halfmanhalfbronco Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Is amazing. Just enough of the fantastical (kids turning into black belts during a single summer) to be light. Enough drama to tug at you. Humorous. The Karate is really good. Fights are choreographed great. Johnny is a really fun character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSanDiegan Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 1 minute ago, halfmanhalfbronco said: Is amazing. Just enough of the fantastical (kids turning into black belts during a single summer) to be light. Enough drama to tug at you. Humorous. The Karate is really good. Fights are choreographed great. Johnny is a really fun character. Thank you for the rec. I had no idea this existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonkee Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Agreed. Fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalinasSpartan Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 1 hour ago, halfmanhalfbronco said: Is amazing. Just enough of the fantastical (kids turning into black belts during a single summer) to be light. Enough drama to tug at you. Humorous. The Karate is really good. Fights are choreographed great. Johnny is a really fun character. I love it. It’s such a unique blend of teen drama and male middle aged crises drama. I was actually explaining it to a friend the same age as me today; told him it’s a show about both what life was like for us 17 years ago and what life will be like for us in 17 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfmanhalfbronco Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, SalinasSpartan said: I love it. It’s such a unique blend of teen drama and male middle aged crises drama. I was actually explaining it to a friend the same age as me today; told him it’s a show about both what life was like for us 17 years ago and what life will be like for us in 17 years. If I can move like Johnny and Danny at that age I will be super, super stoked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWestCowboy Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 The funniest part for me is Johnny's life from his clothes (faded 501's), music (Ratt, et al.....) and choice of beer (Coors banquet) never left the 80's! It's a little too unrealistic at times for me, example that long drawn out high school free for all fight scene, but in general it's still enjoyable. The Karate Kid was the first 'teen' movie I was ever allowed to go to. I was 11 at the time and hugely disappointed that there was no karate school in my rural town and as Mr. Miyagi taught us you cannot learn karate from a book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealthlobo Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Saw it back on youtube red. So good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEUniversityofNevada Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 I’ve heard it’s good as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitteraztec Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Fantastic show, love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSanDiegan Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Watched the first three episodes last night. My impressions so far: The Good: Love the nostalgia factor, as well as the portrayal of the generational culture clash between Gen X and Gen Pussyfart The Bad: The acting, the casting, the direction, the lack of depth (story or character development). It's almost as if they decided to make alternate endings, but 35 years after the original theatrical release. The Ugly: Zabka simply can't act; got a feeling that hooptie TransAm is his actual daily driver, and the scenes of his character's ghetto pad were shot on location at this actual home. Now, as someone who has been accused of being a little too willing to fight (guilty as charged) and as someone who grew up with the OG Karate Kid movies, I really want to like it more than I do. To those of you who are locked in, in your estimation will the show grow on me? Or are the first three episodes as good as it gets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealthlobo Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 16 minutes ago, TheSanDiegan said: Watched the first three episodes last night. My impressions so far: The Good: Love the nostalgia factor, as well as the portrayal of the generational culture clash between Gen X and Gen Pussyfart The Bad: The acting, the casting, the direction, the lack of depth (story or character development). It's almost as if they decided to make alternate endings, but 35 years after the original theatrical release. The Ugly: Zabka simply can't act; got a feeling that hooptie TransAm is his actual daily driver, and the scenes of his character's ghetto pad were shot on location at this actual home. Now, as someone who has been accused of being a little too willing to fight (guilty as charged) and as someone who grew up with the OG Karate Kid movies, I really want to like it more than I do. To those of you who are locked in, in your estimation will the show grow on me? Or are the first three episodes as good as it gets? The first couple episodes just kinda set up and bring the nostalgia heavy. Gets so much better the second half of season 1. Season 2 gets pretty dark too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
406bleedsblue Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 1 hour ago, TheSanDiegan said: as well as the portrayal of the generational culture clash between Gen X and Gen Pussyfart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitteraztec Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 2 hours ago, TheSanDiegan said: Watched the first three episodes last night. My impressions so far: The Good: Love the nostalgia factor, as well as the portrayal of the generational culture clash between Gen X and Gen Pussyfart The Bad: The acting, the casting, the direction, the lack of depth (story or character development). It's almost as if they decided to make alternate endings, but 35 years after the original theatrical release. The Ugly: Zabka simply can't act; got a feeling that hooptie TransAm is his actual daily driver, and the scenes of his character's ghetto pad were shot on location at this actual home. Now, as someone who has been accused of being a little too willing to fight (guilty as charged) and as someone who grew up with the OG Karate Kid movies, I really want to like it more than I do. To those of you who are locked in, in your estimation will the show grow on me? Or are the first three episodes as good as it gets? I just read the first three segments of your review. My impression of it so far. The Good: what you wrote in The Good Section. The Bad: The other sections. Now it seems like we are close in age. Your’s is the first negative review I have come across from people our age. If you approached watching this with the intent of critiquing the the crap out of it. Then you only have yourself to blame for why you’ve missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSanDiegan Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 34 minutes ago, 406bleedsblue said: How's the grow coming along, 406? I am planning to update the weed thread today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSanDiegan Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, bitteraztec said: I just read the first three segments of your review. My impression of it so far. The Good: what you wrote in The Good Section. The Bad: The other sections. Now it seems like we are close in age. Your’s is the first negative review I have come across from people our age. If you approached watching this with the intent of critiquing the the crap out of it. Then you only have yourself to blame for why you’ve missed it. I wouldn't say it's "negative" per say - I'm watching the dick episode (Ep4) right now and enjoying it. I'm just hardwired to sniff out room for improvement. I plan to continue watching it, but just with lower expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
406bleedsblue Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, TheSanDiegan said: How's the grow coming along, 406? I am planning to update the weed thread today. Actually really good although we neglected them a little over the past few days due to hunting. I'll post some pics in your other thread this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitteraztec Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 6 minutes ago, TheSanDiegan said: I wouldn't say it's "negative" per say - I'm watching the dick episode (Ep4) right now and enjoying it. I'm just hardwired to sniff out room for improvement. I plan to continue watching it, but just with lower expectations. Perfect, lower the expectations and enjoy it. I hadn’t heard anything about it when I started watching. I figured it was just going to be a money grab. It definitely was not. I was hooked about 5 minutes into episode 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSanDiegan Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Alright. F*ck all of you. We've binge-watched episodes 4, 5 and 6 - Dicks, Sausages, and Lip - and 7 is just starting, so laters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV147 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Daniel putting on the headband got me right in the feels. I like Johnny as an anti-hero. "Don't be a pussy. Join Cobra Kai!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfmanhalfbronco Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 On 9/7/2020 at 2:34 PM, TheSanDiegan said: Alright. F*ck all of you. We've binge-watched episodes 4, 5 and 6 - Dicks, Sausages, and Lip - and 7 is just starting, so laters! Further thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...