The Pork Chop Express Has Arrived !

I found a vhs copy of John Carpenter's "Big Trouble in Little China" at a used books and video store this week and I snagged it up quick. I'm of the opinion that if it's still out in vhs somewhere on this planet I should see it that way first. But as soon as I find one, I'll be buying the dvd version too. I haven't seen this movie since it came out back in 1986. So I finally saw it this afternoon and I wasn't disappointed. It's a wild, free for all action adventure,kung fu, fantasy,comedy, supernatural, two- fisted B movie with a dash of romance to set the ride in motion.

The dialogue was priceless and for me was the best part of the movie. Whenever Jack Burton had something to say you could almost imagine the lines being spoken in a film from the thirties or forties, minus the cussing, of course. In fact the dialogue between the characters, which is fast paced and very funny, was reminiscent of the writing style from those golden days of cinema. Kim Cattrall delivers some doozies too. "Don't panic. It's only me, Gracie Law." Or " Look. You know I'm always poking my nose where it don't belong." Those two lines are spoken minutes apart. Fabuloso!

But Kurt Russel has the best lines of all as Jack Burton uttering gems like this one: " Okay, you people sit tight and keep the home fires burning. And if were not back by dawn, call the president." He says the lines straight-faced but there's a subtle wink between the lines to the audience in his delivery too. Beautiful stuff. I can't wait to see it again and again. It's a classic popcorn movie. Next on my list is "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension"... in vhs, of course.