Review of Big Trouble in Little China (1986) by Shannon M — 29 Oct 2010

I could watch this movie 1000 times, wait a minute... I have. Kurt Russell in his hay day!

This review of Big Trouble in Little China (1986) was written by Shannon M on 29 Oct 2010.

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 Tuhkakasa (4) on 28 Apr 2021

This was one of the entertaining movies that are out there. Truck driver and restaurant owner have to go save they girls from evil sorcerer…

Read Review

Review of Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

By Trey333 (9) on 17 Feb 2018

Vertigo, Citizen Kane, Gone with the Wind all step aside. There is a new big dog in town…

Read Review

Review of Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

By Terry B (255) on 06 Jan 2018

Ole Jack always says.. what the hell! This movie really shook the pillars for me as a kid and continues to as an adult…

Read Review

Review of Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

By Edreview (2) on 30 Jun 2021

The film is very funny, good protagonist, good actors, Kurt Russel fit perfectly the role of Jack Burton, the story is great and filled with…

Read Review

Review of Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

By Andy S (1,590) on 21 Dec 2017

Very attractive women in this movie. John Carpenter know how to find them and cast them I guess. The lightning special effects were awesome…

Read Review

Review of Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

By Jerry D (74) 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 Mbelizec (19) on 05 Mar 2023

Great movie! Great story, great acting, all great! Really liked it. If you want a good, funny, positive experience, this is it…

Read Review

Review of Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

By Sakurapeachtea (4) on 19 Nov 2019

You can't explain this movie with words, just watch it. It's that amazing, there's a reason why it's a cult classic…

Read Review

Review of Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

By Gelfling (1) on 03 Mar 2020

I really wanted to love this, the basic idea sounds great after all. Unfortunately this movie is really just bad, not even so bad its funny…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

By Michael O'sullivan (1,712) for Washington Post (9,851) on 14 Jul 2011

Feels like a tedious historical artifact. It's a sci-fi Days of Wine and Roses for the arthouse crowd…

Read Review

Review of The Gold Rush (1925)

By Paul A (1,065) on 24 Mar 2011

Some parts were funny but for the most part it was dull and boring…

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 Rush Hour (1998)

By Broyax (884) on 26 Jan 2017

C'est le début de la fin pour la carrière de Jackie Chan avec cette comédie hollymerdienne sortie tout droit du fond d'une poubelle…

Read Review

Review of Dirty Harry (1971)

By Nilesh J (263) on 25 Mar 2015

A movie made to focus on a super-star in his prime. It is easy to see why it must have done well with the viewers back then…

Read Review

Review of The Driver (1978)

By Melanie F (305) on 10 Jul 2008

After 10 minutes of nothing happening, I stopped watching…

Read Review

Review of Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975)

By Lenny R (322) on 14 Jul 2015

I watched this film back-to-back with the first film and this one was quite different…

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 Cool Runnings (1993)

By Matthew S (2,399) on 08 Mar 2015

A boring uninspiring film and very predictable. Where some parts encouraged a laugh others were yet to be desired…

Read Review

Review of Toy Story 2 (1999)

By Sodler (5) on 15 Aug 2021

For how much longer. Disney sequels just do not work. Pixar tries harder, but why bother if Disney only cares about the money…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023

78%170 Reviews

Gone Girl

2014

81%1,229 Reviews

War for the Planet of the Apes

2017

78%1,656 Reviews

Deadpool

2016

78%1,333 Reviews

Midsommar

2019

69%207 Reviews

The Gentlemen

2020

70%170 Reviews

Hereditary

2018

72%1,650 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

Bullet Train

2022

66%170 Reviews

Upgrade

2018

76%696 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Big Trouble in Little China

1986

70%764 Reviews

The Talented Mr. Ripley

1999

77%722 Reviews

The Man Who Would Be King

1975

80%517 Reviews

Life with Mikey

1993

50%78 Reviews

The Omen

1976

74%648 Reviews

Flash of Genius

2008

64%643 Reviews

Shaft in Africa

1973

57%50 Reviews

The Lake House

2006

68%757 Reviews

Uptown Girls

2003

59%506 Reviews

Scary Movie 3

2003

57%661 Reviews