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 Barnes & Noble A fast-paced thriller that brims with bloody action, this 1985 film certainly wasn’t quite the epic that director Michael Cimino (The Deer Hunter) imagined, but despite its self-importance, Year of the Dragon delivers the goods. Mickey Rourke plays the movie’s flawed hero, a Vietnam veteran-turned-cop whose violent tendencies make him an ideal choice to battle ruthless drug smugglers headed by Chinatown’s crime czar (John Lone). What begins as a fairly routine investigation of murderous youth gangs mushrooms into an epic struggle between Rourke’s character -- a classic lone wolf who dispenses vigilante-style justice -- and a secretive criminal system with roots going back thousands of years. Cimino rather overplays his hand in trying to stress Chinese history and culture; the story succeeds on a purely pulpy level, and the attempts to legitimize it are unnecessary and distracting. From a production standpoint, it’s hard to fault Dragon. Cimino had New York’s Chinatown replicated in uncanny detail in the South Carolina studio of producer Dino De Laurentiis, and the action scenes are imaginatively staged on a large scale. Brimming with authenticity of setting and style, this vivid and exhilarating action film holds up a lot better than many of its era. Ed Hulse Interested in the song lyrics? - Check out themostlyrics.com! Looking For A DVD? - Check out dvd-a-rama.com! |
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