The Karate Kid (2010)

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

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

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

Sorry, The 1984 original was a classic. This version pales in comparison, Jackie Chan or no Jackie Chan. Script is not as solid. When you do a remake, there's more pressure to make it something fresh and original. This doesn't cut the mustard.

Work causes a single mother to move to China with her young son; in his new home, the boy embraces kung fu, taught to him by a master. The Karate Kid is a remake like no other that pays it's respects to the Original film but on the same time it does things on it's own with new characters, a new setting and a new story as a whole. The chemistry between Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith is excellent and both gave 2 terrific performances and that scene in the car with Dre and Mr. Han was so moving and sad and Chan's dramatic skills once again come out and it's good seeing that from time to time he keeps delivering and choosing this kind of projects and this one did good to him plus Chan saying that he is nowhere near as good as Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita) shows how kind and sweet of a person he is. Will Smith's son Jaden also gives a compelling and in my opinion sad and moving performance as 'The Karate Kid' and i also loved his scenes with Wenwen Han. The Soundtrack is also superb and excellent and the martial art sequences were a mix of Karate Kid meets Rocky. Overall this is an amazing remake that respects what the Original did but also tries to move on and do things on it's own without doing everything by Nostalgia and it's sad to see that so many people hated the film, just because some films are been remade that doesn't mean that all of the remakes will turn into another Ghostbusters and besides i think that both 1984 and 2010 versions are terrific and special in their own ways and i'm sure that some people will eventually see that with time. (A+)

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 remember when this movie came out in 2010. I was so mad that they were remaking "The Karate Kid" that I didn't even bother with this movie. I decided to watch it years later after getting over it. This wasn't a bad remake by any means; it had its highs and some lows as well.Jaden Smith is actually pretty good as Drey. While not quite as engaging as Ralph Macchio, he does a good job of showing vulnerability and gradual character growth throughout the film.The best part of this movie is Jackie Chan as Mr. Han. It's actually pretty hard to compare him to Pat Morita's Mr. Miyagi from the original. He is similar in some ways, but different in others, which I appreciated. Like Nostalgia Critic pointed out, whereas the original film had a teacher-student relationship, this one has the teacher and the student teaching each other, which is a nice new spin on it.However, there are many things about it that really don't work. I know that I'm not the first person to point this out, but this was really more like "The Kung Fu Kid" than "The Karate Kid." I respect that they tried to give us something new, but it still has to be karate if that's what's in the title.Another thing is that the supporting characters are nowhere near as appealing as in the original film. The main protagonist's mother, love interest, and even the villains are rather bland and forgettable.The film is too long and would have been tighter if it were maybe 20 minutes shorter.It still wasn't a bad movie. It's reasonably entertaining and will have you cheering in the end when Drey wins the tournament. However, this movie still didn't need to be made, and it pales in comparison to the original "Karate Kid." There's still enough here to warrant a slightly above-average grade.RATING: C+