Any child of the 80's such as myself is well versed in one of the greatest trilogies of our time... no not the Lord of the Rings... no, not Star Wars.... no, not Indiana Jones, but rather the epic (you know you were thinking of it) Karate Kid trilogy.
Bill Simmons (from ESPN) has a very funny round up of all three movies making some great points about things that you probably did not consider when you were watching them in the 3rd grade. Things such as:
And you forget this now, but Mr. Miyagi's character was a stroke of genius at the time, a cross between Mickey from "Rocky," Pop from "The Longest Yard" and Confucious. Who didn't love Mr. Miyagi? That character was so well-written, it actually won Pat Morita (best-known as Arnold from "Happy Days") a "Best Supporting Actor" Oscar nomination, which was the 1984 equivalent of Mr. Belding from "Saved By The Bell" being nominated for an Oscar in 2005.Read the whole thing here.
Check out this great musical spoof from No More Kings:
1 comment:
Sweep the leg Johnny!!!!
What a classic that was, although do not forget that there was a 4th installment, "The Next Karate Kid" not nearly as good as any of the others!
Dude I am going to get those movies on DVD!!
What about the other trilogy "Back to the Future"???
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