Loved Best of the Best, outside of the moments where Eric Roberts became a prepubescent girl..
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Ralph Macchio: Where The Karate Kid is Now
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Loved Best of the Best, outside of the moments where Eric Roberts became a prepubescent girl..
Midnight Moon
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Shame he never became a big A-lister. I liked him on Ugly Betty a few years ago too. I need to get the trilogy, is it on Blu-Ray?
rudieboy77
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Where is he? Washing cars, sanding the deck and painting fences?
TheWarrior
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I was 5 years old when this came out and it was the coolest thing I had ever seen in my short life. I think I had my parents rent this from the video store for weeks straight until I eventually got a copy of it. If 1 or 2 come on the TV I can't not watch.
I'm still pissed that they portrayed an Italian kid from Newark, NJ as such a punk when he went out to Cali. But I guess the "baseball bat to the kneecaps kid" wouldn't have been as much of a crowd pleaser.
I'm still pissed that they portrayed an Italian kid from Newark, NJ as such a punk when he went out to Cali. But I guess the "baseball bat to the kneecaps kid" wouldn't have been as much of a crowd pleaser.
The first movie was really great. The second was corny but still enjoyable. I think the best part of the second Karate Kid movie was the soundtrack. Take a listen to this;
Karate Kid 2 Main Theme
Karate Kid 2 Main Theme
Sapiens
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I know what you mean. This wasn't my first "underdog sports" movies (that honor would go to Slapshot), but there's always something magical about your first time watching one.
I remember a radio Quiz show that I listened to.. a guy called in and was asked this Question:
"What is the name of the movie from the 90´s, made by stephen spielberg, featuring ancient extinct creauteres, based on a book..?" (the right answer is Jurassic park)
he answered "Karate Kid".
the radio host laughed a little, and said "no not quite, but you get one more go at it"
then he answered "Karate Kid 2"..
the radio hosts couldn´t stop laughing.. the sad thing is that the guy was serious..
"What is the name of the movie from the 90´s, made by stephen spielberg, featuring ancient extinct creauteres, based on a book..?" (the right answer is Jurassic park)
he answered "Karate Kid".
the radio host laughed a little, and said "no not quite, but you get one more go at it"
then he answered "Karate Kid 2"..
the radio hosts couldn´t stop laughing.. the sad thing is that the guy was serious..
I am going to train my body and mind and then find and defeat you. And let's just say that the music playing during this training would in itself be enough to destroy you.
TheJollyCorner
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Anyone else have some of the Karate Kid Part II toys as a kid?
The only one I had was the bad guy (kind of like the only action figure I got when 1989 Batman came out was Bob the fuckin' Goon)
I didn't even bother seeing the newest Karate Kid.
The only one I had was the bad guy (kind of like the only action figure I got when 1989 Batman came out was Bob the fuckin' Goon)
I didn't even bother seeing the newest Karate Kid.
chris121580
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I watched The Karate Kid almost every day growing up. Johnny was a good villain but I still think Dutch would've been better as the primary bad guy
TheJollyCorner
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goddamnit now I have that Peter Cetera song stuck in my head.........................
The Goonies is unwatchable for an adult though.
you are right ... the 80´s montage I´m imagining in my (disturbed) head is something that would kill me.. I can already Hear "Duran Duran", "Wham" and "Frankie Goes to Hollywood (wink wink)" being played.. all that terrible music is enough to kill me..
Btw. it´s not hard to find me, unless I´m standing with my side turned to you, I´m so thin that you would probably not see me (unless I have a boner)..
Dr.Horrible
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Umm, what?
I liked it as a kid, but watching it again as an adult made me want to force-feed these kids ritalin after the first 15 minutes.
No way... It's very 'busy', the kids chatter and shout and seem to be on sugar high's the entire film, but it's still a load of fun. There are fun moments all over the place; "Andy! You GOONIE!", "Eww you smell like phys ed!", "I hit the wrong note. I'm not Liberace you know!"
I love the sets, the locations and the craft.
That's what I was getting at yeah, I hadn't really noticed that at all when watching it as a kid myself.
