Functioning as a sort of follow-up to 2010's "The Karate Kid," sans Dre Parker (sorry, Jaden Smith), "Karate Kid: Legends" introduces us to Li Fong, a talented kung fu student studying under Chan ...

Karate Kid: Legends has come under fire for ignoring the fan-favorite series, Cobra Kai. However, it also fails the Jaden Smith-starring 2010 remake.

Even outside the Karate Kid franchise 's post-credits scene history, Legends' ending was fairly definitive in and of itself, and adding something else on top of it would have simply been unnecessary.

The Karate Kid franchise is weirdly enduring. Almost every entry was a hit, with The Karate Kid, the 2010 Jaden Smith-starring “loose remake” of the 1984 original, being the franchise’s ...

Ralph Macchio made a career out of “The Karate Kid.” “Karate Kid: Legends,” however, isn’t his greatest hits album.

Starring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith, the 2010 reboot holds a 67% Rotten Tomatoes score, which is higher than the 58% score that Karate Kid: Legends is currently sitting on.

Kids may come out of Karate Kid: Legends crane-kicking in excitement from the handful of fights, and older fans can relish the nostalgia, but for everyone else it’s wax on, nod off.

In a reversal of the story from the 2010 movie, which saw Jaden Smith’s young character move from the United States to China, “Legends” has Li moving from Beijing to New York City after his ...

“Karate Kid: Legends” connects the different films by bringing Chan and Macchio together and offering spectators a new hero to root for in Li Fong played by Ben Wang who appeared on ...

But “Karate Kid: Legends” doesn’t have a strong, steady trunk to support these separate offshoots. Instead, it’s two movies, at war with each other, fists and feet flying in a whirlwind.

The latest installment of the classic franchise, “ Karate Kid: Legends,” has made $2.3 million in previews so far at the box office. It’s projected to make $25 million in its opening weekend ...