“Kiss My Converse” Sam Jackson in Remake of Last Dragon

“Kiss My Converse.” Samuel L. Jackson is scheduled to play the Shogun in a remake of the Last Dragon.

The folks at Geek Actually had this to say, “Have We Reached the Bottom of the Remakes Barrel? Crap, the original was total crap! It was a stupid Motown film trying to cash in on the 80s martial arts craze”.

While I would agree that the 80s remakes are going a little crazy in Hollywood essentially remaking EVERY popular 80’s show and movie, I disagree with

Geek actually’s craptastic view of the original. It is a classic for me. Me and my friends can still recite the lines from the movie.

O.k. it was cheesy with some bad acting, but the Last Dragon had something that most 80s shows and movies didn’t have at the time… a black superhero. Most black heros in movies targeting the black audience were pimps, drug lords and macks. Just look at Superfly. The 70s did have Shaft who was a detective. I’m not saying there were NO good guys who were black in the 80s (B.A. Barracus, Action Jackson and others), I’m just saying there weren’t many.

And even fewer had actual super powers.

The Last Dragon also paid homage to Bruce Lee and martial arts films which were ALWAYS popular among kids.

http://geekactually.com/2008/10/30/have-we-reached-the-bottom-of-the-remakes-barrel/

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=50134

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