Trailer for Jackie Chan’s The Karate Kid Remake

Just caught the trailer for the Jackie Chan remake of The Karate Kid (AKA The Kung Fu Kid). After watching this clip though, maybe it should be called The Wushu Kid?
What do you think? After writing down my initial thoughts and now seeing some footage, I’m not sure what to think. Seeing Chan in a [...]

Karate Kid + Jackie Chan = Kung Fu Kid

Did you know that they’re remaking The Karate Kid? With Will Smith’s son as the titular character. And Jackie Chan in the Miyagi role. And it’s going to be called The Kung Fu Kid.
Ugh. I gotta be honest, I groaned the first time I heard they were remaking The Karate Kid. Why does Hollywood continually [...]

An Interview with Stuntman Reuben Langdon

Check out the December 2009 issue of Black Belt magazine, on store shelves now.
In there, I interviewed Reuben Langdon — a stuntman, actor, motion-capture performer, and video game fight choreographer. He talks about what it’s like to work with Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and James Cameron in such projects as The Medallion, Martial Law, and [...]

“Best Stunt Films of All Time” List … But With No Jackie?!

Slate posted an intriguing story by stuntman/author Kevin Conley about what stuntmen consider to the best stunt films of all time.
Conley’s article is not complete in my book, but it is thought provoking, well-written and witty. I can’t necessarily say he’s wrong, as he says this list comes from his and his colleagues’ personal opinions. [...]

(Annoying) Screen-fighting Trends

I haven’t actually done a study of recent action movies, but in my unscientific observations, I’ve found two growing (and annoying) trends in action direction in the past few years:

Shaky-Camera Syndrome
Repetitive Martial Arts Expertise

Shaky-Camera Syndrome: This trend is fast becoming the bane of my existence. All too often, directors and actions directors are choosing [...]

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