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does he do the crane kick at the end, too? by frankenfickle	Feb 27th, 2008 02:33:13 PM

its gladiator all over again by JeanLuc Dickhard	Feb 27th, 2008 02:33:26 PM
the good one not the award winning one
Saw a trailer for this in front of The Signal by Jonah Echo	Feb 27th, 2008 02:34:14 PM
It looked like "Step Up..and Kick Someone in the Face" and then Djimon Hounsou showed up as the mentor character and the trailer earned 3 cool points. Jury is still out on whether those points will be enough. It sounds from above that the trailer is a pretty accurate depiction of what to expect.
Dude by Redundant23	Feb 27th, 2008 02:38:26 PM
I don't think you have to be a "cream-of-the-crop knucklehead critic" to hate a movie filled with cliches.
No Retreat, No Surrender by bob oblaw	Feb 27th, 2008 02:39:03 PM
really needed a remake!
Yea, the review makes it sound like.. by Jonah Echo	Feb 27th, 2008 02:44:25 PM
this is pitched at the least discerning audience possible. It might not be that way but basically it sounds like "if all you want is cool tunes set to people punching the hell out of other people then you will not be disappointed". Thing is, you can see that whenever you want, it's called youtube and it doesnt last an hour and a half. Also, Ive noticed that there seems to be an audience for any movie, no matter how lame. I made the mistake of going to a free screening of Primeval last January(got it confused with Rogue, which by the way, where is that?)and even though it was the worst giant croc pic imaginable, the audience we saw it with was hooting hollering, screaming and jumping at the jump scenes and cheering when said croc chomped up the bad guy. You would have thought we were watching the original Jurassic Park or something.
I'm sorry but this movie just looks stupid (and not in the fun w by Reel American Hero	Feb 27th, 2008 02:45:01 PM
Just another make money off the teenagers movie, in the tradition of Step Up and that idiotic racing movie from last year Red Line or something like that, which looks like a bad hybrid of Karate Kid crossed with Bloodsport.
But are there any montages? by Stevie Grant	Feb 27th, 2008 02:52:12 PM

An feel-good action movie with a message? Plant! by Bobo_Vision	Feb 27th, 2008 02:56:56 PM
The writer defends this movie a little too much. I'm always a little suspicious when they go out of their way to validate their love for a movie by claiming the audience they saw it with loved it too. And far too many cliche hip references (Chuck Norris, Deebo, hip hop, etc).
Please tell me by greyspecter	Feb 27th, 2008 02:59:52 PM
They have an aged, haggard Tom Petty singing "Won't Back Down" in this somewhere. I'll see it in that case
Oh, and another thing by greyspecter	Feb 27th, 2008 03:01:05 PM
How could you forget the laughing villain of Speed, Mr. Dennis Hopper? "Interactive TV! Wave of the future, Jack! Ahahahahahahah!"
it's OK by Le Phantom	Feb 27th, 2008 03:05:29 PM
Saw this a while back and it is just OK. Think Karate Kid with no chemistry between the actors and no sense of probability or a sense of everyday teen life like the later had.Good for cinemax but not for a theatrical release.
I agree with Stevie by chewyou812	Feb 27th, 2008 03:13:47 PM
There's gonna need to be a montage sequence in order to attain spiritual cohesiveness with the 80's.
We need more badass kickboxer movies. by Knuckleduster	Feb 27th, 2008 03:15:19 PM
Like that Van Damme movie called Kickboxer. Remake that, Hollywood. But with more tits and trees getting kicked over.
NEVER BACK DOWN WHEN YOU STEP UP 2 THE STREETZ! by Pennsy	Feb 27th, 2008 03:15:24 PM
Word, dat.
Oh and another thing. NEEDS GIANT ROBOTS. by Pennsy	Feb 27th, 2008 03:16:22 PM

ralph machio must be turning in his grave... by Leafy McPlantsalot	Feb 27th, 2008 03:17:57 PM

