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Obama Orders Changes to Karate Kid Remake
knifework.net ^ | 6/7/2010 | Comrade Scott

Posted on 06/07/2010 12:37:58 PM PDT by gura

Knifework.net learned today from it’s exclusive Hollywood contacts that President Obama has ordered last minute changes to the remake of the 80’s classic “The Karate Kid”. The original movie features the story of a young boy who through sacrifice, hard work, humility and knowledge overcomes not only his tormentors but his own fear. Once our President got wind of the fact that the 2010 remake stayed true to this story he felt it was necessary to take time away from mediating talks over the possible breakup of the Big 12 Conference and personally intervene so that this new movie would reflect our new American values.

The new movie features Jaden Smith as Dre Parker, a twelve year old tormented by the children of Tea Party members in his neighborhood. Dre turns to Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), a local Asian-American who works for the Census Bureau going door-to-door gathering data for the American Community Survey. Mr. Han has perfected his own martial art through years of dodging violent constitutionalists who wrongly consider the idea of a continuous government data gathering project intrusive and unconstitutional.

Mr. Han initially has Dre perform such menial looking tasks as riding a stationary bicycle to generate electricity, sorting rec

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: gulf; karate; obama; pelicans
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1 posted on 06/07/2010 12:37:58 PM PDT by gura
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To: gura

nobody said comedy was easy.


2 posted on 06/07/2010 12:40:46 PM PDT by Thurston_Howell_III (Ahoy polloi... where did you come from, a scotch ad?)
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To: gura

On a serious note, why didn’t the call this new move “Kung Fu Kid”?

The movie takes place in China, and he learns Kung Fu.


3 posted on 06/07/2010 12:41:29 PM PDT by Retired Greyhound
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To: gura

Good one!

All satire aside, I wish I was rich so I could have my no talent kid star with no karate skills star in a movie.


4 posted on 06/07/2010 12:43:46 PM PDT by Lee'sGhost (Johnny Rico picked the wrong girl!)
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To: Retired Greyhound

I didn’t realize that. Kung Fu. Karate. It’s all the same when you can’t do either one.


5 posted on 06/07/2010 12:44:29 PM PDT by Lee'sGhost (Johnny Rico picked the wrong girl!)
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To: gura

Decent satire there. Thanks for posting it.

I can’t understand why they are remaking the movie. The first one was ok, but really...can’t Hollywood come up with anything original?


6 posted on 06/07/2010 12:45:22 PM PDT by fatnotlazy
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...can’t Hollywood come up with anything original?

Apparently not.

7 posted on 06/07/2010 12:46:48 PM PDT by Hoodat (.For the weapons of our warfare are mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.)
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To: Lee'sGhost

That’s ok.

All Asians look alike anyway, so their martial arts are probably the same, too. (LOL)


8 posted on 06/07/2010 12:51:35 PM PDT by Retired Greyhound
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To: Thurston_Howell_III
nobody said comedy was easy.

Yeah but it's supposed to be funny.

9 posted on 06/07/2010 12:53:40 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Judas Iscariot - the first social justice advocate. John 12:3-6)
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To: Lee'sGhost

Agreed. Why did they pick Will Smith’s son to star in the movie?


10 posted on 06/07/2010 12:55:14 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Why did they pick Will Smith to play James West?


11 posted on 06/07/2010 12:56:46 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: gura

I thought the original one was pretty good and didn’t even notice the PC in it. I happened to see a review and to my surprise the critic had seen something I hadn’t.

All the bad guys were blonds. All the good guys were dark haired or some minority.


12 posted on 06/07/2010 12:58:48 PM PDT by yarddog
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To: MinorityRepublican

From Wikipedia: On November 10, 2008, Variety reported that work on a Karate Kid remake had begun. Variety stated that the new film, to be produced by Will Smith, “has been refashioned as a star vehicle for Jaden Smith” ....


13 posted on 06/07/2010 12:59:07 PM PDT by Lee'sGhost (Johnny Rico picked the wrong girl!)
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To: Thurston_Howell_III

nice premise, but I’m sorry, I’ll have to give this one an “epic fail” in follow through.


14 posted on 06/07/2010 12:59:20 PM PDT by MrB (The difference between a (de)humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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15 posted on 06/07/2010 1:00:57 PM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Never trust anyone who points their rear end at God while praying.)
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To: fatnotlazy
There are only three types of big budget Hollywood movies:

1. Remakes

2. Sequels

3. Comix Superheros.

None of these require original thought. Occasionally we get remakes and/or sequels of No. 3. Sometimes we get Prequels or Midquels, but no, nothing original.

16 posted on 06/07/2010 1:01:45 PM PDT by sportutegrl
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To: sportutegrl

I forgot No. 4: Movies made of old or new TV shows. Again, not original. (And you can have sequels/prequels/remakes of same).


17 posted on 06/07/2010 1:03:08 PM PDT by sportutegrl
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To: sportutegrl

Original thought in Hollywood? Not a chance.


18 posted on 06/07/2010 1:03:50 PM PDT by Rennes Templar (Illegal immigration is destroying America, look what it's done to the White House)
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To: Rennes Templar

The thing that is most to be feared is the “Reboot”, as in the Star Trek ‘Reboot’ or the Batman Reboot. Basically, this is when you have ridden the sequel horse as far as it can possibly take you on your Superhero or old TV Show Movie, so you ‘reboot’. This unleases a whole new slew of sequels, so it never really dies.


19 posted on 06/07/2010 1:10:06 PM PDT by sportutegrl
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To: Retired Greyhound

Wushu. Kung Fu really isn’t a martial art.


20 posted on 06/07/2010 1:12:26 PM PDT by ReneeLynn (Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it*s the new black. Mmm Mmm Mmm.)
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