Are you ready for a remake of "The Karate Kid"?

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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited October 2007
    steveinaz wrote: »
    I thought re-makes were generally done for movies that were good to be begin with??

    Popular, not good :)
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  • MSALLA
    MSALLA Posts: 1,602
    edited October 2007
    It can't be any worse then the first one.
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  • louthewiz
    louthewiz Posts: 581
    edited October 2007
    Maybe Ralph Maccio should have played the teacher and smith's kid the student then it might be interesting.
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    jflail2 Posts: 2,868
    edited October 2007
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited November 2008
    Looks like the remake is a "go".....

    Remake of "Karate Kid" to start filming next year

    In Beijing? Wouldn't that become "Kung Fu Kid"? :D
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    edited November 2008
    I like Will Smith a lot. He is a fantastic actor. but leave it alone man. I said it back then and I will say it again "NO MAN"
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited November 2008
    Will Smith stinks and so will this movie. He the new DeNiro....will do almost any movie if it involves a paycheck.
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  • hector_c
    hector_c Posts: 11
    edited November 2008
    hope the movie is great..
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited November 2008
    I hope they don't bring back Peter Cetera.
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  • Pablo
    Pablo Posts: 723
    edited November 2008
    I just can't see how this could possibly be any good. The first one wasn't all that great of an idea (but for some reason very enjoyable). An old guy teaches the underdog to be good and ends up as the hero. Hasn't that been done to death? (wasn't that the same plot as Rocky?).
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  • IrishNiner
    IrishNiner Posts: 116
    edited November 2008
    Nooooooooooo, don't do it!

    The first one was fair at best and for some reason has garnered a little bit of a cult following. What's next, Leave It To Beaver staring Jack Black?:eek:

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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited November 2008
    George Takei as Mr. Myaki and Clay Aiken as the Kung Fu kid. Now that would be entertainment!!
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited November 2008
    IrishNiner wrote: »
    What's next, Leave It To Beaver staring Jack Black?:eek:

    There was already a big-screen version of "Leave It to Beaver".....and it tanked despite the presence of Janine Turner as Mrs. Cleaver.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited January 2009
    This is gathering steam.....BBC article

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7827965.stm
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited January 2009
    Jackie Chan as the next Miagi? HAHAHAHAH.
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited January 2009
    So they're going to start taping in 2010.....makes sense, since Smith's kid is gonna be a tween.......

    lame lame lame lame lame.........
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited January 2009
    No...this is going to be terrible no matter how they do it. Karate Kid is a classic...that was one of my favorites when I was a kid...they can't remake it.

    What's up with all of these **** remakes coming out of hollywood lately? Movies aren't all about CGI and sound affects. There's something to be said about not messing with something that was already done right. Superman for instance. The original was a classic...one of the best movies ever made in my opinion. The new one...wasn't. Sure, it looked good and sounded great with all of the modern sound codecs and CGI...but the movie itself was terrible IMO.
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  • CaligulaPolk
    CaligulaPolk Posts: 1,650
    edited January 2009
    Please dont **** up old movie! Remake will ruin old KK movies.. If they want remake, remake the third one with Hilary Swank in the movie was worse..
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited January 2009
    You guys don't actually think the old KK movies are good do you? I mean, I love them too, but just because they're campy and I was young when they came out. I'm under no delusions that they were good movies. THey're RIDICULOUS.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited January 2009
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    You guys don't actually think the old KK movies are good do you? I mean, I love them too, but just because they're campy and I was young when they came out. I'm under no delusions that they were good movies. THey're RIDICULOUS.

    Just because they're "ridiculous" doesn't make them bad movies. There are tons of people out there that love the Karate Kid...I think that's pretty much what constitutes a good movie. It doesn't matter how corny it is. Sure...it's not the greatest movie every made by any means...it's still a good movie though.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited January 2009
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    Just because they're "ridiculous" doesn't make them bad movies. There are tons of people out there that love the Karate Kid...I think that's pretty much what constitutes a good movie. It doesn't matter how corny it is. Sure...it's not the greatest movie every made by any means...it's still a good movie though.

    You gu ys are worried about how they're going to "ruin" the franchise. In what way could you possibly ruin this franchise? First, they already made "The Next Karate Kid" with Hillary Swank 15 years ago, so if t hey were going to "ruin" anything it would have already been done.

    But come on. THe acting isn't good, so you can't ruin that. The characters are all cartoon parodies of themselves, aside from maybe Daniel. And the stories are absurd. They could fly around on wires like Crouching Tiger and it would be more believable. A 16-year old kid befriending an 80-year old Japanese man? And everyone being OK with it? A psychotic dojo owner who beats up his own students in the parking lot of a KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP for getting in second place? And somehow there are parents on the planet who send their kids to CObra Kai? A man and his war buddy who take months out of their adult lives to terrorize an underage kid just for beating them in said championship?

    What is there to ruin aside from the lofty image you built in your head because you first saw the movie when you were 10? Thta's not an insult, I saw it when I was 10 and have a soft spot for it too, but I know it's not good, and I couldn't care less if they remake it.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited January 2009
    Wasn't the first one ridiculous enough?
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  • kbm
    kbm Posts: 16
    edited January 2009
    well there goes another childhood fav...
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited July 2009
    Just an update....

    The remake of "The Karate Kid" is now "The Kung Fu Kid".

    I kid you not.
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited July 2009
    hey FOLKS...This is HOLLYWOOD.

    its all make believe !
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited December 2009
    Danny Tse wrote: »
    Just an update....

    The remake of "The Karate Kid" is now "The Kung Fu Kid".

    I kid you not.

    No it's not, it is "The Karate Kid", and the trailer is out, it looks so horrible I won't even post a link to the trailer. I would not recommend watching it, laughably bad.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited November 2010
    Mike, I have to go with LeKeiko on this one. And add that the location shots in Beijing were well chosen and VERY familiar to me--it was almost like being back there. As for the movie itself....predictable and different some from the original. But I'm too old to be a FAN of the original. And I don't really think REMAKES are necessary when there are so many many struggling screenwriters across America. Come on. Give these 'other' boys and girls a chance. There are a LOT of good stories out there HOLLYWOOD!!

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  • ryanjoachim
    ryanjoachim Posts: 2,046
    edited November 2010
    I enjoyed this remake, as I do most movies I watch. I don't bother with inconsistencies in the plot or story. I focus on the acting and the action. Just because it's a remake doesn't mean I can't enjoy it as much as the original.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited November 2010
    I thought the first half of this movie was horrible... absolutely horrible
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