karate kidding me.
confucius say: man who go to sleep with itchy butt wake up with smelly finger.
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according to the internet rumor mill (which is never wrong) there is going to be a remake of the karate kid.
yes, really.
allegedly, will smith has something to do with the production and the word is that he will cast his son jaden to play “daniel-san.” this is all rumor, mind you. also rumored to be cast in the role of mr. miyagi is jackie chan. this shocking news is the catalyst for many troubling questions.
why is the fresh prince, of all people, going to re-make the karate kid?
aren’t there actual writers with actual original movie scripts all over los angeles? who is ever going to believe that jaden smith can whip somebody’s ass? who let jackie chan have the role of mr. miyagi? does this mean that chris tucker will make a cameo appearance?
(lord, if you can read this blog please say yes)
i wonder if they will shoot the movie up in the valley again? if so, showtime’s fledgeling business idea of taking tourists to all the actual locations where the karate kid was shot may have legs. who wouldn’t want to see – in person – the very spot where ralph macchio and elizabeth shue played miniature golf? hell, we could even cross promote this venture into a car wash business as we forcibly make the tourists demonstrate “wax on, wax off” people’s rides for $40 a pop.
ok, perhaps that last bit was too ambitious.
failing that, do you know who’s job i want? the casting director for the cobra kai. why? because i could watch every shmuck in los angeles county demand that johnny “put him a body bag!” and that couldn’t possibly get old.
seriously, though. when i was a kid my dad used to get me comic books and audio cassettes for presents. jaden smith’s dad gets him starring roles in movies.
i am definitely losing.
i hope this is just a bad rumor….i really do. i didnt even like The Last Karate Kid with Hilary Swank….
LMAO, LOI, LOL… I can’t even. Who get’s to play Jayden’s grandma? Whoopi Goldberg? Will his girlfriend be Dakotah Fanning? This just proves that the movie well of creativity is drying up.
I take that back, this could be great comic relief, especially if they through in some aliens and a couple of quirky Tommy Lee lines.
AND PS. If they want to remake a karate movie that clearly wasn’t done as well as it was written, they should remake “The Best of the Best”.
WHY!?!?!?!??! Well as a person who works READING scripts in hollywood, I must give credit to the writers out there who are creative and have fresh ideas, but bimbos like this keep pushing remakes. GRRRRRRRR
Breathe deeply Danielson, I said that movie was written well and that if you have to do a remake, that would be a better choice. I’ll ignore the bimbo comment this time…
was referring to will smith dude
now now..if you kids can’t play nice i’m going to take away your toys.
Oh, sorry lady! Cheers to that!
sweep the leg, J!
so completely random but thought id share so you could laugh…
I was at target the other day and I see Karate Kid on sale for 4.75. (No really- 4.75- not $5.) So I buy it cuz I only had it on VHS and my VCR is broken anyway. Low and behold- theres the rising sun bandana IN the DVD case… so what do I do??? I put the damn thing on and wear it as I cook my chicken stir fry and watched karate kid in absolute bliss.
Heeheee
thats a fucking great find.
i’d buy the damned dvd just for the bandana.