The Karate Kid


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.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

What
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Credits

Cast
Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, Taraji P. Henson, Wenwen Han, Rongguang Yu, Zhensu Wu, Zhiheng Wang, Zhenwei Wang
Director
Harald Zwart
ScreenplayChristopher Murphey, from a story by Robert Mark Kamen, writer of the original series
MusicJames Horner
CinematographyRoger Pratt
EditingJoel Negron
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2010
Produced byColumbia Pictures, China Film Group, Jerry Weintraub Productions, Overbrook Entertainment

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama
LanguageLow
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceMild
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
CommentsNone
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
1
Violence
4
Blood / Gore / Gross
2
Guns / Weapons
0
Profanity
1
Alcohol / Drugs
2
Smoking
0
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
5
Imitative Behaviour
5
Frightening / Tense Scenes
3
Jump Scenes
1
Tense Family Scenes
4
Music (Scary/Tense)
4
Music (Inappropriate)
1
Topics to talk about
5


Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Theresa Smith quote iconPacks some real punches
10
Die Burger
Laetitia Pople quote icon'Karate Kid' is heerlik in die kol
10
Cape Times
Frank Scheck quote iconNew 'Karate Kid' lacks kick
10
Sunday Times
Barry Ronge
18
Box Office
Amy Nicholson quote iconHistory repeats itself—try and you'll succeed
15
Chicago Sunday Times
Roger Ebert
18
eye Weekly
Adam Nayman quote iconNo surprises, except for the fact that, on a modest but genuine level, it all works.
10
ScreenIt
C. Fuchs quote iconSmith 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).
12
Metacritic.com
37 critics
12
Rottentomatoes critics
183 critics
12
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconIt may not be as powerful as the 1984 edition, but the 2010 Karate Kid delivers a surprisingly satisfying update on the original.
13

What the People say

Internet
19214 Netizens quote iconRalph Macchio Ruled this Role
12

Average .. 63%

13

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