The new Karate Kid film.

[Mad Cyril]

Has anyone seen this yet?

This has to be one of the most unnecessary and poorly conceived remakes ever.

How can you remake this without:

Mr. Miyagi.
Sensai John Kreese.
Cobrai Kai.
Joe 'Bean' Esposito.

Also - Mr Miyagi would slap Jackie Chan rigid and throw him around like a rag doll.

 

[osymandus]

Actually sadly for Miyagi fans .... no Jackie would win having been trained at the Peking Opera House from about the age of 8 i think (after joining with Sammo Hung). It does look brilliant but it is all about Wu shu / Kung fu not Karate ;)

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

I echo Mad Cyril's sentiments. You can't recreate perfection, so why bother trying?

 

[Napster]

Although Bean's The Best was superb, my favourite track was from KK2 - Glory of Love by Peter Cetera.

John Kreese was also in Last House on the Left, one of my favourite horror films.

 

[Mad Cyril]

I always thought Golf 'n Stuff was a low rent facsimile of Southend seafront.

 

[Napster]

[video]http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/c8ad4aa802/wax-on-f-ck-off-with-ralph-macchio[/video]

 

[Cricko]

Stupid to try and recreate anything like the original...they are timeless.

 

[Napster]

Stupid to try and recreate anything like the original...they are timeless.

Some remakes are quite good. Ben Hur for example. Or Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Or Scarface/The Departed/Cape Fear/The Thing.

But the Karate Kid - a no no. Although I am a fan of JC.

 

[Cricko]

Sorry I meant the KK Naps.....It is like trying to re-make Rocky.

 

[Napster]

Sorry I meant the KK Naps.....It is like trying to re-make Rocky.

I agree, although Rocky was written by Sly as well, which is even more impressive.

 

[osymandus]

I agree, although Rocky was written by Sly as well, which is even more impressive.

Didnt he win an Oscar for the screenplay ?

 

[Bluesmanager]

Sorry chaps, have to disagree here. The trailers look pretty cool, Will Smith's got a brain that he uses to find a good flick to produce/star/whatever in, and I very much doubt he'd give his kid a role like this without thinking it through. Very much looking forward to this (probably won't see it at the cinema due to being skint though).

 

[MK Shrimper]

Sorry chaps, have to disagree here. The trailers look pretty cool, Will Smith's got a brain that he uses to find a good flick to produce/star/whatever in, and I very much doubt he'd give his kid a role like this without thinking it through. Very much looking forward to this (probably won't see it at the cinema due to being skint though).

Will Smith has been a whole load of crap! I Robot for example.

 

[Bluesmanager]

Wild Wild West, I'll give you. Independence Day, I'll give you. I Robot, while not the best exemplar of his work, is not crap. Besides, note that I said "got" not "has always had".

He did apologise for Wild Wild West, by the way.