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Genres: ActionFamilyDr
Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan
Director(s): Harald Zwart
Available Quality: Hi Def
Country: USA, China
Year: 2010
Available Quality: DivX, DVD, Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def
IMDB Rating: 6.2 out of 10 (47718 votes)
12-year-old Dre Parker couldve been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mothers latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying - and the feeling is mutual - but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dres feelings make an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. In the land of kung fu, Dre knows only a little karate, and Cheng puts the karate kid on the floor with ease. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is secretly a master of kung fu. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.
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Visitors Review
(20 May 2012)
Uplifting movie, similar to the original
Here is a karate kid for the new generation. I worry about movie remakes, especially when the original has become iconic for so many people, but I was pleasantly surprised to find out how good this version is. The main character, Dre (Jaden Smith), gives new meaning to being the new kid in town. He and his mother (Taraji P. Henson) move from Detroit to China for her job (I don't actually remember seeing what it is she does for a living, but... I guess that's not the point of the movie). Dre is a black, cornrow wearing American living in Beijing. He is not thrilled about being there but things look up when he spots the pretty Mei Ying (Wenwen Han). Mei Ying's parents want her to focus on her musical talents and not on a boyfriend, but she and Dre develop a friendship and try to spend as much time together as possible. Their relationship draws unwanted attention from the school bully, Cheng (Zhenwei Wang). Cheng attends a kung fu school run by a master who tells the students, "We do not stop when our enemy is down" and Cheng takes that message to heart. As is typical with most bullies, Cheng has a group of boys who follow him and they make it a point to torment Dre every chance they get. Smith does a good job of showing the fear of trying to stay one step ahead of a bully, hiding around corners until Chang and his gang have passed. Finally, Dre can no longer outrun Cheng, and he wants to learn to fight back.Enter Mr. Han (Jackie Chan in all his choreographed amazingness), who takes Dre under his wing and shows him some moves. Han actually teaches Dre kung fu moves rather than karate, but you don't wanna go messin' with a name people already know. Mr. Han uses some unconventional ways to train Dre, but not exactly the same methods as Morita used with Macchio in the original movie. Although Chan does not have much dialogue, he is great at playing the mentor and at showing the anguish of past events. It was interesting seeing him play a more serious role. Mr. Han is the teacher, but in many ways, he needs Dre as much as Dre needs him. The movie has plenty of laughs delivered by both Smith and Chan. Also, even though I knew, in general, what was going to happen, I still found myself whipping away a few tears (typically for uplifting moments, though). As a nice bonus, there are some great scenes showing the beauty of China including Dragon Well, the Great Wall, and the Forbidden City (which doesn't appear to be so forbidden anymore).Smith's character is 12, but he looks about 10 because of his diminutive size. It is disturbing seeing Dre getting beat down, particularly during one brutal scene at the beginning. However, your older kids can definitely watch this movie because the lessons they'll learn about discipline and respect and facing their fears more than make up for any violence they'll see. The movie is called "The Karate Kid," so expect some violence. Like the original, I found this to be an enjoyable, uplifting film. I recommend this movie and I actually give it 3 and 1/2 out of 5 stars, but since that rating is not available, I'm rounding to a 4. Oh, and watch out for Jaden Smith. I had intended to not compare him to his father, Will; however, there were so many times in the movie where I saw some of Will's swagger in Jaden, down to similar facial expressions and comic timing. The kid can actually act + young girls will dig him = he will be around for awhile.
Catherine Mary Mayfield (20 May 2012)
Stands out of the shadow of the original to show its own beautiful inspiring colours!
