Obviously I won't be sugar coating this post.
Jack Burton (Kurt Russell) is a truck driver, popping through San Francisco's China town district, when his mate's mrs is kidnapped by some bad guys. Jack is enlisted to help rescue her. There's gangs (Good and Bad), kung-fu, guns, monsters, mystical stuff, magic and luuuuurve.
It's awesome, truly.
Directed by John Carpenter (you'll read a lot about his films in later blogs), we are blessed with all manner of wit and whimsy. This is technically a b-movie, but it is most assuredly a Cult Classic. Oddly enough, I almost ignored it in Woolworths at the age of 8. It was my Mum that made me buy it. A film that would soon become a favourite in my then, video collection. Thanks Mum.
It's got Kim Cattrall in it (she was very lovely then) and has the best musical score this side of They Live (another Carpenter gem).
It's one of those films that, despite the box office failure, became Cult through home video sales and you'd be struggling to miss it in any and all good retailers. There's even talk of a sequel...! Yippieee!!!
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