Big Trouble in Little China

dwatts · 07-22-2003, 02:03 AM

I just watched this. Here's a question - why didn't Carpenter make more of this type of film? Why isn't Kurt Russell in everything he makes? How is this film a Carpenter film? It doesn't look like one to me, and even the music he wrote is just, well, fuller.

Any fans of this film. I bought the two-disc version, with a transfer to die for..... I know it's not "horror", but Carpenter is, well Carpenter.....

bigdaddyhorse · 07-22-2003, 02:20 AM

Anyone who doesn't have the 2-disc version should get it before it gets too expensive! It's not on the list of 2-disc re-issues from Fox, and teh DTS track is worth it alone! (Not to mention all the great shit on disc 2!) having trouble finding it, bid on my auction here, or PM me. I have 1 more extra copy besides the one on ebay I'll sell for $25 + shipping (actuall cost for you guys, the $5 on ebay is to help cover fees! $3.85 Priority is the real rate, Media mail is cheaper than that but takes longer).
Sorry if this gets moved to the trade section, I just couldn't resist seeing how I just put the disc up on ebay!

As for your questions. I think Carpenter was always more into horror, plus this didn't do diddely dick at the box office. It only caught on after the video came out, and is still mis-understood. I'm sure the studios and schedules and stuff made it so Russell couldn't be in every Carpenter film, but they do have a great cemistry in the ones they have done (as well as the commentaries for said films!)
It's a Carpenter film because he directed it!
He didn't do more like it because it failed at the box office.

Mortis · 07-22-2003, 02:22 AM

I knew I should have picked it up at Wal-Mart a while back.

07-22-2003, 02:35 AM

I love this movie, god help me, I have to watch it every so often or things just seem wrong. Carpenter and Kurt have a great chemistry in their movies, Halloween aside, neither is as great alone as they are together. I would love for them to work together more often.

hell ya! · 07-22-2003, 03:31 AM

I love this movie, my fave Charpenter and Russell film. Its just one hell of a fun time.

Mark Relford · 07-22-2003, 03:42 AM

dwatts, did you see the music video from The Coupe de Villes?

I can't get enough of it!

Carpenter and co. should've made a rock album. Good movie, BTW.

rhett · 07-22-2003, 03:54 AM

Yeah Mark, for me that Coupe de Villes music video made that disc. Definitely some of the best cheese ever captured on DVD.

As for the movie, well it is a classic. Kurt Russell gives one of his best performances, and John Carpenter really lets himself go in what is one huge thrill ride of a film. I could have done without the tacked on opening scene, but other than that this film is pure magic.

Shannafey · 07-22-2003, 04:35 AM

Just a few words... A Carpenter Classic!!

indiephantom · 07-22-2003, 07:37 AM

I want to like this film, but I just don't. I sold off the disc...I own most of everything else Carpenter has done and love it. This and Memoirs of an Invisible Man I consider low points for him. I know I'm in the minority.

Erg0n · 07-22-2003, 07:58 AM

I enjoyed this film. I remember seeing it back in elementary and found the title "big trouble in little china" amusing, to this day I have no idea why.

Agent Z · 07-22-2003, 07:59 AM

Well, I liked BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA just enough to shell out the nine dollars for the cheaper one disc version (anamorphic, 4.1, trailer, audio commentary), but I'll be the first to admit that while BTILC excelled in the comedy department, it pretty much fell flat on its face with its action sequences. Like indiephantom said, it's a film that you want to like.....the premise is so great and the set-ups are there.....but the film never quite hits the mark set for it.

07-22-2003, 11:40 AM

FYI: I'm not sure how or why but "Buckaroo Banzai" is a prequel to the movie.

I've never seen that movie but I understand it has a pretty big following.

dwatts · 07-22-2003, 11:48 AM

Never heard of it. I have no investigated the extras on this one yet. It was a weird night, and this was the second of three movies I watched almost back to back.

Agent Z · 07-22-2003, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Revoltor......
FYI: I'm not sure how or why but "Buckaroo Banzai" is a prequel to the movie.

From the IMDB:

"W.D. Richter wrote a screenplay for a sequel to this film. The never produced "Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League" was eventually re-tooled into _Big Trouble In Little China (1986)_ ."

KR~! · 07-22-2003, 05:55 PM

Big Trouble In Little China rocks!

07-22-2003, 02:03 AM	#1
dwatts HackMaster Join Date: May 2002 Location: Crashed Posts: 16,580	Big Trouble in Little China I just watched this. Here's a question - why didn't Carpenter make more of this type of film? Why isn't Kurt Russell in everything he makes? How is this film a Carpenter film? It doesn't look like one to me, and even the music he wrote is just, well, fuller. Any fans of this film. I bought the two-disc version, with a transfer to die for..... I know it's not "horror", but Carpenter is, well Carpenter.....

