The Kid: Dre Parker (Jaden Smith)
The Toughness: In this remake of the 80s classic, the action has been transported from LA to Beijing, but the story remains the same: uprooted kid falls for a girl at his new school, and has to overcome adversity in the form of high-kicking peers.
Uprooted kid then gets taught martial arts by kindly older gent (Jackie Chan), and through bizarre, repetitive training rituals gathers the skills to take on his oppressors in a fighting tournament. He's a pretty formidable little fighter by the end of it, but we'll never know if he could beat Ralph Macchio's Daniel.
Watch Out For: His original-aping crane kick.
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apo1978
Jul 28th 2010, 13:20
Hehe, for a moment there I thought this article was called, "14 Movie Kids Who YOU Could Beat Up". Now, that would be a list!!!
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Hadouken76
Jul 28th 2010, 13:28
Dont forget Firestarter and Wednesday Addams, oh and Micheal Myers
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Yagyu2010
Jul 28th 2010, 21:30
it's been riling me up 4 a while now, what with the hollywood treatment 4 this gr8 moo-B(Let the Right One In)don't get me wrong i loved chloe/hitgirl 4 all the obvious reasons in kickass n' i think she might b perfect as 'Eli'. but can evry1 get their facts rite 'Eli' was a 'Boy'. the nature of the movie with its subtle hints at sexuality n' innocent love affair with a dark story line is what made the 1st movie so gr8. so plz don't ruin it 4 the rest of the cinemagoers/ movie enthusiast who might not have seen but want to watch the original by misrepresenting the original character. thnx that's all phew!!
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metalgatesolid
Jul 28th 2010, 22:07
i wouldnt mess with the girl from The Exorcist. Or the Kid drug lord in Tropic Thunder, he has a rocket launcher!!!!
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