Big Trouble in Little China.

**Cropsy** · November 18, 2008, 06:26am

Terrific and underrated cult 1986 fantasy-action-comedy from John Carpenter with Kurt Russell and pre-Sex and The City's Kim Cattral with Blade Runner's James Hong. Loved this since i saw it on HBO when i was 6 in 1988!

Who else thought Thunder looked like a Garbage Pail Kid when he was about to explode?

**LaRock** · November 18, 2008, 07:24am

Jack Burton is my favorite Kurt Russell character ever, even more than Snake Plissken. He absolutely nailed the cockiness with the coolness, and yet he never took the character too seriously.

I can't tell you how many times I've seen the film. Thunder did look like a GPK in that scene, and I always thought Lightning was the inspiration for Raiden on MK.

And one day I WILL cut a bottle in half with a butcher knife...

**hairybeastman** · November 18, 2008, 07:54am

This and The princess bride are my two fav movies of all time i acutally wore out a vhs tape of them both ive watched them so much back in the day

**sonofblaine** · November 18, 2008, 08:04am

Originally Posted by Cropsy

Who else thought Thunder looked like a Garbage Pail Kid when he was about to explode?

I did.

This was one of my favorite movies too! My Dad was at the Air Force burn center in Ft. Sam Houston, TX in '88 and I spent alot of time there, and HBO was always playing this movie and I watched it almost every day! The new DVD is great. Love Russell and Carpenter's commentary.

I have this movie memorized.

"We are not put on this Earth to 'Get it'." -Lo Pan-

**discosupafly** · November 18, 2008, 10:34am

Also, the DVD commentary by Carpenter and Russel is single-handedly the BEST commentary for a film EVER!!

Seriously, here are two guys who really respect each other on both a work-based and personal level - and they both have so much intimate knowledge of the movie itself, characters and cast, props, sets and more. Not to mention that they obviously had a real blast just making the commentary!

**motu77** · November 18, 2008, 10:35am

I agree this is one of the best movies to ever come out. I pretty much laugh from begining to end.

**StratosMacca** · November 18, 2008, 10:40am

Big Trouble in Little China is one of my favorite movies of all time. I loved it growing up, and I think I love it even more now that I'm older

--Leanne

**LadyAngora** · November 18, 2008, 11:34am

hahaha! this is one of my husband's favorite movies of all time... have no idea why a girl with green eyes is so darn rare... lol! my sister has green eyes.

**MossMan710179** · November 18, 2008, 12:28pm

BTILC is in my top 5 favorite movies!...

**Beeto Bot** · November 18, 2008, 12:45pm

I can't explain it but, I love this movie and also first saw it on HBO in the 80's. For some reason I don't own it on DVD. I think I'll put it on my Christmas list.

**Mer-Man's Minion** · November 18, 2008, 03:09pm

I've never seen this film. I always thought it was a big drama from the title. I had no idea it was a comedy until I saw it talked about on "I Love the 80s 3D"

**wolf-manj** · November 18, 2008, 04:16pm

Originally Posted by LadyAngora

hahaha! this is one of my husband's favorite movies of all time... have no idea why a girl with green eyes is so darn rare... lol! my sister has green eyes.

i think it was more of an asian woman with green eyes. But since kim catrall was there and she had green eyes they took her as well.

**krugos** · November 18, 2008, 05:23pm

I have not seen this in ages, but I loved this film, it was on TV all the time back then. This is for sure in my list of things I want to watch again.

Originally Posted by LaRock

and I always thought Lightning was the inspiration for Raiden on MK.

When I first saw that game I though it was the same character from the film (I couldn't remember character's name in the film).

**leo_skeletor** · November 18, 2008, 05:43pm

Yeah!! I love that 80s movie. The Mr. Russell hair style is awesome

. Here, in Spain, the translate tittle was "Golpe en la pequeña China"

**sonofblaine** · November 18, 2008, 05:50pm

Originally Posted by krugos

I have not seen this in ages, but I loved this film, it was on TV all the time back then. This is for sure in my list of things I want to watch again.

When I first saw that game I though it was the same character from the film (I couldn't remember character's name in the film).

He was just called Lightning. The other two members of the Three Storms were Thunder and Rain.

**BlueStreak** · November 18, 2008, 09:12pm

Great movie! I watch it every time it comes on - even though my wife thinks it cheesy.

**thor** · November 19, 2008, 01:15am

I always like this movie.

**KidTDragon** · November 19, 2008, 05:50am

I wanted to see this movie for the longest time, and I finally got to last year. What a disappointment. Maybe it's something you have to see as a kid to appreciate, cuz I thought it stunk. And why the hell was Kurt Russell talking like John Wayne the whole time? That got annoying real quick.

**Firefly** · November 19, 2008, 06:05pm

I watched this again for the first time in ages about a year ago. I enjoyed it, but it wasn't quite as entertaining to me as when I was a kid.

**MossMan710179** · May 10, 2009, 12:11am

For all us Blu people:
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...o_Blu-ray/2779

I hope there will be more features than were what on the 2 disc DVD...

**Squid** · May 10, 2009, 01:01am

I didn't know about this flick,
just tubed it, and I love it.
I adore cheasy 80s science fictions
and adventure films, you know;
Flash Gordon, Howard the Duck, Jewel of the Nile ect.

I laught my ass off at 1:41-1:44!

I'm gonne find me a copy somewhere!

**Sky Breaker** · May 10, 2009, 06:01am

One of my favorite movies as a kid.

I watched it about a year ago, and honestly, I didn't age that badly. It was still fun, and in many ways superior to all the new big budget Asian super kung fu flicks of today.

I loved the 3 storms. The guy with the lightning was awesome. I wish the movie could be remade so they could shine again and not be dispatched so easily. I know, I know, everyone is sick of remakes but this movie could be amazing if rehashed and done properly.

**Vanquest** · May 10, 2009, 07:53am

Funniest cult movie ever filmed.
Jack rules. He rules. He really rules.

The DVD special edition sucks in terms of picture quality. We need a major restoration for this.

**Stampede** · May 10, 2009, 08:11am

I watch this flick every month. Bought it as soon as I saw it on the shelf. I also love the Carpenter/Russel commentary. The banter between them is always awesome. Especially because Kurt loves the characters and the movie so much, it's lots of fun hearing him talk about it. Whenever his character does something funny he bursts out laughing.

**wolf-manj** · May 10, 2009, 09:19am

Originally Posted by Sky Breaker

I wish the movie could be remade so they could shine again and not be dispatched so easily. I know, I know, everyone is sick of remakes but this movie could be amazing if rehashed and done properly.

they could always do a sequel. I remember hearing they were thinking about it at one point.

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