When do we get that Karate Kid remake? by Knuckleduster	Feb 27th, 2008 03:22:39 PM
You know, the one with Will Smith's kid. I Vote Sonny Chiba for Mister Miyagi.
WHAT!No ghost of BRUCE LEE!?!?!....... by travis-dane	Feb 27th, 2008 03:39:15 PM
Fuck that shit!Bring back Loren Avedon for No Retreat,No Surrender4 and 5!
Movies with MMA... by ScottGreen	Feb 27th, 2008 03:48:38 PM
Random thoughts to throw into the discussion... The climatic fight between Donnie Yen and Sammo Hung in Sha po lang/Kill Zone is definitely movie reality fighting, but of what I've seen, I'd say that it really sets the bar for mixed martial arts in an over the top action movie. On the realism side, I'm curious to see how Mamet's Redbelt turns out.
ScottGreen:Check this one out,one of Donnie Yen`s best.... by travis-dane	Feb 27th, 2008 03:58:57 PM
http://tinyurl.com/2ddweh
I want to smack the reviewer... by Tourist	Feb 27th, 2008 04:06:01 PM
...But this sounds on the money. When I first heard about it, I thought we were in for a shitty Fast And The Furious rip off. Which it no doubt it. But it sounds like its also got some heavy Karate Kid and No Retreat No Surrender shit going on, which I love. Might have made a good double header with John Rambo.
re: travis-dane by ScottGreen	Feb 27th, 2008 04:07:58 PM
Awesome fight! That one really had everything in it! Thanks...
This review is unquestionably a plant from Summit Entertainment by LaudnerGomez	Feb 27th, 2008 04:14:55 PM
This movie contains 1) rap video direction 2) laughable acting 3) a crayola screenplay. The audience I saw the film with laughed AT the film, with many walkouts. ----- Nobody can act in this garbage, the filmmaking is as pedestrian as it gets (yes, there's a body-mounted camera sequence!), and the KARATE KID similarities are alarming. ----- It makes MMA look like a sport for mouthbreathers. ---- plus it's interesting the plant is telling readers to IGNORE the critics and trust idiot teenagers!---- if this isn't a Summit intern, I will eat my hat.
So this Karate Kid 4? or 5? by jamestewart007	Feb 27th, 2008 05:07:07 PM
I know, lets hit the dead horse one more time... That video link blew my mind! Thanks travis!
I'll wait for Redbelt thanks... by TELF	Feb 27th, 2008 05:09:23 PM
So kids, Henderson vs Silva - Who ya got?
It has to have "Your The Best" song from Karate Kid!! by Mike_D	Feb 27th, 2008 05:10:35 PM
dammit!!!
PLANT! by loafroaster	Feb 27th, 2008 05:12:02 PM
"He will teach him the true meaning of life, help discover his inner potential and to follow his willful heart." Oh come on!
Gotta Have A Montage! by Reel American Hero	Feb 27th, 2008 05:13:48 PM

