The Karate Kid

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Nishant M @Nishant08 May 22 It's much better than I expected. Jackie Chan brought real emotion to the movie and the training scenes actually felt meaningful instead of exaggerating. It's not just about martial arts, it's about discipline, confidence and adapting to tough situations. The final tournament still hits every time. See more The Cursed Legion T @GAVINSISEMORE Dec 23 Great movie watched it several times as a kid! See more Blu B @RT43513976 Nov 6 It's the best of the follow up movies since the original. If you seen this as your first Karate Kid movie (Misleading because it's actually Kung Fu) I can't imagine anyone would have that big a problem with it and I would say it's a good movie. Problem is this follows the original pretty exactly beat for beat with a different location really being the only difference. The China setting is great and the best thing about it. It's cool seeing all the different locales. The music is also really good too and I have to say is the one part that comes closest to matching the original. The R&B, remixes of the original tracks, and others work very well together. Everything else is pretty solid honestly. Chan & Smith have decent chemistry together. Smith does a good job being likeable and relatable for only being 12 also. I will say this is probably 15 minutes too long and has some trouble linking the romance and the training together especially in the middle. It can feel like two seperate things. The training also can feel more like extended montgages at times. But it does come together well and the direction is good here making it feel real and gritty. I do feel the coming of age was better done in the original also because Daniel was 17 vs 12 also. Now that being said if you've seen the original this follows it EXACTLY with really no suprises beyond the new setting. And the original duo had signifcantly better chemistry that gives it alot more charm. The 80's asetics also feel like they pop more as well and it's better paced. Particulary leading up into the tournament. The tournament was better in the original also. It's biggest strike is it really doesn't add anything to justify it's existance really. Overall it still has that family feel and familiar beats of the original so if your a big fan of the franchise or any actors here than maybe check this out but most aren't missing out on much if you've seen the 1984 one. And still I'd recommend showing the 84' one still. See more jacek j @RT01942233 Sep 27 Better than original. Nice to see a master who actually knows martial arts. See more Ryan W @RT34001654 Sep 22 Pretty good remake to an amazing movie See more Brooks D @SCOutlaw81 Aug 16 A retelling that falls drastically short. See more Read all reviews

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