The Karate Kid remake.

[blue collar]

http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/2009/11/03/karate-kid-remake-what-we-know-so-far/

This has fail written all over it. This being set in China is not a good idea. And with the name changes, this really isn't a remake at all, it's more like as if it's based on The Karate Kid.

[Skinned]

Boooo! This one is going to suck big time!

[G.A.C.O.L.B.]

Who Del is going to be pissed.

[blue collar]

Since the original was set in California, this one should have atleast been set in NYC.

EDIT: Or even Newark, NJ. Wasn't Danial originally from Newark?

[Gary Clark Fan]

Im giving this 2 thumbs down already. BTW, didnt they go to asia in the 2nd one? Damn it I wanted Johnny and Cobra to return.

[Skinned]

Im giving this 2 thumbs down already. BTW, didnt they go to asia in the 2nd one? Damn it I wanted Johnny and Cobra to return.

Now that would be a million times better! If Johnny was still the same **** guy and was still hanging on to his glory days and had taken over the dojo. Damn, why don't they ever just go the easy route!

[Forehead]

Jackie Chan as Mr. Miyagi? Should they get someone older and more broken down looking?

And seriously...Will Smith's kid? Lame beyond words.

[G.A.C.O.L.B.]

The one with Hillary Swank as the Karate Kid might be the worst movie ever made.

[GibbsFactor]

Sweep the leg Johnny!!!!!

[blue collar]

Jackie Chan as Mr. Miyagi? Should they get someone older and more broken down looking?

And seriously...Will Smith's kid? Lame beyond words.

As for Jackie Chan. I'm sure they could make him look older and broken down. But I have a feeling they won't.

As for Will Smith's kid. I totally agree.

[blue collar]

Sweep the leg Johnny!!!!!

I liked when one of them screemed "PUT HIM IN A BODYBAG!!!"

[Elessar78]

"Tae Kwon Do Teen"

"MMA: Mixed Martial Adolescent"

Maybe it would even be more interesting to follow Johnny's life since he left the dojo after his crushing defeat. Maybe he turned out to be a decent human being.

[WhoRUSupposed2Be]

The one with Hillary Swank as the Karate Kid might be the worst movie ever made.

And you are not even exaggerating on that... it was just absolutely terrible.

But, why Will smith's son?! The least they can do is give it another name title. This one will be called back.

[TD_washingtonredskins]

Maybe it would even be more interesting to follow Johnny's life since he left the dojo after his crushing defeat. Maybe he turned out to be a decent human being.

He didn't. He was a jerk diver in "Back to School" almost 2 years later. Damn that Johnny Lawrence!

[blue collar]

He didn't. He was a jerk diver in "Back to School" almost 2 years later. Damn that Johnny Lawrence!

And a year before that, he was the jerk boyfriend of Clark Griswold's daughter Audrey in National Lampoon's European Vacation.

[TD_washingtonredskins]

And a year before that, he was the jerk boyfriend of Clark Griswold's daughter Audrey in National Lampoon's European Vacation.

You're right. :hysterical:

I guess this young actor was a typecast.

[DCSaints_fan]

And a year before that, he was the jerk boyfriend of Clark Griswold's daughter Audrey in National Lampoon's European Vacation.

Wasn't he also the jerk rich boy in Pretty In Pink?

Him and that red haired actor that played jerk characters in Ghostbusters and Real Genius should team up somehow and make the ultimate douchebag movie.

[Forehead]

How are you all going to hate on Zabka like that?

http://bigsecretpizzaparty.typepad.com/shhhh/images/gallery_william_zabka_1_1.jpg


I can pretty much guarantee that whoever plays the Johnny role will suck by comparison.

[Monrovia_Redskin]

This makes me want to go to the movie theater and squat and drop a big dump in the popcorn machine. The Karate Kid(1984) is sacred. To children of the 80's this is a movie you don't touch. ReMake is a big NO NO.

[The Evil Genius]

This makes me want to go to the movie theater and squat and drop a big dump in the popcorn machine. The Karate Kid(1984) is sacred. To children of the 80's this is a movie you don't touch. ReMake is a big NO NO.

