I'm a big fan of the original Karate Kid with Daniel-san and Mr. Miyagi. I was ready to hate this remake. But, I loved it! Little Jaden Smith can act. If you saw the Pursuit of Happiness, you know the boy can act. He's definitely Will Smith's kid - he even walks like him! So, it may be my ignorance, but I don't recall another movie that has shown as much kid-on-kid violence as this movie. Even Daniel-san's beat down was only maybe 20 seconds, at best. I mean, if I was Jada Pinkett Smith, I would not come to the set for those beat down scenes. I know it's Hollywood and all the punches/kicks are fake. But, it hurts to watch just the same. Jackie Chan is so freakin strong and quick. I think he's 50 something too. Freak of nature! Rating - Instead of a Jersey boy moving to Cali, it's a Detroit boy moving to China. The remake is not better than the original, but it's definitely entertaining thanks to Little Smith.
How were the special features, more specifically, how was the one where they showed Jackie Chan fight? I want to see that... In reality, kid-on-kid violence is most likely more than what they actually showed. There were no kicks-in-the-nuts.
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