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Unsurprisingly, Pics From The Set Of THE KUNG FU KID Show The 'Kid' Learning Kung Fu And Not Karate...
Merrick here...
SpoilerTV has some images from the set of THE KING FU KID.
This is a remake of THE KARATE KID but using Kung Fu instead - because it's being filmed in China and they have Kung Fu there instead of Karate, or something like that.
The images show Jackie Chan's Mr. Miyagi....err, Mr. Han...training Daniel-san...errr, "Dre"...who is played by Jaden Smith (Will Smith's kid). Will is also producing this project, which is directed by Harald Zwart (AGENT CODY BANKS and THE PINK PANTHER 2).
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"Dre"?
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This should be straight to DVD release with Jonathan Lipniki as the blonde Kung Fu gang leader... and throw in a talking puppy for good measure.
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the words that are coming out of my mouth?????"
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That's worth the admission price alone. I've been waiting so many years for him to don a moustache. It finally happened. God, I love life.
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Kung Fu >>>> Karate
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For Bananarama to make their big US comeback.
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with the scene where Mr. Miyagi kicked the crap out of the bullies after the costume dance? I mean it's one thing for an old guy to beat up teens pushing adulthood...it's another thing altogether when he beats up little boys.
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"Oh hellllllll naaahhhhhhhhhhhh"
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That's all I have to say.
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Where's Waldo had a cameo appearence in Apocalypto.
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no wait. direct to syfy channel. no. just shelve it. and pretend it never happened.
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Was thinking the same thing...
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nobodys gonna see this
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It could be worse. This movie could be named "The Karate Kid" and be a total remake instead of a sorta-kinda remake/homage.
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But Dre's too young for that.
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In addition to last night's news that Mädchen Amick had joined the cast of director Scott Stewart's Priest, Stewart himself announced on his Twitter account that Christopher Plummer and Brad Dourif are on board as well. No word yet on who they will play in the comic book adaptation.
Opening in theaters on August 13, 2010, Priest is set in a world ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampire. It follows a warrior priest (Paul Bettany) who turns against the church to track down a murderous band of vampires who have kidnapped his niece.
Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, Karl Urban, Stephen Moyer and Lily Collins co-star. -
What? It's not a RUSH HOUR sequel? But Jackie Chan is...Oh, never mind.
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...by some sort of green, amorphous, giant energy virus!
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instead of wax on wax off...shame.
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Paul Giamatti will to play the tyrant King John in Ironclad, a medieval-era action film that will begin production in Wales next month. Jonathan English (Minotaur) is set to direct and James Purefoy to star.
Written by Erick Kastel and English, the drama pits a member of the formidable Knights Templar (Purefoy) and his "Magnificent Seven" cohorts who defend Rochester Castle against King John and his army in 13th century England.
Rick Benattar, who worked with Giamatti on Shoot 'Em Up, will produce alongside Andrew Curtis (Lost in La Mancha). -
Where you been all day? It was AIN'T IT CAPONE NEWS for a while. good to have some news, even if it's that of this desecration.
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I love the original, but it's hardly Easy Rider. It was just as manufactured and without balls as this is going to be, and to pretend anything otherwise is absurd. Even if you can't get over that, they even did you a favor and changed all the names so you don't have to scoff, roll you eyes and say "NO! The ORIGINAL one, not that soulless and totally unnecessary remake!" to people in the future.
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Stupid Stupid Stupid...... This is the worst idea I have ever laid eyes on for a movie.. The kid is too young first of all.. The Karate Kid works because the kid is at least a teenager. Who is going to believe an 8 year old that kicks adult's around like nothing??? Stupid stupid stupid..
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Trying to keep this called "The Karate Kid" was one of the stupidest and most disrespectful ideas I'd heard of in awhile.
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To just retire? Or to direct new up and coming talent in china?
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Parents, for the love of God, do your kids a favor, when this movie comes out, stay home and rent Karate Kid instead.
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I think calling it "The Kung Fu Kid" is even worse than using the original title. It's like those shitty knockoff "Rolax" watches. Maybe the kid will tie a rope around his junk and die in a closet at the end. That's a Kung Fu technique, is it not? A form?
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I don't think anybody has been walking around for decades thinking: "Karate Kid would be better... if the kid had cornrows!"
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Sep 18, 2009 12:57:35 PM CDT
YOU'RE THE BEST....AROUND! NOTHIN'S GONNA EVER KEEP YOU DOWN
by turketron_2
FUCK THIS
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Now I'm waiting for "The Krav Maga Kid" and "The Tae Kwon Do Tot" and "The Jujitsu Junior" and whatever else they can wring out of this franchise.
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Take the executives who green lit this and those who green lit a POLTERGEIST remake and shoot them through the fucking nutsack with the BFG. In the words of our Pope "This is some bullshit right here." I'd rather see Jackie Chan and Burt Reynolds do Cannonball Run III!
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Can't wait to walk past this at Blockbuster and laugh to myself.
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That is all.
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Being that Karate Kid is my favorite movie of all time(and the reason I love white girls), I have no love whatsoever for this movie. I must say that this is not nearly as bad as if they called it The Karate Kid and had little Jaden and his moms pulling in Reseda, Ca. I'd burn down some shit.
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and even if he did know kung fu he weighs around 68 pounds, I doubt his kicking power would be all that muchthis just seems like will smith's birf-day present to his kid. "yo dawg i'll let you make a karate movie and your dad's will produce, man parents just don't understand"
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This is the best way to do a remake. Change the title and names. I don't mind this at all. Kids will dig it.
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http://www.empireonline.com/ news/story .asp?NID=25855
As ever, Ain't It Cool, ahead of the curve and on the ball. -
Dammit Jim, who needs Kung-Fu when a quick kick in the nuts is all you need to know?
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Did they really need to shave it off Pat Morita's carcass? I mean, Jackie Chan really doesn't need it, do they?
BTW, it's cool to follow Dr. Mccoy, Leonard H, son of David. -
...are going to be privileged white kids? Hmm...I wonder if Hollywood has ever tried that in any other kids movies...
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The original is a classic in my opinion but I have no problem if they wanted to remake it; if they wanted to do an urban version it would work, a black teenager raised in the affluent suburbs but after the economic downturn and a divorce, his mom has to move to the city and he encounters a black gang version of the Kobra-Kai's with Michael Jai White as the Martin Kove character.
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which disney kid will do their cover of peter cetera's song from Karate Kid 2? or i guess since its a black kid, some rap version of it done by lil wayne. it'll be a whole talentless cornrow-fest.
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Long before the Hollywood marketeers had coined the buzzword ‘sleeper hit’ came one of the defining examples. A tiny budget. A no-name cast. A massive unexpected success. ‘The Karate Kid’ ruled the summer of ’84.
