although... i am dying to see if they hip-hop this classic song from the original.

the original song makes me laugh, it's so ridiculously bad.

morbid curiousity to see them take it on would make me go...


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anybody see a resemblence?

bboy87 said:

oh snap!

Way to ruin quality cinema.

I like it. Kid is doing his thing. I loved the original karate kid, anyone remember part 4 with a girl?

You all just mad cause jackie is mr. miyagi.

Must focus Asswhooper. Tell Dad to hook me up many roles. Many roles.

ernestsewell said:

The original was horrible to me. And I LOVE martial arts films. But I never enjoyed watching it. Not only was the main character boring, but the style/technique he used in fights always annoyed me, lol.

This new version actually looks much better than the original. With this little dude and Jackie Chan in the new movie, I'm definitely going to see this in a theater.

Harlepolis said:

That's exactly what I thought.

WaterInYourBath said:

But Mr. Miyagi is C-O-O-L right?

NMuzakNSoul said:

Oh yeah, he was. Pat Morita was comical. But that's about all I like about the movie, lol. I can watch him, but once the boy gets into that cobra/praying mantis stance, or whatever it was, I change the channel.

NMuzakNSoul said:

or the fact that the movie is called Karate Kid and they're practicing Kung Fu in the film, which is a different style

Karate Kid isn't even old! Why remake it!
I'd feel beter if they just made this Karate Kid 4 (or is it 5?) or something, keep the franchise name, sure, but don't eff with the original.
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The Kung Fu Kid would have been a better title. It could have been the beginning of a whole new series. Then his sister Willow could grow up to be "The Next Kung Fu Kid."

bboy87 said:

That looks nothing like Jackie Chan

lookout for my remake of this classic, with an emo kid as Leroy and George Lopez as Shonuff. the movie will be set in Lithuania.

bboy87 said:

Absolutely.

ToraToraDreams said:

There are tons of stories about kids learning martial arts and all the life lessons it brings them. So theres really no need to keep the Karate Kid brand going with this one either, but they need just for marketing. I mean, we are talking about it right? Score one for Will Smith.

Despite obviously being 80s cheese, parts II and III are underrated movies. The second one is aesthetically quite appealing and has also a rather good score on it. The third one has silly villains, but is otherwise a rather nice story of a friendship and dedication. I also like the fighting scenes in the third one the most, because they're quite different from the rest.

For the most part the Karate Kid movies also portray violence in a bit more realistic manner than most martial art flicks. Especially in the two sequels it is made apparent that hitting or kicking another person seriously hurts. Mr. Miyagi is portrayed most of the time in a more unrealistic manner, as he really doesn't receive any blows back, but there are several scenes in these movies that I've actually admired of a more honest portrayal of pain, injury and discomfort.

I'm serious about this stuff.

By the way, it was the second one that made the most money at the box office.

novabrkr said:

Karate Kid II was one of the main motivating factors in me learning Japanese. i feel pretty stupid about that, but at least it was an actual film instead of a cartoon.

Haha, yeah I know what you mean. I fell in love with the second one too as a kid. I later took up Aikido though.

novabrkr said:

I've always KK Part 2! A lot of my friends were md about the love stories involved, esp. Mr.Miyagi's. Believe it or not my absolute favorite seen is where Kimiko(?) and Daniel are doing that love/ tea ritual just before the storm hits. The music! I need to find the score to this movie like right now.

WaterInYourBath said:

It's just a childhood memory kinda movie for me, even if it's cheesy/corny.

bboy87 said:

touche.

whistle said:

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The Last Dragon is about a cool young dude named Leroy Green, a student of the martial arts who hopes to become the greatest martial artist in the known world (or at least New York City.) This accomplishment would earn him the title of, you guessed it, The Last Dragon, but it would also give him the Glow. (Which would be awesome if it stood for the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, but alas…) In his quest for the title, Green faces off against nefarious end bosses including the Shogun of Harlem, a badass in bad shades that says “mofo” and commands an army of sycophants.

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How can you have the Karate Kid without Pat Morita?

This looks uniformly terrible.

Lighten up, it looks kinda cute. I like the new angle. Jackie Chan just might pull it off.

banks said:

WaterInYourBath said:

So you watch the whole movie, a movie you don't like, except for the last scene? Admit it, you like the movie.

<--- WaterInYourBath

roodboi said: