The Karate Kid

2010 "A Challenge He Never Imagined. A Teacher He Never Expected."
6.2| 2h20m| PG| en| More Info
Released: 10 June 2010 Released
Producted By: Columbia Pictures
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
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Official Website: https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/thekaratekid
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Twelve-year-old Dre Parker could have been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying but the cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make him an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is a kung fu master. 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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Harald Zwart

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Columbia Pictures

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Karry Best movie of this year hands down!
Cebalord Very best movie i ever watch
StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
Tayyab Torres Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
treykrumel Even thought a remake of the original still very promising felt like it was pretty average for a movie that came out over 2 years ago overall worth to watch if you like remakes of popular movies.
ron_iamamo Instead if boring you with a long text, here are the reasons why this movies blows penguins:karate in a chinese context movie... moronsjaden smith, assholehe's 11 years old and black, good luck finding a chinese girl.chinese are being portraited as assholes... china even had to edit the moviejaden smith (yeah I already put it but that's how bad he is).horrible acting from everyone (yeah even jacky chan is not doing his best which is already not great).obviously made to make money in china
valokuviajne Desperate try from Will to make a career for his son.
Owen Ogletree 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+