JULY AUGUST 2010: The Karate Kid cover story

[PHILBERT]

Gotta admit, the article is well written. I have been pretty ****ed off at this film, not just because of the remake (I understand it was remade a few years ago as Never Back Down) but because of the title itself. I understand classics get remade, and Hollywood will do what it can for a quick buck.

The main reason I was so much against this film (several of my friends asked if I would see it with them and I laughed as my response), was obviously the way they spit on Karate and Kung Fu. If it had simply been titled the Kung Fu Kid it would have made more sense, or Kung Fu Dream like the working title in China.

However I was unaware that the director decided to say "Alright in order to make it called the Karate Kid let's have one of the bullies call him that" and so the name came from it (or if it wasn't the director's idea whoever it was). So his nick name is the Karate kid.

However, part of me gets the impression now that they are basically saying Karate is ineffective against Kung Fu?

Either way, the article put some seeds of doubt in my mind that the film wasn't going to be utter garbage. The chances of me seeing it in theatres went from 0% to something higher than 0%. What % that is, I dunno yet. I will wait for it to come out and see what reviews say of it.

[GeneChing]

I don't think it will be about Karate being ineffective against Kung Fu. I think it will be bad karate being ineffective against good kung fu. But we'll see. I'm going to a screener in a few days and will report back here. (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=48261)

P.S. I took the liberty of modifying your title because I'm anal like that.

[Skip J.]

Gotta admit, the article is well written. I have been pretty ****ed off at this film, not just because of the remake (I understand it was remade a few years ago as Never Back Down) but because of the title itself. I understand classics get remade, and Hollywood will do what it can for a quick buck.

The main reason I was so much against this film (several of my friends asked if I would see it with them and I laughed as my response), was obviously the way they spit on Karate and Kung Fu. If it had simply been titled the Kung Fu Kid it would have made more sense, or Kung Fu Dream like the working title in China.

However I was unaware that the director decided to say "Alright in order to make it called the Karate Kid let's have one of the bullies call him that" and so the name came from it (or if it wasn't the director's idea whoever it was). So his nick name is the Karate kid.

However, part of me gets the impression now that they are basically saying Karate is ineffective against Kung Fu?

Either way, the article put some seeds of doubt in my mind that the film wasn't going to be utter garbage. The chances of me seeing it in theatres went from 0% to something higher than 0%. What % that is, I dunno yet. I will wait for it to come out and see what reviews say of it.

soooo Phil, you have your copy in Texas... what about the rest of us?????

[GeneChing]

Don't start that again. You know, I just got two issues of Rolling Stone on the same week. One was late obviously. Subscription fulfillment is imperfect, even on their level. I'll mention that there was a slight delay in shipping this issue. It was only two days of a delay, so it shouldn't have that much impact on delivery. My apologies if yours is late again.

There's a subsidiary thread about an article in this issue on the main forum - Fight Like an Animal article (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=57384)

[GeneChing]

Check it out - 2010 July/August (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/magazine/article.php?article=902)

This issue is hitting the newsstands right about now.

[PHILBERT]

soooo Phil, you have your copy in Texas... what about the rest of us?????

Bought it at the book store Saturday. My subscription ran out a few months ago and I forgot to get it updated. So I was in the book store Saturday and picked up the last 2 issues. I then renewed my subscription online later that evening and bought some DVDs for the $10 off.

Also, Dallas, Texas just rules.

[Skip J.]

Don't start that again. You know, I just got two issues of Rolling Stone on the same week. One was late obviously. Subscription fulfillment is imperfect, even on their level. I'll mention that there was a slight delay in shipping this issue. It was only two days of a delay, so it shouldn't have that much impact on delivery. My apologies if yours is late again.

There's a subsidiary thread about an article in this issue on the main forum - Fight Like an Animal article (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=57384)
Sorry Gene; don't take it seriously!!!!

I forget sometimes that tongue-in-cheek style is not really so obvious off the keyboard as spoken words...

Truthfully, I could really care less when it comes; I'm gonna enjoy reading it anyway. You just have no idea how many subscriptions I have let run out....

I always have to search out the internal article (or two). But they are always first class.. maybe I'll learn how to write one myself...

You write it... I'll read it!

[Skip J.]

Bought it at the book store Saturday. My subscription ran out a few months ago and I forgot to get it updated. So I was in the book store Saturday and picked up the last 2 issues. I then renewed my subscription online later that evening and bought some DVDs for the $10 off.

Also, Dallas, Texas just rules.
Uh huh; well I'm gonna be there soon....

[PHILBERT]

uh huh; well i'm gonna be there soon....

A/S/L?

Only typing this part to make it over 10 characters :-p

[Skip J.]

A/S/L?

Only typing this part to make it over 10 characters :-p
Sorry; at my advanced age... that sounds like greek to me. Other than coming up to the Legacy and taking a class from Gene.. I was born and raised in the Dallas area. Didn't move way down here until 1980....

[Skip J.]

Soooo... mine came yesterday, Jackie Chan on the cover and everything....

[GeneChing]

Let us know if it was worth the wait...

[Skip J.]

Let us know if it was worth the wait...

Hey Gene;

Absolutely!

Excellent article on Jackie.... us unwashed heathen had no idea he had made so many movies......... good to hear that he is moving on to some with content.... I'm not a fan of the comedy stuff myself....

I need to read some of those internal articles before I get away....

[GeneChing]

Jackie has made a staggering amount of movies. The American version of Jackie can't begin to compare with the Chinese version.

[Skip J.]

Jackie has made a staggering amount of movies. The American version of Jackie can't begin to compare with the Chinese version.
While many post-europeans have used those words, I think you would agree that actually Chinese culture is much older.... I'm just tryin' to polish up my turn-of-phraseology......

All kidding aside... there are times when hip deep in our local culture that I feel like we are unwashed and heathen.........

[GeneChing]

...I just received two issues of Rolling Stone at the same time, the Jay Z and the Lady Gaga issues. So we're not the only mag that's occasionally tardy on subscription (http://www.martialartsmart.com/19341.html)delivery. It happens to the best of us. ;)

[GeneChing]

Is The Karate Kid a Kung Fu Dream? (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/magazine/article.php?article=908)

As this thread is now the discussion thread for the cover story, here are the references for all the Jackie Chan movies mentioned.

The Karate Kid (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=48261)

The Spy Next Door (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51786)
Shinjuku Incident (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51787)
Jianguo Daye (Lofty Ambitions of Founding a Republic) (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=55102)
Little Big Soldier (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52569)

Armour of God 3:Chinese Zodiac - Jackie Chan's 100th film (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=53875)