They are remaking Red Dawn.

Nothing is sacred anymore.

:doh:

[Toe Jam]

I never saw the original.

[Spaceman Spiff]

I never saw the original.

WTF?

I think you can watch it for free somewhere online probably.

I think this is where I draw the line on remakes. The old one is still perfectly good. It still makes me stop and watch when it comes on tv. There's no reason for hollywood to do this.

Wait, would it be too much to ask for them to come out with something original?

I can't believe there's a room full of guys up in California somewhere that actually think this is a good idea. WTF.

[The Evil Genius]

Waits for the remake of the Goonies....

[REDSKINZ-RIDEORDIE]

This makes me want to go to the movie theater and squat and drop a big dump in the popcorn machine. The Karate Kid(1984) is sacred. To children of the 80's this is a movie you don't touch. ReMake is a big NO NO.

MAJOR COSIGN.......

Im an 80s kid to the bone, I used the crane kick in a real life fight and busted this dudes nose. True story.... Leave Karate Kid the hell alone.

[Ned Flanders]

"Must be take a worm for a walk week!"

[Ned Flanders]

They are remaking Red Dawn.

Nothing is sacred anymore.

:doh:


Red Dawn was the ****! I loved that movie!

[Brad_Edwards_Fan]

Wolverines!!!!!

[Sticksboi05]

Really? Ruining an 80's classic.

[TorresA]

Sweep the leg Johnny!!!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3iYmgDJ4FE

[Tastes Like Chicken]

How are you all going to hate on Zabka like that?

http://bigsecretpizzaparty.typepad.com/shhhh/images/gallery_william_zabka_1_1.jpg


I can pretty much guarantee that whoever plays the Johnny role will suck by comparison.


:rotflmao:

Was the name change TK-driven, or requested? LMAO!

If that jerk actor's legs were amputated below the knee, he could play Dan Snyder in the biographical film.

[General NSJ]

Let's not forget that Zabka also played an a-hole in the classic film "Just One of the Guys". I believe his character's name was Greg Toland.

[pjfootballer]

The second one went to Japan.

[Bang]

Some movies just don't need remaking.
Most of them, in fact.
The Karate Kid is a fine movie just the way it was.

~Bang

[ixcuincle]

Bad, bad, bad idea. And I don't care if it has Will Smith it's a horrible idea to even touch a classic like Karate Kid.

The original was one of the best movies of the 80's. From a shower Halloween costume to classic lines ingrained in movie history, The Karate Kid I had it all. "Sweep the leg"

[blue collar]

It wasn't all that bad, but the original still blows it away. Jaden Smith flat out cannot act. Chan did good, but he was no Pat Morita. The fight between the two sensei in the next one (I'm betting there will be a next one) should be pretty good.

[skinfan2k]

apparently everyone i know who saw it says its really good!

[blue collar]

apparently everyone i know who saw it says its really good!

It was good. But the chemistry between Chan/Smith cannot hold a candle to Morita/Macchio which what made the original so great.

[Major Harris]

what made the original so great is that we were 8-12 years old. c'mon guys, it's the star wars argument all over again. karate kid was a cheesefest. we loved it (and still do) because we were kids.

[blue collar]

what made the original so great is that we were 8-12 years old. c'mon guys, it's the star wars argument all over again. karate kid was a cheesefest. we loved it (and still do) because we were kids.

Please, don't even go there with the prequels vs original Star Wars. i might have been a kid, but anyone with half a brain can tell you the original trilogy was way better than the prequels.

Back to The Karate Kid. I don't know if you saw the new one, I have, and like I said, it was good. But what made the original better was the chemistry between Morita and Macchio.

[PokerPacker]

what made the original so great is that we were 8-12 years old. c'mon guys, it's the star wars argument all over again. karate kid was a cheesefest. we loved it (and still do) because we were kids.

Woah, now, don't bring Star Wars into this. I just saw Empire Strikes Back a couple weeks ago for the first time in years, and I was prepared to critique like I do the prequel trilogy, but it really is THAT much better.

