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<p>Where does one start writing about this film. . . . Even though it was spat upon by critics and took it hard in the theatres, even though serious horror fans like <i>Halloween</i>, serious critcis like <i>Starman</i>, and serious culties like <i>Escape from New York</i> and <i>They Live</i> better, <i> Big Trouble In Litte China</i> will probably always remain my favorite Carpenter film. And I'm going to hold fast to that statement.</p>
<p>The main reason that this film is great is the same reason it was spat upon and tanked--its cornball premise. But the movie takes corn and makes corn-aide. That is, instead of trying to be overly serious serious or denying the cheeze, celebrates it with a gleeful, winking irony and over-the-top presentation that makies the movie look like it was simply a fucking lot of fun to work on. It's rare, nowadays, that you see a movie that looks like it was actually fun to work on--directors and actors seem to think you gain extra street cred if you go through an ordeal--but, one of the first things they teach you when you perform is "If you have fun, the audience will have fun." It looks like they had fun in this one. </p>
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