Jerry Chan Movies
- 1985
Wang Yu is the star of Blood of the Dragon Peril. The film adheres to the formula with near-religious fidelity. Two warring clans...revenge...heroic clan member vs. less heroic enemy. After the two factions virtually decimate one another, things boil down to one-on-one. There's hardly an unpredictable move, but that's what the audiences apparently crave. For videocassette purposes, Blood of the Dragon Peril has been paired with Revenge of the Dragon into a single 172-minute package. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Best known for his 1978 film The Deer Hunter or perhaps the less-successful Heaven's Gate, director Michael Cimino turned to this fast-paced actioner set in an authentic (back lot) Chinatown. This thriller stars a rogue Polish-American cop (Mickey Rourke) out to not only keep Chinatown safe for the local consumers, but to dismantle its deep-rooted crime and drug cartels as well. No one backs the crusading cop in the latter objective, and as he faces a suave and wily crime boss (John Lone of The Last Emperor) and a libidinous newscaster (Ariane), he may be taking on more than he can handle. At least his wife thinks so, and the guys at City Hall think so -- but mayhem and murder will strew the streets with corpses before the smoke clears and the dust settles, and a vague, unresolved future sets in. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Mickey Rourke, John Lone, (more)