[Park City Skins]

I can think of several other threads where THAT topic has been discussed and can be discussed further if need be. Wouldn't mind seeing this one stay on track since I'm going to be seeing this movie soon. I hope. :)

[Major Harris]

didn't meant to start a star wars debate, sorry guys.

i plan on seeing this movie...but the original was and is a giant cheese fest. fun, but very cheesy. that's not debatable. :silly:

[Park City Skins]

Oh that much certainly isn't debatable. You could slice the cheese in that movie off with a dull knife. Loved it and still do.:)

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Z4dkuYro4t8

[blue collar]

Z4dkuYro4t8

Classic.

[Sticksboi05]

Well, I've heard it was good but not as good as the original (surprise). The thing about the original is, Pat Morita's mentor character of Mr. Miyagi is just so untouchable. His relationship to Daniel cannot be matched.

Yeah the acting is only decent, and it's so cheesy, but it has that "it" factor that makes it a classic.

It's got a 67% of Rotten Tomatoes. The original has a 90%.

That said, they better not f-ing touch Ferris Bueller's Day Off because that is a legitimate outstanding classic.

And the original Star Wars trilogy is far superior except in CGI which it cannot help being thirty years older.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

And the original Star Wars trilogy is far superior except in CGI which it cannot help being thirty years older.

Funny, the battle of Hoth is more realistic than any battle in the new trilogy. Being superior in CGI is like being superior in stinky armpits.

[Obibyn23]

BOOOO!!


Seriously though I was 100% against this remake, but have to say I am quite curious, so I will most likely see it.

The lasting appeal the original had on me is still felt today. Just love the underdog story, and I wish Mr. Miyagi was my Sensai, and taught me the ways of the Force, and how to be a Jedi Knight...like my father before me.

:silly:

[Rdskns2000]

Maybe catch it on DVD?

I watched the A-Team instead.

[Henry]

I saw it yesterday with my kids. It was pretty good. Better than I expected.

The acting wasn't as good (surprise surprise) but the martial arts was better. Also the bad guys were even more Evil so the payoff was quite satisfying.

Overall I'd give it a 6 out of ten compared to a 9 for the original. But my kids LOVED it so that's cool. And yes, they've seen the original (we own it)

[darklight1216]

Why is it even called the Karate Kid when it's obviously about Kung Fu?

I'm not interested in seeing it because I know that there is no possible way that it could top or even match the original. Plus, I'm not into the pre-teen thing.


The second one went to Japan.
China here; Japan here. Okinawa here.


apparently everyone i know who saw it says its really good!
Are they eleven?

[Major Harris]

Are they eleven?
because that's how old you were when you saw the original, right?

[I_Bleed_B&G]

I just saw it and thought it was pretty good. Jackie Chan is the ****

[brianm23]

I was really skeptical about this movie, but boy was I surprised when I saw it. I thought they did a very good job with this remake, unlike most remakes.

[Forehead]

Also the bad guys were even more Evil so the payoff was quite satisfying.

Well, the bad guys weren't really evil in the Karate Kid. Frankly, I think Johnny Lawrence was right more often than not in that film.

I mean, let's look at this objectively. He's a young, blond California guy, king of the school with a pretty smoking girlfriend...and they've just broken up. Rather than leave a wake of devastated poon behind him to make himself feel better, he gallantly attempts to show her the error of her ways, even going so far as to ride his expensive bike to the beach, risking sand in the engine, just to speak with her.

And what does he get for his trouble? A transplanted wispy-thin Jersey kid telling him to go away, even being slightly physical with him. So Johnny defends himself, gets sand thrown in his face, and defends himself further. And he's the bad guy in all of this?

Let's not forget how he was later antagonized. Again, attempting to win back his girlfriend, almost having a tender moment at the country club dance, and yet this Jersey kid ruins the romance by barging in, then tripping and selfishly spilling food all over himself.

