Big Trouble In Little China [1986]

One of Carpenters best movies

Such a great film, saw this in the 80s when it first came out in 1982. absolutely brilliant loved it

Excellent movie great fun and great memories from when it was released

Good film

It's usually hit and miss when an older title makes its way to blu ray, but with this one I was pleasantly surprised. There is a little graining in the opening scene, but once that's out of the way and the pork chop express rolls in, the picture is great for it's age, a definite improvement over the DVD special edition from about 10 years ago! The action scenes don't suffer too bad with the movement/image splitting that occurs on many a blu ray. The sound is great, the vocals and sound effects are well balanced so you're not reaching for the remote to increase/decrease the volume between scenes. Blu ray extras are interesting too, interviews with cast and John Carpenter himself. I was just a little kid when the movie came out, but it was interesting to hear about the lack of support and advertising surrounding the films release by the studio. As a fan of the film, John Carpenter and Kurt Russell, this film succeeds on all levels, it's a film for everyone, and is a true 80's classic! A worthy blu ray purchase, go for the steelbook if you can!

Just an awesome, classic, piece of cinematic history…… watch it, and revel in the ‘badass-ness’ of it all….

Director John Carpenter 1986 production which was a box-office flop combing as it does several genres in one film which are fantasy action adventure and kung- fu the story is about an all-American trucker who gets dragged into a century's old mystical war through no fault of his own as he and his friend Wang who are at the airport to pick up Wang's bride to be who just happens to have emerald green eyes this is the colour of eyes the evil sorcerer Lo Pan must marry to regain his physical form. Jack and Wang must save Wang's fiancée Miao Yin from Lo Pan and his henchmen and Jack must get back his stolen truck in the process all in Chinatown where magic seems to exist. This 50GB Region free disc was released in 2009 in the US and is encoded with the MPEG-4 codec in full 1080p resolution film is in the original Aspect ratio of 2.35.1 with English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48 kHz 24 bit) along with Russian, French, Spanish and Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1, English and Thai Stereo audio tracks there are also subtitles in the following languages: - English for the hard of hearing, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Thai and traditional Mandarin. The Special features are as follows: - Audio commentary from John Carpenter and Kurt Russell An All new 5.1 DTS Isolated Score track Deleted Scenes Extended Ending Vintage Featurette Music Video Richard Edlund interview Trailers and TV spots Behind the scenes Gallery Doing a direct comparison with the DVD the Blu-ray sound brings the audio track to life the dialogue is always clear and easy to understand and sound effects of the different clans fighting as they kick and punch at each along with the sound of hand-held weapons such as swords now crash and clang clearly out of the speakers and the picture doesn't have the fuzzy edges to the colour that the DVD has along with a better range of colours and the difference in the range of blacks is staggering in the scenes in the tunnels under Chinatown is so much better the detail of the faces and flesh tones of the actors is more realistic and the special effects for some reason don't seem so dated in the HD format the cover artwork is an improvement on the region 2 release of 2004 as well; worth the up-grade if you can find a copy at a low enough price...

I love most of John carpenters films, but not all of them cause not all of them are excellent in my opinion BIG TROUBLE LITTLE CHINA is one of his best films i think i used to watch this film when it was on VHS and then i bought it on DVD that had some extras and now on Blu-ray by Arrowfilms the picture quality and audio quality are amazing excellent High definition transfer in 2.35:1 widescreen the picture quality is so clear there is no grain like what the dvd release had so much better than the DVD release of course and the audio mix has a new Master audio 5.1 mix i believe this new transfer is exactly the same as the region A blu-ray version of BTLC cause Arrowfilms obviously had to get the copyrights of the film from 20th Century fox for this U.K. release now to the special features, there are old and new special features on this blu-ray all the extras from the old dvd release are on this blu-ray plus all new never seen before interviews with John carpenter, Kurt russell, Dean cundey, Producer Larry Franco, stunt man Jeff imada and richard edlund so about 1 hour's worth of new interviews that were recorded back in 2012 all the extras from the dvd release are on this blu-ray TV special making of featurette from 1986, Deleted scenes, extended ending, TV spots, 3 Theatrical trailer's Behind the scenes Photo Gallery and John carpenter's audio commentary from the dvd release incredible version all on 1 blu-ray Disc, Arrowfilms really did make an effort for this film for sure the all new 1 hour of new interviews is only available on this U.K. Blu ray version so there is more, lots more special features are on this U.K. release than the U.S. blu-ray release you might as well throw out the old dvd release and get this new Blu-ray release definitelytime for an upgrade and worth the money, i gave it 5 stars.

Super film je suis fan.