A hokey but heartwarming tale of success against the odds. There are few who would call ‘The Karate Kid’ a great film, but I am here to argue the case that though perhaps not great, it is in it’s way a ‘perfect’ film.
Young Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio, who first appeared along with many of the leading actors of his generation in ‘The Outsiders’) is the average American teenager at the centre of the movie. He’s a likeable young man, not too geeky but none too cool either.
When we first meet Daniel he and his mother are making the move to Reseda in the San Fernando Valley. Their apartment complex is rather decrepit but a humble handyman Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita) is on hand to patch things up and offer a few sage words of wisdom.
At school Daniel catches the eye of Ali (Elizabeth Shue) but unfortunately for him she has another suitor, Johnny. Johnny is the school’s alpha male. Rich, handsome and the top student at the Cobra Kai karate dojo. Along with his pack of fellow Cobra’s he makes life hell for Daniel, who becomes increasingly exasperated and upset.
This culminates at the school’s Halloween Ball where Johnny and the Cobra’s dressed in identical skeletal bodysuits chase Daniel down and give him a severe beating. He is rescued by the unexpected appearance of Mr. Miyagi who effortlessly ‘pwns’ all five of the bullies and carries an injured Daniel back to his house.
During his recuperation a bond develops between the aged Okinawan immigrant and the young American. Miyagi attempts to help Daniel by making peace with his antagonists but discovers that the Cobra Kai dojo is ruled over by sensei Kreese – who would rather have the matter settled in combat, at the ‘All Valley Karate Tournament’. With a guarantee that the bullying will be put on hold until the tournament Daniel asks Miyagi to teach him.
Miyagi sets ‘Daniel-san’ seemingly random tasks (‘paint da fence’, ‘sand da floor’, ‘wax on wax off’) but in a memorable training montage the wisdom behind the training is revealed. The wartime past of widower Miyagi is also revealed in a superbly acted scene that went a long way to securing Pat Morita his nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the ‘84 Academy Awards.‘The Karate Kid’ culminates in a lengthy sporting showdown at the ‘All Valley Karate Tournament’ (John G. Avildsen also directed ‘Rocky’ and with his impeccable staging of the tournament, it shows). At every step it seems Daniel is out of his depth and unprepared but nonetheless he triumphs through to a final round showdown with Johnny and eventually the underdog defeats his rival with a spectacular ‘crane kick’.It is Johnny himself who thrusts the trophy into Daniel’s hands and as he is carried aloft the camera chooses to linger on Miyagi’s proud and serene smile.
‘The Karate Kid’ may not have the epic sweep, the gravitas or the grandeur to earn ‘greatness’ in the eyes of the critical elite, but as I alluded to earlier greatness and perfection are two separate things.
‘The Karate Kid’ chooses to tell a simple tale, and I believe through its plot structure, scripting and pace it tells it perfectly. It’s further helped along by a beautiful original score by Bill Conti, as well as some memorably cheesy Eighties power ballads (‘You’re The Best’ Joe Esposito and ‘Moment Of Truth’ Survivor).
However it’s the casting that sealed the lightning in this particular bottle. Every single part. Perfectly cast. From Pat Morita and Ralph Macchio who made their names with this movie to supporting characters like Randee Heller as Mrs LaRusso and Martin Kove as sensei Kreese. As far as audiences were concerned these actors ‘were’ the characters.
The other cast member that needs a special mention is Elizabeth Shue who made her acting debut with ‘The Karate Kid’. Shue delivers a wonderfully natural and brave performance as Ali, and her indignation over the bad treatment of Daniel is utterly convincing. Abom singled her out for praise in his review of ‘The Hollow Man’ and in this reviewer’s opinions she remains one of Hollywood’s most underappreciated actresses.
So, what would you change about ‘The Karate Kid’ to improve it? I’ll wager a hundred different casts and a hundred different directors could shoot a hundred different versions of the screenplay – and none of them would better the one we actually got. Does that make it perfect?
A perfect film. Does it exist in this dojo? I think yes, perhaps it does… what about you?
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Sep 18, 2009 1:58:51 PM CDT
Japan has money - Karate Kid. China has money - Kung Fu kid
by supermarch
We like other races when they pay us to.
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Sep 18, 2009 1:59:08 PM CDT
Putem' in a BODY BAG Will Smith's Feminine Son!
by disney_retcond_my_std
This is going to do 50 mil easy. Sad but true. viva kobra kai records
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I'm fucking sick and tired of nepotism. Will Smith's kid is set for life, let some other poor working actor make the bucks and get some exposure. Yes, I agree that The Karate Kid is perfect in this dojo. And yes I agree with those who say this movie is a dumb ass pointless rip-off of The Karate Kid. I don't have much to say about Jackie - I already know he's capable of making crap.
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Wouldn't it be interesting if Daniel Larusso was the instructor of the Karate School kicking this kid around.
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Why cant they give roles to unknown kid actors who deserve it instead junior Will Smith.
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That's all I got. I wouldn't watch this if it was a free movie ticket with complimentary popcorn and handjob...
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God, how I loved her in the original (still do, of course). That scene where Ralph picks her up for their first date, and she's wearing that white sweater... Seminal, ahem, moment in my development as a hetero.
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Will "But you were just in the movie with Keanu & Jennifer Connelly (thank goodness for PC families on screen)." Jaden "But they're both douches! I wanna be the star of my own film!" Ok son well let's see what Daddy can do for you. Hey, would you like to be in a remake of The Karate Kid?" Jaden: "Sure, why not? What's that film anyway? Actually, I don't care as long as I'M THE STAR OF THE FILM!" Will: "Don't worry son, with me making megabucks in Hollywood, you'll always get to be the star of the film." Three cheers for Nepotism!
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Hit the tee-vee just before Karate Kid blew up. God, I do love her so...
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Nothing's ever gonna keep you down!
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I have no objections to a remake with a new name. Go crazy with it.
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Are you kidding me? The minute somebody get they're ass kicked, they don't go somewhere and learn kung-fu. These little puppies nowadays fight with handguns! Cobra-Kai try pulling the shit they did on Daniel Son In 2009? Please, It would be a massacre.
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but daniel-san was one of the best martial-arts-kids of all time.
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Makes workouts totally awesome, along with "Push it to the limit" and TJ Combo's Killer Instinct 2 music.
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RedHorseVector, back-handed compliments like that are what keep me going. Cheers old chap.
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This is just a disgrace. The only cool thing will be seeing that little shit get his ass whipped. He ruined The Day The Earth Stood Still. Kid needs acting lessons BAD!
