The Karate Kid (Blu-ray Disc, 2010)

Jackie Chan stars in this remake of the 1984 hit movie.
Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) and his mother, Sherry (Taraji P. Henson) move to China for her work and Dre has trouble adjusting to the new lifestyle and getting along with the local boys. He meets Mr. Han (Jackie Chan) who is the maintenance man at the apartments where he lives and after a couple of fights Mr. Han agrees to help Dre learn to defend himself and compete in the local Karate tournament.

The movie follows pretty much along the lines of the original film where the young boy meets a girl and the girls relatives are all against their being together. There are some differences but they are minor to the plot.

Jackie Chan gives a good performance in this film but there is (in my opinion) not enough of him fighting in this one. However since the movie is all about the boy, that is understandable.

Jaden Smith, who also starred in The Pursuit of Happyness and The Day the Earth Stood Still gives another good performance and is showing that he can become a great actor.

I would recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys a great coming of age movie or likes a good Karate action movie.

The Karate Kid, indeed a film worth viewing even if you are especially fond of the original. It is difficult to remake a film that was as popular as The Karate Kid, this film accomplishes the task to bring more sophistication to the story than the earlier film. Both of the film's stars do not disappoint. Jaden, believable as the new kid in a strange land, portrays vulnerability when needed & obviously trained for the fighting scenes.

Loved the re-make of this movie, I can see this kid going a far way in acting. I just purchased this blu-ray wanted to own it before but was never able to get it at a good price and sells out really fast on black Friday. Quality of disc was excellent as if I had purchased it from the store only open. I let my kids watch it so they can see that hard work and endurance pay off.

Very good like the story line, better than the original. Jayden Smith is following his Will & Jada career I hope he keep studying Martial Arts.

Great story, and a nice performance from both Jackie and Jaden. Enjoyed watching it with my two sons as I once did with my father and the original. :-)