Alright, I just finished watching the Karate Kid for the first time in about 4 years and I'm a little perplexed. I'll list my gripes in order of appearance in the movie.
1) What the hell does Ali see in Daniel-san? Seriously. I came up with a few things, but most of those were merely so I could continue watching the movie in peace without it bugging the hell out of me. I will admit he has an 80s savvy to himself and I guess that's how teenagers dressed in the 80s. I wouldn't know being a teen in the 90s and all. When I asked Alicia (the only girl online at the time who wasn't away) she replied "Because it's a movie." Well, there you have it. I guess it makes some type of relevant sense.
2) The Boob double. This is a theory I discussed with Marcus in great detail. Basically, at the time of the first date, her chest size grew inexplicably. I didn't even notice it at first to be completely honest. But once I picked up on it. I started going backwards and checking previous scenes. The only thing that came close was the party at the beach scene (up there with the Rocky and Apollo hugging in the water as far as unintentional and creepy comedy goes), but that really wasn't close. So there you go. Ali had a stunt double for the date to make her chest look bigger. You heard it here first.
3) Mr. Miyagi is one lazy human being. If you believe for one second that he made Daniel his slave simply to teach him karate, you're naive. I mean common, he got a teenager to wax his cars, sand his floors, AND paint his fence/house for FREE. He has him do some type of form that could be karate related, but in reality he just didn't want to paint his fence.
4) The tournament. The tournament itself and the montage was brilliant. You're the best around. Nothin's gonna ever keep ya down! My problem is with the final fight. Why is that gym full? Never mind that it's a movie. Think about it for a second. You have a full gym and it's not even kids. Middle aged men and women as well as kids. You mean to tell me no one had anything better to do on a weekend then go to a karate tournament? My god, this is the valley! They're nothing but rich kids. I wouldn't think they'd be caught dead there. Yet, we have probably a 1500 person gym filled with people and MEDIA. There's camera people there. I hope it's local. I didn't see a video camera thank god, or an ESPN booth.
But you know what? When it comes down to it, the Karate Kid was an amazing movie. For me, the similarities between Daniel and Rocky, as well as Johnny Lawrence being the trademark villain in the movie. The best part though? John Kreese looking on as an approving father figure as Bobby takes out Daniel-san's knee. John Kreese is a man's man. He would of killed Daniel-san if he had the chance.
Cobra Kai for life.
DAISUKE MANIA!
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