets of Chinatown. But before facing Lopan and saving the girls, they must face monsters, demons and all sorts of wierdness.
"Big Trouble in Little China" is one of the most fun action/comedies from the 1980s and one of my favorite John Carpenter movies.
This review of Big Trouble in Little China (1986) was written by Brian C on 29 Nov 2012.
Big Trouble in Little China has generally received positive reviews.
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