ROTTEN TOMATOES: Jaden Smith IS The Karate Kid? Comments

Jaden Smith IS The Karate Kid?

by Jeff Giles | September 28, 2007

Summary

Sure, Jaden Smith can act -- we all saw the proof in The Pursuit of Happyness. But can he do a crane kick? Back to Article

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cgcbooks writes:
on Sep 28 2007 05:39 AM

Who cares about this crap? I don't.

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jacog writes:
on Sep 28 2007 05:39 AM

Oh for the love of crap.

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Elixor writes:
on Sep 28 2007 05:47 AM

Maybe the world will end soon and put us out of our misery.

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Gimy writes:
on Sep 28 2007 05:57 AM

why god why?! you can't remake certain movies from the 80's and it have the same appeal and impact. thats it, remake Bloodsport too. cuz that same CORNY 2ss feel is going to work nowadays...NOT. i bet they get Bernie Mac to play Miyagi(who was basically, Yoda), "listen up Amerikuh...this kid has what it takes, he's a fighta from the soooouth side of Chicaaago, he's goin' all the way!" this just sounds like a bad idea even though its obvious what the plot is going to be. inner city kid trying to stay on the right path, drugs gangs and everything else is where he's about to be headed...then shazaaaam...Mr Miyags. wha? a black kid taking karate? ensue school laughing at him, till he wins the big Karate..Cup? then its cool...to stay off drugs, and kick 2ss. yaaaay, cue credits. done...

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arpeggio191 writes:
on Sep 28 2007 06:08 AM

I've been saying this for months now... i'm waiting for the remake of star wars episode III. it's been a few years, time to remake it!

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jacog writes:
on Sep 28 2007 06:10 AM

I foresee a Goonies remake on the horison.

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digitalsoul68 writes:
on Sep 28 2007 06:25 AM

I foresee wirework for this remake.

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frogleg writes:
on Sep 28 2007 06:31 AM

I foresee diarrhea while watching this remake.

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opTIMus Nerd writes:
on Sep 28 2007 06:43 AM

I hope they just start re-making every single film that was released between 1980 and 1988, in order. I hope they re-make Karate Kid then as soon as it is released they turn around and re-make it again with the same cast but all the roles are reversed. Then they can re-edit part II to have no dialog, just the Peter Cetera song blasting at top volume while the original film is played backwards at the end of which the devil will leap from the screen and end it all finally.

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TheBlackGuy writes:
on Sep 28 2007 06:47 AM

HUZZAH!

I love that kid, and I love the Karate Kid. Great news!

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peoplesicon8 writes:
on Sep 28 2007 06:48 AM

You have got to be kiddin me!

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peoplesicon8 writes:
on Sep 28 2007 06:52 AM

In todays world The Karate Kid would not work! Daniel son would set up for the ole crane kick and get shot in the head.

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jasperoosterveld writes:
on Sep 28 2007 06:59 AM

hahaha i love the comments here! haha so funny!

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bigteddyt writes:
on Sep 28 2007 07:09 AM

some of the comments are quasi-comical, but you have to realize that WE'RE the reason everyone is doing remakes. If we didn't go see them, they'd stop making them. and this is a relatively cheap movie to make. they'll easily make a profit if it makes over $10 mill in the box office and then DVD/HDDVD/BluRay rentals and sales. Although i do not want to see it, it is a business and they will keep producing crap as long as it makes a buck.

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jaredisme writes:
on Sep 28 2007 07:42 AM

Is there anything that they won't do? Surely a "Three Men and a Baby" remake is not far away......one can only hope that doing a "Karate Kid" movie will propel Jaden to a long and successful career like Ralph Macchio.

Hey, maybe Dakota Fanning can do a remake of "The Next Karate Kid"....

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manonfire238 writes:
on Sep 28 2007 07:49 AM

I laugh in the face of Jaden Smith and his crane-kicking antics.

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manonfire238 writes:
on Sep 28 2007 07:57 AM

Seriously, this is rubbish. RUBBISH.

