In my writeup yesterday about the new Karate Kid movie, I mentioned that Sony pulled out all the stops for a pre-show-- puppets, dancers, drummers, confetti, the works. I was bummed that they'd taken away all our cameras and recording devices beforehand, since it was a hell of a show not to be shared. Thinking 10 steps ahead, Sony had someone on hand with a video camera, and has provided us with video of the event.

There's no Smith family or clips from the film here, but it's a weird and riveting spectacle, and possibly evidence of how much Sony is counting on this movie to succeed. After all, you don't pay 60 women in red dresses to stand around on behalf of a movie you don't care about. Check out the madness below: