No One Sweeps the Leg in the KARATE KID Trailer

Oh, the iconic moment in John G. Avildsen’s 1984 modern classic, THE KARATE KID, just before the big, final fight when Martin Kove instructs William Zabka to sweep Daniel-san’s leg.  It’s one of those moments in time that goes down in history like Rosebud or the bridge over the River Kwai exploding.  You won’t find that here in the trailer for THE KARATE KID remake, brought to us by Yahoo! Movies.

What you will find is a whole lot of Kung Fu, and you understand fully why the producers had such a hard time choosing a name.  In the end, brand loyalty won out, and THE KARATE KID was officially born.

Check out the trailer right here:

All in all, it looks alright.  Jackie Chan is filling the Pat Morita role nicely, although I would be hard pressed to believe Chan would receive a Best Supporting Actor nod at the 2011 Oscars.  Jaden Smith looks fine.  Just about everything about this movie looks fine.  No big complaints, but I’d still like to see someone sweeping the leg.

THE KARATE KID hits theaters June 11th, 2010.