You Have a Problem With That?: The Karate Kid Being Remade

Hold onto your headbands Miyagi fans, this one’s going to hurt. Columbia Pictures is preparing to remake The Karate Kid, with Jaden Smith in the lead role. Will Smith’s kid is going to replaced Ralph Macchio in The Karate Kid. The kid from Pursuit of Happyness is going to fight Cobra Kai. Nope, no matter how you put it, it still sounds like shit.

I’m not sure who, outside of the Smith family, thinks this is a good idea. I like Will Smith a lot. I liked Pursuit of Happyness, and thought Jaden was fine. So my problem isn’t necessarily with him. It’s more with the entire concept.

The original is a timeless classic which is every bit as watchable today as it was in 1984. Its message still stands today. It’s not like bullies have disappeared, or that hard work and discipline are have become unnecessary. In other words, THERE IS NO REASON TO REMAKE THIS MOVIE.

Don’t believe me? Watch this:

I am hereby announcing a boycott of this remake. There will be no further mention of it on this site. Hollywood won’t be happy until all of my childhood memories are updated, glossed up, and trivialized, but that doesn’t mean I have to talk about it. If you need me I’ll be in the fetal position…

via SlashFilm