Good movies never fail to leave an impression on generations of movie viewers. The Karate Kid is one of them. Almost thirty years later, producers decided to make a new one for a new audience. The new The Karate Kid movie stars Will Smith's son, Jaden as the Karate Kid and Jackie Chan as his mentor. Strangely, the setting is China, where Jaden, akid who knows some karate, gets bullied by some Chinese kung fu kids. Chan comes to his rescue by teaching Smith some kung fu moves that lead to a karate or kung-fu moment of truth tournament where the bad kid gets what's coming.

Movie remakes often lead people to expect much of the same things in the original, but with a twist. But sometimes, because of attempts to give a distinct flavor and "uniqueness" to the new version, old fans are left disappointed. It's always the old fans who suffer because they have expectations that can only be delivered by the original movie. If the star of the original Karate Kid, Ralph Macchio, hardly changed even after twenty five years, the version with Jaden Smith definitely did.

Director Harald Zwart tried to keep some of the magic that made the original Karate Kid a jewel to behold. These are basically memorable scenes and situations that became the signatures of the movie. There's the repetitive exercise dictated by the master. In the old movie, it was "wax on, wax off." In the new one, they changed it to "jacket on, jacket off." There's also the fly caught by chopsticks scene. In the new Karate Kid, Jackie Chan obviously spoofs it, using a fly swatter instead of following through with the chopsticks. These re-imagined scenes, while catchy, only felt spoofed from the original. They may be better suited for a movie made by the Wayan brothers, like Scary Movie.

The new Karate Kid movie's changes may have been the result of Chan's involvement in the project. Everyone knows he's Chinese and the underground rivalry, on which martial art is better - kung fu or karate - has been highlighted in many movies, particularly Chinese ones. So casting a Chinese superstar in a role designed for a Japanese in a movie that's originally about karate, is, in the eyes of fans, a bit off. Some say the new Karate Kid movie should have been called, The Kung Fu Kid.

The story of the new Karate Kid could have played on how a Japanese guy proves how karate can beat the lights out of bullies practicing kung fu. But that may not sit well with Mr. Chan, though. It's amazing that he agreed to do a movie about karate when his forte is kung fu. Chan's antics in the movie make the new Karate Kid, which is intended to be serious, well, less serious, even comedic at times. Will people enjoy watching this new Karate Kid movie? The answer is yes since the story is still good and timeless no matter how many times it's been used, but fans of the original may look at the new The Karate Kid movie as just a spoof.

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