Defiant Karate Kid fans... it's ok. They didn't ruin it.

I came to the conclusion that I couldn't dishonor Daniel-san by watching The Karate Kid (2010) in theaters. That's where Red box comes into play. I'd pay $1 to see it. After watching it, I would've paid a couple more.

I would yell "Spoiler Alert" at this point, but since you've already seen the original, this is the same concept combing the first, second and the Hilary Swank Karate Kid films all in one.

Mom and kid move to an unfamiliar place. The handy man is strange. Kid tries to make new friends. He meets the girl. Bully beats him up for talking to the girl. Kid takes revenge by dousing the bully and his gang with some sort of liquid. He gets caught and beaten up after a chase. Handy man steps in and beats up the bullies... Need I go on?

Homage to Karate Kid part 2 was paid when Mr. Han(Jackie Chan) takes Dre(Jayden Smith) up to the mountains where he learned Kung Fu. You start to see where the snake technique resembles the Crane kick.

Kudos to Jackie Chan during the car smashing scene. Mr. Han was driving while having an argument with his wife. He loses control and the car wrecks killing his wife and child. So apparently, He puts the car back together and smashes it because his life wasn't put back the way it was when the car was fixed. Tears and everything. Great piece of acting in the film.

Now to the best part, the fighting. I will make allowances for camera angles and sound effects, but these kids went at it! Fast and furious fighting complete with WWE style flips and kicks.

And speaking of kicks, it wouldn't be The Karate Kid without Cobra-Kai, am I right? Same thing happens here. "Mercy is for the weak..." Oh yeah, they changed it around a little bit, but it was there.

"Sweep the leg, Johnny!" In the new one the instructor wants Dre's leg broken. Same injury applies. The Doctor doesn't recommend going back out there. Mr. Han does his version of the "Rubbing Hands" technique. The announcer declares Dre has 2 minutes to return to the ring or he forfeits. Dre shows up at the last moment. The fight goes on Dre gets his leg re injured with a jumping 360 strike from his opponent. Dre takes a while to get up then brings up his leg into the snake technique... and you can guess what happens next.

Overall, I was happy with the Kung Fu fighting as it seemed like anything you find in a good martial arts movie with adults. They respected the original and I do not feel that watching this will defile your memory of the first one. Besides, that VHS tape half works if at all. It's only a buck and worthwhile for a boring Wednesday night or a lazy Sunday if you have a feeling that the Panthers are going to lose again (cough cough).