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He's said it before and he'll readily admit it, he has no respect for us, and we oughtn't patronize him.
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Ok, now that's out of the way. I hope this turns out to be surprisingly good. If nothing else, it could be beginning of an older Jackie Chan, who has the potential to be a great mentor figure in the years ahead. I'd love to see him in more dramatic work in the years ahead. Lots of potential there, as long as he stays clear of his typical screwball antics.
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and then Casablacker and Blacula and Blackenstien..what? you say they made two out of the four already..who knew..naw just kidding but this still has a strange odor to it...It reeks of SMITH..Hell Nawww..
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Why couldnt they keep it daniel?
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They dont step on the "Karate Kid" name.
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That is all.
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..but Jada Pinkett Smith already had the stupidest name of all time. OF ALL TIME! *shrugs*
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are you proud of yourself? your screen name keeps the karate kid in the public eye, which is obviously why they are making this re-make. bastard.
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Is it fair to say that John G. Avildsen is a much better director than the man who gave us Cody fucking Banks and Pink Panther (remake) 2? I mean yeah he make KK and Rocky, but he did also make Karate Kid Part 3 and Rocky 5 and a whole lot of nothing besides that. Still, I can't shake the feeling that there were more worthy classics made back then than there are now, and movie makers with better instincts. The directors today aren't worthy of the name auteur. If the movies were good like Warner Bros. movies back in the '30s, I wouldn't mind, but movies today are junk. What happened? Also, Jadan Smith is a cute little kid, hope he gets the hell away from Hollywood! Even with Smith's star being so bright and shiny right now, reality is a cruel bitch that's gonna mess him up. God help the who family if they sink into that BS ego-trip fraud that is Scientology.
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You don't need to have any acting talent. You just need a dad who's a famous movie star.
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Drath, KARATE KID III is actually THE RETURN OF THE JEDI of the series.
The pony-tailed bad guy wants to seduce Ralph Macchio to the dark side, away from the warm bosom of Miyagi. Fight with his hate and anger rather than his heart.
Pony-tail bad guy isn't actually such a bad bloke. He has a simple dream. A dream of opening an evil dojo in every city and every town.
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First off, I know you are Titbag.
Secondly, no, they don't always rush off and get guns. Kids get bullied all the fucking time, and many of them don't resort to using a gun (most of them just slowly implode and die a little bit every day).
And "kids don't fight anymore?" Just go to fucking youtube and type in kid fight. There is a reason MMA is the fastest growing sport in America - kid's have rediscovered the joy of pounding each other senseless. -
about audiences today when someone who must have $25 million or so lying around thinks that the best way to get a high return on his investment is to remake a 25 year old cliche of a movie?
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What a steaming piece of shit this is going to be, Jackie Chan or no Jackie Chan.
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...But only because his earlier match with THE KRAV MAGA KID was postponed by a mix-up at El Al.
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No bitch-ass mutha fukkas will keep yo' down!
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ANYTHING.
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Seriously- not only does he get no. 1 son a shot at a film career, he gets Jackie Chan to teach him Kung Fu. Let's face it, we're pretty much all envious of the little fella, aren't we?
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yeesh!
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The Karate Kid was a good movie back then.. but this remake is just an insult to Martial Arts in general.. Like mixing rap music with Martial Arts, this is disgusting...
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Lube on.
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I'm only asking because you all seem to act like Smith is an idiot. He's pretty damn smart. He's not the best actor around but he is entertaining. Also he doesn't scare white people and that's a plus( I don't care I'm black). And he doesn't say AWE HELL NAW! in every movie. You guys are douche's. And if you had the money to put your kid in a movie you would do it as well. the little shit would probably get to be Superboy while you were at it. And nepotism is a big part of every industry. From manufacturing to movies get over it.
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Will Smith was accepted (not excepted) into MIT? No shit?
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With the BRAZILIAN JUJITSU KID.
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Sep 18, 2009 7:44:41 PM CDT
Your right Devilman666, Martial Arts shouldn't be cut to rap
by continentalop
It should be cut to bad Nu Metal, like I see for every MMA highlight clip I see on youtube.
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Jaden is working hard and really trying to learn Kung Fu. Keep it up, kiddo.
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No shit?? Who excepted that???
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The negativity on this site can get pretty extreme. "Crap" "Trash" etc. It goes on and on. And it all comes down to a handful of people to drag something they have absolutely no idea about down and then everyone else jumps on the bandwagon--because it becomes fun to bash something. It's like those mobs after a big football game, trashing a city block, flipping cars, setting them on fire and looting businesses.
It gets pretty ridiculous.
I don't see anything wrong with those pictures. This kid is growing up in an acting family. He might grow up to be a real good actor one day. We don't know. Will Smith is an extremely talented guy. He's had a few hit or miss movies, but so has every major movie star. Jackie Chan is the perfect guy for the Mr. Miyagi role. Believe it or not this might actually be a good movie. Just give the trash talk a rest....for once. -
you'd watch it if it DID! You know I'm right!
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Sep 18, 2009 8:15:48 PM CDT
I don't wanna click the pic to see more. I kinda get it.
by malicehighload
More power to them if it works. It's not like Karate Kid was THE GODFATHER.
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...it was thanks to the classic Hong Kong movies that he made in the Seventies that The Karate Kid even existed.
The Karate Kid is just lifting a standard kung-fu movie plotline anyway. The Drunken Master (1978) was pretty much the same story.
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...all it needs is a training montage set to Everybody's Kung-Fu Fighting. Every American Kung-Fu movie needs one of those.
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Jada: "Will, you WILL make our talented, beautiful and gifted child a movie star!...Now!"
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Err, I mean "Jerry"?
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Listen to the most negative comments here: "mixing rap music and martial arts", listing "Honeymooners" and "Pelham 123" and so forth, asking "what is the common thread: of course, it is that black actors are playing these roles. One guess: what do you think the race of the people making these comments might be? And what would you imagine their politics to be? There will be a test.
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Come on.
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Can they re-create these top ten scenes from the karate kid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0z0m-Kx9eU
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Once again Talk back stinks of ignorance and stupidity. I now declare this younger generation of hate and negativity. Generation Meh. That is all.
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Right next to the cameras. BUYING his kid's wish to be in a kung fu movie with Jackie Chan. I just wish they pull up a Brandon Lee on this kid and accidently forget some real bullets on a gun prop.
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Seriously... dude... do you need a paycheck THAT bad? Is Chris Tucker not available for Rush Hour XXIVV, or whatever the hell you're up to?
Because seriously, my Chinese brother... that picture makes the Rush Hour series look like perennial Oscar bait.
