Monday, January 12, 2015

Big Trouble in Little China

Actors:  Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, James Hong
Rating:  8 out of 10, I could not believe this beloved old movie was not part of my library – something that was recently rectified.  Re-watching it I was reminded how much fun it was, especially Russell channeling his inner John Wayne to play the bombastic, deeply flawed hero. This is John Carpenter at his best giving us too many unbelievable concepts to process while poking loving fun at the B-movie genre.  This film definitely belongs in the category of guilty pleasure but what a true pleasure it remains and Kim Cattrall was smoking hot before Sex in the City wrung all the joy out of her.     

MVP:   Russel as the blow hard, very imperfect hero Jack Burton

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