Friday B-Movie Pick: Ip Man
This movie is about Yip Man, a Wing Chun Master from the pre-communist days in China. He was later one of Bruce Lee’s main instructors in Hong Kong. This movie focuses on his younger days, starting the 1930s and through the Japanese occupation of China. Great fight scenes.
Friday B-Movie Pick: Pirate Radio
A fun comedy about the off shore Pirate Radio days, back when the United Kingdom ruled the airways and practiced very strick censorship of what played, specifically limiting the amount of Rock and Roll that could played on the BBC. Great cast, clearly having a lot of fun making this movie.
What Have the Romans Ever Done For Us?
Ahh…from the Monty Python classic, Life of Brian:
What Have the Romans Ever Done For Us?
Friday B-Movie Pick: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Light video game action fun with a good cast. Nice fight scenes and ya, it was cool that Knives uses Butterfly Swords. Romona’s giant hammer was cool too.
Friday B-Movie Pick: Runaway
Yes, B-Movie Fans, the 1984 Michael Crichton classic starring Tom Selleck, Gene Simmons, and nicely, but not overly, rounded Kirstie Alley. Household robots are being programmed to kill by an evil genius. I picked this one because I got one of my kids a Roombra for Christmas.
Friday B-Movie Pick: Scrooged
It’s Christmas Eve, gotta go with a classic.
Friday B-Movie Pick: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Didn’t get good reviews, but I liked it. Good guys, bad guys, good actors and a classic plot, save the world and get the girl.
Friday B-Movie Pick: The Good, The Bad, The Weird
Woot! This South Korean homage to Sergio Leone’s spaghetti Westerns is one Hell of a fun ride! It’s Manchuria in the 1930’s and everyone is after a treasure map. Really, everyone, including the Japanese army and multiple criminal gangs.
Friday B-Movie Pick: The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Ok, not a B-Movie per say, but one of the finest Kung Fu flicks ever to come out of Hong Kong.
No wire work and no off camera trampolines. Just some finest kind Gung Fu, including some great weapons scenes.
One of my favorites, three section staff vs. butterfly swords!
Friday B-Movie Pick: Predators
The latest in the francise, and probably the best since the original. Decent cast portraying hardened killers up against Alien Predators. Honestly, better than I expected.