Later still, Mr. Lawrence is keeping to himself, not bothering anyone while he does drugs in the bathroom, and again, this Jersey kid sabotages him by spraying him with a hose. Understandbly upset, he and his friends give chase, only to be jumped by the Jersey kid's mentor, a high level black belt. I mean seriously, this Jersey kid is an *******.

After all that, Jersey boy still steals his girlfriend, so Mr. Lawrence retreats to the one thing that can make him feel better, give him solace and peace, his karate. But no, that's not enough for Jersey. Now he has to enter the karate tournament too. It wasn't enough to steal Johhny's girlfriend, to rip out his heart, now he wants to take the one thing he holds dear.

Johnny Lawrence is castigated for going after Jersey Kid's weak leg, but who among us has ever competed and not tried to take advantage of an opponent's weaknesses? To further stack the deck against Johnny, he is constantly warned about illegal shots and not awarded his deserved trophy. The trophy is awarded to Jersey, won by an ILLEGAL KICK TO THE FACE. For God's sake, tournament karate is won with strikes to the torso region. Why was Jersey kid not penalized for this?

*************

So am I surprised that the bad guys are more evil in this movie? No, I'm not, because the bad guy in Karate Kid was painted as the hero, and it was wrong. I mean hell, look at the sequels. Is it any coincidence that wherever Daniel LaRusso went, people wanted to beat the crap out of him. Eventually, you have to wonder why that is. It's because he's an *******.

[Henry]

Well, the bad guys weren't really evil in the Karate Kid. Frankly, I think Johnny Lawrence was right more often than not in that film.


....

So am I surprised that the bad guys are more evil in this movie? No, I'm not, because the bad guy in Karate Kid was painted as the hero, and it was wrong. I mean hell, look at the sequels. Is it any coincidence that wherever Daniel LaRusso went, people wanted to beat the crap out of him. Eventually, you have to wonder why that is. It's because he's an *******.

:ols:

Now THAT would have been a good remake. Instead of Rosencranz and Guildenstern are Dead they could call it Johnny Takes One on the Chin :)

[TD_washingtonredskins]

I'm sure the movie might be fine. The point is, The Karate Kid didn't need to be remade and that will be proven when this version is not as popular as the original version.

I don't doubt that in 2009-2010 studios can make a decent movie with an old idea...I just don't think they should. It's lazy. The 2000s are going to be remembered as the decade of remakes in Hollywood. Think of all the movies (some very good, mind you) that were remakes, prequels, or sequels to older movies.

Batman Series
Halloween
Friday the 13th
Nightmare on Elm Street
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Superman

I'm sure there are more, but that's just what I came up with off the top of my head and I'm not even counting re-visiting the Star Wars movies since that technically started in the previous decade.

[MattFancy]

I'm sure the movie might be fine. The point is, The Karate Kid didn't need to be remade and that will be proven when this version is not as popular as the original version.

I don't doubt that in 2009-2010 studios can make a decent movie with an old idea...I just don't think they should. It's lazy. The 2000s are going to be remembered as the decade of remakes in Hollywood. Think of all the movies (some very good, mind you) that were remakes, prequels, or sequels to older movies.

Batman Series
Halloween
Friday the 13th
Nightmare on Elm Street
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Superman

I'm sure there are more, but that's just what I came up with off the top of my head and I'm not even counting re-visiting the Star Wars movies since that technically started in the previous decade.

Pretty much any horror movie you have seen over the last decade has been a remake.

I'm calling it right now, the next movie to be remade will be Back to the Future. I just have a crazy feeling that someone will feel the need to remake it.

But I agree, the 2000's will be remembered for all the remakes and sequels. Not many original ideas out of Hollywood over the last decade.

[TD_washingtonredskins]

But I agree, the 2000's will be remembered for all the remakes and sequels. Not many original ideas out of Hollywood over the last decade.

Yep, and even the "original" movies that did pretty well were just adaptations of comic books (Spiderman, Iron Man, etc.) or books (Lord of the Rings, Twilight, etc.).

From what I can recall, there were very few original ideas that were turned into good movies. It was a decade of remakes and book adaptations. Period.

