Talk:The Karate Kid

Martial arts terms

Corrected the use of terms such as "dojo" and "sensei" when discussing Laimon's Cobra Kai gym in Vegas. Such terms have no meaning in BJJ and MMA, and are not used. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.168.71.15 (talk) 06:58, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Quotes?

Would it be ok to add a quotes section? After all, there is one on the KK3 page, and all the best ones come from the original. "always look eye"Luke 23:16, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

the irony being that japanese people would never do this Thedarxide 14:22, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

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It would be nice to see a Quotes section here.

Rayghost (talk) 02:42, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Style?

Is this page written in a standard Wikipedia style? It reads somewhat unlike most others.

SpaceCaptain 00:15, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I have also changed the "direction" because of WikiFilms standards. --^BuGs^ 10:15, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

Mistakes?

Is it really the place of an encyclopedia to point out continuity errors in the film? Especially somewhat irrelevant ones (i.e. the direction of the radio during the fight scene?) Probably more at home on IMDB than here

I liked the "errors" section. Yea, it's a classic, but it's also interesting to hear about stuff that you don't normally hear about every day. 207.157.121.50 07:04, 20 October 2005 (UTC)mightyafrowhitey

Don't know how wikpedia works, so bear with me... In the part about the remake, it states taht "On September 27th, 2008, IGN reported...," the problem being that that date hasn't happened yet. Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.216.207.138 (talk) 13:23, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

R.I.P. Morita

A sad day for 80s movie fans:

From IMDB.com:

The Karate Kid star Pat Morita has died at his Las Vegas home. He was 73. The actor and comedian, whose portrayal of Mr. Miyagi in the 1984 movie earned him an Oscar nomination, passed away on Thursday of natural causes, according to his wife of 12 years Evelyn. She says in a statement, "(My husband) dedicated his entire life to acting and comedy." For years, the actor, real name Noriyuki Morita, played small roles in such films as Thoroughly Modern Millie and TV series such as The Odd Couple and Green Acres. His first breakthrough came with classic TV show Happy Days, and he followed with his own brief series Mr. T and Tina. The Karate Kid spawned three sequels ending with 1994's The Next Karate Kid, which paired him with a young Hilary Swank. More recently, Morita provided the voice for a character in the 1998 Disney movie Mulan. Born in northern California on June 28, 1932 to migrant fruit pickers, Morita spent most of his early years in the hospital with spinal tuberculosis. He later recovered only to be sent to a Japanese-American internment camp in Arizona during World War II. After the war, Morita's family tried to repair their finances by running a Sacramento restaurant. It was there that Morita first showed an interest in a showbusiness career, eventually committing to it full time at the age of 30. He is survived by his wife and three daughters from a previous marriage.

Farewell, Morita; you and your portrayal of a gruff but kind-mannered sensei will live on in our hearts. --The Trashman 19:53, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

Death of Mr Miyagi?

On the Mr Miyagi page it states that the character has died. Where in The Karate Kid canon does it mention Mr Miyagi's death? And, is there a significant The Karate Kid canon outside of the films? --Bentonia School 16:52, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

karate style?

is there a specific style that this movie portrays? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.215.4.48 (talk) 06:00, 15 May 2007 (UTC).

Goju ryu is probably the closest Thedarxide 14:26, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

I would agree on Goju Ryu as well. Considering the fact that Mr. Miyagi's last name is Miyagi. And the founder of Okinawan Goju Ryu is Chojun Miyagi. It could be just an incredible conceidence, but it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to use the name Miyagi as an homage.

Rayghost (talk) 02:40, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Missing Link

I propose that a link be added to the original, non-commercial Karate Kid site at www.fast-rewind.com/kkid/

It seems a significant omission? Fanpot 16:11, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot 04:19, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Based on an article?

Why is The Karate Kid listed in Category:Films based on newspaper and magazine articles? There's nothing here that says it was based on a newspaper or magazine article. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 05:49, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Similarly, there is an unusual link to a cheap-looking website for "the real Karate Kid" with no explanation whatsoever. I will delete this link; please justify its inclusion before replacing it. --Do Not Talk About Feitclub (contributions) 14:46, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

This page has been maliciously edited...

Lots of talk about Mary Poppins etc.