First I have to make a confession: I'm a child of the 80's and I'venever seen any of the original Karate Kid films. I am familiar ofcourse with the premise of the original, a premise which has beenrepeated throughout movie history both within the fight genre and kidsfilms to speak to different audiences and generations, thus there is noharm in reworking the story again.For those not familiar with the story, this Karate Kid has had to movewith his mother to China as the work in the USA has dried up; speakingno mandarin Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) struggles to adjust to his newhome, having run across a bully early on; through the film he learnshow to adjust and make good choices, with the help of Mr. Han (JackieChan).The film contains some beautiful imagery of China, having been grantedpermission to film in some rare locations, The Forbidden City was lastpermitted as a filming location in 1987 for Bertolucci's Last Emperor;as well as some difficult to reach locations the crew had to carrytheir equipment up Wudang Mountain and the Great Wall of China. Thesearen't just used as adverts for the Chinese tourist board, but arewoven into the film with great depth and meaning, spiritual journeys,forbidden love etc. The cinematography in general throughout the filmis well constructed from the outset, the opening sequence easily setsup Dre's history as well as a compare and contrast sequence betweenDetroit and Beijing.The fight sequences really hit the spot. They are cleverlychoreographed so the audience feels the intensity and fever of thefight and yet at the same time light hearted enough to prevent a higherrating and frightening its young audience. The build up of Dre's Wushutraining translating the "put your jacket on and take it off" routineinto Kung Fu forms gives a young viewer a real feeling that this ispossible to achieve and will inspire a new generation of kids,teenagers and even their parents to learn martial arts and selfdefence, whilst various schools new and old will cash in on thepopularity this film will surely enjoy.It is often said that films are more about the journey than thedestination, and it very much applies to Karate Kid and then some as itis very apparent the journey the cast have taken to reach the endresult here. Jaden has clearly put in the same time and effort as Dredoes to learn the Kung Fu skills required, and having learnt theseskills with Jackie Chan's assistance, the bond between them seen onscreen is very honest and real; adding a little touch of magic. KarateKid stands out of the shadow of the original to show its own beautifulinspiring colours. And for those of you that keep saying "but it is setin China, it should be called Kung Fu Kid" Go see the film!
SatiZenBen (20 May 2012)
I know Kung-Fu!
I enjoyed it, but I couldn't get The Matrix scene (Neo and Morpheusfighting) out of my mind after watching Karate Kid. I don't know howmuch time passed from the beginning of the film until the end scenes,but it doesn't seem possible to learn that technique so quickly. "Iknow Kung-Fu!" I was really impressed with the Chinese history and cultureincorporated in to the film, though. It was a good film, but the same story as the original. A kid getspicked on. He learns Kung-Fu and fights back. See the movie for yourself and don't just take my words as fact. If yougo in expecting choreographed fight scenes, you will miss the mainpoints of the film. Go in expecting nothing and be impressed. Enjoy.
Tejaswy Nalam (20 May 2012)
The new kid on the block
The world we live in, and do everything else in, seems to have anobsession with originals. Collectors covet guns that have been craftedto carry out King Herod's massacres and go mad searching for cars thathave been made to take his grandmother shopping.As if this obsession is not enough, there is another group of peoplethat searches for, believe it not, skulls. They give themselves fancynames like anthropologists and whatchamacallit. All this 'skulldiggery'only to prove that our great great grandparents and their aunts wereall a bunch of monkeys. As if we need more proof. A casual glance atthe number of men scratching their nuts in public places ought to giveanybody more than enough proof without needing to actually dig for it.The old guns blow up in your face if you try to use them, the old carsdrink enough fuel to cause global warming in Pluto and the old skullsprove that if we were alive back then, dentists could have made akilling with the recommendation of braces.The verdict then seems to be fairly simple. The new models are better.No, no, no. Do not say it aloud.As soon as you do, you will have a short balding man in glasses andhair sticking out of his nose will appear from around your table andsay it is not true and talk about movies and how the movies of the pastare so much better than the movies of today and go on and on till youbleed to death from your ears.This brings us to the new kid on the block  The Karate Kid.The old kid of '84 with the tight script and an Oscar nominatedperformance by Pat Morita and a fresh story line is definitely the sortof an original that could well be impossible to beat.The new kid starts of with this drawback that the old kid is impossibleto beat. Saddled with this drawback, it performs like a trainingathlete on weights. The only thing that can happen is getting stronger.The direction is crisp. The movie engages you with the first scene.After that, it doesn't build up. It comes built and then piles it on.You know what happens next at every scene, but you will besubconsciously sliding to the edge of the scene to see how it willhappen.The casting is perfect. Jaden Smith's performance could well be theperformance of the year, or so you think, only till the time JackieChan comes walking in to make life difficult for you. He kicks ass. Andthis time, without even using his kung-fu. The anguish in his eyes, thedefeat in his walk, the hope in his words. This is Jackie Chan at hissensitive best. If there is ever going to be a worth successor toMr.Miyagi of '84, it is Mr.Han of 2010.The old one was a masterpiece. The new one will tell you why impossibleis silly.Does it beat the original? The opinions are going to be divided, butonly just.What is my take? This is another original that deserves to be watched.Twice.
