Why are they remaking "The Karate Kid"?

**BdAsBrd01** · 06-07-2010, 10:36 AM

Just saw the preview for the "new" Karate Kid. Why??!!!?? Just...Why?! Can't they come up with any ideas for real NEW movies (i.e. ones that haven't already been made before?)?

**silverWS6** · 06-07-2010, 10:41 AM

Somebody please put the little black kid that says "that's racist!"

***SMWS6TA*** · 06-07-2010, 10:49 AM

I agree with the Op as to why is Hollywood so lacking in writing that they go back and make so many remakes. But this version of Karate kid is on a whole new level. This one makes the the original look like a DVD release knock off. My son and I got to see as a sneak peak last week. Local Rave gave a pre screening to the local dojos in our area.

And no Crane kicks in this one....

**Smittro** · 06-07-2010, 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by BdAsBrd01

Just saw the preview for the "new" Karate Kid. Why??!!!?? Just...Why?! Can't they come up with any ideas for real NEW movies (i.e. ones that haven't already been made before?)?

Because they had to go back and make it politically correct.. First it was a white kid, then a chick, now a black kid, next up, latin, these could go on forever!

**Smittro** · 06-07-2010, 12:26 PM

Hey is the bad guy white??

**SleeperC5** · 06-07-2010, 01:17 PM

Haven't you noticed that ever since Obama took office there's a lot more commercials with black people in them. Not to menion the new TV shows and now this Karate kid remake as well.........

OH BROTHER !!

**wheeliE-maxx** · 06-07-2010, 01:24 PM

Now here's a case where you guys sound retarded. Produced by: will smith and Jada pinkett smith. No shit it's a black kid.. It's their son

**cuervo25_1** · 06-07-2010, 02:39 PM

technicly it shouldn't be called the karate kid either. karate is Japanese. it should be the kung fu kid especially since Jakie Chan told the kid " i will teach you kung fu" I think it would have been much more interesting to call it "The drunken kid" and taught him drunken style, by getting him drunk

. But hey just about every movie out there mimics some other movie somehow

**Transamws6** · 06-07-2010, 03:22 PM

Don't get stupid about shit like this people. Black, white, whatever just watch the damn movie. You dont like it, watch the older fucking "Karate Kid" movie. One would think people have more important things to worry about in their own life than whats going on with movies they will never be in. Fuck, if you don't like the main character being Black, don't watch the damn movie and go about your business. Nobody is forcing you to go out and see it

**BdAsBrd01** · 06-07-2010, 03:32 PM

Originally Posted by SMWS6TA

I agree with the Op as to why is Hollywood so lacking in writing that they go back and make so many remakes. But this version of Karate kid is on a whole new level. This one makes the the original look like a DVD release knock off. My son and I got to see as a sneak peak last week. Local Rave gave a pre screening to the local dojos in our area.

And no Crane kicks in this one....

Thanks man! Yeah looks like they're outta new ideas. Why not name it something else though? The original is and will remain, to a lot of folks, the classic. So why not give the new one a different title or at least do like they did with the three new Star Wars? Like "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith". That way they don't detract from the new one.

**BdAsBrd01** · 06-07-2010, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by Smittro

Hey is the bad guy white??

Probably. Like all the ADT & Brinks home security commercials show a white guy kicking in someone's door...

**cuervo25_1** · 06-07-2010, 03:48 PM

nope the bad guy is asian

**Smkn_TA** · 06-07-2010, 04:07 PM

You don't remake the karate kid. Pat Morita can't be replaced by anyone...EVER. See the problem is Jackie is this...ever see asian? Baby face, never have beards or stubble. So they put this piece of what looks like velcro over his lip and it looks so out of place it gave me flashbacks to my freshman year mustache contest.

**Transamws6** · 06-07-2010, 04:11 PM

Originally Posted by BdAsBrd01

Probably. Like all the ADT & Brinks home security commercials show a white guy kicking in someone's door...

HAHAHAHAHA!! I thought I was the only one who noticed that! Thats some funny shit right there man.

In all seriousness, i mean, it could happen.

**Smittro** · 06-07-2010, 04:21 PM

Originally Posted by Transamws6

HAHAHAHAHA!! I thought I was the only one who noticed that! Thats some funny shit right there man.

In all seriousness, i mean, it could happen.

That's not even the funny part.. She usually screams and the guy looks @ her then runs away.. If I was pulling a job there would be no survivers lol.. Roles reversed someone kicks in my door the alarm would be the last thing on their mind. First would be my German shepp, next would be were I was pointing the otty-shotty..

**BdAsBrd01** · 06-07-2010, 04:29 PM

Originally Posted by Smittro

That's not even the funny part.. She usually screams and the guy looks @ her then runs away.. If I was pulling a job there would be no survivers lol.. Roles reversed someone kicks in my door the alarm would be the last thing on their mind. First would be my German shepp, next would be were I was pointing the otty-shotty..

How realistic is it for someone to actually kick in the front door?

**Smittro** · 06-07-2010, 04:49 PM

Originally Posted by BdAsBrd01

How realistic is it for someone to actually kick in the front door?

They hope to scare yuppies.. Like everyone wants the shit they have..

No offense to yuppies...

Why don't they show what can happen if someone kicks the door down in the hood??

**BdAsBrd01** · 06-07-2010, 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by Smittro

They hope to scare yuppies.. Like everyone wants the shit they have..

No offense to yuppies...

Why don't they show what can happen if someone kicks the door down in the hood??

**cuervo25_1** · 06-07-2010, 06:31 PM

Originally Posted by Smittro

They hope to scare yuppies.. Like everyone wants the shit they have..

No offense to yuppies...

Why don't they show what can happen if someone kicks the door down in the hood??

because the hood is alot like the south, there have been no survivors to tell what it was like

**walterchang** · 06-07-2010, 06:41 PM

I work in the entertainment industry and I know why they remade this movie. It is going to make money. It's got a franchise name, big name actor, big name actors kid, and a huge production budget.

I agree with all this recycled crap that they market to us is bullshit. There are a ton of movies produced annually, and most are original. Yet they don't recieve the same kind of backing from the studios.

Almost two years ago I worked on a movie called Miss January. I read part of the script and really liked. It was very cleaver and original. It never got past post production, they renamed it Meet Monica Velour, but never got a distribution deal for it. It sucks beacause it proably would have done well for what it was.

Either way I don't care as long as they pay me!