BIG TROUBLE in little china: C/D?

John Carpenter wrote and performed the theme song!

80s rock movie themes that involve the title of the film being sung over and over again.

agreed that theme is a beautiful thing, and knowing that carpenter wrote/song it only makes it better.

I have also always liked this exchange:

Eddie:Well sure it was a war. And anybody that showed up was gonna join Lem Lee in the Hell of Being Cut to Pieces.
Jack Burton: Hell of being what?
Eddie: Chinese have a lot of Hells.

Oh, wow: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D03E9kUTTtQ&hl=en

The many moods of Jack Burton.

Ha!

I have not seen this movie in probably fifteen years!

I SUGGEST YOU FIX THAT PROBLEM.

Oh man!! My roommate used to work at this theater with a DVD projector and we would break in after hours to watch whatever movies we wanted (and DRINK) with the theater all to our selves...ah but no longer. BTILC would be so perfect.

Though if you ever have the chance, really drunk + empty movie theater + Over The Top is a pretty good time.

Highly recommended.

Chanting USA is key.

Hahahaha, Jeff Treppel to thread. (Drinking + his apartment + that film = a mini-LA FAP last December.)

"What does that say?"

"Hell of Boiling Oil."

"You're kidding."

"Yeah, I am. It says Keep Out."

ilx0rs got a lot of hells

This really pisses me off to no end!

I'm a reasonable guy. But, I've just experienced some very unreasonable things.

Just re-watched last night for the first time since childhood. Great monsters, hilarious fights, horrible screenplay/editing/direction/acting.

Must hear commentary.

This movie rules.

forever and all time classic
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I wholeheartedly endorse this as a classic. Hilarious garbage, from start to finish.

I really feel like BTiLC deserves respect as a genuinely good film! There's probably some really good detailed defense of the Carpenter aesthetic out there, but it seems to me that a lot of what could be perceived as bad about this and other films of his is really in the service of art. I don't know if it's Camp, but it's something akin to it, right?

james hong has 345 credits on imdb

big trouble is one of a short list of things i will defend to the end on the internet with a bunch of strangers.

*does the hand sign thing*!

Must hear commentary.

― Nate Carson, Thursday, January 7, 2010 3:52 PM (4 hours ago)

holds true for all JC movies!

Mrs. Kongvs and I agree that if we can't agree on a movie to watch at night, we are both perfectly happy with this one.

Plus, everytime we get in an elevator together, she says "What's this - ChiNEESE or something?"

stone cold classic <3

ned to watch this again.

uh, need to watch this again. i wasn't offering bets on ned watching it again.

Plus, everytime we get in an elevator together, she says "What's this - ChiNEESE or something?"

haha! sometimes we go, "i feel pretty good. invincible or something."*

*warning: may be a slight misquote

love this, movie is perfect

should be another jack burton film, his legacy was meant to go on

the beast WAS hanging onto the porkchop express at the end, setting it up for the sequal

This is still Momus' best nickname.

haha! sometimes we go, "i feel pretty good. invincible or something."*

*warning: may be a slight misquote

― andrew m., Friday, January 8, 2010 9:43 AM (32 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Me too! I got a very positive attitude about all this.

uh, need to watch this again. i wasn't offering bets on ned watching it again.

But at some point, I will.

Just remember what ol' Jack Burton does when the earth quakes, and the poison arrows fall from the sky, and the pillars of Heaven shake. Yeah, Jack Burton just looks that big ol' storm right square in the eye and he says, "Give me your best shot, pal. I can take it."

Just saw a screening of this at the Alamo... oh, I love this movie.

Film 4 now :)

Such a good film!

awesome for all time, no question

"if we're not back by dawn, call the president"

my mind and spirit are also going north and south tbh

So good. It's this batshit supernatural martial arts action film that gallops along with the cadences of a classic screwball comedy. Such on odd one-off hybrid. No coincidence that it was supposedly entirely rewritten from the original script by W.D. Richter.

I mean, it's not tax deductible.

we take what we want and leave the rest, much like your American salad bar

this is just so shocking. i mean i must just be so monumentally naive.

Also the song: "Biiiig trouble! (In little China!!)"

Just watched this for the first time, on the urging of the ILX ACTION POLL and it was totally awesome. Really not at all what I'd expected somehow - - - I think I've gone through life with this impression that Kurt Russell is some kind of generic tough guy actor (like a Seagal or a Van Damme), but he's actually doing this awesome lovable buffoon thing with huge doses of Harrison Ford and Jack Nicholson or something rolled in there. He's hilarious! And the fights were all pretty awesome too.

I mainly just love how the story barely makes any sense for the first 1/2 to 2/3 of the movie, which doesn't impact the characters whatsoever - and then anytime anyone opens their mouth it's to just spew out this rapid-fire exposition of everything but what would be immediately useful for anyone to know.

Also, Kim Cattrall.

Wisdom on all fronts, sir.

Doctor Casino otm

Doctor Casino, welcome.

It played last night at the Senator theater in Baltimore. I didn't find out about it until too late.

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OTM

I take every evocation as an invitation, and you're welcome

https://youtu.be/D03E9kUTTtQ

lol i knew exactly what that was gonna be before i clicked the link

Here's some good news: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-05-10/james-hong-star-hollywood-walk-of-fame-ceremony

His "Indeed!" is one of my favorite sound bites from this film.

So happy to see him recognized. I'll have to check out that Everything Everywhere All at Once movie. I think the last thing I "saw" him in was Kung Fu Panda.

Love that he has a prominent and very memorable supporting part in a successful, buzzy film at this same moment. Dude is a living legend.

As soon as I heard his voice at the beginning of Everything Everywhere All at Once I knew it was him... he pops up in so much of the schlock that I enjoy watching. Look at his IMDB credits, dude has been in everything. Most underrated role: the Jeweler in Diablo III (a video game).

James Hong with BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA costars is all I care about today, and always. pic.twitter.com/KFKiSipZdr

— Jon Abrams (@RealJonAbrams) May 12, 2022