RIP Pat Morita

Joseph T. Cool · 11-26-2005, 06:41 PM

No I meant in the WC if I move the thread there. I will put it there now.

Disco Raheem · 11-27-2005, 01:26 AM

I agree Miakal.

Like, c'mon, you'll miss him? When was the last time you even heard about the guy?

For all I knew he could of already been dead, and I'm sure you were pretty much in the same love boat as me.

Mr. Kennedy · 11-27-2005, 01:29 AM

OK, so I won't "miss" him, but I did enjoy him in the Karate Kid movies and on Happy Days so it's a little sad that he died.

K Jay · 11-27-2005, 01:39 AM

Wax on, wax off, heaven needed a buffer!

RIP Miyagi

Daniel son!

Shining Wizard · 11-27-2005, 01:45 AM

Well the guy seemed to have lived a long good life a enjoyed a fruitful career. I watch the first Karate Kid atleast a couple times each year, great movie, the 3 sequels that followed were terrible but that first one after Daniel wins the tournament and Miyagi has that look of pride on his face... I still get a little teary eyed at the end of it. Morita's Academy Award nomination for that film was well deserved. And is there anyone alive today that hasn't uttered the phrase "Wax on Wax off" atleast once in some context of their daily life.

Last time I "saw" him was doing voicework on Robot Chicken, loved that he wasn't afraid to poke fun at himself or more importantly Ralph Machio. "I'm Pat-effin'-Morita, ya nutsack"

RIP Mr. Morita, your portrayal of Mr. Miyagi was a memorable part of my childhood.

Erin · 11-27-2005, 01:49 AM

He won an Oscar for Karate kid? That's kind of weird. It's not really an Oscar type movie.

Shining Wizard · 11-27-2005, 02:00 AM

He was nominated but didn't win for the 1985 Academy awards losing out for best supporting actor to some dude named Haing S. Ngor. When you look at the whole Karate Kid quadrilogy,(lmfao!) each sequel became progressivley worse and at the end Miyagi was pretty much a parody of the character he played in the first film. When you go back and watch the first movie though there is a lot of heavy stuff going on in there. Miyagi getting drunk and admitting to Daniel that his family was sent to an internment camp following the outbreak of the Second World War where his wife and son died. Thats the part of the movie that got him nominated for the Oscar, not the funny bits we usually associate with him.

Funniest thing I read about him was in a cnn interview a while back was that he didn't actually know Karate. Strange seeing as he pretty much shaped the idea of what many people think a true karate sensai should be.

Chewy · 11-27-2005, 02:06 AM

This guy have some sort of fedish with chop sticks?

11-27-2005, 01:26 AM	#12 (permalink)
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11-27-2005, 01:45 AM	#15 (permalink)
Shining Wizard Platinum Member Status: Offline Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 542 vBookie Cash: 500 Rep Power: 6	Well the guy seemed to have lived a long good life a enjoyed a fruitful career. I watch the first Karate Kid atleast a couple times each year, great movie, the 3 sequels that followed were terrible but that first one after Daniel wins the tournament and Miyagi has that look of pride on his face... I still get a little teary eyed at the end of it. Morita's Academy Award nomination for that film was well deserved. And is there anyone alive today that hasn't uttered the phrase "Wax on Wax off" atleast once in some context of their daily life. Last time I "saw" him was doing voicework on Robot Chicken, loved that he wasn't afraid to poke fun at himself or more importantly Ralph Machio. "I'm Pat-effin'-Morita, ya nutsack" RIP Mr. Morita, your portrayal of Mr. Miyagi was a memorable part of my childhood.

11-27-2005, 02:00 AM	#17 (permalink)
Shining Wizard Platinum Member Status: Offline Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 542 vBookie Cash: 500 Rep Power: 6	He was nominated but didn't win for the 1985 Academy awards losing out for best supporting actor to some dude named Haing S. Ngor. When you look at the whole Karate Kid quadrilogy,(lmfao!) each sequel became progressivley worse and at the end Miyagi was pretty much a parody of the character he played in the first film. When you go back and watch the first movie though there is a lot of heavy stuff going on in there. Miyagi getting drunk and admitting to Daniel that his family was sent to an internment camp following the outbreak of the Second World War where his wife and son died. Thats the part of the movie that got him nominated for the Oscar, not the funny bits we usually associate with him. Funniest thing I read about him was in a cnn interview a while back was that he didn't actually know Karate. Strange seeing as he pretty much shaped the idea of what many people think a true karate sensai should be.

RIP Pat Morita

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