(18 May 2012)
Great Movie!
This review is from: The Karate Kid (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy) (2010) (Blu-ray) Just amazing! I thinks it gets the spirit of the first movie and makes it modern. The Smith kid is really good actor. I've have a good time with it.
Charles Herold (17 May 2012)
Far superior to the original
The original Karate Kid was a lousy movie with one brilliant scene, theculmination of the "wax on wax off" gag. The similar moment in thisremake is less effective, lacking the revelatory nature of the firstfilm, but since that is the only thing I liked in the first movie, andI liked a great deal in the sequel, I can forgive it for falling justslightly short in this one area.Like the original, this is all Hollywood Hokum, but the script is muchbetter and the Chinese setting much more interesting. Jackie Chan is,as always, charming, and the kid is quite likable. The movie as oftenfunny and sometimes touching, and if it was completely predictable,well, it's the kind of movie that's supposed to be.This is also notable as something very rare, a mainstream Hollywoodhokum movie with no significant white characters. Even when Hollywoodmakes movies about civil rights struggles or Asian feuds they stick ina few main white characters. Having grown up in the 60s, when everyappearance by a black actor was hailed as an historic event, it isremarkable to now live in a time where you don't need a whiteprotagonist for a Disneyish feel-good flick.
(16 May 2012)
Liked it more then the origanal!!
I love this movie! Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan are great together!! I thought this movie was funny and also had serious parts where Chan and Smith bond together as Jaden's character learns about Chan's character's family. This is a great family movie and would recommend it to anyone!
(16 May 2012)
Bad version of the original
So they tried to update this from the original, but the first one was MUCH better.Young Smith is too small to be convincing or believable and the plot does not work well.Things happened too fast, and were not nearly as good as the original.Perhaps decent if you had not seen the original, but no where near as "feel good" as the old version.I can't bring myself to watch it again.
sambath kumaar (15 May 2012)
Good Entertainer
Good entertainer first of, In India, it receives a lot of appreciation.Jaden Smith puts up a very nice performance, though the film is acommercial one,the sound mixing and the acting makes you feel better.The story is not up to the mark, same old English story, clash betweenbullies and a timid kid.Last but never the least, Jackie has done a different role in thisfilm. He showed a lot of face expressions, that was really very nice towatch. And at last the sound mixing and background score brought a lotof applause from audience.This movie will relieve you of all tensions of everyday life and allowsyou to sit back and enjoy. I personally enjoyed the film. Story:6Performance:9.5 Sound Mixing:8.7 AVG:8
(15 May 2012)
the karate kid remake
This movie was so bad compared to the original, that as soon as I saw the remake, I had to watch the original again just to get the remake out of my head! This movie cant hold a candle to the original. It fails to have the magic that the original classic had.
MLDinTN (12 May 2012)
new version, not better than the original
This was a pretty good movie. Kids would probably like it more. In thisnew version, Dre, a kid, moves to China with his mother. There he makesfriends with a cute girl, but gets beat up by school bullies. Mr. Han,the handyman, intervenes one day when Dre's getting beat up. Hepromises to teach him kung fe and enter him in a tournament. Thestudent/teacher scenes were not as good as the original. How can oneforget "wax on, wax off." Mr. Han takes Dre to some mountain to climband he sees a girl charming a snake. You just know that is going tocome back later to help him win the tournament. One side comment, whydid they have to make Cheng's teacher so mean to kids. Someone reallywouldn't do that to a 10 year old.FINAL VERDICT: Worth checking out, but not anything great.
(12 May 2012)
The Karate Kid
This review is from: The Karate Kid (DVD) The movie arrived in satisfactory packaging and was in new condition. My son loved this movie and he is 7 and a half years old!
John DeSando (06 May 2012)
OK Karate Kid
The Karate Kid is a Sino-American Rocky starring the Will Smith familyscion, Jaden. He goes to China with his mom, gets beaten up by badChinese kids, prepares to revenge in a tournament, and falls in love.Meanwhile, the underused Jacky Chan plays a maintenance man teachingJaden to fight. Jaden shows no exceptional talent, and there's littleof the philosophy that makes a sentimental piece like this bearable.Karate Kid is family entertainment trying to show the importance ofcharity, goals, open-mindedness, and resilience. Unfortunately a slowexposition keeps the film from a fast summer pace.Those who compare this version to the original may be disappointed, andthose who are interested in Chinese American relations may find itproblematic.
