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Off Topic => Everything Else => Topic started by: George on May 17, 2010, 10:53:03 pm
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WTF. Why is the movie called Karate Kid, they say right in the trailer that he is teaching him Kung Fu. Fucking hell.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY8amUImEu0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY8amUImEu0)
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The Karate Kid name is just for franchise name recognition and marketability. They're playing it safe, in other words, even if it is stupid.
Otherwise, despite a new location, fighting style, kid, and Mr. Miayagi, this installment appears to follow the exact same formula as the previous entries. So if you mindlessly enjoyed those other movies, there's a chance you'll mindlessly enjoy this one too.
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I thought 'Kung Fu' was just a general term for unarmed combat? But yeah, movie is gonna suck. lol Will Smith's kid.
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Will Smith's kid? I thought it was little Bow Wow.
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Will Smith's kid? I thought it was little Bow Wow.
Lil Bow Wow is 23 years old now. :P
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He is now Regular Bow Wow.
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Mature Adult Bow Wow.
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The movie actually WAS Kung Fu Kid right up until marketing kicked off. :-/ Stupid title if you ask me. Chinese karate? :P
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I love Krate Kid... Mr Miyagi MADE the movie, he made all 3 of them and I even liked the guy that played Daniel.
But this? Looks fucking terrible.
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The sad thing is that this would have worked in the 80's when everyone called Martial Arts "Karate". Thanks to 30 years of martial arts movies and fighting games, it's a serious blunder now.
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Most people don't see any difference. Most people don't care at all for martial arts.
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The UFC Kid.
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The UFC Kid.
Now that would be an interesting film.
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The sad thing is that this would have worked in the 80's when everyone called Martial Arts "Karate". Thanks to 30 years of martial arts movies and fighting games, it's a serious blunder now.
We'd already had over 10 years of martial arts movies back in the 80's. Additionally, lots of Americans are still ignorant to this day about the cultural differences between the different East Asian countries.
The UFC Kid.
You mean to say the MMA kid. :P
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The sad thing is that this would have worked in the 80's when everyone called Martial Arts "Karate". Thanks to 30 years of martial arts movies and fighting games, it's a serious blunder now.
We'd already had over 10 years of martial arts movies back in the 80's. Additionally, lots of Americans are still ignorant to this day about the cultural differences between the different East Asian countries.
The UFC Kid.
You mean to say the MMA kid. :P
The world had Martial Arts movies, but in my opinion they didn't really hit it big in the US until 1973 with Enter the Dragon. Anyway, this movie looks stupid.
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It look only as stupid as all of the Karate Kid films to me. :P
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The UFC Kid.
You mean to say the MMA kid. :P
No, he meant UFC, cause that's where the bitches' at :afroman:
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I only ever saw Karate Kid 1 and 2. After 2, I didn't want to see any more. When they were in the theater, I was young enough to think #1 was cool, but it doesn't stand up to repeat viewings. #2 was dumb.
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So.... was this movie actually a piece of crap, or did it turn out to be somewhat decent? =P
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Hopefully it will hit Netflix streaming soon. I don't feel right paying to see it.
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Yeah, I understand that it's marketing. But at least someone must know that Karate is a japanese martial arts, it has nothing to do with China.
It's also billed as a major collaboration between a US and Chinese studio and wouldn't you know it, it's also getting some weird edits(some bullying scenes and a kissing scene that needed to be trimmed for a couple of seconds,according to the LA Times (http://http://articles.latimes.com/2010/may/30/entertainment/la-ca-karatekid-20100530)).
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Its actually not that bad a movie to be honest, yes it was a poor name choice as its been said it was a cash in.
Jackie Chan made the movie.
...Its not as good as the original and is seem to be made for a younger audience but its worth a watch.
The film is called the Kung Fu kid in Japan, I think its called the Karate Kid everywhere else because stereotypically martial arts is not as important in the US and UK as it is there.... and alot of people in the UK/US call all martial arts Karate still... actually :/