March Climber
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I think you are viewing this movie from the lens of a continuation of an 80s/90s film, which I consider that continuation along with the 80s/90s-esque cheesiness, to be the Cobra Kai TV show.What are the stakes in this film? I feel like the "All Valley Champion" ridiculously overblown title for the OG KK and Cobra Kai works as incentive for karate competition on and off the mat, but I'm missing that lure for this film. I guess the anti-bullying vibe is enough for the kids but since they bothered to get Daniel back for this I was hoping for more to appeal to me. As much as I love Jackie, "old man jackie" minus the crazy stunts doesn't do much for me either. I'm still gonna see it, just waffling on in theater unless my kid pushes for it (which he isn't so far).
Based on what they're showing here and how Ben Wang is implying that Jackie had much more input on this film's direction than we thought, I'm expecting more of a late 2000s hong kong-style movie in terms of feeling. That could potentially mean a weaker story but potentially better fights and stuntwork.
I guess we will see when the reviews start coming out.