![]() ![]() ![]() Since the movie now takes place in China, with Jackie teaching Jaden the martial-arts techniques he learned in his own Beijing school, why isnt this called The Kung Fu Kid Even the crackling alliteration would be retained.). Other than that, the remake treats its source with the same reverence that critics memories have afforded the original: sticking to the story, reprising many favorite scenes and, most goofily, using the same title. The new Karate Kid, directed by Harald Zwart from a script by Christopher Murphey, changes the scene from L.A.īeijing, where Dre (Smith) has been brought from Detroit by his mother (Taraji P. I take this to mean that the original (written by Robert Mark Kamen and directed by John Avildsen) is remembered fondly and, when looked at again for research on this version, held up pretty well as a fable of learning, fighting and coming of age. These are on impressive display in the epic-length, dewy-souled remake of The Karate Kid.Īt some indefinable moment between its release in 1984 and today, the first Karate Kid which garnered no awards from critics groups and no Oscar attention except for the performance by Noriyuki Pat Morita was promoted into the classic category.Īt least thats the esteem its granted in reviews of the new movie. ![]() The Karate Kid 2010 In English Series Of Enthralling. ![]()
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