...People back in 1986 did not understand Big Trouble In Little China. It's the kind of film you either "get" or you "don't get"...They were ahead of their time. Big Trouble In Little China is no different. Basically a Hong Kong action picture with stabs at humor, magic, mysticism and a touch of romance, "Big Trouble" clashed with the heroic heroes of the time... and instead gave us a lead character who's big on talk but usually not good at much else. Kurt Russell's Jack Burton is the type of character with an over-evolved sense of ego that never seems to match his less than perfect grasp of how to deal with real situations. The other difference here is that Jack is not the real hero, it's really Wang Chi(Dennis Dun), who shows us all the great Kung Fu moves and sword fighting styles... Jack Burton is more of the sidekick who thinks he's the head honcho but never seems to do anything right and when he does do something right it's usually because of blind luck. But that's the kind of character Carpenter wanted and he knew Russell would be the best person for the job because he's not afraid to let his hair down and look foolish. Looking tough with smeared lipstick on his face, rolling backwards in a wheelchair screaming or shooting his gun straight up causing small rocks to fall down, knocking him unconscious. No ego is involved with Kurt Russell... The DVD transfer looks wonderful (widescreen 2.35:1) and even comes with DTS sound which you've got to listen to to believe. As for the special features, the biggest gem on this 2DVD Set is the Audio Commentary by John Carpenter & Kurt Russell. These two have done commentaries before and hinted at doing one for "Big Trouble" during the commentary they did for The Thing (1982). I love listening to these guys! It's just so much fun, it's like being in the room with them and you're just being quiet and listening. Their comments tend to take off from "Big Trouble" and aim more towards where their careers have been, where they're going and how their children are doing in regards to sports and music. Carpenter laments that his son, Cody, can play the keyboard better than he can now and Russell talks about his son, Wyatt winning a hockey championship and how he'd rather see a twenty-something do action films instead of people like himself who are in their fifties (this is him saying this, not me). There's a lot of respect between the two and some hinting that they might work together again soon...I wrote a review about Escape From New York and how I felt it was Carpenter's and Russell's best collaboration out of the five films they've done together. Well on this commentary, Kurt Russell said that working on Escape From New York was the best experience of his career. It would seem we're in agreement. There's also talk about how the styles of directing has changed over the years and how it seems to be going downhill. You need a director who believes in his vision and sticks by it, otherwise you're in for trouble, Big Trouble. Sadly, no mention whether or not they'll do commentaries for Elvis and Escape From L.A.(the only films they haven't made commentaries for), but I'm sure they'd jump at the chance. These guys are such good friends, you can feel it...Carpenter even said he thought "Captain Ron" was Kurt's best performance! I wish the film was twice as long just so I could hear more from them! The rest of the features are basic: trailers, TV spots, featurette, music video by the Coup De Villes(love Carpenter's low voice!), interviews, still gallery, magazine articles, production notes, cast & director film lists and some interesting deleted scenes, including an extended version of Jack in the Chinese bordello with an added line about the green-eyed girl that's hysterical...The actual ending, however, is still the same. There are even some trailers to Aliens & The Fly hidden on page 2 of the special features section (just click to the left once you're positioned on the Richard Edlund Interview and press "Enter"). This Special Edition rocks and is second only to the collector's edition DVD of The Thing by Universal Pictures. That DVD included a retrospective documentary with most of the original cast & crew returning for a look back. Ennio Morricone's Score is given it's own isolated track during this documentary as well, so those are the main reasons why The Thing is still the best John Carpenter Special Edition DVD out there, but Big Trouble In Little China is very impressive as well. Some of you may be wondering why they couldn't fit all the special features on Disc 1? Well, normally you could, but DTS Sound takes up a lot of room and this is why they had to split it all into a two disc set. So add this Carpenter masterpiece to your collection. It is truly one of his all time bests! ADDITIONAL BLU-RAY INFO: I recently bought this film again on Blu-Ray and just had to comment on how nice an upgrade it is. First, I was really impressed with the new transfer. There's so much more detail now in the picture quality, which, while still not perfect, is a vast improvement over the DVD. Second, all of the special features from the out of print 2 disc Special Edition DVD set are all included on the Blu-Ray, along with a wonderful new feature: an Isolated Score audio track for the complete film in 5.1 DTS. This was the first thing I checked out when first popping in the Blu-Ray and I was just blown away by it. It's exactly like having the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack in your possession, with every complete music cue and sequence included and intact (no edits or cuts at all). There are a couple of dead-air spots, where no music was used, but they are brief and don't detract very much at all from the overall listening experience. So if you're thinking about upgrading this fantastic movie to Blu-Ray, my advice is "Go for it." The price for the Blu-Ray is usually very cheap too. Plus, again, if you don't already have the 2 disc special edition DVD, you'll get all of the special features from it on the Blu-Ray, with the added Isolated Score option as well. Check it out! Big Trouble In Little China - A Cult Classic! "It's all in the reflexes" - Kurt Russell as Jack Burton Other recommended Kurt Russell/John Carpenter collaborations: "Elvis: The Movie" DVD (1979) "Escape From New York" DVD & Blu-Ray (1981) "The Thing" DVD & Blu-Ray (1982) "Escape From L.A." DVD & Blu-Ray (1996)

Without a doubt, this is one of my favorite movies. Good sound and image quality.

Excelente trabajo en la transcripción al bluray, buena imagen y sonido, un clásico de acción artes marciales que no encuentras en ninguna plataforma de las populares al menos !