The Karate Kid vs Rocky
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Oh man, that's a tough choice. Both great movies. But I'm gonna have to go with The Karate Kid. I love that movie. (Yeah, I'm a dork)
I don't know why. I guess the whole martial arts, Mr. Miyagi, life lessons, underdog thing. (Yeah, I know, Rocky is an underdog movie too) Plus, the '80's cheese is priceless.
Shizen Shigoku
Purple Belt
ooh, too close to call!
Both are really good movies.
Both are really good movies.
mrhnau
Senior Master
I'd vote for Karate Kid. You could actually relate to that kid. 99.9% of people are never going to be as ripped as Sly (necessary for competing at that level, well at least strength wise), and almost noone is never going to have a realistic chance of winning a heavy weight championship. I could actually see a local kid entering a karate competition as an underdog and having a legit chance...
CTKempo Todd
Green Belt
I had the hots for Elizabeth Shue.....
Can't say the same for Adrian..ugg..
Can't say the same for Adrian..ugg..
zDom
Senior Master
Oh man, that's a tough choice. Both great movies. But I'm gonna have to go with The Karate Kid. I love that movie. (Yeah, I'm a dork)
Ditto.
A lotta great lines in that flick; Mr. Miyagi is great. The Kobra Khan instructor's lines are hilarious
FWIW, I think Daniel-san DESERVED more than half the beatings he got, though
zDom
Senior Master
Both were excellent movies, but each one was enjoyable in its own way.
The original "Rocky" had me awash with that wave of emotion during the 14th and 15th rounds of the fight. I even uttered a "nooooo!!!!!" as the bell rang in the 15th round.
There wasn't any real parts of the movie, though, where I could actually chuckle.
"The Karate Kid" did have me smiling on several occasions, such as seeing Daniel getting run off the road, and taking a spill, as well as the scene where he puts the water hose over the toilet stall's wall.
Seeing the old man Miyagi make a fool of the bullies, also brought some chuckles to me (although it was really Shihan Fumio Demura doing the action scenes!).
Even funnier was seeing Martin Kove (the guy who played the role of John Kreese, the evil sensei) as the loud-mouthed bad guy, since Kove is actually a fairly soft-spoken character in real life, and from what I know, actually a nice guy.
BTW, here's the "Sweep the Leg" video from No More Kings' website (publicly viewable, no permissions needed, everything's OK, etc):
http://www.nomorekings.com/#/music_videos/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFlQNtL8F9s
The original "Rocky" had me awash with that wave of emotion during the 14th and 15th rounds of the fight. I even uttered a "nooooo!!!!!" as the bell rang in the 15th round.
There wasn't any real parts of the movie, though, where I could actually chuckle.
"The Karate Kid" did have me smiling on several occasions, such as seeing Daniel getting run off the road, and taking a spill, as well as the scene where he puts the water hose over the toilet stall's wall.
Seeing the old man Miyagi make a fool of the bullies, also brought some chuckles to me (although it was really Shihan Fumio Demura doing the action scenes!).
Even funnier was seeing Martin Kove (the guy who played the role of John Kreese, the evil sensei) as the loud-mouthed bad guy, since Kove is actually a fairly soft-spoken character in real life, and from what I know, actually a nice guy.
BTW, here's the "Sweep the Leg" video from No More Kings' website (publicly viewable, no permissions needed, everything's OK, etc):
http://www.nomorekings.com/#/music_videos/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFlQNtL8F9s
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Josh
Blue Belt
we have one for rocky! horay! what are you reasonings? care to share?
I hated the whole Karate Kid triolgy..Some little skinny kid is gonna stand in a ring and beat black belts after only a few months of training and mastering a Crane kata...
bushidomartialarts
Senior Master
rocky, for one reason.
daniel-san is a whiny little turd. rocky balboa has always stood for honorable perseverence. the world has enough whiny little turds in it without creating enduring movie characters.
daniel-san is a whiny little turd. rocky balboa has always stood for honorable perseverence. the world has enough whiny little turds in it without creating enduring movie characters.
EXCELLENT post....
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Josh
Blue Belt
HAHA... well I guess thats one way to look at it. I love Rocky too. I think some people would argue like you did about Daniel being whinny. On the other hand I think some people would argue that Rocky was never the sharpest tool in the toolbox and we already have enough stupid people.
I personally didnt think Daniel was whinny, and I didn't think Rocky was stupid.
I think Daniel was adjusting to a new place and got some help from an unlikely source.
I think that Rocky is the classic underdog story.
I think that both stories are a little far fetched.
I personally didnt think Daniel was whinny, and I didn't think Rocky was stupid.
I think Daniel was adjusting to a new place and got some help from an unlikely source.
I think that Rocky is the classic underdog story.
I think that both stories are a little far fetched.
Drunken_Boxer
Orange Belt
Rocky all day!
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