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The Karate Kid-Review

Nix — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:36:42 +0000

For those who remember seeing the 1984 classic film, The Karate Kid you will be pleasantly surprised with the remake. Now I will be first to admit that I was a little worried about seeing an updated version. Most remakes are a sad shadow of the original but lucky for us, The Karate Kid 2010 does a great job of capturing the spirit of the first one but is different enough to keep your attention.

From the jump, you know that things are different. The kid’s name isn’t Daniel, its Dre. His family moves from Detroit to China. The Dre is a lot younger than Daniel. And Dre doesn’t learn karate; he learns kung fu which is taught in China. Karate is taught in Japan. The audience didn’t know or care. Yet, with all of those differences, the movie still works.

The shell of The Karate Kid as the same. Dre is the new kid and gets beat up twice by a bully over a girl. The second beat down and Dre gets BEAT DOWN, is stopped by Mr. Han, the apartment handy man. Who teaches the bullies a lesson on beat downs. Han teaches Dre the art of Kung Fu and they enter the local tournament. You hear the classic line about the leg and Dre wins. YEAH!

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Gabourey Sidibe’s Hollywood Career

Nix — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:38:06 +0000

Since the Oscars on Sunday, there has been a lot of talk about Ms. Gabourey Sidibe. Some of the talk has been good and some of the talk hasn’t been good. Heck, some of the talk has been down right nasty…Howard Stern. Oh, you didn’t hear what Howard had to say, check this out…

NAACP Image Awards Nominees Announced

Nix — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:33:40 +0000

The 41st NAACP Image Awards nominees were announced on January 6th during a press conference at The SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills. The nominees were announced by Taye Diggs, Former NFL Player -Michael Strahan, Wanda Sykes, Kyle Massey, Chris Massey and Tatyana Ali joined NAACP Image Awards Committee Chair, Clayola Brown, and Vicangelo Bulluck, Executive Producer of the telecast. The 41st NAACP Image Awards will air live on Friday, February 26 on FOX.

Filmmakers Wanted

Nix — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:49:44 +0000

THE 16TH ANNUAL HAYTI HERITAGE FILM FESTIVAL IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS!!!

The St. Joseph’s Historic Foundation, Hayti Heritage Center will host the 16th Annual Hayti Heritage Film Festival February 18 – 21, 2009 in Durham, NC. Formerly known as the Black Diaspora Film Festival, the Hayti Heritage Film Festival is recognized as one of the oldest black film festivals in the nation. The goal of the Hayti Heritage Film Festival is to showcase works made by and/or about people of African descent including those of Latin origin, the Caribbean, Africa, etc. The festival is open to domestic and international filmmakers. And in recent years, the festival has expanded to include competition categories as well as a student component.

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New in Theaters – Dec. 11th

Nix — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:33:53 +0000

Check out what’s new in theaters this weekend plus a review of
Disney’s The Princess and The Frog!

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Opening November 13, 2009

Nix — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:08:45 +0000

Gee I hope this prediction isn’t true other wise I’ve got a lot to do in the next 2 1/2 years! Overall, this movie reminds me of Day After Tomorrow. I just hope it’s better.

This movie looks to cute for words. I think I’m going to check this one out. Okay, I’m going to pay matinee prices but I’ll go.

This could be very moving story and could win some awards if we didn’t see all of the best parts! Does the movie look famliar? Well, Kevin Bacon stared in Taking Chances with the same basic concept.

Pirate Radio is based on a true story that ’saved Rock & Roll!’ Only in England cause it would have lived in the US! But whatever!

Is Precious worth the hype?

Nix — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:24:12 +0000

There has been so much talk about the movie Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. We’ve been hearing about this movie since the beginning of the year. But is it worth all of the hype?

Unlike Michael Jackson’s This Is It, which was hype up to no end but we all knew what we were getting ready to see. Then again, there was all of the hype around X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Terminator Salvation and Paranormal Activity, which no where near lived up to the hype. Actually, they all fell short of expectations. So what about Precious?

Review: “This Is It”

Nix — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:32:49 +0000

I really hate when a movie has so much hype that you know it can’t be as good as they say it is. It just can’t be right? Well, in most cases that is true, but in the case of Michael Jackson’s This Is It….it was worth all of the hype.

No matter what kind of Michael Jackson fan you are, you will really enjoy this movie. You want to get up and dance several times. You have to appreciate how talented he is and how much he will be missed For the most part, Michael moves like he did in his twenties. There a few times he moved a little slower and you can’t help but think gosh is this when he wasn’t feeling well? But then you realized that he’s over 50 and he’s still moving just as good as his background dancers. Amazing!

I must say, if I would have edited the footage, I would have edited a few things differently and taken out a few things. I would have started with the press conference then showed the dancer auditions then the “prayer” that they showed closer to the end at the beginning. The way some of the pieces were edited bothered me. I started to wonder if they forgot about stuff and added it end at the last minute. And the funny thing is that Kenny Ortega a movie director. He directed High School Musical 1, 2, & 3 plus The Cheetah Girls 2. Hum…not sure what happened. But even that doesn’t ruin the movie.

I loved how they showed Michael as the person in charge. He was very serious about his show, how his music was going to sound, the dance moves and everything that would make the concert great. He said he wanted to give the audience what they paid to see. And that he did.

By the end of the movie, you think this is the best concert that I’ll never see! I will say that I think they are going to do a part two. I know they taped a full dress rehearsal with all of the bells and whistles. If you don’t think so, just watch. Pay to see this movie? Heck yeah! I’d even pay full price. This Is It is one of the best movies this year!
Grade: A+

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Nix is a native of Durham, NC, and a graduate of the world famous Hillside High School. After high school, she attended North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro. For more movie reviews log on to http://themovietalkonline.com