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if i was a huge Hollywood star and kid wanted to work in the movies, i'd help him out. Just saying..
in the pursuit of happyness i didnt really kinda notice him. in the day the earth stood still i hated him ( i mean the character.) if he supposed to be an annoying kid, he did it pretty well.
This movie rests more on his shoulders, we'll be able to spot if he's any good or bad. there's no hiding here. but i'm not going to judge this one till i see it
i have mixed feeling about the whole thing. firstly that they've made a remake and secondly its called the kung fu kid instead of karate!. its a wait and see from me.
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Make it, Hollywood!
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I would like to point out a few things to you since you want to be a PRICK!
First off, I don't know if you have an idea of the "real" world outside of you-tube but I would like you to have an idea of where I'm coming from.
I stated that kids don't fight anymore because in society, THE REAL WORLD, not fucking you-tube they don't.
I live in the Inner city. There is everything going on from kids either being bullied, belonging to a gang or just walking around with a grudge.
You know how it turns out?
Somebody ending up being shot down.
Since the beginning of June there have been approximately 10 murders in the area I live in alone.
Kids between the age of 11 years to 18, as a matter of fact a kid was killed in my neighborhood today.
In my mind, being around this bullshit for the better part of 20 years when I saw the header for a Karate Kid remake my reaction was such.
I remember the original and enjoyed every moment of the film it was the new Rocky for a new generation, I cheered at the end along with the audience.
That's not to say that The new one won't be as great I don't know. Considering the time and era I saw Karate Kid this is a movie that will need to be updated to meet the time we are living in, I believe doing so will cause the charm that made the original as heart-warming as it was to be non-existent. I can see this thing possibly being filled with jive talking one liners and Jackie Chan on wires.
Second you said and I quote,
"Martial Arts shouldn't be cut to rap
Why does it seem I am the only MMA fan with good taste in music?"
Arrogant Twat, obviously you got shit taste in music.
You never heard of Rza? The Wu Tang Clan? You know he produced music for Kill Bill. Ghost Dog and Afro Samurai. He would be perfect for this project.
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Admittedly, we all dug Karate Kid back in junior high, but it's hardly sacred material. A solid script and a couple of good performances made it a fun popcorn flick. Just can't figure if Will Smith is pushing the "spiritual aspect" of martial arts. In his case, will the kid draw power from Zenu and the the volcano?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HDugJMKbHo
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First off, in my original reply where was I being a PRICK? Is it because I assumed you might be the notorious TITBAG by the way you wrote? Or was it because I pointed out that you were wrong. Me thinks you being defensive is a sign that you have a lot of insecurities.
Secondly, not all the world is the inner city, moron.
You live in the inner city. Congratulations. I live in LA, you know second biggest fucking city in America, and one of the most crime ridden.
Does that mean all schools in LA have violence problems as bad as the inner city? NOOO! They do not. Only a small select number of schools have shootings. So you are saying lets take a problem that effects only a small number of schools and say "hey it is epidemic."
I also know a number of teachers, who tell me that school shootings are not as big as problem as BULLYING. Which effects many more schools and more kids than shootings. If you don't believe, look up the statistics of school shootings.
The original Karate Kid was not based in an poor inner city school, and neither is this one. You are transposing the realities of one place to another. So in your effort to educate me, you just revealed that you have a limited range of knowledge.
Oh, and for your second point you are an idiot and very selective in your attempts to misrepresent me. You can't even quote me right, because my exact quote was:
"Your right Devilman666, Martial Arts shouldn't be cut to rap.
"It should be cut to bad Nu Metal, like I see for every MMA highlight clip I see on youtube.
"Why does it seem I am the only MMA fan with good taste in music? "
So obviously you are to dumb to realize I was being SARCASTIC! It was not an attack on rap, but a rebuttal on someone who ATTACKED rap!
And not to rag on you much longer, my drooling little retard, but if I wanted to be real mean I could point out that sales for rap has dropped tremendously and its popularity has dropped as well. It no longer is the force it once was and is dying out.
Now excuse me, I am going out to hit the town and have fun. But feel free to reply and point out how dumb and ignorant you really are. I await your attempts to try and regain your self-worth in your next post. -
Really, Jackie? Really???
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Inspector Deck, Raekwon the Chef, Ugod, Ghostface Killah aaaannnndddd M E T H O D Man. oh yeah and Capadonna
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Should be tied up and a flexible tube should be shoved into their rectums so when they shat they can eat it instead of forcing this shat onto the people. You just know this has media frenzied force feeding all over it.
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Sep 19, 2009 2:12:25 AM CDT
Mr. Chan teach a you Wrax a da Sticks, Wrub hard Wrub hard
by thepilgrim
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Sep 19, 2009 2:12:28 AM CDT
Mr. Chan teach a you Wrax a da Sticks, Wrub hard Wrub hard
by thepilgrim
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I want to write that Smith and Chan have gotta eat but honestly? Do they need to do this? Smith's old man makes multiple millions of dollars a year from his movies & whatever other revenues, and I imagine Jackie's not struggling to rub a few greenbacks together.I mean really...why? It's not as if they HAVE to force this shit on us. The executives are bad enough for putting this project out there but shame on the actors for going along with the farce.I have a few suggestions about where everyone involved could stick those poles and there wouldn't be any "wax on/wax off" to make it hurt less, I can tell you.
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its not king fu
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Go to it, Mr. Han and Dre!
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I just don't like Jaden Smith, his real spoiled brat rich kid attitude shines through any charector he tries to play.
Love Will Smith cause he is real guy, but his kid should not act.
This movie is the worst idea since "The Next Kartae Kid" I refused to see that movie, and I refuse to see this pile of garbage.
It's kinda funny I just watched part 1 and part 2 the other day on netflix. I love the Karate Kid, but crap instead of making shitty remakes, how about releasing the first 3 movies on Blu-Ray? -
I didn't see this one coming, but having Jackie Chan in it will immediately make me see it. . .I just hope it's not too watered down, Chan is a once-in-a-lifetime talent like Michael Jordan that we're lucky to have. . .
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However, you did get the rest of the original Wutang members right.
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My idiot 11 yr-old brother will just basically have this on repeat in the blu-ray player.
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Damm right
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it will easily get at least 4 razzies,its obvious from the pic.
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Seriously? I don't doubt there are some people like that out there,but this movie deserves every bit of shit it catches. Just like The Next Karate Kid with Oscar winner Hillary Swank, this is an shitty idea that I would not watch if my life depended on it. The only racist thing about it is the fact that someone is making Will Smiths kid look like there idea of what black kids look like, cornrows and baggy pants, his name . Thats some stereotypical shit. I help coach fifteen kids,ages ten through twelve years, on peewee football. Half of them are black and yet none of them have cornrows or talk like little ganagsters. Thats the real racisim. Most of us hate the idea of this movie because it's bullshit and in the same vein of Three Ninja's. The Karate Kid was a fucking great film and it holds up at it's core. If they wanted to do this contemperary a talkbacker named Thevision posted an idea that would have made a billion dollars. I would have watched that shit over and over man.