I'm gonna splice the trailer with "Your The Best" in the backgro by Mike_D	Feb 27th, 2008 05:14:41 PM
prepare for awesomeness.
This guy writes like a professional by DOGSOUP	Feb 27th, 2008 05:15:48 PM
He's either a plant or needs to start writing for AICN,which is after all, his blood source. This movie looks like shit and will be shit.
caught the end of Karate Kid on TV the other night... by FlickaPoo	Feb 27th, 2008 05:48:02 PM
...I guess I shouldn't be surprised that it didn't hold up. At all. But I was surprised at how...small it looked though. When I was twelve that party on the beach looked just bitchin. That's right, the coolest party in the history of beaches. And the bandana shiny jacket sporting bad boys on dirt bikes?...evil, yes...but oh so cool. Look at it now though and the last big fight scene looks like it takes place in a fummunda cheese infested YMCA somewhere in New Jersey...there are about seventeen people cheering in the audience...sad man. Just sad.
No, hes a plant for sure... by Tourist	Feb 27th, 2008 06:13:02 PM
...He tells us he trusts the opinion of white trash morons nad hood rats at a test screening more than that of snooty critics is a pretty obvious give away. That and it sounds like a press release. But it also sounds exactly like what I was expecting from the movie, so no harm, no foul.
SAD!? by Tourist	Feb 27th, 2008 06:14:49 PM
Fuck YOU! I usually take anything said in the forums with a grain of salt. But you deserve to burn in hell for your mild criticism of the greatest film ever made. Oh god, I need to go watch and appreciate the Karate Kid again, just to rebalance the scales after your slanderous attack on my lovely.
Djimon Hounsou as Mr. Moyogi by JoeSixPack	Feb 27th, 2008 06:22:38 PM
Ripoff!
Did I misunderstand by tk 421	Feb 27th, 2008 06:33:24 PM
Or did this reviewer just try and compare the OC based villain in this piece of trash to the Joker & Chong Li? What a twat plant douche.
I'm waiting for Cobra-Kai to chime in with by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Feb 27th, 2008 07:26:03 PM
his comments.
Heres the FINAL TRAILER: http://tinyurl.com/2pcj76 by Mike_D	Feb 27th, 2008 09:13:34 PM
I would have put the cobra kai and mr. miagi in there but my video editing software crashed. i hate windows.
Didn' t that TaeBo guy do something like this years ago? by MrMysteryGuest	Feb 27th, 2008 11:29:29 PM
Where he trained some kid to kick some gang's or dick's ass in a movie?
The sad truth here by DarthFloyd	Feb 28th, 2008 12:12:55 AM
Is that in spite of the fact it's total crap, it'll probably number 1 at the box-office it's opening weekend, and thus more crappy sequels will be forthcoming.
"Never Back Down 2: Street Fighting" by Mike_D	Feb 28th, 2008 01:27:23 AM
mark my words.
Toby Mac rules ... by thevisualedge	Feb 28th, 2008 04:09:56 AM
... but Skillet owns them all.
Mysteryguest by Jonah Echo	Feb 28th, 2008 07:03:36 AM
Yes, when I saw the trailer for this it reminded me of something(besides a retread karate kid)and it was the billy blanks movie you are referencing. I dont recall the name, but they used to run it on cable alot back in the mid 90s. He was a janitor and trained this kid to beat up a bunch of douches who were bullies with some martial arts training.
Yes tk41, u misunderstood by jeah	Feb 28th, 2008 09:27:35 AM
He clearly stated, "Not to say Cam Gigandet is of high status as the above mentioned" Put ur mind to it and try reading the sentence clearly. This movie looks weaksauce btw.
Trailer by MacTard420	Feb 28th, 2008 10:41:16 AM
made this movie look like a direct-to-VHS piece of trash! I can't imagine it being anything better than mediocre.
I AM BRINGING BEERS TO THIS by PVIII	Feb 28th, 2008 10:45:19 AM
AND GOING FUCKING BATSHIT. this is going to be one of the best-worst movies EVER.
Yeah Jonah Echo... by sivispacemparabellum	Feb 28th, 2008 11:25:44 AM
The movie was called Showdown with Billy Blanks and Christine Taylor or more commonly known as Ben Stillers wifey.
SHORYUKEN! by Reel American Hero	Feb 28th, 2008 11:27:56 AM

Better Than I Expected by lalalandlovechild	Feb 28th, 2008 02:55:23 PM
Man, there's a lot of hate on this board. I imagine it comes from hopped up UFC junkies who don't want their precious rep threatened by Hollywood. Whatever. I'm 11 years into BJJ, Escrima and Hapkido and I actually liked it. The plot is connect-the-dots from frame one, but the film totally delivers on the fighting end. Kickass fight scenes. No, this isn't a horns-up to hardcore MMA fighters, but the cast obviously took the time to learn the core techniques. The trailer is laughable, tho. It totally misrepresents the movie.

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