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The Karate Kid (1984)

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Doubt the Karate Children Escap ...
by dibot in dibot Blog

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"The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner is another in the filmspotting Angry Young Men marathon. I dug this one more than the others, mostly because I didn't think the main guy, Tom Courtenay ("The Golden Compass"), was mean for no reason. I still did not totally understand his "sticking it to the man." I feel like I would have chosen a different method. But I liked the set-up of the film. Courtenay is in a boy's reformatory and training for the sports program. As he trains, the film flashes back to his life and how he ended up in juvie. I am hoping this marathon will get a bit more uplifting. Please?I just rewatched The Karate Kid, one of my childhood favorites, and it totally holds up. Ralph Macchio ("Beer League") is perfectly earnest as a high schooler moving from New Jersey to California and dealing with bullies who kick his ass with karate. He falls for Elizabeth Shue ("Hamlet 2") and is taken in by Pat Morita ("Act Your Age") who trains him in the right way to to use kara ... " [More]

Kung Fu Dog. Clip of the Day
by SpoutBlog in SpoutBlog on spout.com

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"Back in February, I was almost completely against Kung Fu Panda, the latest from DreamWorks Animation, which opens in theaters tomorrow. And while I’m still not too interested in seeing it, I’ve grown a little more appreciation for Jack Black than I had while writing my review of the trailer. Yeah, he actually made me laugh in that brilliant Tropic Thunder viral video made for the MTV Movie Awards. Plus, I have to give Kung Fu Panda credit for not being as bad as Karate Dog, a 2004 made-for-TV movie from Bob Clark (A Christmas Story) featuring a talking dog voiced by Chevy Chase and a " [More]

Life's Soundtrack
by yojimbo73 in yojimbo73 Blog

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"I was sitting in my jeep a few days ago looking through my iPod for something that would pick my spirits up for the drive home. Great little invention. Kinda makes that "10 albums on a desert island" thing useless. Just bring your iPod and you can have your entire collection. Anyway, I decided on the Counting Crows as it'd been years since I'd listened to them. Instantly I was transported to...I'll get to that in a minute. It made me think about that whole "smell is the best memory trigger" thing. Now maybe it's just a deficiency in my olfactory system, but smell has never done a thing for my memory. Sure, it's been instrumental in conjuring up old girlfriends and musty schools, but nothing really useful. Music on the other hand can open wormwholes to my past. When I hear the songs from the soundtrack of the movie that is my life I am instantly bombarded with memories. Sights, sounds, smells, the whole package. -"I Wear My Sunglasse ... " [More]

The Karate Kid
by tjl30 in tjl30 Blog

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"The Karate Kid is about kid who moved to California. He is new to the town where he is bullied and he has met a girl who likes him. But to stop the guys from bullying him he must win a karate tournament. So Daniel Larusso aka the karate kid is trained by the repair man at his apartment complex named Mr. Miyagi. This movie had that cheesy 80's charm, and a fantastic ending. It kind of reminded me of Rocky 1, only a different sport and on the other side of the US, and instead of a body builder the fighter is a skinny kid. Defiantly a classic movie worth seeing. " [More]

Bad 80's Boyfriends
by marymcilwain in Dollar Video Curator

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"Ah romance. Every good video watcher is acutely aware of the down-on-love, romantic teenage flicks that played out with so many star-struck Romeos and Juliets in the idealistic 80’s. We cheered for our plucky, beautiful, yet misunderstood Andie Walshes, Diane Courts, and Wattes in the face of so much love adversity, whether what they lacked was money, an understanding father, or girl’s underwear, and rested easy at the end when they got their men. But should we have? For every one of these “ideal” movie boyfriends, sure signs of loser-dom each display. Here’s just a few reasons why you should’ve run for the hills ladies! Ferris Bueller(Matthew Broderick) –He of the Day OffMajor Flaw: Too eager Yes, he’s charming, cute, fun-loving, inventive and obviously coveted by every other girl in your school, but sheesh. The dude’s talking marriage and he hasn’t even " [More]

Bad 80's Boyfriends
by marymcilwain in Dollar Video Curator

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Kapow! Crash! Aieeee!
by Windbreaker in Windbreaker!

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"The Protector. Where to begin... it is a well-documented scientific fact that children of the 80s like myself have daydreamed, nay, fantasized about a full-length action movie starring Steven "Snapping Forearms" Seagal, directed by Michael "Slo Mo" Bay, and scored by Hans Zimmer. Notable nod to Andre the Giant a secondary plus. Well, if you type all those requests into any online English-to-Thai language assistant, the output is the entire cast of The Protector. Go ahead, try it.I still haven't seen Ong Bak: Thai Warrior, which I'm pretty sure is Thai for "I'll Be Back: Taiwanese Terminator". Tony Jaa is impressive. Anyone who's heard about him has heard he doesn't use special effects or wires. So what does he use? I'll tell you what -- Converse high tops. How nuts is that? Sure, Jackie Chan had some wild moves in his younger years, but he always wore Nike Airs or Reebok Pumps, and in the martial arts world, that's like wearing a Winger t-shirt ... " [More]

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