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but who listens?
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last time i checked,he was still working in Broadway.Why they dont use him in a Karate Kid movie,which will be made as a sequel/remake of the original one?
we learn as the movie progresses,that Daniel has married his girlfriend,he has a successful job (maybe he opens a karate school or works an importer bringing stuff from japan like bonsais or whatever).but tragic happens,his wife dies from cancer or his wife with his kid are killed in a car accident while he is in japan paying respects to miyagis grave.Daniel becomes depressed,he stops his job and he secludes himself in a little house in some ghetto or generally a poor neighbor,where he spends his time practicing karate and nurturing bonsais.all this info come during the movie,just like in the first one (miyagis birthday scene).
then there is the black kid,whose problem isnt just some bullies in school.the kid leaves with his mother,they are poor,and the local gang tries to persuade the kid to join it,in order to survive in life.(i know it reminds gran torino etc).
the kid doesnt want to,he wants to go school,where he likes a girl,maybe a white one (yes i know it reminds Bronx Tales),then there is the original scene where the gang it beating the kid,and daniel comes for the rescue.
and from there the rest is history.daniel following the steps of mr miyagi,he takes the kid into his protection,he sees in him his younger self or his son he lost,and he tries to teach him karate.
apart from the expected relationship between daniel and the kid,what is added in this movie is that karate here doesnt focus only with the kid's problem with the bullies and his girlfriend,its purpose is wider,it talks about life generally.karate works as a philosophy of life,as an inspiration for the kid to face all the kind of life's difficulties,difficulties which are bigger for poor,black people.the kid gets tougher,can face the difficulties (poverty,drugs,unemployment,racism,etc),he becomes a survivor in life who will fight with honesty to be a winner in life,and wont follow the life of a gangster.he also faces the racial biases,he overcomes them,and ask the white girl for a date,and they become lovers.
ofc at the end there is the karate tournament (local this time) which is needed to give the final resolution for the kid,and the final satisfaction to the audience for his accomplishments.
thats my opinion on how a new karate kid movie should be made.a continuation from the last movie with daniel,his character is developed more,and finally he becomes the new mentor to the kid just like mr miyagi did with him.
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I couldn't give a shit whose son he is, he's too bloody young.Who the fuck wants to watch a bunch of little kids fighting? Other little kids, that's it.This will be strictly a children's film, whereas the original was a teenage coming of age movie, which is why it still resonates today, despite its flaws.
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"I also know a number of teachers, who tell me that school shootings are not as big as problem as bullying."
" THAT IS THE MOST MORONIC SHIT I'VE EVER READ ON THIS WEBSITE.
Bullying is the reason why kids go and get guns in the first place. Gun violence IS becoming an epidemic because it's not just in the Inner Cities, it's all over the country.
You ever heard of Columbine? Northwestern Illinois shootings? Virginia Tech? NIU?
They weren't in the Inner city, those incidents happened in areas where "This kind of thing is not suppose to happen."
These people went ballistic because they were intimidated in one form or another.
You say you live in L.A. The second largest shopping mall in the country, OKAY--
Ever heard of the Crips? Bloods,The Bull Dogs? These gangs go out and intimidate kids on a regular to join them.
I'm not trying to be an advocate for gun control or anything, I was just stating that a lot has changed in this country since the release of the original Karate Kid film and kids rarely settle anything with a fist fight that don't turn into some form of retaliation.
Most kids don't like to fight one on one---because they are afraid they will get they're asses kicked which is why they go get guns. It's unfortunate but true.
I'm well aware of Johnny and his Cobra-Kai buddies being from San Fernando Valley and beaten up on the new poor kid from New Jersey, It was cool for 1984 but in 2009?
Yeah-- right
As far as your taste in music I know you were being sarcastic toward Devilman's statement, however, he wasn't my target. I was giving you shit because you threw some at me Monkey-Boy.
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Seriously though...this looks like a bad idea. Although, if aimed at the younger audience who went to see atuff like Witch Mountain, It'll do surprisingly well.
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in America? This film is set in China, is it not?
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For the spelling correction you ass. And you didn't write anything evil towards me so I'll leave it at that. And people if we want Hollywood to stop acting racist with their scripting and characterizations. We need to do that by not watching shit movies with the stereotypes in them. They think it's all good and it's not. So no more fucking Mud and Skids, Jar Jar Binks, all "hood" movies and anything by Robert Townsend. Sorry just have a problem with his movies.
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The strength of the original Karate Kid was the idea that an cultural outsider was empowered and later emerged as someone respected among his contemporaries. If *any* transgression was made against that story, it would've been the slew of misguided sequels that followed... with silly scenes that included Morita fighting in a parking lot. If this remake (or whatever one chooses to call it) returns to the core message of the first movie, then it'll easily make its negative returns and improve Jaden Smith's profile in Hollywood. Others have likely pointed out the fact that this movie would not be aimed at 28-year old techies on AICN and, along those lines, our collective concept of the actor's age or market appeal is pretty limited in this case. Besides, does anyone see this project costing more than $20 million? "Redbelt" cost about $10 million and had extremely limited distribution, and this project has more star appeal and potential to move to other platforms than most similar movies. The core story and (limited) action would have to be absolutely horrendous in order for this project to fail.
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Clearly with the age of the protagonist this movie isn't gonna be aimed at us guys, it's gonna be aimed at kids and tweens.
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I liked Ominus idea, I think that sounded like a neat way to continue the original story and a potentially profitable one, cos with the presence of Macchio it might interest the older audience too. Too late now though!
... and bizarro Asimov clone chump if you think Conti's comment about bullying in school was 'THE MOST MORONIC THING YOU'VE EVER READ ON THIS WEBSITE' then you aint read much AICN, doppelganger-dickweed. -
Coming right out of a comic book.
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Kav Maga Kid vs. Mu Thai kid equals draw.
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Taking up for "Internet buddies"?
That's what your doing?
Really?
You want attention bitch by calling me a chump?
I wasn't talking to your cosigning punk ass
Take your bullshit elsewhere, I'm quite sure somebody's looking for a gimp, mongoloid butt plug using multi-platinum ass kisser such as yourself (Probably wearing a Cobra Kai fit right now) with your "I Love Johnny" poster hanging in your room.
Well, take the poster down, roll up your Banzai Tree and Smoke it.
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this will suck...oh yes
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This will be his third stinker in a row....
