Big Trouble In Little China (DVD 2002)

This is one of Carpenters more unusual films in that it is very mainstream.
Pairing up with buddy Kurt Russell again (listen to the commentary to see how well these guys get on) he once again plays the hero but not in the anti-hero way of Escape from New York or The Thing, this part could easily be played by Bruce Willis or another of the action leading men, thank god its not and Kurt does his usual great job.
Kim Cattral may ad some extra interest to this title, looking great as you'd expect and even nicer than she is in Sex in the City.
This is a complete comic book movie with very mild elements of horror, Carpenter must have tried really hard to leave out his usual gore to recieve a wider audience.
The special effect are showing their age but it does'nt detract from what is a enjoyable comedy/action/horror and is probably better than you remember it.
Picture and sound are top notch as is the extra feature being the aforementioned commentary.
This is basically a must have to sit next to your other classic Carpenter titles and remains one of his best films (it's his favorite surprisingly).

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another brilliant john carpenter film just really out there really brings out your imagination loved the storyline to and the kick ass kung foo :D 5/5

80's Classic, has to be watched. The acting is sooooo bad, but i love this film so much it's a must watch.

I like the characters that are within the story and the idea of black magic. Bits of the graphics are outdated but its worth watching as i cant think of anything like it.

I decided to buy this film as i watched it when i was a child. I stumbled across it and i could resist buying it. Was a bargain for the price. Plus it had a special editions dvd.

This is a mixture of genre's but it works superbly, proper popcorn enterainment, which does not take itself too seriously but works better because of it.

80's Action & Comedy at it's best, wish they made them like this now... If you have never seen this film, it's an essential purchase if you like adventure films

my partner is a big fan of this kurt russel film, he know's the words word for word! it is qiute an enjoyable film to watch. i bought him the dvd for a surprise valentine's present.

i bought this film as ive been after it for ages. i think it is really funny it is the kind of film i would watch over and over again

I have seen this movie many times over, and then owning it on DVD was a necessity for me to show my nephew and neices!