FILM: The Karate Kid | The Karate Kid | ripitup.co.nz
It's a remake of the classic and if you fell in love with the oldies this one will give you the same joy. Jaden Smith who is the son of Will Smith plays the on screen character of 12 year old Dre while Jackie Chan slips into the shoes of Mr Miyagi. What hard acts to follow! The scenes have been shifted around chopped and changed so it really gives the feel of an entirely different movie if you didn't know other wise. Karate Kid mark 2010 (Smith) is suffering an almighty identity crisis. His mom’s (Henson) moved from Detroit to Beijing, his best mate’s a crazy janitor (Chan) and he’s the centre of a nostalgia-based fish-out-of-water tale which doesn’t seem to care very much about either the fish, the water or the nostalgia. Oh yeah, and they teach kung-fu in China, not karate.
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FILM: The Karate Kid

Monday , 19 Jul 2010

It's a remake of the classic and if you fell in love with the oldies this one will give you the same joy. Jaden Smith who is the son of Will Smith plays the on screen character of 12 year old Dre while Jackie Chan slips into the shoes of Mr Miyagi. What hard acts to follow!

The scenes have been shifted around chopped and changed so it really gives the feel of an entirely different movie if you didn't know other wise.

Karate Kid mark 2010 (Smith) is suffering an almighty identity crisis. His mom’s (Henson) moved from Detroit to Beijing, his best mate’s a crazy janitor (Chan) and he’s the centre of a nostalgia-based fish-out-of-water tale which doesn’t seem to care very much about either the fish, the water or the nostalgia. Oh yeah, and they teach kung-fu in China, not karate.

Fan's have given it rave reviews while the critics have formed lower opinions.

I'd say it's a must see on the big screen either way!


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