Well my fellow moviegoers, this weekend I'll be seeing "The Karate Kid" starring Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan and Taraji P. Henson. I'm really looking forward to this movie. Firstly, who doesn't love Jaden Smith? The child of the amazingly talented Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, has proved that he does have some acting chops at such a young age. He starred in "The Pursuit of Happyness" with Will and I really enjoyed that movie. He's also starred in "The Day the Earth Stood Still," the remake of the 1951 classic, with Oscar winner Jennifer Connelly and Keanu Reeves. I look forward to his many, many movies in the future. Dre and his mom (played by Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson, from "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button") move to China to make a fresh start. Soon, Dre is the target of the local bully at school and learns the art of Kung Fu to defend himself.
The other main character is the awesomely skilled marital artist Jackie Chan. I don't need to explain how great he is at flipping, jumping, kicking and creating all of his own stunts. He plays Mr. Han, the kind custodian who takes young Dre under his wings and teaches him the art of Kung Fu. He is the new Pat Morita, the new Mr. Miyagi. Like I mentioned before, I can't wait to see this. I know Jaden trained for months to be able to do the stunt work in this movie. If you didn't know already, the whole Smith family joined Jaden in China while he was filming. During that time Will Smith, flew home EVERY weekend from China back to L.A. to watch his older son Trey play football (apparently he's really good). That is one dedicated and (well-off) dad.
Keep an eye out for my review on "The Karate Kid" in theaters tomorrow (06/11)
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