Big Trouble in Little China (Single Disc Edition)
from 20th Century Fox
Directed by thrill master John Carpenter this edge of your seat adventure stars Kurt Russell as Jack Burton a tough talking wisecracking truck driver whose hum drum life on the road takes a sudden supernatural tailspin when his best friend's fianc e is kidnapped. Speeding to the rescue Jack finds himself deep beneath San Francisco's Chinatown in a murky creature filled world ruled by Lo Pan a 2000 year old magician who mercilessly presides over an empire of spirits. Dodging demons and facing baffling terrors Jack battles his way through Lo Pan's dark domain in a full throttle action riddled ride to rescue the girl. Co-starring Kim Cattrall this effects filled sci fi spectacle speeds to an incredible twist taking finish.System Requirements: Running Time 99 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: PG-13 UPC: 024543044758 Manufacturer No: 2004475
Once you settle into the realization that this 1986 John Carpenter (Halloween) film is not going to be one of the director's more masterful works, Big Trouble in Little China just becomes a full-tilt comic blast. Kurt Russell is hilarious as a drawling, would-be John Wayne hero who steps into the middle of a supernatural war in the heart of Chinatown. While kung fu warriors and otherworldly spirits battle over the fate of two women (Kim Cattrall and Suzee Pai), Russell's swaggering idiot manages to knock himself out or underestimate the forces he's dealing with. The whole thing is dopey, but it's supposed to be dopey and Russell's game performance brings an ironic edge. Carpenter directs some nifty spook effects (the sudden arrival of three martial arts demigods from out of nowhere is worth applause), and he also wrote the music. --Tom Keogh
Gleaming the Cube
by Graeme Clifford
from Geneon [Pioneer]
To 16-year-old Brian, life is an empty pool and a skateboard, until his brother is found dead and it's declared a suicide. Determined to uncover the truth, Brian risks all as he crosses into a world of deceit, contraband, and murder. Special Features include: Cast and crew filmographies, trailer, behind the scene footage, film facts, and scene access. Christian Slater
The Golden Child
by Michael Ritchie
from Paramount
No Description Available.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 12-DEC-2003
Media Type: DVD
Things started going downhill for Eddie Murphy around the time of this 1986 clunker, in which the comic actor plays a social worker predicted to be the savior of a kidnapped child, who has special powers to heal the Earth. Dennis Feldman's script and director Michael Ritchie (The Candidate), a once-thoughtful satirist, stumble over every link in a chain of fantasy-fueled sequences. Murphy phones it in, and Charles Dance (Pascali's Island) looks foolish in retrospect. --Tom Keogh
Big Trouble in Little China (Special Edition)
from 20th Century Fox
Once you settle into the realization that this 1986 John Carpenter (Halloween) film is not going to be one of the director's more masterful works, Big Trouble in Little China just becomes a full-tilt comic blast. Kurt Russell is hilarious as a drawling, would-be John Wayne hero who steps into the middle of a supernatural war in the heart of Chinatown. While kung fu warriors and otherworldly spirits battle over the fate of two women (Kim Cattrall and Suzee Pai), Russell's swaggering idiot manages to knock himself out or underestimate the forces he's dealing with. The whole thing is dopey, but it's supposed to be dopey and Russell's game performance brings an ironic edge. Carpenter directs some nifty spook effects (the sudden arrival of three martial arts demigods from out of nowhere is worth applause), and he also wrote the music. --Tom Keogh
Running Red
by Jerry P. Jacobs
from PM Entertainment Group
Theodore Rex
by Jonathan R. Betuel
from New Line Home Video
A wise-cracking police officer is forced to team up with her new partner a sixty-five million year-old talking Tyrannosaurus Rex! Hillarious adventures follow as this unlikely duo tries to save the planet Earth from extinction. Starring Whoopi Goldberg. Year: 1996 Director: Jonathan Betuel Starring: Whoopi Goldberg Armin Mueller-Stahl Juliet LandauRunning Time: 95 min.System Requirements:Running Time 95 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG UPC: 794043637629
Row Your Boat
by Sollace Mitchell
from York Home Video
Taking its title from a children's song and its story of crime and redemption from countless American indie dramas, Row Your Boat is a sweet and not altogether predictable tale of recently released convict Jamey Meadows (Jon Bon Jovi) trying to get it right the second time around. Refusing help from his brother and former partner in crime (William Forsythe), he gets a job as a census taker to save enough cash for an apartment. On his rounds he meets pretty Chinese immigrant Chun Hua (Bai Ling), the unhappy trophy wife of a 60-year-old businessman, and spends his off hours teaching her English just for her company. True love? Maybe not, but she could be Jamey's second chance if he can stay clear of his brother, whose debts to a local loan shark push him to ever more desperate schemes. Writer-director Sollace Mitchell never quite avoids the clichés of the smalltime urban crime drama, but his refreshingly matter-of-fact direction balances the dangerous with the mundane. There's nothing glamorous in these minor heists or in Jamey's efforts to keep his self-respect and hope alive while living out of homeless shelters and killing time on the streets. Perhaps that's why this modest film got lost in the shuffle: it avoids the easy drama of violent showdowns to explore the real struggle of surviving the streets. --Sean Axmaker
Big Trouble in Little China
Directed by thrill master John Carpenter, this edgo-of-your seat adventrue stars Kurt Russell as Jack Burton, a tough-talking, wisecracking truck driver whose hum-drum life on the road takes a sudden supernatural tailspin when his best friend's fiancee is kidnapped. Speeding to the rescue, Jack finds himself deep beneath San Francisco's Chinatown, in a murky, creature-filled world ruled by Lo Pan, a 2000-year-old magician who mercilessly presides over an empire of spirits. Dodging demons and facing baffling terrors, Jack battles his way through Lo Pan's dark domain in a full-throttle, action-riddled ride to rescue the girl. Co-starring Kim Cattrall, this effects-filled sci-fi spectacle speeds to an incredible, twist-taking finish.
Skeleton Coast
by John 'Bud' Cardos
from TROMA ENTERTAINMENT INC.
-A Star-studded release that rings true during today's war on terror starring Ernest Borgnine (The Wild Bunch), Robert Vaughn (The Magnificent Seven, Dynamite) Oliver Reed (The Big Sleep), and Nancy Mulford!-Retired Colonial Smith (Ernest Borgnine), along with his pack of seven mercenaries, set out to rescue his CIA agent son that has been taken prisoner by a terrorist army after aiding a rebel uprising. The group must face a heavily armed fortress and an East German officer that specializes in torture on Skeleton Coast in order to save his life. Will the pack be able to stand up to the sadistic colonel (Robert Vaughan) and other villainous scoundrels they must face along the way or die trying? Will anyone get decapitated? -It's The Dirty Dozen meets The Wild Bunch by way of Platoon!
DVD Features
-Introduction by Lloyd Kaufman President of Troma Entertainment and creator of The Toxic Avenger!
-Original theatrical trailer for Troma's War!
-The "Make Your Own Damn Movie box set" film school in a box!
-Learn about the only truly independent film festival with the Tromadance Essay!
-Extra bonus scene from Troma's War!
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