Eric Group
Masterpiece
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Karate Kid is on AMC
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StoneCloud
Omono
A. Gorilla
Omono
Saw it at a drive-in as a kid. I was very jealous of daniels access to a mysterious bonsai mentor.
Eric Group
Masterpiece
"Close eye, clear mind, think tree, just tree... now make tree look like picture"
How do I know the picture is right?
"If come from inside you, it is right picture"
Or something like that... sounds like a lot of philosophical crap floating around here lately!
He had Daniel-San working on a big Pro-Nana and gave Daniel's Mom some sort of Deciduos it appeared... maybe a Barberry or something like that..
How do I know the picture is right?
"If come from inside you, it is right picture"
Or something like that... sounds like a lot of philosophical crap floating around here lately!
He had Daniel-San working on a big Pro-Nana and gave Daniel's Mom some sort of Deciduos it appeared... maybe a Barberry or something like that..
Eric Group
Masterpiece
I took Karate for a while after this movie came out, but not nearly as long as I have done Bonsai!
Ironbeaver
Chumono
But now you can (virtually) choose Vance, Smoke, Frary or even Sorce!
Bolero
Omono
![03-karate-kid-mr-miyagi[1].jpg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/144/144060-50410dae7b9693d4c11a917e19073a8e.jpg "03-karate-kid-mr-miyagi[1].jpg")
The Master at work.....
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
How do you see a fly and not wish you had chopsticks !
Sorce
Sorce
I might get some hate for saying this but I did not enjoy it. I bet the one from 2010 is just as bad or worse. To keep it simple, this film seemed ignorant to at least martial arts and the "wax on wax off" routine was so extensively dramatized. It was painful to watch. I barfed on all the cheese and felt gross from it. Sorry not sorry!
StoneCloud
Omono
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
the Karate Kid is ALWAYS on AMC and other channels from my cable provider. I see it on the schedule at least once a week. A few months ago, it was on three channels at the same time one Saturday afternoon...;-)
A. Gorilla
Omono
It wasn't supposed to be a documentary about karate. It was about an odd-couple friendship and racism/classism.
Ironbeaver
Chumono
It's much worse.
There was also a sequel about "the next karate kid" that starred Hillary Swank. You don't need to see that movie.
Eric Group
Masterpiece
I was 6 years old when it came out... None of that stuff mattered. It was a movie about Karate, so it kicked ass. Literally.
I think you are taking it way too serious if you are evaluating the validity of Mr. Miyagi's training techniques!
Eric Group
Masterpiece
If we are going to do the too in-depth break downs- This movie was so popular because it was a perfect embodiment of 80s pop culture-
It was Leathal Weapn meets Rocky with all the popular undertones of the time- out of control youth, classism, coupled with a somewhat uncommon /exotic culturally relevant "sport"- they even mixed some drugs in (Johnny was rolling a J when Daniel-San doused him with the hose..)- basically everything the 80s was about wrapped up in one movie with a SO 80s sound track! If they had just been able to get Russia and Aids mixed in...
It was Leathal Weapn meets Rocky with all the popular undertones of the time- out of control youth, classism, coupled with a somewhat uncommon /exotic culturally relevant "sport"- they even mixed some drugs in (Johnny was rolling a J when Daniel-San doused him with the hose..)- basically everything the 80s was about wrapped up in one movie with a SO 80s sound track! If they had just been able to get Russia and Aids mixed in...
hemmy
Omono
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
Those trees were stunt doubles.
Bolero
Omono
The Bonsai in Karate Kid were from the personal collection of Pat Morita who was a Master Bonsai Guy...
bonsaibp
Omono
The trees used came from Roy Nagatoshi's dad Shig from Fuji Bonsai in Sylmar and maybe a couple from George Yamaguchi. The stunt doubles were dead trunks with foliage from live trees wired on.
bonsaibp
Omono
Its a movie not a martial arts or bonsai training film. And it was from the 80's what do you expect. As cheesy as it was it made bonsai known to generations.