07-22-2003, 02:20 AM	#2
bigdaddyhorse Detroit Hi-on Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Under a rock Posts: 11,933	Anyone who doesn't have the 2-disc version should get it before it gets too expensive! It's not on the list of 2-disc re-issues from Fox, and teh DTS track is worth it alone! (Not to mention all the great shit on disc 2!) having trouble finding it, bid on my auction here, or PM me. I have 1 more extra copy besides the one on ebay I'll sell for $25 + shipping (actuall cost for you guys, the $5 on ebay is to help cover fees! $3.85 Priority is the real rate, Media mail is cheaper than that but takes longer). Sorry if this gets moved to the trade section, I just couldn't resist seeing how I just put the disc up on ebay! As for your questions. I think Carpenter was always more into horror, plus this didn't do diddely dick at the box office. It only caught on after the video came out, and is still mis-understood. I'm sure the studios and schedules and stuff made it so Russell couldn't be in every Carpenter film, but they do have a great cemistry in the ones they have done (as well as the commentaries for said films!) It's a Carpenter film because he directed it! He didn't do more like it because it failed at the box office. __________________ "!" My Fucking DVDS Last edited by bigdaddyhorse; 07-22-2003 at 02:27 AM.

07-22-2003, 02:22 AM	#3
Mortis GARBAGE DAY! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 7,399	I knew I should have picked it up at Wal-Mart a while back. __________________ Punish!

07-22-2003, 03:31 AM	#5
hell ya! ~Go ahead, make my day~ Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Ontario, CANADA Posts: 3,568	I love this movie, my fave Charpenter and Russell film. Its just one hell of a fun time. __________________ ~MY DVD COLLECTION~ "Devil on the left An angel on the right There's no mistake Who I'll be with tonight" DANZIG

07-22-2003, 03:42 AM	#6
Mark Relford Chairman of the Bored Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Indy Posts: 2,610	dwatts, did you see the music video from The Coupe de Villes? I can't get enough of it! Carpenter and co. should've made a rock album. Good movie, BTW. __________________ "Have you ever had an Egyptian feast?"

07-22-2003, 02:35 AM	#4
onebyone Guest Posts: n/a	I love this movie, god help me, I have to watch it every so often or things just seem wrong. Carpenter and Kurt have a great chemistry in their movies, Halloween aside, neither is as great alone as they are together. I would love for them to work together more often.

07-22-2003, 03:54 AM	#7
rhett Moderator Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Canada Posts: 8,874	Yeah Mark, for me that Coupe de Villes music video made that disc. Definitely some of the best cheese ever captured on DVD. As for the movie, well it is a classic. Kurt Russell gives one of his best performances, and John Carpenter really lets himself go in what is one huge thrill ride of a film. I could have done without the tacked on opening scene, but other than that this film is pure magic. __________________ "It's a good scream...it's a good scream..."

07-22-2003, 04:35 AM	#8
Shannafey Don't Monkey With Me! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: South Florida, But Far from the Hell that is Miami Posts: 6,370	Just a few words... A Carpenter Classic!!

07-22-2003, 07:37 AM	#9
indiephantom Horny Spirit Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Ghost World Posts: 3,880	I want to like this film, but I just don't. I sold off the disc...I own most of everything else Carpenter has done and love it. This and Memoirs of an Invisible Man I consider low points for him. I know I'm in the minority.

07-22-2003, 07:58 AM	#10
Erg0n My Baby Picture Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: In a House that's Up My Butt In A Cellar, Canada Posts: 1,532	I enjoyed this film. I remember seeing it back in elementary and found the title "big trouble in little china" amusing, to this day I have no idea why. __________________ Deuteronomy 32:42-43 If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me. I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.

07-22-2003, 07:59 AM	#11
Agent Z "Get to the river... Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,499	Well, I liked BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA just enough to shell out the nine dollars for the cheaper one disc version (anamorphic, 4.1, trailer, audio commentary), but I'll be the first to admit that while BTILC excelled in the comedy department, it pretty much fell flat on its face with its action sequences. Like indiephantom said, it's a film that you want to like.....the premise is so great and the set-ups are there.....but the film never quite hits the mark set for it. __________________ ....and get some water for billy!" Last edited by Agent Z; 07-23-2003 at 03:02 AM.

07-22-2003, 11:40 AM	#12
Revoltor Guest Posts: n/a	FYI: I'm not sure how or why but "Buckaroo Banzai" is a prequel to the movie. I've never seen that movie but I understand it has a pretty big following.

07-22-2003, 11:48 AM	#13
dwatts HackMaster Join Date: May 2002 Location: Crashed Posts: 16,580	Never heard of it. I have no investigated the extras on this one yet. It was a weird night, and this was the second of three movies I watched almost back to back.

07-22-2003, 05:55 PM	#15
KR~! The Apocalyptic Kid Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: In Hel's Womb Posts: 5,462	Big Trouble In Little China rocks! __________________ We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe. - Johann von Goethe

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