it's better than the original
fuck you, your "I was born in the 80s" card has been revoked
You haven't seen it, have you?
- better action, the kids actually look like they KNOW kung fu
- jayden put his all into this role and you can tell. You can tell that kid learned how to fight.
- better script/dialogue
- funny as fuck
- good music
- better story and characters, the one thing the original has going for it is Miyagi :'(
- better music
- better editing, the editing is fantastic
- better cinematography
the only thing that the original does better than the "remake" (and I use this loosely), is that it's easier to cheer for Ralph since he's a teenager, than Dre, who's a pre-teen. Ralph gets the girl, gets a car, and gets a life due to his friendship and mentorship from Miyagi. Dre is too young to get all that. I mean, there's a girl involved, but who wants to see two pre-pubescent kids kiss? It's a lot easier to swallow a teenage relationship between Ralph and that one chick in the original though.
But beyond that, the remake is better in every single way.
I especially recommend it from an editing standpoint. The fights are fantastic.
Surprise movie of the summer.