An adventurer trucker takes on 2000-year-old magician who must marry a green-eyed young girl who formerly was kidnapped in front of his eyes . The trucker (Kurt Russell) along with a varied group (Kim Cattrall , Dennis Dun , Victor Wong , Kate Burton) set out in pursuit sinister Le Pan (James Hong) who wants to restore his youth . Later , it happens mayhem and wreak havoc beneath the streets of San Francisco's Chinatown and encountering every Chinese cliché known . They contend three nifty warlords who are equipped with their own static electricity and large hats.
This exciting picture contains noisy action , thrills, a load of Kung-Fuey and lots of humor with tongue in cheek attitude . The movie is full of Chinese tortures , water tortures , dark underground streams, black magic creatures and surprising catacombs . Kurt Russell as the T-shirt trucker is good and likable , he unwittingly becomes involved into a mystical world underneath . The pig trucker is a swagger , a John Wayne-lookalike, who when he fires his gun into the ceiling the plaster to fall on his head. Nice electronic musical rightly fitting the action by the same director John Carpenter . Colorful and evocative cinematography by Dean Cundey . Overwhelming especial effects showcase by the expert Richard Edlund , with no computer generator . Director John Carpenter is in familiar ground with this well-done tale on the style of comic books , Saturday morning cartoon , Indiana Jones wake and old serials . The film was realized during his best period in the 70s and 8os when he directed classics as ¨Halloween¨, ¨The fog ¨, ¨Christine¨, ¨They live¨, ¨1997 escape from N.Y .¨and ¨The thing¨ . The movie will appeal to adventure fans but packs a roller-coaster thriller and wholesome amusement . Rating : Above average. The film will appeal to Kurt Russell fans and John Carpenter enthusiasts.
