1 00:00:07,133 --> 00:00:10,453 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Team podcast 2 00:00:10,573 --> 00:00:11,933 Speaker 1: from News Talks AB. 3 00:00:12,813 --> 00:00:15,373 Speaker 2: Time to get your film picks for this weekend. Francesca 4 00:00:15,453 --> 00:00:18,253 Speaker 2: rad Can, our movie reviewer, is here with us this morning. 5 00:00:18,333 --> 00:00:22,933 Speaker 2: Good morning, Good morning. Do you know what when I 6 00:00:22,973 --> 00:00:26,133 Speaker 2: saw the trailer for the latest Karate Kid film, I 7 00:00:26,253 --> 00:00:28,453 Speaker 2: was like, for goodness sake, I haven't thought about Jackie 8 00:00:28,533 --> 00:00:30,693 Speaker 2: Chan for about ten years, Which is not to say 9 00:00:30,773 --> 00:00:33,413 Speaker 2: like I don't love Jackie Chan and love a bit 10 00:00:33,453 --> 00:00:35,453 Speaker 2: of Jackie Chan in my life, but just feels like, 11 00:00:35,773 --> 00:00:37,973 Speaker 2: for a whilely he was doing so many films and 12 00:00:37,973 --> 00:00:39,493 Speaker 2: then he just kind of stepped back for a bit. 13 00:00:39,493 --> 00:00:42,213 Speaker 2: I'm not crazy emo, no. 14 00:00:42,293 --> 00:00:44,133 Speaker 3: But I think also a lot of people we think 15 00:00:44,173 --> 00:00:47,213 Speaker 3: to themselves, gosh, I haven't thought about Karate Kid since 16 00:00:47,413 --> 00:00:50,453 Speaker 3: nineteen eighty four when the first songe was released. It 17 00:00:50,453 --> 00:00:51,413 Speaker 3: it is still going. 18 00:00:52,253 --> 00:00:55,493 Speaker 2: It is one? Yeah? Is this the six? Okay, let's 19 00:00:55,493 --> 00:00:57,053 Speaker 2: have a little bit of a listen. This is Karate 20 00:00:57,253 --> 00:00:59,133 Speaker 2: Kid legends. 21 00:01:01,573 --> 00:01:03,293 Speaker 3: You have a foundation of kung fu. 22 00:01:03,413 --> 00:01:07,133 Speaker 2: We're gonna build upont that with kate ancient work. 23 00:01:08,813 --> 00:01:19,133 Speaker 3: May argue where two of our zenz la russo, let's 24 00:01:19,173 --> 00:01:19,493 Speaker 3: make a. 25 00:01:19,493 --> 00:01:25,693 Speaker 2: Karate Kid Okay, that's Karate Kid Legends. Tell us about it, Franziska. 26 00:01:26,333 --> 00:01:29,573 Speaker 3: Okay, so school holidays are here, hence we have an 27 00:01:29,653 --> 00:01:33,373 Speaker 3: Ia Kid and legends, I should say kate Kid Legends 28 00:01:33,413 --> 00:01:38,293 Speaker 3: and cinemas. I learned recently that these films because I 29 00:01:38,333 --> 00:01:40,693 Speaker 3: can't remember this before. It was a while ago, but 30 00:01:40,773 --> 00:01:43,453 Speaker 3: I was reminded recently that these films began kind of 31 00:01:43,453 --> 00:01:46,333 Speaker 3: as a teen Rocky roof off because they the first 32 00:01:46,373 --> 00:01:48,773 Speaker 3: original film was directed by the same director of Rocky 33 00:01:48,853 --> 00:01:51,653 Speaker 3: and actually the sort of the same kind of underdog story, 34 00:01:51,693 --> 00:01:54,933 Speaker 3: and all the films have had a very similar premise. 35 00:01:55,013 --> 00:01:57,053 Speaker 3: You take a main character who moves to a new 36 00:01:57,133 --> 00:02:00,813 Speaker 3: place and they meet a lovely local girl and are 37 00:02:00,893 --> 00:02:04,013 Speaker 3: quite smitten by her. They get harassed by a bully. 38 00:02:04,413 --> 00:02:06,373 Speaker 3: They then get taken under the wing of a men 39 00:02:06,493 --> 00:02:12,133 Speaker 3: tour and taught karate or kung fu, and they then 40 00:02:12,253 --> 00:02:14,413 Speaker 3: have a fight and at the end of it, we've 41 00:02:14,453 --> 00:02:17,373 Speaker 3: all learned lots of life lessons and things like that, 42 00:02:17,613 --> 00:02:19,173 Speaker 3: and really. 43 00:02:18,933 --> 00:02:21,933 Speaker 2: We just do you suggest as a formula for these films. 