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16 comments Nov 30, 2009  |   Posted by in Domestic Film Reviews
Ninja Assassin – Review

Ninja Assassin – Review

Ninja Assassin is a balls to the wall movie that follows a character named Raizo, who just happens to be one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan. He eventually becomes haunted by the merciless execution of ...

Comments Nov 17, 2009  |   Posted by in Domestic Film Reviews
The Forbidden Kingdom – Review

The Forbidden Kingdom – Review

Like most people, I got duped pretty hard on this movie. I was under the impression this was a Jackie Chan and Jet Li driven vehicle film but in actuality, The Forbidden Kingdom follows the main character of Jason Tripitikas.  As Jason is heading out of Chinatown, he gets stopped by some local bullies. They ...

7 comments Nov 3, 2009  |   Posted by in Domestic Film Reviews
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor – Review

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor – Review

Rick and Evelyn O’Connell come out of retirement in 1946 to travel to Shanghai, where they are tricked into helping resurrect an evil 2,000 year old emperor played by Jet Li. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor takes us on a guided tour of the catacombs of ancient China and the peaks of the ...

Comments Oct 29, 2009  |   Posted by in Domestic Film Reviews
Astro Boy – Review

Astro Boy – Review

The original cartoon of Astro Boy was first seen on Japan television from 1963 to 1966 as which is credited as the first anime cartoon. The character of Astro Boy first appeared in print as a manga in 1952 so naturally this film has plenty of Japan influence in it.  The story is similar to ...

Comments Oct 12, 2009  |   Posted by in Domestic Film Reviews
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End – Review

Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End – Review

Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End definetely has a lot of Chinese influence in there which directly dictated how the sets were built. Although they didn’t have a direct reference from Singapore from the early part of the 18th century, they did have other stuff from the 19th century, the early 1800s, and photographic-type ...

15 comments Oct 5, 2009  |   Posted by in Domestic Film Reviews
Big Trouble in Little China – Review

Big Trouble in Little China – Review

This film is nuts. At the time in the 80′s Big Trouble in Little China employed pretty much every Chinese/American actor alive at the time. Then they imported a few from Hong Kong and China! Kurt Russell is a trucker who winds up waist-deep in gang warfare, kung-fu, and dark Chinese sorcery. He drives his ...

5 comments Sep 24, 2009  |   Posted by in Domestic Film Reviews
Bulletproof Monk – Review

Bulletproof Monk – Review

In 1943, a Tibetan monk with no name, played by Chow Yun-Fat, has just been given the duty to protect an ancient scroll, called the Scroll of the Ultimate, from his mentor. Of course people go after the scroll and we are suddenly shot up to present day. As they continue to close in on ...

Comments Sep 15, 2009  |   Posted by in Domestic Film Reviews
The Lake House – Review

The Lake House – Review

The Lake House is a remake of a 2000 South Korean film entitled Il Mare. The title, Il Mare, means ‘The Sea’ in Italian, and is the name of the seaside house which is the setting of the story. The film was remade by Warner Brothers starring Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves in 2006.  As ...

Comments Sep 8, 2009  |   Posted by in Domestic Film Reviews
Bangkok Dangerous – Review

Bangkok Dangerous – Review

From the beginning we have the mysterious assassin who creates a certain set of rules. He then goes on to deliberately break all the rules that he sets for himself without a proper explanation. This domestic remake of the Pang brothers’ first hit movie in Thailand is the diary of a lonely mechanic on his ...

Comments Aug 27, 2009  |   Posted by in Domestic Film Reviews
Dark Water – Review

Dark Water – Review

Despite ho-hum reaction from the film critics, this is not a bad film. Dark Water is just another film that got lost in the shuffle of another Japanese horror flick to get a round-eyed makeover.  It’s easy to see why an American producer would be attracted to the source material: the tale of divorced mother ...



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