The Karate Kid
Directed by:
John G. AvildsenScreenplay:
Robert Mark KamenCinematography:
James CrabeComposer:
Bill ContiCast:
Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue, Martin Kove, Randee Heller, William Zabka, Rob Garrison, Chad McQueen, Bruce Malmuth, Larry B. Scott, Larry Drake (more)VOD (5)
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There is more to karate than fighting. This is the lesson that Daniel (Ralph Macchio), a San Fernando Valley teenager, is about to learn from a most unexpected teacher: Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita), an elderly handman who also happens to be a master of martial arts. When he rescues Daniel from the Cobra Kai, a vicious gang of karate school bullies, Miyagi instils in his young friend the importance of honour and confidence as well as skills in self-defense, vital lessons that will be called into play when a hopelessly outclassed Daniel faces Johnny, the sadistic leader of the Cobra Kai, in a no-holds-barred karate tournament for the championship of the valley. (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
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I happened to see Karate Kid on TV the other day, and I watched it to the end to my own surprise. The film is disgustingly predictable, naïve, and generally unconvincing, yet I’m giving it three stars. 1* Mr. Miyagi, 2* – Elisabeth Shue, 3* – desperate nostalgia.
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