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Elisabeth Shue, June 19, 2009

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plumbcrazy1210

July 06, 2009 - 06:55 AM GMT

I would bet it will be as good as Wild Wild West (bomb) Even a hottie like Salma Hayek couldn't save that one.Some things should just be left alone. imho

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THE BOTTOM LINE? Some classics just shouldn't be made period, but alas Hollywood never learns. THE KARATE KID is in a world all its own. There was more to this movie that made it great like the actor personalities that fit perfect. This only added to a pretty good plot. Add some great 80's music and you have a cult classic. If Will Smith has it in his mind to remake this film he should make it a totally different movie. Set the time in the 1950's where both black and asians experienced a lot of discrimination. Chan's character owns a small Chinese restaurant and Will Smith's son is a troubled youth constantly finding himself having to fight each and every day in a school filled with discrimation. Chan's character not only takes him under his wing and trains him as a martial artist, but provides him a sense of direction like a real father-figure would. Add to this element that Will Smith's son and say three other little siblings are being raised by his mother after their father abandoned them. Take this a step further and add a martial artist tournament in Hong Kong that Chan's character signs Smith's son up for. So there is another racist element with Smith's son's character in China where they have never had a black martial artist before. Let alone one who signs up for this unique tournament. Just a thought......

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TexasPenguin

July 04, 2009 - 03:54 PM GMT

The problem with this re-make is that it will be like all the resent re-makes it will miss the whole point of the original (with exception of "The Dukes of Hazard." Mr. Morita garnered the Oscar nomination because of his acting in the film. Who could not be moved by the drunken scene where he talks about his wife and child and Danny discovers the Medal of Honor? Smith and Chan will make this some silly Kung Fu mess with nothing of the charm or pathos of the original.