I don’t have kids, but if I have kids, and I wanted to go to the cinemas and watch movies, last weekend was a good weekend. First up was Toy Story 3. The Toy Story series has always been my favourite cartoon on the big screen. Somehow, I feel connected to the movie, I can relate to it.
Maybe because I’ve always imagined the toys being alive, but not in the Chucky creepy way.
I was eagerly awaiting for Toy Story 3 and while I have been disappointed with movies I had high hopes for, Toy Story 3 didn’t. It was…. AWESOME! You have the same familiar cast (minus one) and while the general plot is largely the same in all three movies (involving lots of escaping and getting home), it is believable and it is not boring.
The pacing is great, and the script is hilarious. Watch out for Spanish Buzz because I enjoyed that scene.
The other movie is the remake of the classic Karate Kid. They totally missed the ball on the title, since it was about kungfu but I guess I’ll let it pass since they did it quite well. No surprise on the ending, which was the same as the original, except this time the kick seems a bit more stylo.
Jackie Chan wasn’t that bad, he was not Miyagi-san though, but he held his own and created his own character. Fans of the original will also appreciate some of the minor things they change, but retained the message of the original. The build up in the movie was a bit slow and I found the romance between the 12-year olds a bit difficult to watch but I guess they had to work it in somehow.
But the best part of the movie came right at the end, when they showed still shots of the movie and the making-of scenes during the credits. Now those were awesome photos.
Karate kid is good…:)
It’s been a longgggggggg time since I last went into a cinema >_<
Guess I'll have to wait for the DVD to be out
@jfook yeah it was :)
@meendee Lol you have a kid. You won’t see the inside of a cinema for a very, very long time :P
I know what you mean about the underage romance in Karate Kid. I was like c’mon, did they have to add this in? It was ridiculous. Gotta agree about the photos during the ending credits. Those were very good shots. Wouldn’t it be fun to shoot photos at a filming session? :D
@Vincent I actually read an article on a photographer who does that for a living. Pretty cool. For the big action scenes, he said he only has one chance to get it right.