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they'll try to make it edgy and cool which the Karate Kid was not. They'll never capture the quirky charm of the original.
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Sorry. I meant it as a joke. Obviously the humor didn't translate over the internet.
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"You ever heard of Columbine? Northwestern Illinois shootings? Virginia Tech? NIU?"
Yes I have. Those are outliers. The exceptions that prove the rule.
After Columbine we had a slate of school shootings at rural and suburban schools. But guess what? There are thousands of such schools and only maybe a dozen or such events as Columbine. Does that really make it as epidemic as people thought? No, it was a problem but not really as big as people thought. It was blowing something up out of perspective.
Same with Virginia Tech. Have many Universities do we have? And how many shootings like that? Not many. You are taking an isolated case and applying to everywhere and everyone. It akin to saying "There was rights in the suburbs of Paris involving Muslim immigrants; therefore, all the suburbs of France must have lots of riots."
And what type of kids are those that did that? Completely isolated, angry kids and - in the case of the VT shooting - completely nuts. Does that sound like the protagonist of the Karate Kid? Is he this completely hopeless person? No, he is a well adjusted kid who's only problem is that he has gotten on the bad side of a bunch of douchebags.
Now, to show what an even minded person I am, I am not going to say your opinion doesn't have merit. You could have said that maybe the new Kung Fu kid should make an effort to touch upon the problems of the inner city and have Smith's kid contemplate getting a gun and shooting them, BUT he can't because he isn't a murderer. That way they do reflect what is going on in our Inner Cities. But wait, as someone pointed out, it takes place in China so that wouldn't work.
So you should have wrote:
"You know, if they really want to be different from the original Karate Kid, they should make an "Anti-Karate Kid", if you will. A version set in the Inner city and reflect the problems that kids that live there suffer from, which too often the only answer to bullying seems to b resorting to guns. I mean they should tackle school shootings and the murders of young people, mostly black, like what is happening in Chicago.
They should make THE GANGSTA KID, about some kid who moves to a new school in one of the most violent sections of LA, and starts getting bullied by a bunch of gangbangers. Then he meets this OG who starts mentoring him, teaching him that he has to "be a man" and "earn their respect", and teaches him how to be a gangsta.
The end of the movies is that he shoots his bullies in a driveby, but in the process gets arrested and now is going to go to prison. But he doesn't care, because now he is a man."
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Are you really going to make fun of another TBer because of his name? Sure he is a fan of the original Karate Kid, but at least he isn't trying to get attention by taking a name that makes a reference to another TBer, and then make mock post in his style. Talk about trying hard to get attention.
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its a trilogy.
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But I wouldnt go the Gangsta route. I would acknowledge it would be a much interesting project if they touch upon gun violence in some way. Maybe the reason Lil' Will moves to Bel air or China or whatever location is because a friend was killed perhaps in a drive by or something. I mean let's realistic a lot has changed in society since 1985 or was it 84 that the Karate kid was released? And they somehow use Karate as a alternative.
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Yes... I went there. :-P
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did somebody pour water on Asimovlives or what?
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Just as long as no one feeds them after midnight.
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Will Smith's kid can't act for shit. He destroyed The Day the Earth stood still for me. EVERYTIME he started bitching for whatever reason. I was praying Gort would blast him where he stood.
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Guess Will Smith needed another vehicle to pimp his family. What are we up to now? His wife is in HawthoRNe, and now his son is in this steaming pile. What's Will going to be in next? Looks like he's got about 50 pending projects on IMDB. Give it a rest, dude.
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Lost his credibility with those Shanghai movies.
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Sep 19, 2009 3:07:41 PM CDT
Chan is either really crap with cash or he loves to be in sh*t.
by damien chowder
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Why is this news?
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That Chan quote should be his first line in the movie when meeting the lil Kung Fu kid.
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Okay, I'm obviously reaching you. For you to have knowledge about the teen violence that's plagues Chicago is the point I was trying to make.
This is something that has been going on for decades and it's not just Chicago. From Miami to Portland you have kids with the Gangsta mentality influencing kids that don't know any better.
I don't expect these sort of issue to be addressed in the New Karate Kid. I know it's going to be tounge and cheek bullshit for a new generation.
I wasn't suggesting it to be the ideas that you had either, however they would make for an interesting movie for a DMX comeback.
By the way, you know Hollywood types read this shit? If you're not careful, your shit is going to get jacked by a Hudlin, Wayan or even worst Robert Townsend.
A little advice, Don't give your ideas away for free, What's the matter with you?
Considering the time we live in, Why not just call it something else? Calling this movie the Karate Kid would be like remaking The Warriors and keep the concept of the Rogues and Lizzies the only two gangs they encounter with guns (Two 38 specials).
I saw the header for this project I was ticked..
With my outrage, I didn't realize the sets were in China. So this is going to be a combination of Karate Kid 1 and 2 perhaps?
By the way Tibbs, I see you want to pitch in, your punk ass can catch it to.
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Oprah and Will Smith are 2 of the highest paid people around...for talking and play acting! God, what a racist country we are!
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I prefer the other clone, Asimov_Lives. Least he stays in character and has good comic timing. This other guy's probably the same sad sack that imitates DICKBL0OD. Full retard. 24/7.
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You'll excuse me if I don't respond to the inevitable, impotent post you're spluttering to concieve but I have a 'Banzai Tree' to tend to. Retard boy.
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Bizarro Asimov Clone Chump,
What the fuck is your deal? Catch what? One of your ridiculous rants about Karate Kid? Bitch please...you aint worth it. -
You know Will bought him the best Martial Arts training possible. The acting may be corny, but I think he'll pull the kung-fu off with flying colors.
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With Adam Sandler and Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
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I'm sure it will be terrible but if johnny lawrence or sensai kreese have a cameo I am so there. Or maybe daniel-san as the new evil sensai!
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And Encino (rich neighborhood) is literally on the other side of the freeway.
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With David Mamet and Alexis Bledel
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With Jean-Claude Van Damme and Nick Jonas.
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Featuring Liam Neeson and some kid he ends up stabbing a lot.
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I don't care what Kung Fu crash course he has or what training, daddy buys him, he is not going to look that good. I guarantee a lot of quick MTV style shots and editing and stunt doubling to make his fights look passable!
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Jackie Chan does kind of resemble Michael Jackson actually.
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Nowadays anyone who does that just look like fucking idiots.
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Martial Arts are always cool. It just depends on the martial art.
Boxing, Wrestling, Muay Thai, MMA, Krav Maga, Kung Fu, Karate, Army Combatives, MCMAPs are all Martial Arts.
