It was called “Welcome Back Kata”
So Netflix recently added this movie to the site, I watched it again and my god this movie is freakin' funny!
I remembered hating this movie back in the day, thinking it was really bad, after a re-watch this film is in that "so good it's bad" category. Yeah the acting isn't perfect and a lot of folks don't like Hilary Swank but this movie was very charming. The training scenes in the Buddhist Monastery were great and the dialogue is priceless. My favorite line would have to be when Julie yells at Miyagi "Oh? you never killed a cockroach before?!?".
Then the funniest parts of the movie would have to be Alpha Elite. Now when I first watched this and even during the re-watch, I had no idea who they were. I thought it was a bully and his friends with a mean teacher, the football team or some gang related hooliganism. But it turns out Alpha Elite is actually the school's security company (or club, sorority?). The scene with Colonel Dugan kicking, punching and even choking his students/trainees is really hilarious. The entire movie, there are no bullies in the school, besides the school security guards! Imagine the school security instigating the fights at a school? Imagine a school security guard actively harassing a female student, challenging her to a fight or possible gang rape?
Overall, its far from perfect and its as over the top as you can get, made no sense, but it has its charm and I recommend folks to check it out. Nobody likes to talk about this sequel but give it chance. I also hope that if Cobra Kai continues, they will bring back Julie and the expand upon the Alpha Elite lore.
I also recommend watching the Nostalgia Critic's review of it afterwards for some more laugher.
My family and I watched all the Karate Kid movies last week. My 10 year old son had never seen them. So we are watching The Next Karate Kid, the fourth in the series, and Mr. Miyagi is facing down some teenage goons who are obviously not feeling threatened by him. My son is getting excited because after three movies, he knows how a fight will go. I had read Thief of Time as a bedtime book to him last year, and so I look over at him and say "What's rule number 1?" and he completely lights up and laughs as he makes the connection.
BlockJunester continues, guess I'll watch this with my kids since I already have it memorized and they've never seen it.
Cobra Kai season 1 was great, still haven't checked out the second one yet.
So just watched The next Karate kid and i gotta say its not as bad as people make it out to be. The Alpha Elites(great name for a special forces) are some of the worst villains ever, really beta cuck level of pathetic. The monks however are awesome people, One of the monks could com back for Cobra kai, could be a teacher to Johnny or some of the cobra kais to teach them compassion. It's funny seeing Miyagi San out of his element with a girl at times.
Overall while its not as good I think the next karate kid is good in its own corny kind of way.
So I decided to check out TNKK after finishing CK today. First time I've seen it since I was much younger. Awful start, the middle with the monks was fine, and the ending was garbage. Overall, it's just barely an average movie with some lackluster villains.
What I really can't figure out is the dance scene where the paramilitary guys bungee jumped off the rafters. What were they trying to do here? Some sort of test of courage? It comes so fast, flailing junior nazis busting through the trellis? Was this supposed to be threatening in the 90's? Do I need to inspect my local gym for Hitler Youth and bungee cord?
Then Julie blames herself for what happened? That causes the toadie asshole to Ironside to attack them? I'm confused. The villains in this one were completely phoned in.
The team behind Cobra Kai confirms it exists in the universe (even though it breaks continuity from the previous 3 films), do you guys agree that it should be?
Just saw Josh Jacob's highlight and he did the pose when he scored a TD for Raiders. I think it's cool Bama players everywhere are starting to do this. I wonder is this becomes a signature pose for all Alabama athletics?
Karate Kid in the DC Comics is the greatest Martial Artists ever.
He has mastered all known martial arts in the 31st century, meaning he knows techniques that haven't even been invented during YJ time. He masters martial arts to the point he is on par with Superboy and Supergirl(Although he is usually beaten by the latter.) He is able to simulate super strength by targeting weak points in the chi of people and objects, making him able to shatter metal like glass.
Given the Legion has been teased for next season, I hope we see him and I hope we can see him fight Batman and Nightwing.
I had a replica of the Karate Kid headband, but I was 5 years old in 1984, so I can’t remember for sure whether it came from an offer on a cereal box or somewhere else. But for some reason, I think I remember getting it after seeing an offer for one on a cereal box, where there might have been a mail-order form. Could anyone confirm whether that’s a false memory?
Well, after a lot of trial and error, he finally came to his Senseis.
Which film do you think is worse and why?