Who's playing Mr Miyagi? Who COULD play Mr Miyagi? Let me guess - there is no Mr Miyagi. I'm sure Tom Hanks knows a bit of Karate - he'd be perfect for the role. Maybe they could call him Mr Mahoney.

Gaargh....

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Typhoon20 writes:
on Sep 28 2007 08:06 AM

I love the kid, but enough is enough with the remakes.

Of course, I'll be watching this nonetheless.

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Defmonkey writes:
on Sep 28 2007 08:28 AM

In reply to this comment (#1153429)
They should remake Episode I first. The puppet Yoda is a joke, when watching Episode I then II.

I hope this movie consumes mass amounts of fail.

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zgberg writes:
on Sep 28 2007 08:30 AM

In reply to this comment (#1153426)
watch out, they might actually take your advice....I'm waiting for the obligatory" I can't wait for this movie to come out" comment.

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zgberg writes:
on Sep 28 2007 08:31 AM

In reply to this comment (#1153426)
Will they keep the Journey soundtrack?

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BrianInSD writes:
on Sep 28 2007 08:54 AM

Perhaps they can bring back Ralph Macchio, still playing his original character, only now he's a karate instructor! Basically, he's assumed the Mr. Miyagi role and is passing on his gentle wisdom to a new generation! Then they can bring back William Zabka who has grown from bitter, evil, teenage bully to become head of the evil dojo. So it will be like "Karate Kid: The Next Generation!" Also, Ralph Macchio's character is married to Hillary Swank's character from The Next Karate Kid and they have two precocious children who are karate geniuses and get into all sorts of wacky adventures. Throw Jaden Smith into the mix and you've got a $300 million domestic grossing masterpiece on your hands!

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Novastar. writes:
on Sep 28 2007 09:02 AM

The Black Karate Kid or in short B2K.

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photosuperstar writes:
on Sep 28 2007 09:09 AM

Another remake, Jesus.

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Holly Jolly writes:
on Sep 28 2007 09:29 AM

Guys the original was actually Karate Teenager, this is the actual Karate Kid. ;)

Having a nine year old do the remake makes it a totally different story, and the target audience will be different. They don't care about those who saw the original.

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Bob* writes:
on Sep 28 2007 10:28 AM

a karate kid remake?! Dx jesus!

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nathanpoitras writes:
on Sep 28 2007 10:29 AM

People need to stop naming their kids Jaden, Braden and Kaden. Kids with those names always come to an early and tragic end. Starring in a Karate Kid prequel is definitely a step in that direction.

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PeeledLabelZ writes:
on Sep 28 2007 10:36 AM

I don't mind remakes, but this is a bit sad.

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SpikesInMySkull writes:
on Sep 28 2007 10:49 AM

In reply to this comment (#1153527)
This is one of those few few cases in which you may be waiting a very VERY long time... then again maybe not.

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Cuban Raft Rider writes:
on Sep 28 2007 11:21 AM

Good idea to do a star wars remake, we could have Tom Cruise be Luke and instead of the "force" it could be scientology. Be one with scientology you must...

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Sundaysmile03 writes:
on Sep 28 2007 11:34 AM

In reply to this comment (#1153429)
HAHAHAH!!!
I'm at work and I Laughed out loud when i read that.

I LOVE that movie, simply because it is bad in so many ways. Oh Hayden, so wooden so bad.
I watch it all the time.

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Bigbrother writes:
on Sep 28 2007 12:00 PM

Somewhere Ralph Macchio's career is rolling over in it's grave.

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Brad 3000 writes:
on Sep 28 2007 12:02 PM

In reply to this comment (#1153452)
Speak for yourself and cut that "We" crap - I don't go see these frickin' remakes, so I AM NOT responsible.

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Lux Obscura writes:
on Sep 28 2007 01:27 PM

don't care for smith or his offspring, and the karate kid is a classic, wtf, and mr.miyagi is dead. omg. do we really need this?

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ImaRobot writes:
on Sep 28 2007 01:51 PM

when i first read the title of the post for some reason i was thinking jada pinkett smith. now that i've actually read the article i wish that was what it had been. i might've payed to see that...

