http://trashcinemaclub.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:19:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Country: Hong Kong Genre: Action/ Bullet Ballet/ Drama Director: John Woo Year: 1989 [rating:2/5] NOT WORTH YOUR TIME Just Heroes plays like a dress rehearsal for John Woo's bullet ballet melodramas like A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, and Hard Boiled. The elegant camera movements, slow motion, balletic gun-fu, heroic bloodshed, and male bonding are certainly all ... http://trashcinemaclub.com/movie-reviews/just-heroes-an-off-day-for-john-woo/ Country: United States Genre: Action/ Martial Arts/ Fantasy/ Girls With Guns/ Bullet Ballet Director: Chi Li Tang Year: 1991 [rating:3/5] TRASH CINEMA RECOMMENDED MOVIE Bury Me High is nothing if not ambitious. What else do you call an adventure story about Feng Shui that incorporates a cast of thousands, military ordinance, voluminous explosions, kickass martial arts, ... http://trashcinemaclub.com/movie-reviews/bury-me-high-feng-shui-thrills/ Country: United States Genre: Action/ Martial Arts Director: James Glickenhaus Year: 1985 [rating:2.5/5] WORTH A LOOK For those who don't know, there are two versions of The Protector. The Protector started out as a project written and directed by James Glickenhaus, the American B-movie auteur behind The Exterminator. The original movie is a mess. The pacing ... http://trashcinemaclub.com/movie-reviews/the-protector-jackie-gets-frustrated/ Country: Hong Kong Genre: Comedy/ Martial Arts/ Action Director: Lau Kar-Wing Year: 1990 [rating:3/5] TRASH CINEMA RECOMMENDED MOVIE What can I say about Skinny Tiger and Fatty Dragon? Unless you added in a plethora of crazy Hong Kong style stuntwork, it's about as good as it could be, given the premise and style of the piece. Baldy ... http://trashcinemaclub.com/movie-reviews/skinny-tiger-and-fatty-dragon-kung-fu-cutups/ Country: United States Genre: Science Fiction/ Action Director: Christopher Nolan Year: 2010 [rating:3/5] TRASH CINEMA RECOMMENDED MOVIE Give credit to writer/director Christopher Nolan for one thing: he's got balls like an elephant. Inception is the most demanding piece of speculative fiction written for the screen in the history of movies. Now, what do I mean by that? ... http://trashcinemaclub.com/movie-reviews/inception-hard-science/ Country: Hong Kong Genre: Action/ Bullet Ballet/ Suspense/ Drama Director: Michael Mak Year: 1992 [rating:3.5/5] TRASH CINEMA RECOMMENDED MOVIE Underground Express AKA Long Arm of the Law IV isn't quite as great as it's predecessors, but you shouldn't hold that against it. One advantage the film has is a rich premise. In the aftermath of the Tienanmen ... http://trashcinemaclub.com/movie-reviews/underground-express-honor-among-thieves/ Country: United States Genre: Drama/ Romance/ Action/ Suspense Director: Sam Peckinpah Year: 1972 [rating:4/5] TRASH CINEMA HIGHLY RECOMMENDED MOVIE The Getaway is something a little different from Sam Peckinpah. There's action in it, but it's not really an action movie. It's mostly about the stresses put on the relationship between Doc McCoy (Steve McQueen) and Carol ... http://trashcinemaclub.com/movie-reviews/the-getaway-a-love-story-from-sam-peckinpah/ Country: Hong Kong Genre: Action/ Bullet Ballet/ Martial Arts Director: Sammo Hung Year: 1987 [rating:2.5/5] WORTH A LOOK In Eastern Condors, director Sammo Hung seems to have set out to make an American style war picture, along the lines of The Dirty Dozen. It's not such a good fit for his talents. The early sequences, which ... http://trashcinemaclub.com/movie-reviews/eastern-condors-sammo-hungs-gloss-on-the-dirty-dozen/ Country: Hong Kong Genre: Action/ Bullet Ballet/ Drama Director: David Lam Year: 1992 [rating:4/5] TRASH CINEMA HIGHLY RECOMMENDED MOVIE All history lessons should be as fun as Powerful Four. It seems that, during the 50s and 60s, the Hong Kong Police Department was totally corrupt. Not only did cops take bribes to look the other ... http://trashcinemaclub.com/movie-reviews/powerful-four-working-within-the-system/ Country: Hong Kong Genre: Action/ Martial Arts Director: Godfrey Ho Year: 1993 [rating:1/5] NOT WORTH YOUR TIME Angel The Kickboxer is stultifyingly boring, to the point of being unwatchable. Reader, I confess that 40 minutes into this snooze fest, I skimmed through the rest of the DVD, only pausing for the fight sequences. Don't blaim the actors. ... http://trashcinemaclub.com/movie-reviews/angel-the-kickboxer-proof-that-recycling-isnt-always-a-good-thing/