This week’s edition of Eric’s Bad Movies at Film.com features “The Next Karate Kid,” starring Hilary Swank and (of course) Pat Morita. Did you know that in real life Pat Morita was born in California to Japanese immigrant parents and spoke perfectly good English with a regular American accent? And that he and his family were put in an internment camp during World War II? It’s true!
It’s a coincidence that today’s film is similar to last week’s, “Death Wish: The Face of Death.” Both are the final chapters in movie franchises about old men who teach punks a lesson through physical violence, and both were released in 1994. But I chose last week’s film because it coincided with “Law Abiding Citizen,” and this week’s because it coincides with Hilary Swank’s new “Amelia,” and didn’t realize until later that they actually had some things in common. The universe is a strange and wonderful place.
I don’t know, I think Karate Kid 3 was a much worse movie, but, I’m guessing like Death wish, you assumed the last was worst. I understand.
I think Eric chose it just so he could make (more) Hilary Swank-horse face jokes. I wonder what Eric will do if Sarah Jessica Parker and Hilary Swank ever co-star in a movie together.
My guess would be, have a heart attack due to a combination of sheer happiness and an overload of jokes that he just couldn’t get out in time. 🙂
Actually, you’ll find no direct horse references in my “Next Karate Kid” write-up! Believe me, this took restraint. I really had to rein myself in. (ZOING!)
A Hillary Swank and Sarah Jessica Parker film would cause a massive influx in the pony market. By stock early and sell high!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eric…..will you please, please review Tommy Wiseau’s “THE ROOM” for your Bad movies column? it’s the greatest bad movie ever and it’s finally hitting netflix next week!
That terrible pun made me laugh more than any potential horse-face jokes. Is there a funnier reviewer than Eric? Signs point to neigh.
Seriously though, I say someone puts SJP, Swank, and Julia Roberts in the same film, and we let the horsin’ around commence.
You’re right Eric, this movie is pretty lame.
I’ve made it a habit of “acquiring” as many movies you review as I can that you review for bad movies. This movie makes no sense at all. Not even remotely plausible.
You can’t review KKIII, because it exists either in theory or was sucked into a black hole. Scientists aren’t sure what happened. Seriously though, I thought this was the third one.
Many people didn’t realize that there was KK3, and that this one was the third. It was that bad. You can torrent it if you really want to torture yourself. Trust me, it’s really bad.