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Synopsis. 12-year-old Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) and his mother, Sherry (Taraji P. Henson), arrive in Beijing from West Detroit to start a new life. Dre develops a crush on a young violinist, Mei Ying (Wen Wen Han), who reciprocates his attention, but Cheng (Zhenwei Wang), a kung fu prodigy whose family is close to Mei Ying's, attempts to keep ...
Rated: 1.5/4 Jun 14, 2013 Full Review Chris Willman Los Angeles Times The overt message of any Karate Kid movie: Don't fight unless you absolutely have to. The implicit message: You'll always have to.
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Jun 11, 2010 · 12-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying—and the feeling is mutual—but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. In the land of kung fu, Dre knows only a little karate ...
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Jun 20, 1986 · The Karate Kid Part II: Directed by John G. Avildsen. With Pat Morita, Ralph Macchio, Pat E. Johnson, Bruce Malmuth. Daniel accompanies his mentor, Mr. Miyagi, to Miyagi's childhood home in Okinawa.
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They take the same conflicts, the same problems and sometimes even the same dialogue, and they try to fool us into thinking we're seeing a new movie. "The Karate Kid Part III" was made in 1989, but all of the original thinking on this movie took place five years ago. The same director, the same writer and most of the same stars are back again ...
A cliched and predictable script mixed with the miscasting of Jaden Smith make The Karate Kid a pretty dull film. Stick with the original. Full Review | Original Score: 3/10 | Nov 9, 2013. John ...
May 7, 2019 · Paperback – May 7, 2019. When The Karate Kid was released in theaters in 1984, the heartwarming story of the friendship between a bullied boy and his karate teacher won over audiences and inspired thousands of children across America to take up karate. Now, over 30 years later, Daniel and Mr. Miyagi are back and rendered in the fun, colorful ...
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