Karate Kid remake

[Neon Ignition]

Anyone catch Will Smith on Radio 1 the other day? He was discussing Hancock 2, Legend 2 and this. He said it's def set in China and might be abandoning the Karate Kid name as they might be after distancing it from the original and it doesn't feature any karate

[Richard.John]

You're being too forgiving.

Everyone went to school. Everyone did geography. China and Japan are two entirely separate countries.

People should know that much at least, whether they can tell the peoples apart or not.

It's the same though for their views of about foreigners. I have had many Japanese say that all Europeans (whites) look the same. My reply is normally along the lines of, so somebody from Portugal or Greece looks similar to a Swede or a Briton, etc.? If they can't see the ethnic differences then they are blind or stupid. Perhaps even both...

[Ady]

True, but once again, I was referring to the countries, not the people.

[Darwock]

Trust me, the majority definitely don't know the geography... I frequently have to explain that Scotland is not in England to Japanese people - in fact, it's not just the Japanese people I meet - my American boss called me English, I corrected him and he said "whatever, same thing"

[RobRoy]

and now the trailer is out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMsZM-MNI1A

erm...

At least hes not called Mr Miyagi. Apparently hes called Mr Han

[Family Fry]

Well I smiled at least, liked the chopsticks bit at the end.
Looked ok

[Skull Commander]

Hmmm. I'm pretty against this, but at least it looks like it's not just a carbon copy. The 80's version was special because of the era, and the "evil" Corbra Kai. Trying to directly remake this would have been suicide.

I do hate the way that Will Smith seems to be moulding his offspring though.

[ezee ryder]

Awful, awful and awful.

[Escape-To-88]

What a bunch of horse ****

[bash]

Why is that stupid hip hop track in every trailer now? As if to demonstrate the lead going through physical and mental hardship. Its getting beyond a joke now.

If anything this film looks more like a parody of the original rather than remake/homage.

[Neon Ignition]

Watched this over the weekend and thoroughly enjoyed it. Treats the premise pretty seriously and really puts across the kids position well. He's bullied but for once isn't a down an out loser, more just wrong place at the wrong time. As nostalgic as the original is, this makes a mockery of it.

[Skull Commander]

Watched this on Sky today. Not as bad as it could have been, largely thanks to the fight tournament section at the end (quiff boy is amazing!) and the God like presence of Jackie Chan, but Will Smith's little ****e of an offspring needs a good slap.

3/5 Skulls compared to the original's 5/5 Skulls.