The Karate Kid, directed by Harald Zwart is a remake of the classic film that came out in 1984. Jackie Chan is cast as Mr. Han who trains Dre Parker in Kung Fu. Yes the Kung Fu Kid would have made more sense, but this is a remake. Dre is played by Jaden Smith son of Will and Jada Pinckett Smith. He should give his mom some acting lessons, I could not believe how good this young actor was in the role. And given his small stature, he was very believable with the threat from the bullies. The setting in China was well used and Chan got to show some acting chops in his performance. All in all very good film, I give it an A. Now if Jaden can avoid showing up on his mom's crappy show, HawthoRNe, he should have a great career ahead of him.
Leverage (TNT): The show returned last week with two new episodes, the cliffhanger from last season was nicely resolved with an ongoing subplot to occupy us until the season finale. The second episode was set at a high school reunion and Timothy Hutton was quite funny in playing the character who shows up at the reunion. A
Futurama (Comedy Central): This show returns with the first of two new episodes and it was great as always. I have watched all the episodes on DVD from its run on Fox TV, the four direct to DVD movies, and now this. Oh, and the comic books series too. Great show. A
Boston Red Sox: They beat the Giants yesterday 4-2, after Clay Buchholz went out after one inning. Injuries are starting to plague this team. It is going to be a long season.
Oh well.
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