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Jackie CHAN-uary - The Karate Kid (2010) extended audio
Happy Jackie Chan-uary everyone!
In this series we are taking a look at four of our favorite movies from one of our favorite martial artists/actors - the one and only Jackie Chan!
This week we are ringing in the Lunar New Year by talking about a Karate Kid movie, set in China, featuring absolutely zero karate. That's right, we're talking about The Karate Kid (2010).
Jackie Chan stars alongside Jaden Smith in this surprisingly charming coming-of-age remake of the original The Karate Kid (1984). But would this film have been better if it was set in Japan?
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00:00 The Start
00:43 Not a Karate Kid Guy
02:45 The "Karate" Kid
04:28 Excellent bullies
07:40 Not a Jackie Chan movie
11:08 Realism
12:59 Why not Japan?
16:00 The bad guys and the action
20:48 Closing thoughts
What do you think of The Karate Kid (2010)? Are you a Stan for the original?
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