[Henry]

Yep, and even the "original" movies that did pretty well were just adaptations of comic books (Spiderman, Iron Man, etc.) or books (Lord of the Rings, Twilight, etc.).

From what I can recall, there were very few original ideas that were turned into good movies. It was a decade of remakes and book adaptations. Period.

Avatar? :D

[Sticksboi05]

How would Back to the Future be remade I wonder?

[TD_washingtonredskins]

Avatar? :D

Oh, there are some...there are always SOME. I just think this was a pretty forgettable decade when all is said and done.

[Sticksboi05]

Oh, there are some...there are always SOME. I just think this was a pretty forgettable decade when all is said and done.

You mean in terms of film? I disagree, I think it'll be powerfully remembered as the decade where effects finally became more important than writing.

And it had LOTR trilogy, one of the best ever.

[KingGibbs]

karate Kid put up some very impressive numbers during the opening week. Number one at the box office making 56 mill. The budget was 40 mill. Nice.

[TD_washingtonredskins]

You mean in terms of film? I disagree, I think it'll be powerfully remembered as the decade where effects finally became more important than writing.

And it had LOTR trilogy, one of the best ever.

I think that's a horrible precedent!! If effects are valued over writing, the film industry is going in the wrong direction. You can do all the cool stuff you want with CGI, but in order to have a powerful movie, you need character development and storylines. Otherwise, you are making a video game.

[WhoRUSupposed2Be]

I've yet to see the movie but I have already heard great things about it.

They said that Jackie Chan did a great job playing the role of Mr. Miagi all the while training Jaden.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

How would Back to the Future be remade I wonder?

I don't think Back to the Future will be remade any time soon, if at all. The bar is set so high for a studio to redo it. It's almost guaranteed to fall way short of the original.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

I think that's a horrible precedent!! If effects are valued over writing, the film industry is going in the wrong direction. You can do all the cool stuff you want with CGI, but in order to have a powerful movie, you need character development and storylines. Otherwise, you are making a video game.

Agreed. This is why I'd take Raging Bull (a black and white biography) over a CGI laden movie any day of the week.

[Sticksboi05]

I think that's a horrible precedent!! If effects are valued over writing, the film industry is going in the wrong direction. You can do all the cool stuff you want with CGI, but in order to have a powerful movie, you need character development and storylines. Otherwise, you are making a video game.

Who said that was a good thing? I'm just saying it'll be remembered, not forgettable.

I agree, I want to leave a movie with thoughts that go beyond:

"Wow, I saw nearly those same effects in Jurassic Park fifteen years ago".

[JMS]

http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/2009/11/03/karate-kid-remake-what-we-know-so-far/

This has fail written all over it. This being set in China is not a good idea. And with the name changes, this really isn't a remake at all, it's more like as if it's based on The Karate Kid.

I saw it over the weekend with my daughter... 7 year old. She loved it.
I liked it too.... It was a pretty good move. I would say it's as good as the original. Pat Morita made the first movie in what was a signature role of his career.. Jackie Chan more than holds his own. Sorry Pat.

I liked the kid in this movie better too. Ralph was what 30 in the last movies of the Karatee Kid.

I give this movie a thumb up on the JMS scale.... Enough new things to make it interesting.


One issue I have with it... my only issue. In the original kids got the message that hard work, attention to detail, and respect for things made you aware and made you a better karatee fighter...

In this movie that wasn't nearly as clear. My daughter came away thinking it was the majic water from the dragon well which did the trick. Which was a little disappointing. They made a cool movie, but sacrificed on the great message to kids in the original.

[MattFancy]

Avatar? :D

Pocahontas ;)

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_usOEDiXKJOY/S0OCecSS6dI/AAAAAAAAADw/vngSd-PtnhQ/s1600/pocahonthas.jpg

[MattFancy]

I don't think Back to the Future will be remade any time soon, if at all. The bar is set so high for a studio to redo it. It's almost guaranteed to fall way short of the original.

