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Re: The Karate Kid

#81 Post by a_person » Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:28 am

jmbblue wrote: Negatives: the teenagers behind me who never bl**dy shut up all the way through and kept kicking the seats - they obviously dont get out much!!
You should have done kung fu on them. :rolleyes:
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Re: The Karate Kid

#82 Post by elski » Wed Jun 23, 2010 12:23 pm

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Re: The Karate Kid

#83 Post by steve9872 » Wed Jun 23, 2010 5:55 pm

Saw this on monday, the kid's initial training reminded me of a story I heard about 30 years ago.
A chinese family sent their son to a Shaolin temple to learn Kung Fu. His training consisted of sitting in front of a bucket of water and punching the water - hour after hour, day after day, month after month - just punching water. After a year of this he was allowed home to visit his family, who asked him what he'd learned there. His response was an angry "NOTHING" and then out of sheer frustration hit the nearest table - shattering it. He was surprised and his family was impressed.
The training with the jacket reminded me of this story.

There was also a "brief" nod to "wax on wax off" lasting all of 2 seconds.
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Re: The Karate Kid

#84 Post by anjirose » Wed Jun 23, 2010 6:18 pm

I saw this at Silverlink on Monday.
The queing outside was a bit of a faff because the whole cinema was empty!

I was sort of dreading seeing this film, thinking it would ruin a classic, or i would get bored, or that Jaden would be rubbish. But my assumptions couldnt have been more wrong!

I loved it, I was so pleased! The up to date twist, the music, the scenery, the acting, the actors!

The teenagers behind us who were talking so bloomin' loudly, kept saying 'Aww Bless Him' and kicked the seats. It was obviously their first time to the cinema, trip out with the juvenile club, or just on earth to annoy me, whichever. Totally ruined the first half hour for me, until i turned around and told them to talk quieter.

So, yeh, Karate Kid, don't just listen to the trailers and avoid pre-conceptions, it's great, embrace change! 9/10!

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Re: The Karate Kid

#85 Post by jmbblue » Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:16 pm

a_person wrote:
jmbblue wrote: Negatives: the teenagers behind me who never bl**dy shut up all the way through and kept kicking the seats - they obviously dont get out much!!
You should have done kung fu on them. :rolleyes:
Haha: Mmmm -I suppose I must have been showin a bit of Mr Hung's restraint eh - "coat on - coat off!"
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Re: The Karate Kid

#86 Post by Shady23 » Thu Jun 24, 2010 12:23 pm

I am a big fan of the original film and didn’t think this one could compare but I enjoyed it. Smith Junior was great in the role and, while predictable, I found it good fun and watchable.

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Re: The Karate Kid

#87 Post by Preston1990 » Thu Jun 24, 2010 1:10 pm

jmbblue wrote:....... I suppose I must have been showin a bit of Mr Hung's restraint
Mr Hung!? :oops: :p

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Re: The Karate Kid

#88 Post by Sydney_Bristow » Thu Jun 24, 2010 3:12 pm

:giggle: Shhhs behave Preston!! :p (GMTA ;) ;) )
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Re: The Karate Kid

#89 Post by the fox » Fri Jun 25, 2010 6:14 pm

Excellent film, Jaden Smith so takes after his dad, I’m looking forward to seeing him in films to come. Might even p*y to see this one again
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Re: The Karate Kid

#90 Post by wolverina2411 » Fri Jun 25, 2010 6:32 pm

love the movie so much. wish i could go again this sunday but already promise a friend from denmark to go fruit picking with her family. yeay to strawberries....

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