I'll admit it has it's moments, especially later on, but Karate Kid holds up much better IMO.
Dr.Horrible
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Different strokes I guess. I could still watch Goonies all day long and I'm 33.
rudieboy77
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The Goonies is timeless, crap like the A Team, Dukes of Hazzard, Knight Rider that shit is unbearable to watch now, but not the Goonies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxLhytQ67fs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxLhytQ67fs
HalfBakedProphet
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What the fuck even happens in 2? All I remember is Daniel getting his ass kicked the whole movie and turning it off before the end because I was so disappointed
that´s like every plot for a "action" movie from the 80´s... hero gets his ass kicked 95% of the movie, but in the end he beats the odds and wins, cue cheesy 80´s music and wipe away your tears...
Dr.Horrible
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Ice breaking, deadly hook dodging, and a bunch of spinning drum toy cheese for the final battle.
Takamura-San
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forgot the montage.
I was probably being a bit hyperbolic, but rewatching it, it really struck me how obnoxious the kids constantly shouting over each other are at the beginning.
Yeah, he has to come up with a new special move since the crane kick didn't work on the bad guy. I think I remember it having some decent fight choreography though.
This is one of the reasons I like 2.. The Tea Ceremony
The music, the setting, the wind, the looks on their faces. I really like this sequence. I think it elevated the movie in ways..
PhoncipleBone
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The second and third ones are not as strong as the first, but still good. The second one has that totally kick ass ending where it is playing Hearts on Fire, then the drums in it mix into the beginning of Holding Out For a Hero. SO FUCKING AWESOME.
The third one...eh. It feels like they have exhausted all the truly great montage/pump up songs at that point.
TheWarrior
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3 is ALMOST completely unwatchable, by this point Daniel has been so emasculated I don't know why we are supposed to care about him, He gets friend zoned by a girl, the entire plot revolves around saving a Bonsai tree. The rules of the tournament have apparantly changed to allow a 34 year old man to skip everything but the finals, Daniel forgets everything he ever learned in the past year from Mr Miyagi and still continues to get his ass kicked. The villains are terrible compared to the original Kobra Kai dickheads.
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The best song.
The worst portrait.
Henchmen21
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All of you hating on 2 have no taste 
2 is great. 3 is where the series starts to slip.
Then there's this
2 is great. 3 is where the series starts to slip.Then there's this
chris121580
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Terry Silver was so creepy in that movie..showing up at an underage dance club3 is ALMOST completely unwatchable, by this point Daniel has been so emasculated I don't know why we are supposed to care about him, He gets friend zoned by a girl, the entire plot revolves around saving a Bonsai tree. The rules of the tournament have apparantly changed to allow a 34 year old man to skip everything but the finals, Daniel forgets everything he ever learned in the past year from Mr Miyagi and still continues to get his ass kicked. The villains are terrible compared to the original Kobra Kai dickheads.
out0v0rder
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He looks like a car salesman
True, true, but I still like them because they form part of a collection. And yes, I know how stupid it sounds to even want to "collect" free virtual songs, but these come with awesome cover art I tell you!
(Sigh)
The Bad News Bears sounds right up your alley.
www.youtube.com/watch ? v=CWN1xWdKbHY
You'll have to piece that link together yourself because it's got NSWF and NSFGAF language.
Avon Barksdale
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This game was frustrating.
LJN. The master of shitty movie-based video games.
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Best kids movies in terms of holding up well are easily The Princess Bride and Time Bandits.
EDIT: Oh and Beetlejuice is still great.
EDIT: Oh and Beetlejuice is still great.
bengraven
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If that's the special edition Goonies with all the retrospective stuff, you'll have cost me $20 and I'm 2-day shipping that.
PhoncipleBone
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I think it is the only version they put on Blu outside of the big gift version. So the disc contents should be the same. But I am not 100% positive.
Henchmen21
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Yup. I have the standard edition Blu of Goonies and it's just the DVD upscaled. No new features or menus.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
He was on an episode of Psych a while ago, still looked heaps young.
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