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When is a kid the king of fu? :p
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Sep 19, 2009 5:50:31 PM CDT
Will Smith read the script and didn't say "Aw, hell, naw!"?
by mrmysteryguest
Uh, oh...
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This line was in a dubbed version of "Drunken Master" with Jackie Chan, that should have been a classic line! :(
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Either the greatest Karate move of all time or the luckiest. It worked in the first one, caught Johnny off guard, he didn't expect it. Johnny goes in for the kill, then BAMMMMMMMM! Right in the kisser. Then the sequels has Danny Boy being a little bit ridiculous. He defeats a kid who pretty much was raised in the art form in the second one and a tournament Bad boy in the third one with two more fighting stances that would've gotten the average fighter's Shit pushed in. But not Daniel San!
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"If you don't learn after the 50 time of me showing you, I'M GOING TO CGI YOUR ASS!"
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I don't care how much clout Will Smith has (despite not making a good movie in 5 years) We don't need to see his little brat headlining a cult classic. And dude, he's like 12, wasn't Daniel-San around 16. I think Jackie Chan would be a great new-gen Mr. Miyagi, but I doubt the script or the film itself will allow him to settle comfortably into the iconic role. Whatever. After seeing War of the Worlds I can only imagine that Will made Jada blow a few execs to keep his kid working. Sad sad little family.
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What's next? Black Batman? White Shaft? (sounds like a porno) This PC crap has got to stop. Stop fucking up movie classics. Hillary Swanks KK movie is a good example of that. It sucked. I don't want a black Jim West. I don't want a white Blade. I don't want a 12 year old black KFK. I don't want a KFK/KK story at all. It's not needed.
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how could i forget Masta Killah. I was going of the intro to M E T H O D Man (obviously) and I don't think he makes the cut at the beginning of that track. I might be wrong. That being said..you are correct sir. I missed him;)
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OK that's overstating it, but I liked that movie. Don't aske me why. Anyways, why didn't they just get BustaRhymes to be Mr. Miyagi. He knew kung fu in Halloween Ressurection. And that'd be a whole lot funnier. Also, I'm thinking that if they're filming in Beijing or wherever, that "Dre's" bullies may be Chinese. That's what I'm thinking. But there has to be a "Miyagi-kicks-ass" moment. That's a Karate Kid staple. I'll probably see it though. Why the hell not. I've probably seen worse.
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Jackie Chan has earned far to much respect to fall so far. Chan is unbelievable and has earned a lifetime pass in my book.
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Not jumping on the F the remakes bandwagon but F this remake. I love Jackie though. Check out sick film reviews at Sick Picks @ http://sickpicks.blogspot.com/ lemme know what ya think, thanks guys and girls!!
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It's leaked on the net. Fucking sick. It's probably the only reason I'll watch it.
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Then there's only one choice for the Miyagi role: Jim motherfucing Kelly. You know it would be amazing. I couldn't give a flying fuck what colour the lead character is, or even how ridiculous their hair is, but make it badass. None of this 'family friendly' pre-pubescent crap, I want to see bullies go down HARD.Although a cameo from the original film would be pretty cool.
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Every time I've seen him do anything. He tried to clown his little ass around at some awards ceremony a couple years back, like "look at me, I'm such a little stinker, Dad thinks I'm awesome." I don't think he takes shit serious. Jackie should set him straight.
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Ohhhhh....there's more than one Jim Kelly????
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stars in a big movie. Yawn. Pass.
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Seriously. The Karate Kid trilogy is still amazing in my eyes. Fuck Will Smith, his kid and Jackie Chan. I will burn this film with my eyeballs until I evoke the powers of Skeletor as well as the Evil Horde. Once they're in my grasp I'll journey them to the set of this fart and try to combine two swords, or something like that.
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Sep 20, 2009 2:09:37 AM CDT
Macchio should have been more developed in part III
by takingscorpioscalls
It's all great that he was unsure out to prove and naive guy, but to still be that in the 3rd movie when you're an adult, time for Mr. Miyagi to just say "fuck eet"
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He manipulated the HELL out of Daniel and Miyagi and made it so that Daniel wasn't able to use anything he learned before or since until Miyagi had to yell at him to get his act together.
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Wow, that shitty director sure knows how to film martial arts!
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Sep 20, 2009 4:04:54 AM CDT
Shouldn't there be a Hitler YOUTUBE parody of this remake?
by gibsonusa returns
Someone is late lol.
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Did you even see PINK PANTHER 2? There are two kids in it who ... perform martial arts.
Besides, KARATE KID wsa never really about martial arts. Duh.
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It's bad enough there making this horrible movie! But at least if it stinks they can say it's not related to the classic 3 Karate Kid trilogy!
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is enough reason to entirely write this movie off. This is another, in an all too long line of worthless remakes.
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...was the one and only Black Belt Jones, and before that one of Bruce Lee's American allies in Enter the Dragon.Don't know if he's still acting but he's definitely still alive.
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two things:
1.as much as i love him,unfortunately he is simply not a good dramatic actor,he hasnt even managed to learn to speak speak understandable english.
I would like to know how Mr Chan is going to deliver,in a an iconic role,which is not only about kicking ass (where mr chan is a master),but also about a man who has lost his family,stands a father figure in a young troybled boy.
In other words,i am afraid that Mr Chan is not going to manage very well in the chemistry between him and the boy,especially in the more dramatic scenes of the movie.
The other thing is about the talkbackers here who critize mr chan as a greedy bastard who will do anything about money.i am sorry guys,but u r totally wrong with that.I have watched a lot of interviews with mr chan,and everytime he is asked why he continues to make movies,he answere with that: that he is a part of an industry,where a lot of people work there,from his stuntmen team,to the directors of photography, to the latest technician.making movies,will ensure that a lot of people will have keep working and earning money for their families.
the second reason is that he is doing that for his fans.as simple as that.
and forget that mr chan has worked as an actor,director and choreographer in the very succesful DRUNKEN MASTER 2 movie,FOR FREE,a movie that was produced by the union of stuntment and all the profit went to that union and not to mr chan's pocket.
so please,dont say that mr chan is a money whore.its unfair.shouldnt he accept that he is past his time,and make a glorious exit from his career,and let be membered for his good times and not his last dreadful ones? yes i agree with that.but he is not doing this for money. -
Sep 20, 2009 7:48:20 AM CDT
From the director of Pink Panther 2 & Agent Cody Banks..
by christian_bale_trashed_my_lights
...comes another movie nobody really wants to see.Exciting!
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Just thought you all should know...
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I like it. It's a blend of the old with the new using those old school synthesizer sounds. It's oddly reminiscent of John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 theme.
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any link? please,please,please
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The easiest place is Youtube. I'm going to try to download from limewire.