44 00:02:23,133 --> 00:02:26,053 Speaker 3: So that's the formula. But it works right because it's 45 00:02:26,253 --> 00:02:29,133 Speaker 3: there that the young guy Ben Wang, who plays Leefong 46 00:02:29,173 --> 00:02:31,373 Speaker 3: who was a new character who's in this particular film. 47 00:02:31,693 --> 00:02:34,773 Speaker 3: He's great and he's extremely good at his fighting. The 48 00:02:34,773 --> 00:02:37,693 Speaker 3: fighting in the film is really fantastic and very exciting. 49 00:02:38,973 --> 00:02:41,453 Speaker 3: And he has a very similar story. He's moved from 50 00:02:41,453 --> 00:02:43,853 Speaker 3: Beijing to New York with his mother, who is a doctor, 51 00:02:43,893 --> 00:02:45,573 Speaker 3: and he's struggling to fit in and he falls for 52 00:02:45,653 --> 00:02:49,853 Speaker 3: a local girl at the pizzeria. He starts teaching her father. 53 00:02:50,173 --> 00:02:53,133 Speaker 3: He starts training her father and boxing. Then he gets 54 00:02:53,133 --> 00:02:56,093 Speaker 3: taken under a wing by you know, mister hand. Jackie 55 00:02:56,173 --> 00:02:58,133 Speaker 3: Chan comes to Beijing to our backs. So the story 56 00:02:58,213 --> 00:03:01,213 Speaker 3: is really similar in a way. I feel like they're 57 00:03:01,253 --> 00:03:04,693 Speaker 3: trying to take all different threads of the previous films 58 00:03:04,733 --> 00:03:08,693 Speaker 3: and even the TV series and the spin off Cobra 59 00:03:08,733 --> 00:03:11,493 Speaker 3: Kai I think it's called or They're trying to bring 60 00:03:11,613 --> 00:03:15,373 Speaker 3: everything into this film. So there's it's very real. There's 61 00:03:15,413 --> 00:03:17,453 Speaker 3: lots of these sort of even though new characters, very 62 00:03:17,453 --> 00:03:21,653 Speaker 3: recognizable moments and tying up loose sens and things. It's 63 00:03:21,653 --> 00:03:23,773 Speaker 3: almost a bit much. There's just almost a few too 64 00:03:23,933 --> 00:03:27,613 Speaker 3: many subplots and stories going on, and they're trying to 65 00:03:27,613 --> 00:03:29,333 Speaker 3: sort of throw a little bit much at you. When 66 00:03:29,333 --> 00:03:32,853 Speaker 3: you will know how it's kind of gonna unfold anyway. Anyway, 67 00:03:32,973 --> 00:03:36,173 Speaker 3: it's good fun. I think it's gonna be great family entertainment. 68 00:03:36,293 --> 00:03:41,253 Speaker 3: I love family entertainment that is real action, you know, 69 00:03:41,373 --> 00:03:44,093 Speaker 3: like we for a while there, all our all the 70 00:03:44,133 --> 00:03:46,453 Speaker 3: family films were animated, and we do and look, there 71 00:03:46,493 --> 00:03:48,493 Speaker 3: are beautiful animated films. I don't have a problem with that. 72 00:03:49,173 --> 00:03:51,893 Speaker 3: But I also think that we relate so much more 73 00:03:51,933 --> 00:03:54,493 Speaker 3: to a real person and a real character, and I 74 00:03:54,693 --> 00:03:59,493 Speaker 3: like seeing family oriented films, you know, done in sort 75 00:03:59,533 --> 00:04:02,613 Speaker 3: of real action. So yeah, no, it's good fun. You 76 00:04:02,693 --> 00:04:04,933 Speaker 3: know what you're going to get. There's probably a little 77 00:04:04,973 --> 00:04:06,973 Speaker 3: bit too much of it all here. Wouldn't mind if 78 00:04:06,973 --> 00:04:09,493 Speaker 3: they just streamlined it all the little but you know, 79 00:04:09,773 --> 00:04:15,933 Speaker 3: good quality kids entertainment, well you know between teenage entertainment. Yeah, 80 00:04:17,573 --> 00:04:18,093 Speaker 3: a couple of. 81 00:04:17,973 --> 00:04:21,013 Speaker 2: Hours, but during the school holidays. Yeah, okay, all right, 82 00:04:21,053 --> 00:04:23,933 Speaker 2: so it's Karate Kid Legions. So he's seventy one, Jackie 83 00:04:23,973 --> 00:04:26,333 Speaker 2: Chan still a good neck, isn't he? My goodness? 84 00:04:26,453 --> 00:04:28,613 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, I love him. He's just he just 85 00:04:28,773 --> 00:04:32,573 Speaker 3: manages that beautiful balance of comedy and action and everything else. 86 00:04:32,573 --> 00:04:34,213 Speaker 3: He just brings a heart to everything he does. 87 00:04:34,373 --> 00:04:36,973 Speaker 2: He does yeah, he really does. All right, So that's 88 00:04:37,053 --> 00:04:39,613 Speaker 2: showing in cinemas right now. Karate Kids Legends, just in 89 00:04:39,653 --> 00:04:41,773 Speaker 2: time for the school holidays. Next up a film I'm 90 00:04:42,013 --> 00:04:47,613 Speaker 2: very excited to see. This is if Won the movie. 91 00:04:49,133 --> 00:04:54,453 Speaker 2: Some people look at Sonny Hayes, this is your guy 92 00:04:54,493 --> 00:04:58,333 Speaker 2: who lives to me, then a gambling junkie who missed 93 00:04:58,373 --> 00:04:58,773 Speaker 2: your shot. 94 00:05:02,613 --> 00:05:14,213 Speaker 1: The first thing never was I see possibility. 95 00:05:14,733 --> 00:05:15,093 Speaker 3: Okay. 96 00:05:15,813 --> 00:05:19,293 Speaker 2: That is if One, the movie starring Brad Pitt, of course, 97 00:05:19,293 --> 00:05:21,933 Speaker 2: and it's sort of yeah, it's really that the apex 98 00:05:21,973 --> 00:05:24,693 Speaker 2: of IF One's giant global push at the moment, just 99 00:05:24,693 --> 00:05:26,613 Speaker 2: when you thought there couldn't be more if One, there's 100 00:05:26,613 --> 00:05:27,213 Speaker 2: more if One. 101 00:05:27,973 --> 00:05:30,293 Speaker 3: No, you're absolutely right. And Brad Pitt has been wanting 102 00:05:30,333 --> 00:05:33,293 Speaker 3: to make a racing film for many years decades even 103 00:05:33,413 --> 00:05:35,733 Speaker 3: and Formula One were really keen to make one too, 104 00:05:36,093 --> 00:05:39,693 Speaker 3: And the collaboration that they have had throughout the making 105 00:05:39,733 --> 00:05:44,733 Speaker 3: of this film does present us with an incredibly authentic experience. 106 00:05:44,773 --> 00:05:47,653 Speaker 3: So they had access to the twenty twenty four season, 107 00:05:47,693 --> 00:05:49,373 Speaker 3: they were able to set and they were able to 108 00:05:49,413 --> 00:05:50,893 Speaker 3: set up on the paddock, They were able to be 109 00:05:50,933 --> 00:05:53,853 Speaker 3: in the pit lane if One when went out of 110 00:05:53,853 --> 00:05:57,613 Speaker 3: their way to welcome this film crew into their environment 111 00:05:57,973 --> 00:06:01,253 Speaker 3: and it shows so you feel like you're there, You 112 00:06:01,333 --> 00:06:03,973 Speaker 3: feel like you're in it. You feel like the races 113 00:06:03,973 --> 00:06:08,853 Speaker 3: that Brad Patton has fellow teammate played by Damson Idris, 114 00:06:08,893 --> 00:06:11,333 Speaker 3: You feel like they are on the race course. And 115 00:06:11,373 --> 00:06:16,413 Speaker 3: then of course what director Joseph Kazinski does, who also 116 00:06:16,453 --> 00:06:20,133 Speaker 3: did Top Gun Maverick, He puts his actors in the cars, 117 00:06:20,173 --> 00:06:23,013 Speaker 3: so they first learned to drive three cars, then they 118 00:06:23,013 --> 00:06:24,933 Speaker 3: move them up to F two cars. They made the 119 00:06:24,973 --> 00:06:26,773 Speaker 3: F two cars look like F one cars, and then 120 00:06:26,773 --> 00:06:29,813 Speaker 3: he films them driving these cars. So they have gone 121 00:06:29,933 --> 00:06:32,333 Speaker 3: out of their way to make this feel like as 122 00:06:32,573 --> 00:06:35,533 Speaker 3: an authentic IF one experience as they possibly can, and 123 00:06:35,573 --> 00:06:37,573 Speaker 3: they do a great job on the big screen. Jack, 124 00:06:37,653 --> 00:06:39,133 Speaker 3: go and see this on the bigger screen. You can. 125 00:06:39,413 --> 00:06:42,373 Speaker 3: It deserves to be seen like that. It is really thrilling, 126 00:06:42,693 --> 00:06:47,373 Speaker 3: like they have done an excellent job where they let 127 00:06:47,453 --> 00:06:51,533 Speaker 3: themselves down one with this film as they've just kind 128 00:06:51,573 --> 00:06:54,533 Speaker 3: of the script is kind of just a bit mass, 129 00:06:55,893 --> 00:06:58,773 Speaker 3: to be honest with you, when you take away, when 130 00:06:58,813 --> 00:07:03,413 Speaker 3: you take away this glorious cinematography and the thunderous soundtrack 131 00:07:03,493 --> 00:07:08,133 Speaker 3: and the great sort of inventive camera angles, and you 132 00:07:08,253 --> 00:07:10,573 Speaker 3: take away the visuals of it and things, actually you're 133 00:07:10,653 --> 00:07:14,373 Speaker 3: left with quite a predictable underdog story about the old 134 00:07:14,533 --> 00:07:17,533 Speaker 3: you know, the older has been who comes into a 135 00:07:17,613 --> 00:07:19,533 Speaker 3: team no one's got any faith in them, but then 136 00:07:19,573 --> 00:07:22,653 Speaker 3: they use their experience and their wisdom to kind of 137 00:07:22,693 --> 00:07:26,693 Speaker 3: pull the team together, and you know, and just you know, 138 00:07:27,173 --> 00:07:30,413 Speaker 3: and overcomes the differences with his fellow young driver and 139 00:07:30,453 --> 00:07:32,013 Speaker 3: the two of them get on and off we go 140 00:07:32,093 --> 00:07:35,493 Speaker 3: and you know, conquer the world. So, to be honest 141 00:07:35,493 --> 00:07:39,213 Speaker 3: with you, the story is actually a pretty typical underdogs 142 00:07:39,573 --> 00:07:42,693 Speaker 3: story that we see all the time. And look, Brad Pitt, 143 00:07:43,133 --> 00:07:46,053 Speaker 3: he can act, He's absolutely charming, He's got all the 144 00:07:46,133 --> 00:07:48,813 Speaker 3: cool swagger, and he is a list in this he 145 00:07:48,973 --> 00:07:50,813 Speaker 3: is he is a super star in this film. He 146 00:07:50,933 --> 00:07:54,813 Speaker 3: really sort of holds it together. But actually he deserves 147 00:07:54,853 --> 00:07:56,573 Speaker 3: more than some of the cheesy lines he gets. We 148 00:07:56,573 --> 00:07:58,893 Speaker 3: don't really get to know him as a character. Both 149 00:07:58,973 --> 00:08:03,853 Speaker 3: him and and Address's characters are very two dimensional, and 150 00:08:03,893 --> 00:08:04,213 Speaker 3: so a. 151 00:08:04,133 --> 00:08:06,493 Speaker 4: Little part of me was a little let down there 152 00:08:06,613 --> 00:08:09,733 Speaker 4: two hours and thirty six minutes long, Jack, So just 153 00:08:09,853 --> 00:08:13,413 Speaker 4: monitor your beverages when you go into this film, and 154 00:08:13,453 --> 00:08:16,613 Speaker 4: you probably do need to be a little bit interested. 155 00:08:16,173 --> 00:08:18,173 Speaker 3: In Formula one because there is quite a lot of 156 00:08:18,293 --> 00:08:21,093 Speaker 3: driving to get through, right, But go see on the 157 00:08:21,093 --> 00:08:23,693 Speaker 3: big screen. It's worth it. It's a thrill, it's fun, 158 00:08:24,053 --> 00:08:25,973 Speaker 3: not perfect, but still a good time. 159 00:08:26,493 --> 00:08:29,013 Speaker 2: Very good. Okay, that's If Won the movie that's showing 160 00:08:29,053 --> 00:08:32,253 Speaker 2: in cinemas. So too is Karate Kid Legends. Both of 161 00:08:32,253 --> 00:08:33,813 Speaker 2: those will be up on the News Talks. He'd be 162 00:08:34,013 --> 00:08:35,253 Speaker 2: website for. 163 00:08:35,293 --> 00:08:38,333 Speaker 1: More from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame. Listen live to 164 00:08:38,453 --> 00:08:41,453 Speaker 1: news Talks he'd be from nine am Saturday, or follow 165 00:08:41,493 --> 00:08:43,093 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.