#Christopher Cain

[80smovies]

[kruxton]

winterfest pt. 2 !!

opening presents... someone wasn't happy 😒😒

[gatutor]

George Strait-Lesley Ann Warren "Pure country" 1992, de Christopher Cain.

[adamwatchesmovies]

The Next Karate Kid (1994)

The first film in the Karate Kid series not to feature Ralph Macchio has convincing performances and enough heart to make it the kind of sequel that’s not quite good but still possibly worth recommending to little girls. They might respond to it better than the original film. Maybe. Ultimately, all of the good in The Next Karate Kid is counterbalanced by its cartoonish villains. Combined with the all-too-familiar elements and you've got a film with limited appeal.

While reconnecting with the widow of an old friend, Mr. Miyagi (Noriyuki “Pat” Morita) is introduced to her granddaughter, Julie (Hillary Swank). To help the high schooler deal with the anger of losing her parents and the bullies at school, Miyagi takes her under his wing.

Let’s start with the pros. This is Hillary Swank’s first theatrical appearance in a starring role and she’s great. She and Miyagi have terrific chemistry - more than enough to make you forget about Danny once the plot gets going. She handles the fight and stunt sequences well. Morita also surprises us in the unusually numerous amount of scenes that call for Mr. Miyagi to fight. Though there are ultimately more missed opportunities than payoffs in this gender-swapped scenario, any scenes with Miyagi and Julie warm your heart. The two take an excursion about halfway through the film to a Buddhist monastery to deal with Julie’s anger and learn about the true ways of karate. I'd call it the best scene but for a different viewer, it might be the one in which Miyagi teaches Julie to dance to get ready for prom.

On the negative side, when the writing gets bad, it's so awful you'll start thinking things you were never supposed to think of. You’d expect a female villain to go up against our female protagonist, but no. The film’s most prominent baddie is Ned Randall (Michael Cavalieri). I wasn’t able to find out when he was born so I’m not sure how old he was during filming but he looks 30. With his gang of dudebros always harassing Julie, waiting for her in the dark and chasing after her during the school after-hours, he looks like a serial killer rapist. Grown men leering at Julie is a bit of a recurring motif throughout the film, which makes it even more uncomfortable. It’s like there are racists and abusive men around every corner: at the gas station, the bowling alley, the school…

Assuming that Ned is supposed to be roughly Julie’s age - and not some creep who’s been held back for the larger part of a decade - he would be placed second in the list of “most heinous characters” in this film. The gold medal goes to Colonel Paul Dugan (Michael Ironside). The man’s a straight-up psychopath; bullying Julie nearly as much as his head crony does and taking any opportunity to strike his students or break them mentally. At one point, Julie has started a bit of a relationship with a boy named Eric (Chris Conrad). While at practice with the Colonel, Eric is called away to speak to his mother (actually, Julie pretending to be his mother) on the office phone. The Colonel tells him if he leaves, he’s off the team. For taking a call from his mom? What? And he proclaims this in front of the school secretary. What sort of Ironside grip does he hold over this establishment that he can go around doing whatever he wants, including setting up late-night Mortal Kombat-style death matches with his students?

As a whole, The Next Karate Kid is unmemorable and unnecessary. There’s so much that could’ve been done with the fact that teenage girls are usually bullied in a very different way than boys, or Miyagi getting to care for a girl after losing his daughter years ago. Instead, there’s a subplot early on about Julie taking care of an injured bird that feels like it was added just to fill time and make this different from the original. Well, this is different alright; The Karate Kid is great. This is mediocre at best. (January 21, 2022)

[sassylittlecanary]

People are acting like himbo!Clark Kent (aka “actually smart but still awkward, sweet, and hunky”) is new because of MAWS, as though all these versions don’t exist—

He’s almost always portrayed as a big, sweet, lovable guy who can be awkward and nervous just like anybody else but who’s also competent and brave when helping others. That’s just Clark.

[polls4you]

Found Family Battle (First Round)

[texaschainsawmascara]

he looks like he works with his hands & smells like Marlboro Reds

genre of men: Crush by Ethel Cain (part 2)

[smallcloisville]

"Can you read my mind?"

This line feels so romantic 😭😭💞💞✨

[jetslay]

"I crossed an ocean of stars and somehow I found you. Thank you for choosing me." - Clark Kent (DCeased #5)

[butchdiaz]

eddie diaz + american teenager (ethel cain)

this was a commission for bia @buddieblr whom i adore very very much!! thank you my boy!!!!! <3 (youtube)

[motion-of-love]

Superman through the Years (1948 to 2025)

[kent-farm]

—Different Clarks across the Superman Multiverse and the Dashing Away Shirt Rip from Superman: The Movie (Reeve), Lois & Clark, "The Source" (Cain), Superman Returns (Routh), Smallville, "Finale" (Welling), Justice League (Cavill), Supergirl, "The Adventures of Supergirl" (Hoechlin, Arrowverse Era) + Superman & Lois, "A Brief Reminiscence In-Between Cataclysmic Events" (Hoechlin, Superman & Lois Era)

[kruxton]

winterfest!

andrea decided to move back in to her parent's house and got there just in time for winterfest! meet her dad, christopher, and her two younger sisters, beth and aubrey!

[pin-crusher2000]

Wayne Family Adventures

As much as I am excited for the return of WFA, I wish we could have gotten a Superman family adventures instead (or maybe a book right beside it) imagine the possibilities if we did have one. DC must be allergic to money XD

[dareduffie]

i love watching movies made by the same director and seeing them use the same actors in different projects.. i too use work as an excuse to see my friends

[llois-lane]

christopher reeve x michael caine (archaic gay/gay mythology)

(deathtrap 1982)