1. The Kung Fu Kid - study of anime
Jul 1, 2010 · Much like the original, Karate Kid 2010 centers around the story of a boy uprooted from a familiar landscape and forced to relocate far away.
Americans love a good underdog story. A quick look back at our filmmaking history finds our theatres filled with stories about the downtrodd...
2. "Everything is Kung Fu" - The Karate Kid (2010) - Little Worlds
Jun 16, 2010 · Indeed, there's a magic to this story, first made in 1984, the decade of many many sequels, because the up-from-obscurity-to-kung-fu-victory ...
As Jackie Chan, playing reclusive maintenance man, Mr. Han, says in Harald Zwart's passionate remake of The Karate Kid , "Everything is Kung...
3. The Karate Kid,reviewed.
Jun 10, 2010 · While the fight scenes have been (literally) punched up by the inclusion of more spectacular martial-arts stunts—along with the bonecrunching ...
Hanging over any remake, but especially over the remake of a classic, is the question "Why?" Sometimes that syllable is muttered with a shrug of...
4. The Karate Kid: The Real Martial Arts History Behind the Movies
Jul 5, 2021 · When we reflect upon the original, we must remind ourselves that the landscape of martial arts films in the west was vastly different in 1984.
Would "wax on, wax off" really work in a fight? And just how authentic is the Karate in The Karate Kid? Den of Geek asks a Karate expert.
5. Karate Kid vs Kung Fu Kid - Jamaican in Japan - Jamaipanese
Jul 23, 2010 · Jackie Chan has said that on set everyone was calling it The Kung Fu Kid; that's what they thought it was going to be called. In the end someone ...
Last weekend I made an impromptu trip to the movies with Mrs Jamaipanese to check out Karate Kid, the remake of a cult classic that I must have watched at least a hundred times as a child. I knew very little about the remake before hand, so little in fact that I didn’t even know…
6. Is the China of 'The Karate Kid' the real China? - Los Angeles Times
Jun 3, 2010 · He's seen the original 1984 'Karate Kid,' so he has kind of figured out that the movie is a brand, but still -- why not call it 'The Kung Fu Kid ...
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7. Jackie Chan's Karate Kid Remake to be Called Kung Fu Kid
Mar 29, 2009 · You may not know this and some people may disagree with this statement , but the idea for the Karate Kid came from Jackie Chan's original movie ...
Last year it was announced that Columbia Pictures was remaking the 1984 classic Karate Kid with Jaden Smith set to star. In January, we announced that Jackie Chan had been cast as the lovable Mr. Miyagi, stepping in for Pat Morita. As far as I know, not a single person was excited by any of
8. The Karate Kid (2010) - Circle Six Magazine
Jun 15, 2010 · ... story does follow the original while still making it its own. What ...  The film in China was released under the title The Kung Fu Kid.
Fast forward to 2010 and the remake of The Karate Kid. Would Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith deliver that same power and triumph that made Ralph Macchio a star? The short answer is that it did. If you …
9. Remake vs. Original: “The Karate Kid” - The Oracle
Nov 1, 2019 · ... story of overcoming hardships. The ... original plotline to offer bilingual dialogue and more cultural representation behind kung fu.
In “The Karate Kid” (1984), Daniel LaRusso (played by Ralph Macchio) kept audiences at the edge of their seats as his momentous crane kick led the young martial artist to victory. Audiences were able to relive the somewhat nostalgic magic of karate kicks and roaring cheers from the crowd 26 years later in its 2010...
10. The Kung Fu Kid | Shmorgh is Bored - Randy Henderson
Apr 4, 2010 · I just watched the trailer for the new Karate Kid movie. It looks pretty good, and actually follows the storyline of the original movie ...
I just watched the trailer for the new Karate Kid movie. It looks pretty good, and actually follows the storyline of the original movie pretty closely. But here's the thing: It is a movie about Kung Fu (Chinese martial arts) set in China. Karate ...
11. The Karate Kid (2010)
The screenplay by Christopher Murphey was from the story written by Robert Mark Kamen for the original The Karate Kid. ... Kung Fu instead of Japanese-Okinawan ...
"A challenge he never imagined. A teacher he never expected." ―Film slogan The Karate Kid is a 2010 family martial arts drama film directed by Harald Zwart. It stars Jaden Smith, Taraji P. Henson and Jackie Chan in lead roles, and was produced by Jerry Weintraub, James Lassiter, Ken Stovitz and Jaden's parents Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. When his mother's career results in a move to China, 12-year-old Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) finds that he is a stranger in a strange land. Though he knows
12. A Young Jaden Smith Becomes The Kung Fu 'Kid'
Jun 10, 2010 · Despite many specific alterations, this update of the 1984 hit follows the original's basic plot. A mom moves her fatherless son to a new town, ...
Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith team up for The Karate Kid, the latest in the long line of franchise revamps. Set in Beijing, this remake offers a queasy mix of gentle Eastern philosophizing and overamplified butt-kicking.
13. The Karate Kid Reboot Review: Literally About Kung Fu
Apr 6, 2021 · Follow The Fight Library on social media! ... Okay this one was weird. The Karate Kid reboot came out in 2010 and was…something. While the movie ...
The Karate Kid reboot fell flat. Today I reviewed the movie starring Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan and explore what went wrong in the reboot.
