Written by- Gary Goldman, David Z. Weinstein
Starring- Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, James Hong, Victor Wong
Critics Review- "A film to embody the Eighties, and justify them."- Fernando F. Croce
Out of a possible of 5 Stars- 3 1/2 stars
My Review-
I remember watching this movie years ago, when I was little, so I chose to re-watch so I can remember what the movie was about. John Carpenter is known for his horror films; Halloween, The Thing, The Fog, just name a few. In the film, Big Trouble in Little China, Carpenter does something different a martial arts comedy. I read it was something that he always wanted to do, and I enjoyed it. Kurt Russell plays a truck driver who helps his friend save his fiance from an underground gang beneath Chinatown. The actors in the movie were chosen well, even though I only knew who four of them were. But Kurt Russell is able to play parts like this since in the 80s he was able to do that time of role, the role of the 'macho man' and Kim Cattrall was really good looking in the 80s, now you look at her ask "what the hell happened to her?" Even though at times it was over the top, it was done well because it was meant to be a little cheesy. There is one think I thought it could have used more of the villain James Hong. For me if he was the villain of the film he should have been in it a lot more, and the last fight scene between Russell and Hong could have been a little longer. Aside from that I enjoyed watching this film, and the first comedy from John Carpenter.
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