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Big Trouble in Little China
(1986),
Director: John Carpenter, rated PG-13 for language,
sci-fi violence
Some
people pick the darnedest places to start a fight!
  Starring:
Kurt Russell, Dennis Dun, James Hong, Victor Wong, Kim Cattrall,
Kate Burton, Donald Li, Carter Wong, James Pax
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★★☆
- near perfect
"... it's all in the
reflexes." - Jack
Burton
Why watch this?
It's packed full of action, sci-fi, martial arts and laughs.
Plot Summary:
Trucker Jack Burton gets pulled into a supernatural conflict
when his friend Wang's fiancée is kidnapped in San Francisco's
Chinatown. They discovers an ancient sorcerer named Lo Pan is
behind the abduction, seeking to break a curse that keeps him in
spirit form. Jack, Wang and their allies must battle mystical
forces and formidable foes to save the girl and stop Lo Pan's
sinister plan.
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Dad's Preview:
This was Carpenter's last great film IMHO. It has a little bit of
everything: heroes, damsels, martial arts, Chinese mysticism,
hairy 8-foot monsters, floating zombie heads, you know, the usual. Russell is iconic as
Jack T. Burton, an over-confident truck driver who waaayyy
over-estimates his charm. Still, there's a lot to love about
him. Dennis Dun, as Wang, keep's Burton under control, while James Hong is also superb as the evil sorcerer Lo Pan. |
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