06-18-2015, 03:20 PM
Responding to the huge demand for yet another retelling of The Karate Kid, Philip Rhee (writer, director, star) gives us Underdog Kids.
This tour de force of mediocrity pushes the envelope into new territory through sheer flatulence, and to a lesser degree through dwarf abuse. Rhee pulls no punches showing us that dwarves are inherently evil -- and let’s be honest, is there anything quite so fun as watching a dwarf get beat up?
The kids do their best, but they’re kids, more gifted at martial arts than acting, and the tournament fights consist solely of complex spinning aerial kicks to each other’s heads. Lady Cranefly and I were a bit concerned that the movie might be sending the wrong message about fighting strategy to youngsters.
Superstars Benny the Jet Urquidez, Don “The Dragon” Wilson, Richard Norton, Jun Chung, and Dan Inosanto are all put to superlative use at the final tournament, each successively lifting his scorecard with the facial expression of a shadowless kick.
Drama knows no bounds.
We watched this last night. This morning, Lady Cranefly got up, tracked down Philip Rhee’s phone number, and called him up to give him a piece of her mind.
This tour de force of mediocrity pushes the envelope into new territory through sheer flatulence, and to a lesser degree through dwarf abuse. Rhee pulls no punches showing us that dwarves are inherently evil -- and let’s be honest, is there anything quite so fun as watching a dwarf get beat up?
The kids do their best, but they’re kids, more gifted at martial arts than acting, and the tournament fights consist solely of complex spinning aerial kicks to each other’s heads. Lady Cranefly and I were a bit concerned that the movie might be sending the wrong message about fighting strategy to youngsters.
Superstars Benny the Jet Urquidez, Don “The Dragon” Wilson, Richard Norton, Jun Chung, and Dan Inosanto are all put to superlative use at the final tournament, each successively lifting his scorecard with the facial expression of a shadowless kick.
Drama knows no bounds.
We watched this last night. This morning, Lady Cranefly got up, tracked down Philip Rhee’s phone number, and called him up to give him a piece of her mind.
I'm nobody's pony.
