The Karate Kid

Too much romance, it gets a little weird but the end is good. I never watched the original, but it’s probably a little better, though I might watch it again. Some of the dialogue is stupid, but it’s barely noticeable.

The script leaves something to be desired, but the choreography sticks in your mind.

Even if conceptualized more culturally towards exploring the influential roots adjacent to the empathetic distance as part of the overall moderate resonance, it’s a generationally stirring focus that’s appreciative but also underwent derivative obligatory in the sensational routine of little elevation in the junior division mimicking the acclaimed martial arts flicks to the extent of the superior original on the exact structural basis. There’s charm through the meaningful endeavor thanks to Jaden Smith’s soulful embodiment showing certain genetic traces with ideal strength and sympathetic youth plus comedic innocence, whilst Jackie Chan’s contemporary approach shared such initiative when interpreting Miyagi’s stance. (B)

Success in 2 1/3 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And they were kung fu fighting

Kung-Fu kid... Not Karate Kid... Also, Jaden Smith can't act...

I liked this version of the Karate kid apart from the fact that the main focus is on Kung fu instead of karate when the title is The Karate kid (just mixed feelings on that) Other than that it was really good, especially that scene when Dre Cheers up Mr Han. Good moments.

Jaden Smith and Jack Chan are very good in the film. There is a connection between sensei and student that is one of the best things about the film.

Will Smiths version or this movie does not seem like a remake, but more of an adaptation like Tim Burtons "Charlie & the Chocolate Factory" because of its major differences. It's about another boy named Dre (not Daniel) who meets Mr Han (instead of Mr Miyagi), who is trained slightly more differently than previous. I can see parts of the OG Karate Kid II when Dre has chemistry with a girl who can speak English & they go out. I believe one thing that this has over the OG is when Han is about the loss of his wife & son which hit way harder than Miyagis loss. So, it was great that they formed a relationship.

Karate Kid 2010 (a misleading name, considering the titular kid never does Karate) is quite literally the 1984 classic, but with Kung Fu. (It has become increasingly more difficult to tell if a movie is supposed to be a remake or not, considering most reboots/prequels to classic and beloved films tend to have the exact same name as the original). Dre, the main character of the movie, is 12, and (at most) so are the bully antagonists of this movie, which pretty obviously makes the drama less intense in this movie compared to Daniel LaRusso, who was 17 in the 1984 original, and Johnny Lawrence was 16, which made for higher stakes considering high school psychopaths are more intimidating than middle school meanies. The plot is the same as well: The main character and his mom move to a new home, where the main character meets a girl that he falls in love with. However, the girl is in an abusive "relationship" with a bully who knows martial arts. So, the main character gets subliminally trained by a kooky, but wise advisor with a tragic past, and beats the bully in a championship. Because of this, the film struggles to find ways to make itself seem any different from the original, and ultimately just makes you wonder why you're not watching said 1984 original. Half of the time, the movie is pretty much a shot for shot remake of the original, and the other half is trying to put its own spin on ideas from its source material, and disappointingly failing.