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Film Diary - April 2013 (41 movies items)

" TV (RECORDED) / New to me Date watched: 27th April, 2013 Project: None Why?: Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith Director: Harald Zwart Thoughts: Very good. Still love the original but this was very good too. Watch again?: Yes"

Remakes Why (10 movies items)

"This is another no need remake, it only was made because of Will and Jada smtih wanting their kids to be famous so they thought, let's make a remake of a classic movie that did not needed to be touched and make us and our kid some money."

Anatomy of the Remake (113 movies items)

"8 STARS vs 6 STARS I realize that, to some, the original is considered a classic-of-sorts in cinema but, honestly, Macchio can't act and neither could anyone else except Pat Morita... and Morita was the best part of this film. Chan and Jaden Smith were far better in their roles and the story was far more interesting, too."

Aprakadabra's Movie Diary - 2013 (137 movies items)

"31.1 Taas opitaan elämästä sitä sun tätä. Ei pärjää alkuunkaan alkuperäiselle elokuvalle. Syy tämän tekemeiseen lienee se, että loistava kasarileffa ei kiinnosta nykynuorisoa. Chan on toki aina Chan."

Highest Grossing Movies by Genre (11 movies items)

"$359 billion dollars"

Film Journal 2013 (160 movies items)

"4/1 This pseudo-remake of The Karate Kid is really, really weird. There's a lot I could highlight here, but let's start with a single question: Who was this movie made for? The star and his peers would imply 12-year olds, the action scenes teenagers and the actual story-content filled with weird racist overtones and completely loopy life lessons the fans of Ruben Östlund. I honestly think all of these groups sort of exclude one another. Teenagers will feel uncomfortable at the image of their"

A Month at the Movies - Aug. 2012 (12 movies items)

" Check out my review: http://www.listal.com/viewentry/2860568"