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Despot writes:
on Sep 28 2007 01:59 PM

I guess they are running out of crappy TV shows to remake, so now they are turning back to movies. Guess they will start going back to the 70s.. I look forward to them ruining Smokey and the Bandit as well as Every Which Way But Loose...

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arendr writes:
on Sep 28 2007 02:31 PM

A Karate Kid remake? Wax on, wack off. Terrible idea.

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punktuate writes:
on Sep 28 2007 02:42 PM

why don't they remak good 80's movies.....well i like em like monster squad, phantasm (well that was 70's), black hole (that psycho disney movie was pretty dope back in yon day), some cool cult stuff like those

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pgriffin writes:
on Sep 28 2007 02:46 PM

NO!!!!! I love that movie..ah crap...

FYI..i live about 2 miles away from Golf-n-Stuff...you know....where he takes Elizabeth Shue on a date

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FranklynStreet writes:
on Sep 28 2007 02:52 PM

There are enough Will Smith vanity projects out there. The last thing the world needs is his 9-year-old's vanity project.

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Alcy writes:
on Sep 28 2007 03:14 PM

I agree with manonfire above, who the hell could they even think about getting to replace Pat Morita?
I predict a schmaltzy suck fest of epic proportions arising from this butt brained idea, there are just some movies that you should not remake.

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Ruckas356 writes:
on Sep 28 2007 03:21 PM

He is way too young. 9 year olds really dont get into big fights. what a stupid idea!!! is will smith going to be mr. miagi!!!!

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arendr writes:
on Sep 28 2007 03:33 PM

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"is will smith going to be mr. miagi!!!!"

Haha, I said the same thing to a friend when I read this news!

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Silver Snake writes:
on Sep 28 2007 04:22 PM

Has anyone yet considered that Will Smith will be playing the Mr. Miyagi role? Makes sense, yes?

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Nick Hershey writes:
on Sep 28 2007 04:27 PM

In reply to this comment (#1153460)
"Is there anything that they won't do? Surely a "Three Men and a Baby" remake is not far away..."

They should remake "Three Men And A Baby" in French, and call it "Three Men and A Cradle."

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lpbreeze writes:
on Sep 28 2007 05:21 PM

oh for the crap of crap and flying crap a crane kicking crap. crap

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damvbat writes:
on Sep 28 2007 05:33 PM

WTF

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slytherinjen76 writes:
on Sep 28 2007 06:40 PM

If this monstrosity happens, know what that means? That means a montage scene with a bastardized rap remix of the song "You're the best around". *shudder* can't you just hear Will Smith now? "Unnh! Unnh! Yo! You're da best around! Nuttin' keepin a shorty down. Unnh! Unnh!"

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Jhcrow writes:
on Sep 28 2007 06:44 PM

Why? Someone till me why. The Goonies I could maybe see working. But this no!!!!

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arendr writes:
on Sep 28 2007 07:47 PM

Odds for the next remake:

Mr. Mom 9/1
The Neverending Story 12/1
The Last Waltz 4/1

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jeremyd4 writes:
on Sep 28 2007 08:10 PM

Mr Miyagi is dead. There is no one that can fill his sandals.

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jeremyd4 writes:
on Sep 28 2007 08:15 PM

...what's Short Round from "Temple of Doom" doing these days though?

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High School With Money writes:
on Sep 29 2007 05:54 AM

Some of these posts are about as remade as all the movie remakes combined. Maybe these remake news bits will go away if you'd quit commenting about them, and by "commenting", I mean "copy/paste the response 'another remake???? OFMFGFSRSLYORLY!!!!110010101'".

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eastern2western writes:
on Sep 29 2007 08:30 AM

Has that movie been remade a thousand times already? I think the producers should play around with the theme a little bite, change the title and try to sell it as some kind of generic karate movie for teens.

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DIABLUSX writes:
on Sep 29 2007 08:41 AM

This could be a good sign for Jaden's movie career. I say this because the last "Kid" was Hilary Swank and look at the 2 Oscars she won. Every actor has to start with a few bad movies early in their career.