When has that stopped them before? :evilg:

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

When has that stopped them before? :evilg:

Perhaps I'm not informed of really elite classics that have been redone. Not to say BTTF is top 10 of all time or anything, but it's definitely a great film. The ones that have been listed, including Karate Kid, range from bad to good...nothing superior.

[Sticksboi05]

Yeah BTTF is actually an outstanding movie. The Karate Kid is a classic but it's cheesy.

[MattFancy]

Perhaps I'm not informed of really elite classics that have been redone. Not to say BTTF is top 10 of all time or anything, but it's definitely a great film. The ones that have been listed, including Karate Kid, range from bad to good...nothing superior.

I guess none of them have been great, but I don't think that would stop them from remaking a movie.

[Botched]

I'm calling it right now, the next movie to be remade will be Back to the Future. I just have a crazy feeling that someone will feel the need to remake it.



I'm thinking The Neverending Story will be next. It will be remade by using 98% horrendous CGI. Naturally, it will also be in 3D.

[Mr. Sinister]

I'm thinking The Neverending Story will be next. It will be remade by using 98% horrendous CGI. Naturally, it will also be in 3D.

I'm tired of the ****ing remakes. Those guys in Hollywood need to come up with better imaginations dude. Seriously!!! And if they remake BTTF, I'm jumping off a cliff. That movie was perfect for the 80's, it would suck in any other time period IMO. They would have to redo/reboot it completely for it to work.

[blue collar]

I'm thinking The Neverending Story will be next. It will be remade by using 98% horrendous CGI. Naturally, it will also be in 3D.

I forgot the movies name, but I could have swore I saw that white flying dog in one of the trailers when I saw The Karate Kid.

[JMS]

I'm thinking The Neverending Story will be next. It will be remade by using 98% horrendous CGI. Naturally, it will also be in 3D.

Actually I think the 'A-Team' is next..... after that I believe they are going to bring back the Donie and Marie Show, Followed by the Sonny and Cher show using stop motion animatronics for Sonny.

[Kosher Ham]

Why not remake Back to the Future ?

[JMS]

Why not remake Back to the Future ?

They could make a really cool flux capacitor.... And maybe do one of those spiral black hole alah star gate time traveling segways...

Do you really think anybody could do a better Marty, Doc, or McFly?

[Kosher Ham]

They could make a really cool flux capacitor.... And maybe do one of those spiral black hole alah star gate time traveling segways...

Do you really think anybody could do a better Marty, Doc, or McFly?

It's nostalgic, but the BTTF movies were not GREAT. None of those 3 are phenomenal actors. I think all could be replaced.

[Forehead]

How about Flight of the Navigator?

[TD_washingtonredskins]

Who said that was a good thing? I'm just saying it'll be remembered, not forgettable.



Oh OK...well, the movies that were made will be mostly forgotten.

[Thinking Skins]

They could make a really cool flux capacitor.... And maybe do one of those spiral black hole alah star gate time traveling segways...

Do you really think anybody could do a better Marty, Doc, or McFly?

Samuel L Jackson!

[msjordanalex]

The one with Hillary Swank as the Karate Kid might be the worst movie ever made.

I loved that one!!

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

It's nostalgic, but the BTTF movies were not GREAT. None of those 3 are phenomenal actors. I think all could be replaced.

I think BTTF is great. It wasn't the individual actors as much as the chemistry they created. It's like Lloyd, Fox, Wilson (Biff) and even Crispen Glover were made to play those roles. All the exchanges between Fox and Lloyd make it seem like they're best friends outside of the movie.

It's not the fact that they weren't elite actors, it's that they fit in to those roles so well. It's like they act like that in real life. You put John Wayne and a young Marlon Brando in those roles and I'd bet against it being better.

Besides, who do you think they'd cast if they made it in a few years? Bieber and Keanu Reeves?

[ECU-ALUM]

If it wasn't for the fact that the run time (from what I heard) is over 2 hours I might have considered taking my son to see it.

