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The Karate Kid

A remake of the 1984 classic, the storyline is virtually identical with a few twists. Our little hero relocates to China with mom, and soon makes a new friend (female) and enemy (male). After nearly getting beaten up, and realising that the little Karate he knows is no match for the bully's Kung Fu, he persuades the school janitor to teach him the Chinese fighting style. As per the original, things culminate in a knock-down tournament.

135 minutes, Mature Accompaniment under 10 (Violence)
Action, Drama, Family, Sports.

Credits

Cast

Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, Taraji P. Henson, Wenwen Han, Rongguang Yu, Zhensu Wu, Zhiheng Wang, Zhenwei Wang

Director

Harald Zwart

Screenplay

Christopher Murphey, from a story by Robert Mark Kamen, writer of the original series

Music

James Horner

Cinematography

Roger Pratt

Editing

Joel Negron

Sound formats

Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS

Soundtrack

Available

Made in

2010

Produced by

Columbia Pictures, China Film Group, Jerry Weintraub Productions, Overbrook Entertainment

SA Distributor

Ster-Kinekor

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Drama
Language	Low
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Mild
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments	None
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity

Violence

Blood / Gore / Gross

Guns /
Weapons

Profanity

Alcohol / Drugs

Smoking

Disrespectful /
Bad Attitude

Imitative Behaviour

Frightening /
Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes

Tense Family Scenes

Music (Scary/Tense)

Music (Inappropriate)

Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)

International Media

Box Office (USA)Amy Nicholson History repeats itself—try and you'll succeed

Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert

eye Weekly (Canada)Adam Nayman No surprises, except for the fact that, on a modest but genuine level, it all works.

ScreenIt (USA)C. Fuchs Smith and Chan work wonderfully together, and their characters and the storyline still manage to engage and entertain (and I haven't heard such an enthusiastic response from kids watching a movie in a long time).

Metacritic.com37 critics

RottenTomatoes.com183 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer It may not be as powerful as the 1984 edition, but the 2010 Karate Kid delivers a surprisingly satisfying update on the original.

Internet (IMDB)19214 Netizens Ralph Macchio Ruled this Role

Average .. 65%

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