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mjolson20 writes:
on Sep 29 2007 12:06 PM

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/vine/...nalid=100005569

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clamman27 writes:
on Sep 29 2007 02:07 PM

File under "Films No One Gives a S**T About"...

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TheIceGhost writes:
on Sep 29 2007 04:51 PM

No.

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james919 writes:
on Sep 29 2007 06:26 PM

I vote for a remake of 9 to 5 next. Yeah, baby! Let's have Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, and Estelle Getty as the three women.

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AgentSmith writes:
on Sep 29 2007 08:47 PM

If they do it, it's gonna be crap... as simple as that...

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Lucky7s22G writes:
on Sep 29 2007 10:27 PM

When's the Howard the Duck remake (no, reimagining) coming out?

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YouAreAllCommunists writes:
on Sep 29 2007 11:45 PM

They could just CG Pat Morita.

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zooman writes:
on Sep 30 2007 12:30 AM

im usually against those who idealize the past and say how things are horrible today and more commercial than ever and whatnot, but Im thinking my stand made more sense in the late ninety and into the new millenium than in these last 2-3 years when greedy producers saw that quality sequels and remakes made out of zeal actually turned out good and decided now to simply manufacture in mass and stupidly if only to use the names to make money. This year proved that people were beginning to get tired of them as many didnt do as well as expected, but they still did magnificently enough for producers to think they are appreciated, or at least to make them push down our throats (given that these movies take space in theates and limit the ease with which we can find other movies) more unspirited sequels and remakes...

Ill remain a bit positive about the times saying that some good space is still being given today, more than what there was some 20 or 30 years ago in hollywood, to quality and art, even through some commercial vehicles at times... Still, in general, what is going on is sad.

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TheAnswerMVP2001 writes:
on Sep 30 2007 02:00 AM

I didn't like the original Karate Kid franchise, so I'm definitely not ready for an ethnic remake. Did anybody learn from the disastrous Honeymooners film? What's next Samuel L Jackson as Indiana Jones!?!? What scares me is some of you people would actually like that.

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jacog writes:
on Sep 30 2007 03:47 AM

What the hell does "ethnic" even mean, dude? To peeps on this continent (Africa), YOU can be considered "ethnic".

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jacketman writes:
on Sep 30 2007 08:42 AM

Ralph Maccio got Johnny Drama banned from the play boy mansion.

Effing Pauly Shore!

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Uradik Smoke writes:
on Sep 30 2007 09:26 AM

Everyone walk down to your basement , find your old VHS collection of your favorite 80's-90's movies close your eyes and pull one out ...

Chances are that will be the next movie announced to be in pre-production with an absurd premise and an absurd cast ...

What did i pick out today , The Laberynth , ok remake with Lindsay Lohan and Kayne West.

Next Space Balls , we should cast Shia Labouf and Ben Stiller

Total Recall , H*lls yes , and lets get that guy The Rock to do it ...

Die Hard , oh wait done and done but we will call it a sequel ,hehehe

Its a sad day when no more creative people can be found with original stories to tell and hollywood is remaking movies that dont need to be touched as of now if not ever ...

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TheAncientEnemy writes:
on Sep 30 2007 10:21 AM

Jackie Chan will be filling the shoes of Pat Morita.

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Bigbrother writes:
on Sep 30 2007 11:24 AM

In reply to this comment (#1157366)
And as soon as Angola develops a thriving film industry we can start that debate, but with the examples he used it's pretty obvious what he's talking about and he's right those movies like the Honeymooners are terrible, but don't be insulted by the term man. In this case it's pretty much correct and would apply the same if for example, God forbid, they did an all white or indian version of Sanford and Son or Good Times. Just means they take a show that was primarily geered toward or cast with one race and switching it to another.

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Travis27 writes:
on Sep 30 2007 06:54 PM

In the advent of Mixed Martial Arts & The Ultimate Fighting Championships, this doesn't seem relevant. Don't get me wrong, Karate is a great martial art but I don't think a Karate Kid remake will build enough excitement. A lot of people right know are training in different kinds of martial arts including exotic ones & a single martial art especially Karate which has been overdone, will not be enough to pique interest.

