Comments on: Big Trouble in Little China (movie review) http://billwardwriter.com/big-trouble-in-little-china-movie-review/ science fiction, fantasy, and horror book reviews and news Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:29:35 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Bill Ward http://billwardwriter.com/big-trouble-in-little-china-movie-review/comment-page-1/#comment-3327 Bill Ward Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:22:28 +0000 http://billwardwriter.com/?p=2850#comment-3327 Well said. Well said.

]]> By: Larry http://billwardwriter.com/big-trouble-in-little-china-movie-review/comment-page-1/#comment-3326 Larry Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:45:25 +0000 http://billwardwriter.com/?p=2850#comment-3326 Gotta agree, awesome movie with an oddball humour and the background moral of "You may not be superman, but never give up, never say die, believe in yourself or die trying!". It's not the typical packaged Hollywood vision so I guess that's why people (and the studio) didn't 'get it'. Gotta agree, awesome movie with an oddball humour and the background moral of “You may not be superman, but never give up, never say die, believe in yourself or die trying!”. It’s not the typical packaged Hollywood vision so I guess that’s why people (and the studio) didn’t ‘get it’.

]]> By: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (movie review) — Bill Ward http://billwardwriter.com/big-trouble-in-little-china-movie-review/comment-page-1/#comment-3117 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (movie review) — Bill Ward Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:28:25 +0000 http://billwardwriter.com/?p=2850#comment-3117 [...] a surrealist, absurdist quality running through it unlike any other film I was to encounter until Big Trouble in Little China — perhaps it’s no surprise then that the director of Buckaroo Banzai contributed to the [...] [...] a surrealist, absurdist quality running through it unlike any other film I was to encounter until Big Trouble in Little China — perhaps it’s no surprise then that the director of Buckaroo Banzai contributed to the [...]

]]> By: The Black Hole (movie review) — Bill Ward http://billwardwriter.com/big-trouble-in-little-china-movie-review/comment-page-1/#comment-3022 The Black Hole (movie review) — Bill Ward Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:22:35 +0000 http://billwardwriter.com/?p=2850#comment-3022 [...] review. The Black Hole never seemed to be cable fodder, it was never on in constant barrages like Big Trouble in Little China, Enemy Mine, The Bride, or Ice Pirates. I have some memory of watching it on a TV screen at some [...] [...] review. The Black Hole never seemed to be cable fodder, it was never on in constant barrages like Big Trouble in Little China, Enemy Mine, The Bride, or Ice Pirates. I have some memory of watching it on a TV screen at some [...]

]]> By: Mike http://billwardwriter.com/big-trouble-in-little-china-movie-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2934 Mike Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:24:36 +0000 http://billwardwriter.com/?p=2850#comment-2934 "If alien conquerors appeared suddenly in low Earth orbit and demanded we justify our civilization I’d send them Big Trouble in Little China — and challenge them to top it." I'm totally saving this quote. This and They Live were high points for a bit of a downhill turn for Carpenter's career: Ghosts of Mars, Escape from L. A., and (God help us all) Vampires were all made after this film. What the hell happened? I don't think any Carpenter film I've seen made after 1988 exhibits even half the creativity and fun exemplified here. “If alien conquerors appeared suddenly in low Earth orbit and demanded we justify our civilization I’d send them Big Trouble in Little China — and challenge them to top it.”

I’m totally saving this quote. This and They Live were high points for a bit of a downhill turn for Carpenter’s career: Ghosts of Mars, Escape from L. A., and (God help us all) Vampires were all made after this film. What the hell happened? I don’t think any Carpenter film I’ve seen made after 1988 exhibits even half the creativity and fun exemplified here.

]]> By: Bill Ward http://billwardwriter.com/big-trouble-in-little-china-movie-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2922 Bill Ward Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:18:39 +0000 http://billwardwriter.com/?p=2850#comment-2922 If alien conquerors appeared suddenly in low Earth orbit and demanded we justify our civilization I'd send them <em>Big Trouble in Little China</em> -- and challenge them to top it. If alien conquerors appeared suddenly in low Earth orbit and demanded we justify our civilization I’d send them Big Trouble in Little China — and challenge them to top it.

]]> By: Rabid http://billwardwriter.com/big-trouble-in-little-china-movie-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2921 Rabid Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:38:03 +0000 http://billwardwriter.com/?p=2850#comment-2921 Oh my god. I loved this movie when I first saw in about ten years ago. Just looking around the shelves at Blockbuster one night with friends, trying to pick out some cheese and happened upon this. I was already a fan of Kurt Russell, but this cemented his god-like status. :) Oh my god. I loved this movie when I first saw in about ten years ago. Just looking around the shelves at Blockbuster one night with friends, trying to pick out some cheese and happened upon this. I was already a fan of Kurt Russell, but this cemented his god-like status. :)

]]> By: Christopher Heath http://billwardwriter.com/big-trouble-in-little-china-movie-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2918 Christopher Heath Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:07:23 +0000 http://billwardwriter.com/?p=2850#comment-2918 This is an old favorite of mine as well. I remember one weekend when I was in my early twenties I saw it was getting ready to come on, so I ran out and bought some Chinese take out for lunch, came back and watched it while eating sweet and sour chicken and egg rolls. Perfect rainy Saturday and I still remember it after all these years. Tried to get my 9 year old son to like this movie--didn't take. This is an old favorite of mine as well. I remember one weekend when I was in my early twenties I saw it was getting ready to come on, so I ran out and bought some Chinese take out for lunch, came back and watched it while eating sweet and sour chicken and egg rolls. Perfect rainy Saturday and I still remember it after all these years. Tried to get my 9 year old son to like this movie–didn’t take.

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