"even when plot points were telegraphed from continents away, I still smiled when they reached me, largely due to Smith and Chan's great performances"

F*ck you Fatboy and/or Court! This movie is shear blasphemy. People should this boycott movie to convince Hollywood NOT to remake movies we loved.

I had no clue Lil' Bow Wow was Will Smith's son. Until now.

hey, all martial arts are the same! kung fu, karate, whatever. they all look alike to me! the styles, i mean. the styles all look .... alike ... oh okay, i'll go LiveJournal about it....

I'm not sure what you're just sayin, tho.

Also, the film does at least give a one-line nod to how silly the title is: Jaden chides his mom for saying he's gonna start taking Karate classes, instead of correctly referring to it as Kung-Fu. The only reason the title is still there is for marketing purposes - the studio believes it'll make a few million because the name is familiar.

My only serious complaints: it IS a little too lon, for whatever reason Harald Zwart decides to direct part of the Kung Fu tournament like it's The Shield (HOW HARD IS IT TO LOCK THE CAMERA DOWN AND LET THE STUNTPEOPLE GET CRAZY) and the move he came up with to replace The Crane Kick is gloryhallastoopid. Seriously, it shocked an incredulous "WHAAAAAAAAT" out of me during the screening.

This movie SUCKS, hands down! And it seems that most film reviewers know it, but are too 'effing PC to say so just b/c it stars a little kid. Will Smith's kid at that. Will Smith himself sucks. Jackie Chan sucks.
The original Karate Kid wasn't very good, itself. It was ah`ight for a childrens' flick, about it.

Evil Wm.Steven Humpers you'll eat your words on remakes when you see the Coens brothers remake of "True Grit".That was an academy awarded film and I bet The Coens bros will be as awesome.Boycott deez nuts....back to the rag.

You idiot! Bow Wow is NOT Will Smith's son! Bow Wow is the son of Alfonso Moss and Teresa Caldwell! Bow Wow's real name is Shad Gregory Moss! And who ever told you that is an even bigger idiot than you are! Will Smith's son...... oh, please!