El Nino de Karate
Last night the Karate Kid was on. I absolutely loved that movie when I was younger, so I thought Robb might like it. We snuggled up on the couch to watch it over a frozen pizza. It was as endearing as ever, and of course Robbie loved it. He is currently practicing all the moves (you know... "Paint the fence. Sand the floor. Wax on wax off. Paint the house", and most especially the crane move) and really liked the stressing of the credo "fight for defensive purposes only".
As I watched it though, I began to wonder about a bunch of things that never caught my attention way back when. For example, when Daniel meets his friend as they're moving into the apartment complex, he tells the guy they moved there because his mom got a good job. A few scenes later, he goes to visit his mom at work and she is a waitress. Not knocking the waitressing profession, just wondering how good a job waiting tables would have to be to induce one to move across country.
Also, the whole wax on wax off thing? I realize the point was to train him for karate, but didn't Mr. Miyagi want the cars clean, too? If you watch Daniel waxing on and off, he waxes on one area, and waxes off an area that has no wax. Sheesh.
Time sequencing was really weird too. It was most noticeable when Danial and Alli had a date on Saturday night. The next morning Daniel rides over to Mr. Miyagi's house and has a day of wax on wax off. At the end of the day, Mr. M. says come back tomorrow morning. Daniel does, and has a day of sand the deck. Next day he paints the fence, and day after that he paints the house. Then he's back at school. Did he seriously just take 3 days off to fix up Mr. Miyagi's house?
But who am I kidding, I still loved it and always will. I think tomorrow night I'll go rent part 2 for Robbs. Don't worry though, I won't subject him to part 3.
Other titles that were considered for this entry:
Mercy is for the Weak
Take a Worm for a Walk Week
Man Who Catch Fly With Chopsticks Can Do Anything
As I watched it though, I began to wonder about a bunch of things that never caught my attention way back when. For example, when Daniel meets his friend as they're moving into the apartment complex, he tells the guy they moved there because his mom got a good job. A few scenes later, he goes to visit his mom at work and she is a waitress. Not knocking the waitressing profession, just wondering how good a job waiting tables would have to be to induce one to move across country.
Also, the whole wax on wax off thing? I realize the point was to train him for karate, but didn't Mr. Miyagi want the cars clean, too? If you watch Daniel waxing on and off, he waxes on one area, and waxes off an area that has no wax. Sheesh.
Time sequencing was really weird too. It was most noticeable when Danial and Alli had a date on Saturday night. The next morning Daniel rides over to Mr. Miyagi's house and has a day of wax on wax off. At the end of the day, Mr. M. says come back tomorrow morning. Daniel does, and has a day of sand the deck. Next day he paints the fence, and day after that he paints the house. Then he's back at school. Did he seriously just take 3 days off to fix up Mr. Miyagi's house?
But who am I kidding, I still loved it and always will. I think tomorrow night I'll go rent part 2 for Robbs. Don't worry though, I won't subject him to part 3.
Other titles that were considered for this entry:
Mercy is for the Weak
Take a Worm for a Walk Week
Man Who Catch Fly With Chopsticks Can Do Anything
posted by The Noillyprat Cat @ 9:01 AM
2 Comments:
Your sour analytical review can not alter my strong feelings towards Ralph Macchio. Part 1 was great...2 was good...3 was tolerable compared to all the other filth that Hollywood put out. And the Next Karate Kid doesn't count as a Karate Kid movie at all.
Sensai John Kreese would be disappointed if he read this.
HIM, estas Hugo, si? Tu ingles es muy bien, no worries!
FOLLOW UP:
We rented Karate Kid II this weekend. Robbs was pretty disappointed, and wondered "Why does Daniel keep getting his ass kicked, I thought he was supposed to be good?". Ah, the precocious little darling.
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