As with so many others here, I wanted to hate the hell out of this movie and sat down in front of it with the express purpose of making fun of it. Turns out, it's actually pretty good.

"This new Karate Kid bluffs its way through the motions and never manages to invest a shred of conviction in its banal paint-by-numbers stock plot." - Simon Abrams

The only problem that I had with this movie is that it's remake and the dialogue surely reminds it all the time. They took the kid to China and invented it again but why in hell they couldn't re-write it better? The actors work fine and the battle is more brutal than ever in original. Still: Wax on wax off > jacket on jacket off.

No improvements on the original, but not as bad as it could have been. Initially had severe doubts due to the inappropriate title, the replacement of the iconic Miyagi with a "serious" Jackie and the "disneyfication" of Daniel-san. I was pleasantly surprised because Smith is charmingly believable, Jackie impressed me with some dramatic depth and the positive message was delivered well. Still overly long and cheesy compared to its predecessor and omits the original underlying class tensions.

Jackie Chan returns to form and has a pretty nice fight scene. Too bad the script is awful and Jaden isn't ready for the level of acting his part would've needed.

Very worthwhile remake. Chan shines in the Miyagi role.

Um, its kind of silly to call this the Karate Kid if he's learning kung fu, in China. Still, Jaden's adorable, Chan's surprisingly not a total goofball, and I actually had a decent time watching this re-imagining despite the flaws.

I walked into 'The Karate Kid' with some pretty low expectations. Yet, this movie manages to be worse than I ever could have expected. Sixty minutes of content is stretched into two-and-a-half painful hours with extremely long establishing shots, awkward meet-cute and kissing scenes between pre-teens and Dre dancing or bitching that China isn't Detroit. There's so much that just doesn't feel right. That's all before the ending entirely ignores physics and cements this flick's status as terrible.

It would have been so easy to hate this but a). Jackie Chan is in it, b). the Smith kid ain't bad and has learnt the moves fully and c). it has the right level of Rocky-esque cheer on the underdog business at the end. Seriously, I got the full Eye of the Tiger going and the finisher? WEorthy of Mortal Kombat. (As a sidebar, Jaden pulls several expressions that are uncannily like his dad. Legacy in the making?)

Jackie Chan does KUNG FU! I love a movie that lies to you in the title. Neither Chan or Smith actually bombs, but none of them excel either. Not a bad movie, but should probably never have been made.

has it's flaws, but I was entertained

Kung-fu fun for the whole family!!!

If I had a child near Dre's age, I'd drag him or her out of "Marmaduke" and into The Karate Kid--but not before requiring an at-home screening of the still unsurpassed original.

Karate Kid that does Kong-fu? Yes, this is a terrible remake of the classic from 1984. Jade Smith is now the star of the show, while Jackie Chan is the memorable Miyagi. As a remake, it couldn't get much more different. Jade Smith is an annoying kid and Jackie Chan is not anything like the peaceful Miyagi. Daniel is around 12 years old in this movie and it premise of the movie is a fight for love.. 12 year old kids that fight over a girl is stupid, and so is the movie.

Bad Movie

Supremely silly, this film tries a bit too hard to be dramatic and falls into several cliches of the "Karate Kid rip-off" genre. Still, the action is pretty cool and the acting is (mostly) solid. The score shifted from awesome to bland, but mostly stuck with the former. My only real problem with this movie is its title. They stress in the film that it's kung-fu, not karate, and the story and characters have nothing to do with the Karate Kid series. The title comes across as more of a lampshade.

Shock of shocks, this is not the travesty that I expected it to be. Dare I say this out loud? I kinda liked it. Will Smith's kid doesn't come close to matching the plucky geekiness of Macchio's LaRusso but I was pleasantly surprised that they didn't make him a cocky asshole like I expected. He definitely has more of a swagger than Daniel-San, but he never veers into unlikable territory. The modern updates and relocation to China all work pretty well. Unnecessary, but adequate entertainment.

At 2.5 hours, the Karate Kid has drawn out pacing and boring as hell subplots including a significant portion of the movie devoted to the soulless puppy love between the kid and a girl who does little more than giggle. The film also poses a somewhat creepy and Disneyfied version of a China devoid of pollution, squalor or repressive government. This remake of the 1980s original is bigger and more exotic, but inferior in pretty much all the ways that matter.

Completely unnecessary and yet better-than-expected, this remake of the 1984 classic mixes Parts I and II and takes the action to China. Zwart's movie looks positively great, the martial arts are bigger and better, and Jaden Smith mirrors the chops of his pop. However, I think the kids in the movie are too young for the increased violence on display. This is a tougher film compared to the original, and parents should beware. But overall, if overlong, the movie is still a worthy remake.

Pretty awesome film!

This film is a sin! It shouldn't exist!!! The first film was perfect the way it was, it should have been left alone!

Doesn't feel as long as it is, and Jackie Chan was great in a serious role. Despite my love of the original, I think I liked this one even more.

Terrible remake. The kid is annoying, and the story isn't as sweet and engaging as the originals. Despite the flaws of the original it is still clearly the better movie.

Fuck it, I'm a hardcore fan of the original Karate Kid, so although I may resent this movie's existence, I still kinda liked it (despite the nightmare menagerie of crying infants and babbling toddlers I saw it with).

This is a cool remake with upgraded fight choreography. Far from disappointing which honestly was what i was expecting.

I liked this. Entertaining and the kid pulls it off.

More a promotion of Jaden Smith than actually a serious reboot, but it's okay. The problem is this is not surprising as the 1984 feature at all, of course. Everybody knows how this is gonna end.

The Smiths aim for bigger box-office numbers by offering a secondhand fantasy that replaces academic hard work with the superficial amusement of martial arts self-defense.

Decent. Smith's pretty amazingly athletic. Thank goodness there's no crane kick in this one (or is there? Hmm.) But what bothers me is after it's all done, it's like the bullies just become good sports. ... Whaaat?

Delightful surprise.

Not really a remake, the Karate Kid tries to mess with the formula of the original movie and yet it tries to hit all of the same beats. It just doesn't work.

Swapping an awkward teen lead for a cocky tween (the talented young Smith) seemed stupid but allows for some nice touristy china shots. Chan is his usual charming self but the story still relies on underdog clichés and adds some more; pushy Chinese parents, wittering on about family honour. The fights were entertainingly rough but it's too long, cutting the unnecessary 'love interest' would've helped.

I felt it ended a bit abruptly, it's a tad silly, and I get a feeling the writers don't like China. That being said, it's kinda fun actually. Jaden is a little bit obnoxious to begin with but I felt as the film progressed, so did his acting talent. Jackie Chan pulls a pretty great performance out of the bag and wasn't simply there to get a token fight scene, which was a nice surprise. It's full of tropes and cliches but it's still fairly well done for what it is. Pleasant and entertaining.

Actually a pretty decent re-imagining. Ignore the fact that karate is Japanese, and this shit works. Credit due to Jaden Smith for actually learning some of this shit. And he's actually a fairly capable actor.