‘The Karate Kid’ remake is better than the original — and I’m tired of pretending it’s not

(L-R) Jackie Chan as Mr. Han and Jaden Smith as Dre Parker in "The Karate Kid" (2010).

I’ve developed a reputation for hot takes within the Tom’s Guide streaming team. Eyebrows were raised when I expressed my disappointment with HBO's “The Last of Us” season 2, and I got more than a few funny looks when I waxed lyrical about Netflix’s largely poorly received action-thriller “Havoc.”

However, this week has seen me drop my hottest hot take yet: I prefer “The Karate Kid” remake to the original. Yes, the 2010 one with internet-meme-machine Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan.