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India.com
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
Karate Kid: Legends Movie First Reviews Out! Honest Reactions Of Fans After Watching Jackie Chan & Ralph Macchios Actioner
New Delhi: The much-hyped and highly awaited Karate Kid: Legends had its grand premiere recently at New York, and early reactions from viewers are here. Critics and fans are calling it 'fun, action-packed, and made with love,' with Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio receiving rave reviews for their performances. A special preview was held at the SVA Theatre, New York, which was attended by Jackie Chan, Ralph Maccio, and Ben Wang. The film unites two iconic mentors in a story that bridges generations, introducing a fresh new fighter into the legendary world of Karate Kid. With high-octane action, emotional stakes, and nostalgic charm, Karate Kid: Legends is already shaping up to be one of the year's most exciting releases. Karate Kid: Legends Movie Review - What Fans Have To Say One user wrote: Kung fu meets karate in #KarateKidLegends — a fun, predictable underdog story that sees Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio unite for entertaining results. Ben Wang is superb as the series's first Asian kid. He brings physicality and charm to a franchise that's still kicking. Kung fu meets karate in #KarateKidLegends — a fun, predictable underdog story that sees Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio unite for entertaining results. Ben Wang is superb as the series's first Asian kid. He brings physicality and charm to a franchise that's still kicking. — Jonathan Sim (@TheJonathanSim) May 28, 2025 Another person took to X (fomerly called Twitter) and reviewed: #KarateKidLegends is a great tribute for fans of karate and Cobra Kai. While it sticks to a familiar storyline, it brings in fresh and exciting karate sequences from the talented Ben Wang. The chemistry between Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio was a standout highlight. #KarateKidLegends is a great tribute for fans of karate and Cobra Kai. While it sticks to a familiar storyline, it brings in fresh and exciting karate sequences from the talented Ben Wang. The chemistry between Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio was a standout highlight. — Jeremy Kazieva (@jeremy_kazieva) May 28, 2025 I loved #KarateKidLegends way more than I ever expected to. Jackie Chan, Ralph Macchio and Ben Wang are fantastic This film delivers a solid kick of entertainment, nostalgia, action and comedy. A brilliant film for the family and fans of the franchise. — Jazz Tangcay (@jazzt) May 27, 2025 #KarateKidLegends is the SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING of the series; it cleverly switches up the structure while featuring a ton of energy & oodles of charm. The Jackie Chan Stunt Team brings speed & inventiveness to the fights, Ben Wang is easy to like, & Chan & Macchio are super. — Bill Bria (@billbria) May 28, 2025 Action over emotion. ' #KarateKidLegends' struggles to fuel off of what Karate kid/Cobra Kai fans grew to love. However, riding along a familiar story path, 'Karate Kid Legends' still manages to rear off on to its own thing while delivering an explosive final act worthy of the… — Klepcx (@Klepcx) May 28, 2025 In the Hindi version, Ajay Devgn and his son Yug lend their voices to the characters of Jackie Chan and Ben Wang, marking Yug's voice-over debut and their first project together. Sony Pictures Entertainment India releases Karate Kid: Legends in Indian theatres on May 30, in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. Karate Kid: Legends was released on May 8, 2025 in Mexico City.
BBC News
16-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Rotherham filmmaker Nathan Geering on shooting kung fu feature in his home town
Nathan Geering heads off into the basement of the bar he's shooting his film in."I'm the writer, director, lead actor and fight choreographer" he tells me as he disappears down the 43-year-old martial arts expert is taking on a host of roles for his debut feature - a kung fu thriller entitled The Lock Forge bar is one of a handful of venues in Rotherham town centre being used in his "passion project".Nathan, who was born and bred in the town, first developed a taste for martial arts action as a child."I use to watch old-school kung fu movies back in the 80s with my grandma but two years ago I was in a bit of a funk. I asked my inner eight-year-old child what I really wanted to do and he said 'I want to be Jackie Chan!'" In the dusty basement, a bar brawl scene is being shot. This is filmmaking on a shoestring budget which means each crew member takes on multiple roles. The scene laid out in front of me needs director of photography Adam Hornsby to play the part of a victim. In a dramatic moment, glass showers across the room after a bottle is smashed over his head."I'm not hurt," he reassures the room. "It's the weirdest thing. It's sugar glass so it just pops on impact."Mr Hornsby says the film is "like Quentin Tarantino meets Jackie Chan but in Rotherham".The story focuses on a "nervous guy" on a date who meets a mysterious bartender (played by Nathan) and gets caught in the crossfire between assassins. Despite the film's lack of budget, there is a wealth of experience amongst the bubbly crew, even through long days."I've worked with these guys on short films. We are of the same heart and mind. "I need my team to feel happy, valued and appreciated. This is a collective" explains we talk, Carolyn Dean, who plays one of the assassins, stands nearby confidently holding a broken pool cue. Nathan wrote the script for the film in late 2024. He'd spent the summer training with the Jackie Chan Stunt Team in Beijing where he learnt the art of action filmmaking and martial arts to the UK he says he felt "inspired" and ready to make a longer film, having previously had some success with short action films, including Flaming Assassin, which bagged a number of awards."You can either wait for permission or you create your own opportunities" he film was always going to be set in his home town."We're not pretending this is Shanghai. We want to raise the aspirations of the town and change the narrative."We are here to show that if you collaborate, great things can happen," he adds Although The Lock In has been shot predominately around Rotherham town centre including at the redeveloped Empire Theatre, Nathan also took advantage of a recent visit to the claiming three martial arts gold medals in the The Battle of the Dragons World Championships in Atlantic City, he managed to get a little help from "Hollywood stunt royalty"."Jeff Pruit, the stunt co-ordinator on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, leant me a helicopter so now we have a helicopter stunt. It's mad!" The cast and crew move upstairs to the main bar of The Forge and begin setting up for the final scene of the day. A pool table is pushed to the side of the room and lights shine towards the bar where Ethan Lyndsey, who plays The Farmer, prepares for a fight scene with Nathan's character The trained in martial arts and break dancing but says he was cast because he had "very specific" skills."I'm really good at what they call hit reactions, that's my thing," he explains."Not everyone can do it but I get hit a lot in this film and I make it look realistic." Nathan hopes to wrap at the end of February and is hopeful the film can travel "far and wide"."We are still raising funds to ensure the post production, sound effects and music score can be as good as possible," he says."We have to have a premiere here in Rotherham, but then hopefully a full international distribution deal, [hopefully] Netflix, Paramount Plus. "We want to take on the big boys."Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