Boloxxxi (06 May 2012)
Ah, bullies. Why do you force us to learn kung-fu.
Skillfully choreographed aggressive (fierce, even) fight scenes, nicetouches of humor, and a nice tried and true plot that was well actedand directed. In essence: New guy in town has to get past the townbully to have some peace and see the girl he likes.Folks bear with me. If I had my way I'd sign off now and let you go dowhat you have to do. But the rules are that I got to write at least 10lines. So a little Background: To be honest I didn't expect to likethis film. I thought it would go the way most remakes and sequels go:nowhere. Well, surprise, surprise, it's a damned good movie. I thinkkids and adults alike will like this movie, though as mentioned above,some of the fight scenes are somewhat vicious. Love, Boloxxxi.
Vincent Railsback (29 April 2012)
Entertaining, but brought down by horrible acting.
Let me start off by first saying that I went into this movie withskepticism. I didn't think that the original movie needed to be remade.While I could go on about the usual spiel about how the movie industryneeds new ideas, and going back to do remakes is not the solution... Iwill refrain from doing so. The reality is, these remakes arehappening, whether we like it or not.Having said that, I was amazed by how much potential this movie reallyhas. The re-imagining of the story turned out very well. China'slandscape and rich culture has much to lend to a movie like this. Thescenery is beautiful. The fighting choreography was superblyentertaining. The soundtrack choices were surprisingly appealing. Thecinematography was nothing short of impressively pleasing to the eye.All things considered, its really too bad that the role was given toJaden Smith. His acting skills are atrocious. While there are glimpsesof hope here and there, for the most part he fails to deliver dialogwith any oomph. Its all very one dimensional. He may come into his ownat a later date... but his age is no excuse for this acting. We've seenchildren rise to the occasion before (a la Osment). Being a celebrity'sson does not automatically qualify you for the big screen; but that'sanother topic for another discussion on another board on another day.Taraji Henson's acting is inexcusably horrible. Her character is againone dimensional (though this time it seems an understatement to bestowthat title upon such an underwhelming on-screen presence).Jackie Chan brings a surprisingly delightful (perhaps because of hisminimal dialog) role to life. After hearing the Miyagi role was givento Chan, I told myself there was no way he could pull this off. I waswrong. I admit that. He brings an element of action needed in thiscase. Chan naturally plays a seasoned veteran of the martial arts andinjects life into the run of the mill mentor-teaching-the hero role.At the end of the day, I can't help but say that this is one movie thatwas entertaining but could have been so much more. With a little moretalent this film could have gone down in history as one of the betterremakes of our time. However, this is not the case. I'd like to give amovie this uplifting in such tough economic times an 8.5 at least...but the acting here holds this puppy back from being a true bulldog ofquality.(This is my first review guys, go easy on me. :P)
(29 April 2012)
Love This Movie!
This review is from: The Karate Kid (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy) (2010) (Blu-ray) The purists say this should not be called "Karate" Kid because they use Kung Fu, but this does stay close to the original story, so it's ok. Jaden Smith does a fantastic job, he does not look like a "new comer". And who knew Jackie Chan could be serious?! This movie will leave you with a smile on your face, and a smile in your heart.
Michael Paul Skowron (26 April 2012)
Pleasant to watch but poorly named and acted in
I was very hopeful of this movie, having grown up in the 80's seeingall of the original Karate Kid movies I though cool a sweet up to dateremake of a 80's hit. While the storyline was pleasant and easy foreven my four year old to follow... I found the overall acting poor.Jaden Smith had the best performance and even his performance wasbarely direct to video quality. Jackie Chan, is boring to watch and hisacting makes me wish for the days of cheap Bruce Lee Kung Fu moviesthat are poorly dubbed. The title overseas is correct, because theytitled the movie correctly. It is THE KUNG FU KID, not the KARATEKID... KARATE & KUNG FU are as different as Christians and Muslims.Obviously Hollywood producers have no clue, and neither do the studios.To the Average person, Kung Fu, Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Jujitsu... theyare all the same... THEY ARE NOT... Heck even the movie itself is smartenough to make this point. Yet Kung Fu is the "IT" Marshal Art rightnow... SO I figure my kids will see this remade in about 15 years asthe Karate Kid, again... but the Kid will be taught Tae Kwon Do ormaybe they will go way off base and Have the movie based in Isreal andhave the kid learn Krav Maga... yet call it the KARATE KID... The moviewould have gotten by being called the Kung Fu Kid, or anything else...but they played on a name to try to get you to see it... and well itfooled a lot of us.
