Karate Kid

We went and saw Karate Kid (which should be called the Kung Fu kid because it takes place in China) in the dollar theater because neither of us wanted to pay full price for a movie that didn’t really need to be redone anyway. The original is so iconic that it’s hard to live up to. The main character is played by Jaden Smith; I just felt that it was really hard to feel sorry for the beautiful child of Will Smith. Sure he got picked on by all the Chinese kids, but he’s not nearly as pitiful and awkward as Ralf Machio. With that said, it was still entertaining because it’s basically the same as the original; so we did enjoy it, it just felt like, “what’s the point?” It was worth it just to see Jackie Chan in the role of Mr. Miagi. Though it’s impossible to top Pat Morita’s performance, Jackie Chan was definitely the best possible replacement. Although it is not as good as the original Karate Kid, it was still a good movie and we recommend seeing it once. 6/10