The Karate Kid (2010)

Not even bad in a good way

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

First of all, the things that aren't as good as the original. The side characters are completely flat and don't really add anything to the movie. Also the main character of Daniel (from the original) is a better main character than Dre (from this one). Now for the improvements. As much as I love Mr. Myagi, Mr. Han is a more interesting character. His breakdown before the third act is much more impactful in this one because HE is actually responsible for the death of his family,(Accidentally of course), And instead of just putting him into bed, like Daniel does with Mr. Myagi, Dre helps Mr. Han through his problems by using a lesson that Mr. Han taught him earlier, and they have a great and emotional moment together. Also Jackie Chans performance is just phenomenal. The plot is pretty much the same, but with a few new philosophical ideas added in. Though the villans in the original are a joy to watch, they're not intimidating. The villans in this are still kinda crazy, but they are actually threatening. And definitely the biggest improvement is the action. While the original felt more like fancy punching and kicking, this new one has genuinely exiting and realistic scenes of martial arts. It's quite frankly awesome. So all this leads to me liking the reboot more than the original. I'll give The Karate Kid 2010 an 88%

This should not be named Karate Kid. However, since I really like Will Smith, this was actually not a bad remake. I agree with the other user below, it's Kung fu and not actually karate. There will NEVER be an actual remake or copy cat of Daniel Larusso...aka Ralph Macchio. Not much action in it, except Jackie Chan, and Jaden Smith being taught how to fight against the bullies and winning in the end. The only move that was done remotely close to the original movie was when he attempted the Crane Technique...Good Try though.

I don't know why this Beijing-set remake was successful. It's inferior to the original in several respects. It's longer and there are a lot of boring scenes. The acting is much worse. The protagonist is twelve (as opposed to seventeen) which makes the theme and storyline less believable. He lacks the likability of the original film's protagonist. The martial art here is kung fu, which makes the film's title nonsensical.

I guess because I wait for many movies to be on TV I don't feel too bad if it's not up to scratch... Just the same I had a good time watching it and although I did compare here and there I also talked myself out of comparing - It's entertainment and it did entertain. Looking at some of the reviews it seems people expect a gem every time a movie is out. Well did that kid needed to act? Apparently the consensus is that he can't, but I think just being himself was just right then! The original Karate kid was a Brady Bunch type this one is what you probably see in the streets of NY everyday so what's the problem. I do prefer the original but this does not mean I hated this one. A few bad ideas to fill in for wax on wax off but I lived through it. Some did not like the mother's role some did, again that the way she could have been. As for the KongKarafu there were some good moment with this. Then the shots of China beauty was definitely a freebie. I have been to Beijing and enjoyed much the encore.