I'm such a huge fan of the original movie that this remake could've been way worse than it was. It pays some nice homage to the original, but some of the lines are in subtitles, since they are spoken in Chinese. The classic lines don't have the same impact when you read them as opposed to when you first heard them. Jackie Chan does an adequate job following in Pat Morita's shoes. Jaden Smith sucks as the karate kid! Not funny or charming. You don't really ever feel yourself rooting for him. The kung fu scenes are highly updated and add some entertainment to the movie. There is a decent portion of the movie in english subtitles too. If I wanted to watch "The Karate Kid" in another language I'd rent "El Chico De Karate"(1995) or the special edition(2006).
A boy and his mom move to china when his mom gets a job there. A group of kids beat him up over a girl and soon he learns kung fu from the local maintenance man.
If I had never seen the original and I was a 12 year old kid then this would be a great movie. It's worth a viewing out of curiosity.
A boy and his mom move to china when his mom gets a job there. A group of kids beat him up over a girl and soon he learns kung fu from the local maintenance man.
If I had never seen the original and I was a 12 year old kid then this would be a great movie. It's worth a viewing out of curiosity.
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