In spite of that barrier, it takes him almost no time to find a plot. China offers a challenging change of pace for Dre, who knows next to nothing of the native language. Henson) leave the Motor City behind for her work. Twelve-year-old Dre Parker (Smith) and his widowed mother (Taraji P. This one sees a pre-teen Detroit boy (Jaden Smith) moving to China and getting trained by an Asian handyman (Jackie Chan) in the art of kung fu to overcome bullies. That movie saw a wimpy New Jersey teenager (Ralph Macchio) moving to Southern California and getting trained by an Asian handyman (an Oscar-nominated Pat Morita) in karate to overcome bullies. Whether you call it a relocation, a reimagining, a reworking, or all of the above, 2010's Karate Kid is not a straightforward remake of the 1984 hit. It is now stricken from the list, though, on account of this summer's The Karate Kid. A short list of fondly-recalled '80s flicks lending themselves to a remake/reboot rather than a sequel would have to have included The Karate Kid.
The '80s is now the go-to decade for remakes and reboots, not only on famous horror franchises like Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street, but even works as relatively forgotten as Red Dawn. See Transformers, The A-Team, Hot Tub Time Machine, the sequels to Tron and Wall Street. Now that it's 2010, we should begin to see the 1990s getting nostalgized in places other than VH1 and digital cable radio stations.īut, perhaps a reflection of expanding lifelines and delayed adulthood, Hollywood still seems pretty pleased with returning us to the 1980s. Twenty years is enough time to crystallize one's cultural awakening and to put former adolescents at an age where they are granted real creative power. What do "Happy Days", Grease, "The Wonder Years", and "That '70s Show" all have in common? Yes, they all celebrated the past, but the pasts they celebrated were exactly twenty years removed.
In general, nostalgia takes twenty years to ripen. Henson (Sherry Parker), Wenwen Han (Meiying), Rongguang Yu (Master Li), Zhensu Wu (Meiying's Dad), Zhiheng Wang (Meiying's Mom), Zhenwei Wang (Cheng), Jared Minns (Dre's Detroit Friend), Shijia Lu (Liang), Yi Zhao (Zhuang), Bo Zhang (Song), Luke Carberry (Harry), Michelle Yeoh (Cobra Woman - uncredited)īuy The Karate Kid (2010) from : Even with Smith's annoying performance, the film has enough good elements to make it worth seeing.Theatrical Release: J/ Running Time: 140 Minutes / Rating: PG / Songs Listĭirector: Harald Zwart / Writers: Christopher Murphey (screenplay), Robert Mark Kamen (story)Ĭast: Jaden Smith (Dre Parker), Jackie Chan (Mr. Even with all its flaws, the film does have an important message, standing up for yourself, and it makes you feel good as the lead character gets even by defining himself and defeating his bully in a karate tournament. Overall this is a fun, worthwhile film that succeeds just enough where most remakes fail. I really liked the fact that the film was set in China, and it added an authentic flavor to the Karate Kid, which is what stands out the most about the film. The direction is good, but never great, and the plot does leave a lot for improvement. Although the film suffers from the usual remake aspects, such as not being able to capture the essence of the original, this is still a good flick, and it is very entertaining, but the original is far better. The fight scenes are great, very well done and intense as well. He finally was able to make a good film after a few years doing bad ones. A performance that really stood out for me was that of Jackie Chan, I really am not a fan of his work, and he was wonderful here. I mean really, the kid's acting is horrible. I personally feel that another actor could have played his part. The choice of the lead actor being Jaden Smith was questionable and I found him more annoying than anything. The movie was enjoyable, but there were many things that I didn't like. Respectable remake of the classic film of the same name, The Karate Kid is an entertaining, fun film for the entire family.
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