With all of the talk if remakes I came across this article depicting how "Jaws" would be made today if it was a new movie. Sadly I think it's pretty accurate.

http://www.chud.com/articles/articles/23893/1/WHAT-IF-JAWS-WAS-MADE-TODAY/Page1.html

[darklight1216]

Pocahontas ;)

Lol, that's awesome! :laugh:

Well, the bad guys weren't really evil in the Karate Kid. Frankly, I think Johnny Lawrence was right more often than not in that film.

Johnny Lawrence is castigated for going after Jersey Kid's weak leg, but who among us has ever competed and not tried to take advantage of an opponent's weaknesses? To further stack the deck against Johnny, he is constantly warned about illegal shots and not awarded his deserved trophy. The trophy is awarded to Jersey, won by an ILLEGAL KICK TO THE FACE. For God's sake, tournament karate is won with strikes to the torso region. Why was Jersey kid not penalized for this?

*************

So am I surprised that the bad guys are more evil in this movie? No, I'm not, because the bad guy in Karate Kid was painted as the hero, and it was wrong. I mean hell, look at the sequels. Is it any coincidence that wherever Daniel LaRusso went, people wanted to beat the crap out of him. Eventually, you have to wonder why that is. It's because he's an *******.
Exactly! If you find yourself in a fair fight, you're not trying hard enough.

When I saw that movie, I wanted Johnny to win. He's cooler and better looking, and your right - he was justified.

I am surprised that the baddies are badder in this one though. Aren't they little kids like Jaden Smith? Shouldn't they hug it out in the end or something like that?


With all of the talk if remakes I came across this article depicting how "Jaws" would be made today if it was a new movie. Sadly I think it's pretty accurate.

http://www.chud.com/articles/articles/23893/1/WHAT-IF-JAWS-WAS-MADE-TODAY/Page1.html
Spot on. All the stuff about character reminds me of a line from Blood Diamond "You Americans... you love to talk about your feelings."


Of course there's a CGI shark, but this CGI shark will be doing things no other CGI shark has ever done, including insane acrobatics. But more importantly this is a character story, so Andy Serkis will be hired to do the mocap for the CGI shark.
:hysterical:

[Sticksboi05]

Kosher you're crazy. Back to the Future is great.

[darklight1216]

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[drtdrums]

Just got back from watching this. It certainly doesn't eclipse the original, but it is a worthy remake. It's nowhere near as bad as I expected it to be.

[Burgold]

The next great remake... The Jetsons... afterall, live action Scooby Doo and the Flintstones were epic... disasters. Just imagine the scene where Astro gets space rabies and eats Elroy. George will have his revenge!

[ArmchairRedskin]

It's nostalgic, but the BTTF movies were not GREAT. None of those 3 are phenomenal actors. I think all could be replaced.



You're out of your mind. MJF and CL both turned in iconic performances. Those movies didn't need "phenomenal" acting, they just needed charm and wit, which was delivered in spades. You'd be in the tiny minority if you took a poll and asked if BTTF should be remade.

[Forehead]

This is easily summed up.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5paR6CZyfko/Sgjkda_XuBI/AAAAAAAAg4E/R9fkql3k56M/s200/johnny-lawrence.jpg

WIN

http://media.cleveland.com/moviebuff_impact/photo/karate-kid-moviejpg-63198f05b94b26a4_large.jpg

FAIL

http://www.80s-fashion-fancy-dress.com/images/Karate-kid.jpg

SISSY

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kuhsdba0uB1qzmcai.jpg

Surprisingly cute for the 80's, though this is a bad picture.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DMERflYVjII/R4yjNC6kggI/AAAAAAAAAAs/5m501uS-lsg/s320/miyagi.jpg

EPIC...just on the wrong side.

http://www.stampedeblue.com/images/admin/SenseiJohnKreese.jpg

Let's be honest with ourselves, this guy was badass.

[Kosher Ham]

haha. I knew that would stir a rise.
But yes, it can be remade.

Will Smith plays Doc Brown and it's a blockbuster.

[Thanos]

http://my.spill.com/profiles/blog/show?id=947994:BlogPost:1000866

Board,

The crest of the wave of remakes is almost here.