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criddic writes:
on Sep 30 2007 07:37 PM

Actually, families will line up to see this, since Karate is still pretty popular. Many kids learn karate and would see themselves in the Jaden Smith role. I'm not saying this is the best idea, because I think many Hollywood execs are devoid of imagination. This movie is taking the easy route to the cash.

Not all remakes are bad, but it's ideas like this that give remakes a bad name. Instead of creating new characters and stories for new generations, the studios routinely back an old brand unless it's based on an already successful book or TV show. It's like all the writers today have gone into hiding and the execs are now putting in their own script bids. I bet they were all grinning at the meetings when they came up with a new Karate Kid movie. How brilliant they must be!

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TheIceGhost writes:
on Sep 30 2007 11:13 PM

Guess what, Uradik Smoke? Heh, they're making a Spaceballs cartoon series...

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Wlad writes:
on Oct 01 2007 04:43 AM

Karate Kid was a classic, ok, not perfect but was a good 80s movie.

And Pat Morita is dead, HE WAS MR MIYAGI. No one can replace him ever.

Stop making this stupid remakes. I prefer torture porn like Hostal, Saw, than remakes (and I hate torture porn)

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Vega-Star writes:
on Oct 02 2007 07:33 AM

In reply to this comment (#1153487)
ken watanabe could pull it off, with some old guy makeup. but... as much as i respect Will's kid, i just can't deal with all of them mediocre remakes of classics. If someone remakes a clockwork orange, i'll riot.

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Vega-Star writes:
on Oct 02 2007 07:39 AM

Ken Watanabe could pull off mr miyagi with some old guy makeup. but... as much as I respect Will's kid, I'm just sick of all the remakes of classic film. If they remake a clockwork orange, i'll riot.

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renodc writes:
on Oct 02 2007 12:04 PM

Jaden Smith is nine years old for crying out loud. What's that, 3rd Grade? Is he going to beat up the guy that steals his lunch money.

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tabascoman77 writes:
on Oct 04 2007 02:20 AM

Oh...my...holy...God...

NO...

Bad, bad, bad, bad, BAD idea. Let's cancel plans to make this piece of **** right now.

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Rated_Xpert writes:
on Oct 04 2007 11:37 PM

Straight to Video

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SuperHeroDonley writes:
on Oct 05 2007 10:55 PM

No creativity anymore in Hollywood? Man oh man!

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bluestar50 writes:
on Oct 07 2007 12:45 AM

When is the remake of Who Framed Roger Rabbit due? Hey Hollywood, why don't you make a Child's Play remake too? LOL

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BLACKBUDDAH writes:
on Oct 07 2007 09:39 AM

Yes my prayers have been answered, i mean come on hillary swank was a karate kid, this is great news. Wax on wax off meant i was alone on saturday night but the original definition is coming back.

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castedcrown writes:
on Jan 06 2008 12:06 PM

hopefully this is just a rumor, but I can also see why they would use such a young kid. If he's nine now, then he'll be about ten when this movie kicks off production. that leaves him young enough to do about 4 sequals and still look the age of whatever karate charcter kid their aiming at. Also, he's a smith, so the movie will turn to gold.

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PCFunk writes:
on Jan 07 2008 11:14 PM

I agree with the general consensis, The remakes have gotten out of hand and no one wants another modern day 80's movie. To be honest though, whats a kid nowadays got to follow? High School Musical? Harry Potter? Come on lets face it Cult Kid flicks died in the 80's, The Goonies, Ghostbusters, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and yes The Karate Kid. Todays mid-20s crowd will soon realize you can't keep ressurecting this era.

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Put Username Here writes:
on Nov 17 2008 06:17 AM

Fact of the matter is, this kid is on his way to being the next Will. Will Smith, although still a powerhouse talent in his prime can not hold the title forever. I see the Will Smith candle being dimmed in about ten years time which gives Jaden his oppurtunity to wow us in Keanu Reeves new movie and his own Karate Kid (even if its garbage- and it will be- the kid has talent, time and one of the mose influential fathers in cinema history).

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