TheLittleSongbird (25 April 2012)
I liked it
Before people question me, yes I have seen the 1984 film and I like itvery much. I was not sure whether I wanted to see this remake. Now Ihave seen some good remakes like Thief of Baghdad, and some awful oneslike Psycho, and I was worried that The Karate Kid would turn out likePsycho or The Wicker Man. Also I saw a lot of hate for The Karate Kideven before it got released, people criticising Jaden Smith and that itwould ruin the original.After seeing it with my family, I actually liked this. It isn'tbrilliant, but it is much better than people make it out to be on here.The story is very loose and updated with the bully theme still intactalong with a love interest, and while it wasn't boring or bad as suchit didn't always wow or excite me. I also felt the beginning dragged abit, but my main flaw is the length, at two-and-a-half hours it wasmuch too long.However, the pacing overall is snappy and the scripting was credible.The Karate Kid is also assuredly directed, while the score isbeautiful, the scenery is absolutely stunning and the kung fu isamazing. And contrary to what others have said the acting wasn't thatbad I thought. Jaden Smith surprised me. Admittedly I was worried, Ifeared he was too small and too young for the role, but he handles thechoreography well and actually shows some acting range. Jackie Chan wasa surprise too. I do prefer Pat Morita's more wiser and sympatheticMiyagi, but Chan does do some incredible stunts and showed real emotionin the touching scene when he smashes up the car and tells Dre thestory of the woman and child. Taraji P.Henson is also credible, ZhenweiWang is a great Cheng and Wenwen Han was lovely and cute as Meiying.Overall, for a remake The Karate Kid was not that bad. It isn'tbrilliant, but it could have been worse. 7/10 Bethany Cox
(25 April 2012)
Better than the original
This review is from: The Karate Kid (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy) (2010) (Blu-ray) First off I'm 36 so the original is very dear to me...but this version is better!Originally saw this opening day with my son's dojo in attendance. Great for the students.Jackie Chan puts on one of his best performances; especially drama wise...my fav so far I think, and the apple is right next to both trees (I personally think Mrs. Smith is the better thespian, but the kid is great...and he is his own machine).Saw in a dts theater, and since this is a combo pack (real quick on that; blu-ray is the clear winner in how movies will be watched for this new decade. If you don't own a blu-ray player or PS3, ALWAYS BUY THESE PACKS..they are the same price and you get the digital copy; then you have the blu-ray when you get a player...and you will), I watched a few minutes of the DVD just to cover all basesIt makes you wonder if you'll ever be able to watch a DVD again. The blu-ray also has a cooler mix than the theater or the DVD; I don't think I even need to begin to compare quality, both picture and sound (1080p vs. 480p, and dts-HD 5.1 vs. grumply old Dolby 5.1)If you liked the original, or are already considering buying this movie, BUY THIS NOT THE DVD (more bang for the same buck).I think this is like 10 bucks as of this writing, for DVD, digital copy, and of course one great Blu-Ray!
(24 April 2012)
Entertaining
This review is from: The Karate Kid (Amazon Instant Video) By no means Academy Award bound but an enjoyable remake with a few changes. Enjoyed the location change to China an obvious upgrade from Reseda California. Overacting on the Mothers' part but thoroughly impressed with Jaden Smiths' performance. But then again comes from movie star stock, the beautiful Jada Pinkett Smith, and fresh prince Will Smith, so was not any big surprise in his ability to provide a stellar performance. Always enjoy Jackie Chan but only a teaser in this flick of his usual physical humorous stunts,acrobatics and signature antics. Actually think Pat Morita (Mr Miyagi) was a much more rounded and well developed character in the first. Never really cared much for Ralph Macchio and considered him the weak link in a great movie in the original version. He got lucky with a couple of great movie parts My Cousin Vinny and Karate Kid. Probably had a relative in the casting departments. This remake out shines the sequels by leaps and bounds and is close to if not equaling the original film.
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