And I had to put it in the summary just to make sure, you are not appalled by the movie after the first "contact" with the martial arts at hand. Why they named it Karate Kid? Obviously because it is a Remake. But why not use Karate then? I guess Kung Fu is more aggressive whereas Karate is more a form of defending yourself. Both have a philosophy you can wrap your head around though.
And just to say that too;' I'm not an expert in Martial Arts (anything but), just did a bit of Karate training as a teenager. But pulling Jackie Chan into the movie, who revealed in interviews, that when he first got offered the movie, thought he'd play the Karate Kid, was a major stunt. Though Jackie was kidding of course, I do believe him that he still feels much like a child. He has the passion and everything that moves him into making movies.
And I have to admit that I thought Jayden actually did a pretty decent job here. I smashed his "performance" in the "Day the Earth stood still" Remake, but here he is very naturally. Maybe that is because it is closer to his real persona or maybe he does have a future in front of him, who knows. On the other hand, I'm aware that quite a few people hate him in this one too. It will be pretty clear from the first few minutes in what direction your feelings go.
I haven't seen the Original Karate Kid in quite a few years, so I can't compare and/or say how much better or worse either movie is. Nostalgia would make me say, that the Original is better, but everyone has their own memories of the movie (if they've seen it), so it's up to you to decide, if you want to jeopardize that memory (if there is one to jeopardize ... if not, read a few more reviews to decide which movie, you wanna watch first).
And just to say that too;' I'm not an expert in Martial Arts (anything but), just did a bit of Karate training as a teenager. But pulling Jackie Chan into the movie, who revealed in interviews, that when he first got offered the movie, thought he'd play the Karate Kid, was a major stunt. Though Jackie was kidding of course, I do believe him that he still feels much like a child. He has the passion and everything that moves him into making movies.
And I have to admit that I thought Jayden actually did a pretty decent job here. I smashed his "performance" in the "Day the Earth stood still" Remake, but here he is very naturally. Maybe that is because it is closer to his real persona or maybe he does have a future in front of him, who knows. On the other hand, I'm aware that quite a few people hate him in this one too. It will be pretty clear from the first few minutes in what direction your feelings go.
I haven't seen the Original Karate Kid in quite a few years, so I can't compare and/or say how much better or worse either movie is. Nostalgia would make me say, that the Original is better, but everyone has their own memories of the movie (if they've seen it), so it's up to you to decide, if you want to jeopardize that memory (if there is one to jeopardize ... if not, read a few more reviews to decide which movie, you wanna watch first).