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Listen you douche nozzle: Hollywood is all about the nepotism from Donald Sutherland and Keifer to Martin Sheen and his two boys and lets not forget Liza (Bat shit Crazy) Minnelli. That's just what they do. If your famous they put your kid in shit, if they can act or not. Hell that's how Drew Barrymore was "discovered." And shut your jarhead ass up anyway. Cannon fodder shouldn't use computers, because it's new and amazing like fire.
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nobody said life is fair
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Just because everyone is bitching about it. Sure it'll be an abortion, because Jackie doesn't really give a shit. And well Jaden I liked him in the pursuit of happyness but didn't see The Day the Earth Stood Still because I already saw that movie when it was good and black and white. Although I'm not sure he can carry this movie. And when your a kid you have to have something other than being cute going for you to carry a movie ergo good director (nope), good script (haven't read it), or be a damn good actor naturally (not so much). But hey it's a Smith how bad can it get. I'm sure it won't hit the Avengers level of badness. Nothing against you or anything Troll 2. You suck and all. But Avengers is the worst movie of all time. ALL TIME!
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At least put Ralph Macchio in the movie. This sounds like the stupidest re-imagining ever. Is there any kind of connection to the original movies?
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Made in China...that should tell you something.
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...because I felt like it ma'.
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1- I was seriously hoping they would release a 2009 album in the veins of Discovery, and not go back to Human After All, which is EXACTLY what the Tron single sounds like. It's Loud and Lazy Daft Punk at its best. 2- This GODDAMN film robbed me of a proper 2009 album by Daft Punk, AND robbed me of an additional WENDY CARLOS score, who SHOULD be scoring this film. Give the dickless moog player another shot!
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Complaining about how the kid probably won't look all that good is a joke. Is there someone out there who actually wants to defend Ralph Macchio's technique in "Karate Kid"? Come on--we all loved it, but his punches and kicks were utter shyte. And by the third movie he was getting fat...it was sad. Bet ten bucks Jaden Smith's technique is better.
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For me to poop on.
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Is no worse than any other field. Shoemakers' kids went into shoemaking. Lawyers kids disproportionately become lawyers. Union members get their kids into the union. Hollywood is all about social networks, so sure, you get a gigantic leg up if your dad is Kirk Douglas. But that won't keep you on the screen, any more than Frank Sinatra Jr. could ride his daddy's moniker to the top of the charts. So who out there wouldn't offer any advantage you could to your own kids?
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"The Kung Fu Kid is near!!!!"
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Nepotism is fine and well, if the person is QUALIFIED and can do the job and isn't a spoiled little rich annoying brat!
I'll defend Macchio...He wasn't supposed to be or look like an expert. He was a beginner. His character learned and won because he embraced the core essence of Karate as opposed to how well he could do a spinning kick! One of the core themes of the film. Johnny was ALL technique without embracing real Karate!
Wax off!
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wax on wax off
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does this still qualify as a remake? its now as much a Karate Kid remake as it is a Rocky remake...
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Starring Steven Segal Jnr. Aw, c'mon, you know you want it!
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on so many levels...
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I REALLY like your analysis of Karate Kid, which I dearly love. You're right: Danial embraced the inner warrior (which theme was violated in the third movie: in the second film, he fought for his life. In the third, he fought in another tournament, AND WAS AFRAID. This is nonsense. Ask any combat vet: once you've fought for your life, a tournament, however rough, is just a game). What I was complaining about was the comments that Jaden's technique would be unimpressive. I think a more valid criticism would have been to question his acting--Macchio, while not great, was perfectly cast, I have to admit. Can they do the same thing with a younger actor? Possibly. Jaden isn't a wonderful actor, but I've seen him do good work. I think it will depend on the director. But is Jackie Chan better than Pat Morita? Are we kidding?
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I just don't get it. Why / how is this movie necessary. Oh well.
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Sep 21, 2009 12:50:11 PM CDT
"Now is the time For Bananarama to make their big US comeback"
by nostairway
If it's a summer release than a "Cruel Summer" remake by Beyonce or some shit seems logical. Not that I'm endorsing it, mind you.
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Sep 21, 2009 1:59:27 PM CDT
Will should've produced the Boondocks live action instead!
by theycallmemrtibbs
His kid looks like Riley!
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the movie's setting is in China??? is this for real? i thought part of the filming was made in china,not that the whole story will be there.
if thats the case,then u can be sure that this thing wont resemble karate kid at all.yes it will have the same story elements,like the relationship between miyagi and daniel,but expect to be more like a jackie chan style martial arts comedy.
obviously jaden smith will be the black orphan kid,he lives in an orphanage were he gets his ass beaten by the other asian kids,chan works there as a janitor where he finaly to take the kid into his protection and learn him karate to defend himsel,and later the kid will become his sidekick in order to face the local mob who terrorizes the neighbor or the orphanage.and yes there will be some kind of tournament,but that will be more about racism issues (black kid beats asian kids who were laughing at him),than teenager self-esteem ones (thats why the new daniel isnt a teenager)
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........as we're all typing here, there's not many things Hollywood has new to say. I will never watch this, but they will never leave well enough alone. ........Sometimes I just forget they make flicks they will regret, it makes me mad to see new remakes. They don't want to make a....flick unless its already done.....(heavy drums) CHORUS I am a chick who wants to see some good movies, not see a remake .....from not long ago....we'll live forever knowin together that we saw it all by 2008......VERSE 2 they keep on makin crap, with songs by linkin park, im only strong because of NOLAN....I have always needed flicks, thank God for the ones I already own....CHORUS 2 I am a chick who doesn't like remakes, especially with negroes in place of Italians....I'll live forever knowin together that I made a pretty racist remark....BRIDGE like a knight in shining armor Chris nolan came to us, just in time to save the day, from dumba$$holes like Michael Bay......(guitar solo).....I'm just a chick who likes really good movies, not some turds where the robots have testicles, I'm gonna live forever, watchin Heath Ledger keep on saying "Why so serious?" I'll live forever (I'll live forever) knowin Heath Ledger should have been in The Dark Knight II.....oooohh oooohhh.....no not Batman III....in the Dark Knight II.......in the Dark Knight II......in the Dark Knight II.......
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A lot of black kids r gonna use this flick as reason to beat up on asians. When they pull another Virginia Tech massacre they're gonna be all saying, "motherfuckin Kung fu kid made n*&_&*s get all over me! Fuckin jaden smif!"
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with Jason Schwartman as the mysterious Jewjitsu master, David Brenner as evil Kaballah-Kai sensei, and one of Spielberg's kids as Daniel. And Paul Reiser makes a cameo as himself in the role of a celebrity referee at the tournament.
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