Comments on: THE KARATE KID [1984] review

By: Nick Ramsay

Nick Ramsay — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:47:37 +0000

Yeah, okay. Funny how the first site I "researched" had the first one as Karate Kid, but the others as Best Kid. But, you're right, other sites list them all as Best Kid.

By: Jason Collin

Jason Collin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:43:32 +0000

I just hope they don’t make this foolish remake IGN first reported on here:

http://movies.ign.com/articles/823/823413p1.html

Let the movies of the best decade for a kid to grow up in ever, the 80s, stand as they are.

By: Tokyo Five

Tokyo Five — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:22:00 +0000

>Okay, I did a bit of research and it looks like the original film was indeed called “Karate Kid” in Japanese, but the follow-ups were called “Best Kid 2?, etc.

I don’t mean to nit-pick…but The Karate Kid movie (even part 1) is titled “Best Kid” in Japan.

Supposedly this is because it was decided that a movie titled “Karate Kid” wouldn’t be popular here. And near the end of the movie, Daniel’s girlfriend, Ali, says “You’re the best, kid!”…which is where the name “Best Kid” came from.

>What happened to Daniel’s father is never explained in the movie

I’m not positive…but I seem to recall that it’s mentioned somewhere in the film that Daniel’s father had died.

Anyways, I also watched “The Karate Kid” again recently. And you’re correct…it’s a masterpiece!

By: Jason Collin

Jason Collin — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:39:00 +0000

Thanks for including that very funny line from Digg Peter!

That 0.1% might have been the bit that put you over the top!