Bangkok Dangerous [2008] (DVD)

Film Only Review. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Every day last week, Nicolas Cage's beady reptillian eyes have been staring at me from the local tramstops adorned with posters, from Mlynow to Arkadia. No he isn't visiting Warsaw but the film Bangkok Dangerous is showing at the cinema. Now I have to be perfectly honest here, I am not keen on Cage. The only film that I've been able to tolerate his acting in is Captain Corelli's Mandolin and I only watched that because of the scenery and I loved the book. I don't even like him to look at; he looks like an iguana but unlike the chameleon, has no talent for acting. If that is the case, then why did I bother going to see the ...  Read the complete review

Story The film is about a hit-man/assassin who has travelled to Bangkok for his next four assignments. He normally lives strictly by the rules of having no social life and sharing nothing about himself. He gets people to work for him and if they find out too much, he kills them. In Bangkok, he starts to break his own rules, becoming attracted to a beautiful pharmacist, and the consequences follow. This time I am giving just a very general summary of the story, because to be honest some of the twists it did have I did not catch on to myself, and apart from those, the story really is that simple. If you are not a fan of subtitles, this ...  Read the complete review

The Pang brothers remake this action thriller movie BANGKOK DANGEROUS. The film focuses on Nicholas Cage's character Joe a tired hitman who is on his last mission. He is assigned to go to Bangkok for a month and assasinate four enemies of crime boss Surat. To help him Joe hires local pickpocket Kong played by Chakrit Yamnarm as a source with the intention of killing him when the job's done. However, Joe likes Kong and the two become friends. Kong meanwhile falls in love with Joe's go between called Aom who works in a nightclub. Joe also falls in love with Fon meaning that his mission becomes more complicated as he cares about the people involved. ...  Read the complete review

This is an 18 rated action film starring Nicolas Cage; it runs for 90 minutes and contains some strong language and graphic scenes of violence. Nicolas Cage plays assassin Joe. This film starts by him speaking to the audience telling us that he was taught 4 rules: 1. Don't ask questions. There is no such thing as right and wrong. 2. Don't take an interest in people outside of work. There is no such thing as trust. 3. Erase every trace. Come anonymous and leave nothing behind. 4. Know when to get out. Just thinking about it means it's time. Before you lose your edge, before you become a target. Joe goes to Bangkok to do a ...  Read the complete review

~~FILM QUOTE.~~ "I was taught four rules...One: Don't ask questions. There is no such thing as right and wrong. Two: Don't take an interest in people outside of work. There is no such thing as trust. Three: Erase every trace. Come anonymous and leave nothing behind. Four: Know when to get out. Just thinking about it means it's time. Before you lose your edge, before you become a target." ~~THE PLOT.~~ The film centres on Joe (Nicolas Cage) a dark, mysterious and emotionally void character without any emotional attachments in his life. This of course is a critical part of Joe's job as Joe is an international ...  Read the complete review