The Prophecy II (1998)
Nov 16, 2000War Between Angels
An okay sequel to the angel wars film The Prophecy, the first of several. As in the previous film, a returning Christopher Walken steals the show and gets all the best lines
Russell Wong
The Monkey King (2001)
Dec 22, 2005Epic Chinese Legend
A tv mini-series adaptation of the famous Chinese legend Journey to the West made for US audiences by Hallmark Entertainment. The story remains stolidly earthbound and the meta-fictional contortions the story has to add to engage in to have the monk hero replaced by a contemporary Thomas Gibson are bizarre
Twisted (2004)
Jul 25, 2004Serial Killer Thriller
Disappointing Philip Kaufman thriller where detective Ashley Judd finds she is dealing with a serial killer who is obsessed with her
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
Oct 9, 2008Revived Mummy/Chinese Adventure
The third of the Brendan Fraser Mummy films that feels like it has no point other than to steal $10 from your hand and give you a bucket of content free mental popcorn in return
What Women Want (2011)
Jul 27, 2012Man Can Read Womens' Minds/Romantic Comedy
Chinese remake of the romcom where Mel Gibson was suddenly able to hear women's thoughts. A second time over, the premise seems slight while the film crucially fails to create much passion between its two stars
Lost in the Pacific (2016)
Jun 20, 2017Disaster Movie/Mutant Cats on a Plane
A Chinese-made attempt to make a disaster movie with a crosscut of characters aboard a luxury airliner. What causes the film to plummet down into the ridiculous is the addition of a horde of mutant cats