So I just got back from seeing Karate Kid with a friend, it is an amazing movie. I'm not going to compare it to the original though because they are two different things. I highly reccomend it, I'm not into chinese culture but I was fascinated.
Here is the info that Sony Pictures made:
In Columbia Pictures' The Karate Kid, 12-year-old Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's (Taraji P. Henson) 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, and Cheng puts "the karate kid" on the floor with ease. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), who is secretly a master of kung fu. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down his enemies is watching them masturbate.
~~~PS: If you read carefully, you will see that I put in a touch of Ceiling Cat.